Chapter 3
At 6.45pm the next evening, Ginny stood up, tapped Hermione on the shoulder, muttered something in her ear, then walked off up the stairs. Hermione, as if Ginny's tap was a signal, stood up and walked over to the table in the corner of the room, where Leah, Ron and Harry sat. Harry was sitting silently, as Leah and Ron played a game of wizard chess.
"Queen to D5" Ron uttered, as if Leah was no match for him.
Hermione watched as Ron's queen knocked Leah's king right off the board and on to the floor.
"Well...it looks like you win again Ron!" Leah suddenly snapped, finally noticing Hermione. "Phew! I'm tired after all those games...I think I should go outside the Common room for a minute!" she said, looking at Hermione with silent pleas of help with her eyes.
"Yeah...and I think I'll go wait in that corner!" Hermione replied, pointing, then standing up and walking over to the far corner of the room.
As Leah stood up, Ron grabbed her wrist. "We only played 3 games, and what's with Ginny's sudden disappearance and Hermione's weirdness?"
"Nothing at all...we're not doing anything...just had a tired day!" Leah said as she shook Ron off, walked to the portrait, opened it and clambered out.
At 6.45pm the next evening, Ginny stood up, tapped Hermione on the shoulder, muttered something in her ear, then walked off up the stairs. Hermione, as if Ginny's tap was a signal, stood up and walked over to the table in the corner of the room, where Leah, Ron and Harry sat. Harry was sitting silently, as Leah and Ron played a game of wizard chess.
"Queen to D5" Ron uttered, as if Leah was no match for him.
Hermione watched as Ron's queen knocked Leah's king right off the board and on to the floor.
"Well...it looks like you win again Ron!" Leah suddenly snapped, finally noticing Hermione. "Phew! I'm tired after all those games...I think I should go outside the Common room for a minute!" she said, looking at Hermione with silent pleas of help with her eyes.
"Yeah...and I think I'll go wait in that corner!" Hermione replied, pointing, then standing up and walking over to the far corner of the room.
As Leah stood up, Ron grabbed her wrist. "We only played 3 games, and what's with Ginny's sudden disappearance and Hermione's weirdness?"
"Nothing at all...we're not doing anything...just had a tired day!" Leah said as she shook Ron off, walked to the portrait, opened it and clambered out.