Chapter XXVII
Harry found Ron playing wizard chess with McCarthy, a Ravenclaw student, at the great hall. He ran towards them. "Ron, what are you doing here?"
He looked at Harry. "Playing chess, as you can see".
"I thought you would wait for Hermione".
"And why should I have done that?"
"Because she accepted to talk to Malfoy, that's why".
"It's you now, Ron" McCarthy said.
He turned to the chess-board. "Ok, let's see. Knight to E5". The chess-man moved.
"Ron!" Harry called.
"Yeah?"
"What. what's happening to you? I don't recognize you".
Ron faced him. "I'm alright, Harry".
Harry was totally amazed.
"Do you remember when I told that I will have to get used to some things?"
Harry nodded.
"That's one of them".
"What are you talking about?"
Ron turned to the chess-board again. "Nothing, mate. But I didn't understand why you're so nervous. I bet Hermione is alright, isn't she?"
"Yes, she is, but because of me!"
"What?" Ron looked at Harry really confused.
"That was a trap. Parkinson tried to stun Hermione at her back".
"You're kidding!"
"No, I'm not. I had to use 'Expelliarmus' on her".
"I told Hermione to be careful. Parkinson seems to be really jealous. Hermione will have a tough time now".
"Jealous? Don't worry about that. Hermione already told her there's no need to be jealous".
"Right".
"You again, Ron".
He turned again to the chess-board. "Calm down, McCarthy, let me think".
"Ron, you must come with me".
"What for?"
"For Hermione".
"I doubt she needs me".
"I wish you had seen her face when she didn't see you at the common room".
Ron faced Harry again. "What do you mean?"
"I thought she will cry. She was almost desperate. I didn't know what to do, so I decided to look for you".
Ron's face went pale. "Cry?"
Harry nodded.
"Ron, make your move".
Ron rose. "I'm sorry, McCarthy. Can we finish this game another day?"
"But."
Ron didn't give time to McCarthy to answer. He passed by Harry and went towards the common room. Harry followed him.
Harry found Ron playing wizard chess with McCarthy, a Ravenclaw student, at the great hall. He ran towards them. "Ron, what are you doing here?"
He looked at Harry. "Playing chess, as you can see".
"I thought you would wait for Hermione".
"And why should I have done that?"
"Because she accepted to talk to Malfoy, that's why".
"It's you now, Ron" McCarthy said.
He turned to the chess-board. "Ok, let's see. Knight to E5". The chess-man moved.
"Ron!" Harry called.
"Yeah?"
"What. what's happening to you? I don't recognize you".
Ron faced him. "I'm alright, Harry".
Harry was totally amazed.
"Do you remember when I told that I will have to get used to some things?"
Harry nodded.
"That's one of them".
"What are you talking about?"
Ron turned to the chess-board again. "Nothing, mate. But I didn't understand why you're so nervous. I bet Hermione is alright, isn't she?"
"Yes, she is, but because of me!"
"What?" Ron looked at Harry really confused.
"That was a trap. Parkinson tried to stun Hermione at her back".
"You're kidding!"
"No, I'm not. I had to use 'Expelliarmus' on her".
"I told Hermione to be careful. Parkinson seems to be really jealous. Hermione will have a tough time now".
"Jealous? Don't worry about that. Hermione already told her there's no need to be jealous".
"Right".
"You again, Ron".
He turned again to the chess-board. "Calm down, McCarthy, let me think".
"Ron, you must come with me".
"What for?"
"For Hermione".
"I doubt she needs me".
"I wish you had seen her face when she didn't see you at the common room".
Ron faced Harry again. "What do you mean?"
"I thought she will cry. She was almost desperate. I didn't know what to do, so I decided to look for you".
Ron's face went pale. "Cry?"
Harry nodded.
"Ron, make your move".
Ron rose. "I'm sorry, McCarthy. Can we finish this game another day?"
"But."
Ron didn't give time to McCarthy to answer. He passed by Harry and went towards the common room. Harry followed him.