AN: I'm a sucker for chess scenes! Here is another one for you guys. Thanks for all the nice words and all the love, it feels amazing!

I'd like to dedicate this to PamPam, rest in peace, we're all missing you over here. Hope the other side is enjoying your craziness like we did!

Another Chess Scene

It had been a fairly normal week in the Weasley-Granger household. Ron had been on a mission and came home early Thursday morning. He walked into his living room and was greeted by what he thought was the most marvelous sight anyone could see, his family. As Ron walked in Hermione let out a huge grin. Ron grinned right back at her before he was assaulted by his two children. Hermione strode towards him and hugged him tenderly.

"It's nice to have you home this early you know; especially on my free day." She told him between kisses.

"Come on daddy we're beating mum." Ron chuckled and looked at the chess board in the living room.

"It looks like it." He turned to Hermione who was smiling at her children.

"They are going to be chess masters when you're done with them. Only 7 and 9 and they are already kicking my butt."

Ron couldn't look more proud. "It's all your fault, you know." Hermione looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I may be good at chess, but you are brilliantly logical."

"Come off it Ron, you are not good at chess you are a mastermind."

"Mum, it's your move!" called the seven year old boy who was sitting crossed legged in front of the board. Hermione gave Ron another peck and squeeze and walked over to the board.

"Let see what impending doom awaits me now. Maybe I can still figure something out."

"I'm sorry 'Mione, but your kids got you beat."

"They do, don't they?" she mused to herself. "Might as well lose gracefully" she told her pieces, the knight straightened and strode forward. Hugo motioned to his bishop who took his mum's knight.

"Checkmate." The little boy beamed and high fived his sister, "We won Rosie, we won!" Rose giggled and went to hug her mum.

"Great job you two" Ron and Hermione told their children. "Come here Hugh, I need a hug!" Hermione smiled and her little boy obliged.

"I think we need a two on two game next" Ron said.

"R's vs. H's?" asked Rose looking hopefully at her dad. Ron looked at Hermione who looked down at her smiling kids.

"Of course" With a wave of her wand the chess board was ready for the next game. Hermione took her knight and gave it a kiss, "You were very brave, thank you"

Hugo giggled "Mum, you aren't supposed to kiss the chess pieces!"

"Why not?" Hermione looked at Ron "I think bravery deserves acknowledgement…"

"And black king side knights are the bravest of the all" Ron finished looking quite smug

"I prefer the queen side castle" piped Hugo not really getting what his parents meant.

"I know son," Ron said smiling "I do too."

AN2: Hope you guys enjoyed this one too! I'll try to keep the chess scenes to a minimum... (but I just love them so much, I don't think I'll be able to do a good job at it!)

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