Destiny- The First Year

Chapter 15:

Harry landed with a soft "flump" on some strange slime plant.

"It's okay there's a weird plant thing here to block to fall!" He yelled back up at the square of light.

Soon Charlie and Ron had joined in followed by Hermione flute still in hand.

"Right let's get… ahhhh!" Harry yelled as the plant began to wrap around his arms and legs he watched horrified as it did the same to his friends.

"Hold still!" Hermione said quickly "This is devil's snare Sprout was talking about it last lesson the more you move the faster it kills!"

"Fabulous I'm going to be murdered by a plant!" Ron said fighting against the bounds that were slowly pinning him down more and more firmly.

"Devils snare, Devils snare…." Hermione muttered "got it! It likes the dark"

With out a second to spare she pulled out her wand

"Lumos!" she muttered pointing the wand directly at herself and the devils snare surrounding her. The plant stopped curling round her and backed away from the light. Hermione moved quickly out of the way of the snake like vines of the plant and looked at her three friends.

"Well?" Harry chocked

"Oh yeah Lumos!" Hermione said quickly. More light came out of her wand and pointed it at Charlie who once felt the plants grip loosen pulled away panting. Then at Harry who pulled away and stood behind the girls. And finally Ron who moved away as fast as he could.

"Everyone ok?" Harry asked panting

"Fine" Charlie nodded, Hermione nodded too.

"Nearly killed by a plant, honestly what is this world coming to… a plant!" Ron muttered Harry, Hermione and Charlie stifled their laughter and headed through the next door.

"Oh look there's lots of birds!" Ron said sarcastically "now we're going to get pecked to death great!"

"They aren't birds stupid those are keys, keys with wings!" Charlie said in aw

"We've obviously got to catch the one that fits the door!" Hermione said pointing at a broom hovering by the door "That's how" She said after seeing the looks on her friends faces

"I'll do it" Harry volunteered grabbing the broom and mounting it.

"It looks like it should be an old fashioned silver key to match the lock" Charlie said helpfully as Harry kicked off.

Harry zoomed around the chamber trying to spot an old fashioned silver key as Charlie has suggested eventually he spotted it. With one swift grab Harry had the little key clasped safely in his hand. Dismounting the broom he handed it to Charlie who turned the lock and let them into the next room.

The next room contained the biggest chess board the four of them had ever seen.

"What have we got to do now?" Charlie asked

"I bet we have to play our way across the room!" Ron said excitedly at this the chessmen came alive

"Harry you swap with the bishop and Hermione you swap with the castle, Charlie you can be the queen and I'll be a knight" Ron directed them.

They set off hesitantly following Ron's instructions as he was an excellent chess player. They had a shock when the first piece was taken by the other team. The knight who was taking the pawn smashed it into tiny pieces. After the shock they carried on till finally Ron said

"It's the only way"

"What is?" Charlie asked

"It has to be done to stop Snape…" Ron said

"You're not going to sacrifice yourself" Hermione gasped

"I have too" Ron said solemnly

"No Ron don't" Harry said panicking

"Do you want to get to the stone?" Ron asked

"Yes but…" Harry said

"Once I make the move you check mate the king and go ok" Ron instructed

"Okay" Harry agreed

Ron held tightly to the solid stone horse and then told it to make the move. The bishop pulled out his sword and brought it down on Ron's horse and Ron fell to the floor. After the shock Harry quickly finished the game and they rushed to Ron's side.

"Charlie you stay with Ron and me and Hermione will carry on" Harry said bravely "ok?"

"Yeah ok" Charlie replied "good luck"

So Harry and Hermione continued onwards to the next room inside they saw the most disgusting sight –another troll but this time unconscious.

"I'm glad we didn't have to beat that one!" Harry said as he stepped over its massive leg

Hermione nodded and they continued on to the next chamber.