HARRY POTTER'S TWIN BROTHER

Chapter 16:The wounded key

Hermione whipped out her wand,waved it,muttered something,and sent a jet of bluebell flames. In a matter of seconds the plant released Ron and he fell down. Harry and I helped him to stand on his two feet. "Lucky we didn't panicked."said Ron."Lucky Hermione pays attention in Herbology."Harry aforesaid."This way,"I said pointing a stone passage way which was the only way forward. We kept going into the passage which reminded Harry and I of Gringotts.

"Can you hear something?"Ron whispered.I heard a soft rustling and clicking sound which was coming from up."Yes."I answered him."Its sounds like wings to me.We reached the end of the passage and ended up in a small room of small flying things.Hermione rushed into the door followed by Ron,Harry and I;she point her wand at the door and shouted,"Alohamora!"but unluckily it remained lock."Nice try."Ron said a soft voice.

"What are we going to do?"Hermione snarled.

"Now what are we going to do?"said Ron.

"These birds they cannot just be here for decoration?"said Hermione.

"They are not actually birds!"Harry said suddenly.

"They are keys!"I boomed.

"....But they are hundreds of them."Hermione complained."I can see it.Look over there the one with the broken wing."I said with my hand pointing to the broken wing key. Harry and I rushed and seized the same broomstick. "Which one of you is going to catch the key?"asked Ron."You are both the youngest seekers ever in history."Harry go on!"I said in a low voice."...but you're the one who saw it first."-HARRY

"......but that doesn't mean you can't catch it."

After a minute weaving about through the whirl of feathery keys Harry catches the large silvery key and shouted at us to catch it. Hermione caught it and and opened the locked door. Harry flied in the room through the door.We immediately closed the door before the whirl of bewitched keys could enter in.

When we entered the next chamber we were standing on a huge chessboard."There's the door,"Harry says with his hand pointing at the door. We hastily rushed towards the door but two black chessmen,who were taller than they were, blocked us.

"Now what are we going to do?"Hermione whispered.

"Its obvious,isn't it?"said Ron."We have to play our way across the room."

"Harry,Albarus you take the place of those bishops,and Hermione you're going to be a rook"

".......And as for me I'm going to be a knight."

"Ron, you don't think this is going to be a real wizard chess,do you?"said Hermione.

"You there move to E4!"Ron commanded the chessman.

We were shocked when our chessman was destroyed. "Yes Hermione,I think this is going to be exactly like a wizard chess."

Every time the white lost their men they attacked ours with no mercy at all. Ron figured our that our lives were in danger."Let me think of something.I think I have an idea in my head."Ron muttered.

Ron glimpsed around the chessboard and boomed,"Weakness!That's right."

"Harry,Albarus I think I know we can this game."said Ron.

The white queen turned her blank face towards Ron.

"Yes......"Ron said softly."I've......got to be taken."

"NO RON NO!"Harry and I bellowed.

"What is it?"asked Hermione.

"He's going to sacrifice himself!"I retorted at Hermione.

"No you can't their must be another way!"-HERMIONE

"Do you want to stop Snape from stealing the stone or not?"

"Harry,you and Albarus I've got to stop Snape."said Ron."Not me,not Hermione,you."

Ron stepped forward and the white queen pounced. Ron crashed on the floor. Hermione screamed,"RON!"

"Don't move,don't forget we're still playing."said Harry.

I moved three places to the left while trembling. I felt taut and tense with nervous."Checkmate."I whispered.

The white king threw off his sword. The chessmen parted and bowed leaving the door way clear. Hastily,we rushed to where Ron was lying.

"Don't worry he's going to be alright."-HERMIONE

"Go on, I'll look after him."said Hermione.

"You two are a great wizard,you know that"

Hermione threw her arms around me."....But we're not as good as you."I said,slightly embarrassed as I let go of her.

"Me!"said Hermione."Books and cleverness!They are more important things---friendship and bravery and --oh Harry!Albarus be careful."

"Don't worry we're going to be careful. We don't want you and Ron to get all the credits."I said and gritted. Hermione laughed and smiled before going to the door."