The three of them ran to the opposite side of the hall, and there was a broomstick on the wall not far away, which Quirrell must have brought in.Some of the mischievous keys unleashed harassing assaults on the trio, but Hannah and Susan returned fire with 'Remove You', buying Hermione time to look at the keyhole."
Two inches up and down, about tenth-five wide, the lock is blue, and the key is likely to have a blue pattern or decoration."
Hermione gestured with her finger to the keyhole, "We're looking for a big key, bigger than the others!"
”"Over there!"
Susan, who wears glasses but has the best eyesight, finds the key that fits the bill, and it looks a little wilted floating in the cluster of keys, as if someone had been roughly poked through the keyhole not long ago, its wings drooping and its feathers in a mess.Hannah fought back, a little nervous, and said, "Quirrell may have flown up with a broom and grabbed the key, but none of the three of us are good at this sport." ”Hermione turned and drew her wand, and she recalled the spell, "We don't need broomsticks, Professor Wilson taught me a magic on the train to Hogwarts to school, and told me to practice more, saying that I didn't know until I could summon something from my old house to fly in the castle."
That goal doesn't seem to be achievable in a few years, but I've been practicing this spell all the time, and the key with the most feathers is flying!
”The tip of her wand spewed some light, drawing a clear trajectory in the air, and with a flick of her wrist, the big key, although still struggling, fell straight into Hermione's hand as if it were being dragged by a large invisible hand.The girl tightened her grip on the key and opened the lock, and the three of them dodged into the door, causing the other keys that had swarmed behind to save the big key crashing into the door, making a crackling rain sound."
Whew, it's a little exciting."
Susan gasped, pressed her back against the door, took off her glasses and wiped the sweat from her head."
Yes."
Hannah also bent down to hold her knees, casting spells in a short period of time, if it weren't for the field 'spoon' exercise in physical education class, she estimated that her wrists would not be able to withstand it: "I really don't know how Hermione kept your cool against the trolls yesterday?"
”Hermione just smiled, not knowing how to answer, could it be that a blank mind was calm?
She didn't think so.When she raised her head and was about to say something, she was a little stunned.The second room, which had been pitch black when entered, and nothing could be seen, was suddenly lit up when I looked up again, illuminating a shocking scene.They stood on the edge of a huge chessboard, with black pieces in front of them, all taller than them, as if carved out of black stone or something.Facing them at the other end of the room were white chess pieces, which had no facial features on their faces, no matter which side they were.Based on the black-and-white board, this is somewhat like Muggle chess, but this is wizard chess, although the rules are the same, but it does not require the use of hands, and the pieces will move to the target square on their own according to the player's commands.When a piece is captured, it is knocked over by the opponent's piece and then dragged off the board.Wizards can even play alone, against the board itself.At this time, the other two girls also gasped, straightened up to see everything in front of them, and quickly realized what it was."
This is wizard chess?"
Hannah frowned, she didn't like to play this kind of thing, and she might as well plant flowers when she had that time: "Do we need to play the winning board itself to pass?"
”Hermione bit her lip and thought for a moment: "It's not just a wizard chess, but also a 'transformation charm' and a 'magnification charm', you see that the door behind us is so small, these chess pieces more than three meters high will definitely not be brought in." ”"It should be the guards arranged by Professor McGonagall, what should we do?"
Susan sniffed, she wasn't very good at chess."
If it's Professor McGonagall, I'll ask."
Hermione walked to the castle in the corner of the board and patted the tall piece, "Do we need to knock down the white side to pass?"
Replace the chess pieces equal in number to us?
Join the board?
”The tall stone tower shook like jelly and bent down in agreement.Hermione took the opportunity to observe the door behind the opponent's white chess, it was more like a stone gate, there were no interlocking holes, I am afraid that the 'lock picking spell' would not be useful.But did Quirrell really waste that much time and get to the next level by playing chess?
She didn't see it that way, because by the time they reached the door on the fourth floor, Quirrell's garlic smell hadn't even completely dissipated.Even adult wizards can't play a game of chess faster than Hermione, and there must be some shortcuts.Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she asked the chess pieces next to her: "You only need to beat the white pieces on the chessboard to pass the level, right?"
It's a wizard's game, but no one says it must be played according to the rules of wizarding chess. ”The black castle stood without any expression, but all the women present had a feeling that it seemed to reject Hermione's opportunistic ideas.The chessboard is a battlefield for the chess pieces, and people who do not respect the battlefield are not worth communicating at all!
But Hermione didn't empathize with the chess pieces, she chose to skip the level.My own professor said that everything is false, everything is allowed, if you see the chessboard and play according to the rules, I am afraid that you will directly fall into the trap of preconceived thinking!
There's no rule slogan like 'Wizard's Chess Pass' or 'No Magic', is there?
She took out her wand and cast a spell on the white pieces on the opposite side of the board: "Shrink quickly!"
”'Shrinking Rapidly' and 'Rapidly Growing' are shrinking spells and amplifying spells, respectively, and these two spells are counterspells to each other and restrain each other.Although this was a spell that only the senior students could learn, Hermione had already learned the Transfiguration course in the third year, and as the light shot out, the huge chess pieces on the opposite side instantly changed back to their normal size.It's about the same height as a finger.Then Hermione walked over and grabbed the white pieces that had stopped her from approaching one by one, and threw them all off the board.They fought back with pin-like swords, but they were of little use to the Hermione Giants, who were meant to be instruments of entertainment, not killing machines.The verdict passed, the door on the other side of the room opened, and the girl thanked the physical education teacher for her teaching, and beckoned her friends to follow.She felt like she was getting closer and closer to Quirrell, and even her little palms were sweaty.But the next room was empty, empty, and the door on the other side was completely open.The three of them looked at each other, and everything was not very clear in the dark, but everyone's eyes looked excited, and they were shining in the dark.There was only a table in the next room with several bottles of potions, and the entrance was blocked by a sudden burst of flames as soon as they stepped inside.The flame was purple and looked unusual, and a red wall of fire rose in front of the crowd, surrounding the three of them around the table.There is a scroll next to the potion with a riddle written on it, and in general, only one of these bottles is a 'fire potion resistant', and the others are ineffective potions or poisoned wine."
Logical reasoning and potions?"
Hermione looked at the small table, "This should be the level that Snape designed, but Quirrell still made it." ”Hannah looked at the bottles, they looked exactly the same, unscrewed the cap and smelled it, the smell was the same, she had no idea: "Which one should we drink?"
”Hermione shook her head, and she began to dig out her bag again: "Quirrell got to the next level before us, maybe he also messed up the order of all the potions, if you drink it according to the hints in the riddle, you may drink poisoned wine, so I chose to drink it myself, give, be careful that it's a little cold." ”She pulled out the 'Extreme Environment Protection Potion Gift Box' that the professor had given her as a prize a few days ago, and took out a few bottles of anti-fire potion from it.It is said that the fire-fighting potion in this large box can resist the breath of the fire dragon when drunk, and the cold-resistant potion can allow her to have snowball fights in the North Pole wearing only pajamas, and even have a potion that can breathe underwater.At the time, she didn't think the pack was useful, but now she realizes that it smells so good!
The three girls touched the bottle like a toast and drank the potion, then Hermione pulled out her shotgun and the other two girls began to cast protective magic, and together the three of them crossed the high wall of fire to face their first challenge of life.