again, lookiered now that it had been caught twice.
”ready?” harry asked the other two, his hand on the door
hahey he door open.
the chamber was so dark they t see anything at
all. but as they stepped into it, light suddehe room
to reveal an astonishing sight.
they were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the
black , which were all taller than they were and
what looked like blae. fag them, way across the chamber,
were the white pieces. harry, ron and hermihtly --
the t white had no faces.
”noe do?” harry whispered.
”its obvious, isnt it?” said ron. ”weve got to play our way
across the room.”
behie pieces they could see another door.
”how?” said hermione nervously.
”i think,” said ron, ”were goio be .”
he to a blaight and put his hand out to touch
the knights horse. at o to life. the horse
pawed the grouured head to look
down at ron.
”do we -- er -- have to join you to get across?” the black
knight urwo.
”this hinking abouthe said. i suppose weve got to
take the place of three of the black pieces....”
harry aayed quiet, wat think. finally
he said, ”now, dont be offehiher of you
are that good at chess --”
”were not offended,” said harry quickly. ”just tell us what
to do.”
”well, harry, you take the place of that bishop, and hermione,
you 90 o him ihat castle.”
”what about you?”
”im goi,” said ron.
the seemed to have been liste these
wht, a bishop, and a castle turheir ba the
white pied walked off the board, leaviy squares
that harry, roook.
”wh