Third Floor (Fluffy's lurking)

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Eliza and Zeke crept down the corridor, a finger to their lips. Their sprites chided them for immaturity, but they were both too curious to see why Dumbledore had made it forbidden to go where they were treading.

"me!" Jamie whispered from behind hoping to scare her

Hayley grinned. "I'm not so bad..." she said.

Natalie jumped about a foot in the air.

"JAMIE!" Natalie gasped "Don't do that! These are very delicate circumstances here...now is not the time!"

Hayley doubled up laughing.

"Well, it's true," said Natalie.

Hayley nodded, still laughing.

Natalie laughed with Hayley.

"Yay," said said, grinning.

"What are we laughing at again?" Hayley asked stupidly.

"I don't know," said Natalie, smiling slightly.

Shadow ran up to them, having gotten lost a way back.
"Sorry." She admitted sheepishly.

"Tis ok...we're just trying to figure out who's doing what in the chess game," said Natalie, grinning at Shadow.

"Oh that's easy." Shadow said, rolling up her sleeves and beginning to study the board.

Natalie looked too.

"Ok....but we can't start until everone's ready," said Natalie, looking closely at the board.

"I used to be good at this game." Shadow said. "All it takes is a bit of strategy."

"My dad thought me how to play muggle chess...and I don't think wizard chess is much different by the looks of things," said Natalie thoughtfully.

"It's not." Shadow agreed. "In fact, all you do it tell the pieces what to do."

"And then the kill each other," said Natalie, who had read about the game but had never actually played it.

"Er... yes." Shadow said.

"Impressive," said Natalie, thoughtful once again, "so...we're all the black piece's, correct?"

"Correct." Shadow confirmed.

Hayley looked at the board. "I don't know how to play," she said.

"Well, you're gonna have a hard time them." Shadow said.

Natalie sighed.

"Don't worry Hayley...I'll give you a few tips and you'll pick it up as we go along," said Natalie reassuringly to Hayley.

Hayley frowned, but nodded. "Well, I'm sure I won't be too bad..." she trailed off, unsure.

"Come on, we'd better get going." SHadow said, observing the board.

Hayley nodded, and looked at the board. Suddenly, she sighed loudly, "This is hopeless! I have no idea!" she said, exasperated.

Shadow sighed.
"We need to make a move."

"Hmmm....pawn to E5," said Natalie pointing to a pawn in the middle of the board.

The pawn moved.

But how would the opposing team react?

((Will someone be the opposing team....and does are team have to win for us to be let through to the next level...I never really understood this bit in the books lol))

((We have to win... Or we die...))

A Knight in the opposite side moved to C3.

"Ah...the other teams good...you go Shad," said Natalie, unsure of what do move next.

Shadpw chewed her lip, trying to find an answer. SHe thought back to her many games with Raven and linked minds with her.
Pawn to F4 Raven said, seeing the board through Shadow's eyes.
"Pawn to F4!" Shadow said clearly.

"Nice move Shadow," said Natalie. Then knight on the other side hopped over to H5.

((Is that a legal move?))

((I dunno...I dunno how the play chess....hense the confusion lol))

((I was wondering, because it's not a legal move. Only knights can jump over other pieces.))

((Aw crap lol...I'll go fix my post))

((kk, lol, am I the only one on this topic that knows how to play?))

((Probably...I know how to play chess a bit, but not all that much lol))

((me too, i know like the basics...))

((YAY KAREN!))