A Prophesied love (A Harry Potter Love Story) #Wattys2016

Chapter 17: Not on my watch

Not on my watch

"Well, it's not wasps." She heard Luna mutter. She was right, it was birds..? "Hey look! There's a door." Halle went to run across but Luna and Alliana dragged her forcefully back. "You're not going first. No way in hell."

"I am." Age said trying to fight them off, Harry gave her a glare and ran across the room with his hands over his head. They all followed. Ron tried the door. "It's locked." He sighed. "Alohamora!" Nothing.

"Hold on a minute..." Halle muttered her eyes connecting with her twins. "these are keys!" They chorused, surprise lacing their weary tone. "And look there's a broom!"

"Hal's you should go, you're the best flyer!" Luna said pushing the injured girl forward. "I'm not the best flyer, Calle's and my skill is matched, Harry's the best flyer. You do it Har." He nodded and got up on the broom. "How is he suppose to know what key, there's millions of them." Hermione groaned.

"Well the lock is old so look for one that's old, like that one..." Ron said pointing to an old key with a broken wing. Harry went after it, while everyone was watching Halle leaned back against the wall to even her breathing.

"I know you've hurt yourself, Halle you gotta stop trying to act so tough we wanna help you." Hermione whispered from beside her best friend. "This isn't about me. This is bigger, I've heard what you've been talking about around me. I know this is about voldemort. This is the bigger picture Mione. I'm not holding you back."

"I won't tell anyone, but from now on tell us when you're hurt please." Halle smiled and hugged her. "Of course I will." The girls turned just in time to see a key coming straight for their heads, Halle grabbed it quickly and unlocked the door, She ran in and held it open for everyone else to get in she watched for harry as he came zooming in with keys coming after, she quickly slammed the door and felt the keys smash into the Door behind her. The group looked around the room and saw a giant chess game.

"Do you think we have to play?" Halle asked. "Let's see.." Calle muttered she started walking across the board to the door but the chess pieces got in the way. "That's exactly what we have to do." Ron muttered.

"Ok, I'll be the knight, Luna you're going to be a pawn. Cal you're the queen, Hermione you're a castle, and harry you're a bishop."

"What about us?" Alliana and Halle chorused. "You are going to sit off to the edge, Halle I'm not letting you get hurt again and Alliana I'm not letting you get hurt at all not when your Grandfather or Grandmother would kill me."

"Ron! I'm not a baby!" Halle whined towards her brother. "You're hurt, I'm not letting you get hurt again ok? I'm your older brother this is what older brothers do," He had a finality to his voice that he never had before, Halle nodded in surprise and sat down. "Do you think it's like wizard chess?" Hermione asked.

"Only one way to figure out." Ron made a pawn go forward, the queen moved up took out its sword slashed the pawn, it then picked it up and threw it to the side to the wall beside where Halle and Alliana sat. Halle cringed away and gripped onto Alliana. "Yep, it's exactly like wizard chess." Ron gulped.

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They were winning, there was only a few more moves to make. "Yes, it's the only way." Halle heard Ron mutter, she looked around the board. He wasn't was he? Alliana and Halle picked it up at the same time. "No Ron you can't!"

"Yes I can. This isn't about me, Hermione, Alliana, Luna or Calle this is about harry and I have a feeling Halle is somewhat involved in this aswell, once I let the queen take me you move harry and you take the king. It's the only way."

"Knight to B4." Ron's piece moved, the queen moved to the space beside him she picked up her sword and just as she was bringing it down Halle saw a flash of blue hair run past her. "ALLIANA!" Halle screamed towards her best friend as she watched her small body take most of the blow of the sword but it still managed to get Ron aswell and they both dropped Ron's body covering Allianas from the stone that fell. Harry, Calle, Luna and Hermione went to run for them. "NO YOU CANT. YOURE STILL IN THE GAME. HARRY TAKE THE KING." Halle screamed at them, her voice strained as she stood in the side lines waiting to run towards her brother and friend. Harry went up to the king. "Check mate." The king lowered his head and threw his crown down at the feet of harry. Halle took her chance and ran on to the board and dropped to her knees uncovering the young preteens from the stone.