wrote by: Kitkat
As we entered the room we ran to the door only to find it was locked "Damn it!" I cursed, "we're never going to get out!" I was beginning to loose faith rapidly, that's when we looked up to the roof bird like things were just floating around not doing anything really "Are they...birds?" I asked them but harry shook his head
"No" he breathed "there keys"
"It one of them" Hermione said almost to her self
"Sorry?" I said
"It one of those keys that's fits through the door" she told me and I nodded understandingly.
"there!" exclaimed harry "The one with the broken wing!" Harry went to grab the broom then stopped "I cant" he breathed with scared eyes.
"oh go on harry!" sighed Ron "you're the youngest seeker this century! if you cant do it who the hell can!" Harry looked cautious for a moment but hoped on the broom. They only problem was: one he got into the air the keys attacked him!, I couldn't believe my eyes when they started to race after him."catch the key!" he shouted and through it down to us. Hermione caught the key and quickly opened the door and shut it as soon as harry got through.
We walked into a room that resembled greatly a graveyard "this is no graveyard" Ron breathed "this is a chess board" he finished rather gravely "theres the door!" I pointed out and we began to walk across only to be stopped by some chess pieces. We slowly and cautiously walked back away for them "now what do we do?" I asked "I cant believe we are being intimidated by stone statues!"
"its obvious isn't it?" exclaimed Ron "We play our way across the room!" he paused for a minute "okay harry you take the empty bishop square, Georgia Hermione you two go into the queens square and I'll be a knight".
"Ron" asked Hermione "you don't suppose" she stammered, "this will be like real wizards chess do you?" she looked nervous, Ron made a piece go forward that got smash to nothing "yes Hermione" he gulped "its going to be exactly like wizards chess" we all looked nervously,time passed and I winced as more and more pieces were being smashed to smithereens.
Then a dark looking chess piece turned to face ron, "wait a minute" said harry
"You understand now harry, once I make my move, the queen will take me. Then you're free to check to king" he looked pained as he said this
"No!, Ron no!" harry exclaimed
"What is it?" I squealed in worry
"Ron's going to sacrifice himself" harry turned to me his eyes filled with worry and pain
"No!" I exclaimed
"You can't there must be another way" squealed Hermione
"Do you wanna stop Snape from getting that stone or not?" snapped Ron "harry, it's you that has to go on" he said "I know it, not me, not Hermione, or Georgia… it's you". He looked forward then said "knight to H3!" the tension built up as he approached the queen, , I felt fear rise up in my stomic.
"AHHHH!" Ron screamed as he fell to the floor "Ron!" screamed harry I was about to run to him then harry stopped me "Stop Georgia we're still playing!" he reminded me and said "Check mate" the kings mighty sword feel to the ground with a clang then we all ran to Ron and knelt beside him. "You two go to the owlery, send a message to Dumbledore, I'll go stop Snape. Ron's right it's me that has to go on" he said and looked down at his friend.
"you'll be okay harry" I smiled at him "you're a great wizard"
"not as good as you two" he smiled me and Hermione chuckled
"us books and cleverness, but there are more important things, bravery and friendship" Hermione said. We all stood up harry was about to go but I stopped him and gave him a huge hug "Oh harry please be careful!" I whispered.
"I will" he said to me "I promise" we let go and me and Hermione did what he said.
It felt like hours before we got any news and we had herd harry and ron had been taken to the hospital wing, we were told to go to bed and wait for him outside the hospital wing. And so we did, in the morning harry came running out to greet us "you alright ron?" he asked smiling
"brilliant!" he said, then harry nodded to Hermione
"never better" she replied then he turned to me
"Spectacular" I beamed at him we all hugged and then spent the rest of the day in lessons and at dinner time, everyone was anxious about the house cup.
Dumbledore made his speech and then announced the winners we came fourth behind hufflepuff and ravenclaw! And Slytherin came first, which made us even more depressed, but Dumbledore gave out more house points "to miss Hermione granger, for using cool use of intellect while others where in great peril" then Ron got some for chess then, harry got some for pure nerve and courage, then he said "to miss Georgia Statham for being caring and knowledgeable to others around her " he gave us each 60 points and Gryffindor won the house cup!, oh god the cheers where deafening!.
When we were going to the train we all waved to hagrid, I was about to go in when harry stopped "one minute I'll catch up" I nodded and waited for him. He was handed a photo album of his friends and family when he came back I said "feels strange going home dosent it"
"I'm not going home, not really" we chuckled and went in the train to join the others, okay year two. Bring us everything you've got!