[Nighttime. In the Gryffindor Common Room. The four friends come down the stairs and begin to walk across the floor. They stop when they hear croaking.]

Harry: Trevor.

Jasper: [whisper-yells] Trevor, unless you want to be kicked, I suggest you make your way back to Neville.

"You must like threatening animals." Destiny wondered.

Ron: Trevor shh! Go, you shouldn't be here!

Neville: [appears behind a chair] Neither should you. You're sneaking out again, aren't you?

Harry: Now, Neville, listen. We were -

Neville: No! I won't let you! [stands] You'll get Gryffindor in trouble again! I-I'll fight you. [Neville holds out his fists.]

"Go, Neville!" Dorcas shouted, causing the boy to blush.

Jasper: When Ron said stand up for yourself, he didn't mean against us.

Hermione: Neville, I'm really, really sorry about this...[takes out wand] Petrificus Totalus.

[Neville is frozen and falls backwards onto the pillow Jasper rushed under him. Hermione puts her wand back.]

Neville winced at his younger self, rubbing his head.

"Thank Merlin Jasper put that pillow under you." Alice sighed.

Ron: [Gulp] You're a little scary sometimes...you know that? Brilliant, but scary.

Harry: Let's go. [Walks by Neville] Sorry.

Hermione: Sorry.

Ron: It's for your own good, you know.

[They walked out of the portrait hole, and met Avery outside in the corridor.]

Avery: [huffed, leaning off the wall] What the bloody hell took you idiots so long?

Jasper: [walks up to her] Neville tried to stop us, Hermione handled it.

Harry: I know I said we need you, but you don't have to come if you don't want to. [He looked into Avery's eyes, the girl slightly smiled]

Awes were heard throughout the great hall.

"I want a protective boyfriend like that!" A random student pouted.

" I want a boyfriend!" a girl pouted, next to her boyfriend who looked at her confused.

"I must be wearing an Invisibility cloak because I'm literally right here."

She rolls her eyes, "Did you save me from a troll? No. Did you save me in the forbidden forest? No. So shut up."

Avery chuckles at the couple, "Yeah, No. That's not even one of the top reasons why I fell in love with Harry."

"Then why? How did he actually get you?"

"He didn't get me. He earned me. Once he stopped treating me like a prize to be won, and like an actual person, he got the better side of me." Avery smiled as her boyfriend kissed her cheek.

Avery: Harold, don't worry about me. You need my help, anytime, I'm there. [He nodded, and pulled out the Invisibility cloak] It's a little small for all five of us isn't it? [pulls out her wand] Engorgio. [the cloak grows a little larger] There we go, now let's get going.

[The five are under the Invisibility cloak, sneaking along the corridor.]

Hermione: Ow! You stood on my foot!

"How come he always steps on your foot and no one else's?" Jasper questioned.

"I— actually don't know." Hermione huffed.

Ron: Sorry. [A flame lights. Hermione draws out her wand and points it at the door.]

Hermione: Alohomora.

[The door opens and they go in.]

Ron: Wait a minute...he's....

[a blow of air, and the cape flutters off them.]

Ron: Sleeping.

Harry: Snape's already been here. He's put a spell on the harp.

Avery: Let's just hurry.

[They approach the sleeping dog.]

Ron: Uh. It's got horrible breath!

Jasper: That's what you're worrying about?

Harry: We have to move its paw.

Ron: What?!

Harry: Come on! [grabs paw, which is blocking the door.] Okay. Push! [They strain and move it. They open the door.] I'll go first. Don't follow until I give you a sign. [Fluffy's eyes open.] If something bad happens, get yourselves out...Does it seem a bit...quiet?

"Oh merlin!" Lily whined.

Hermione: The harp. It stopped playing.

Jasper & Avery: Shit...

"At this point, we should make a drinking game. Every time Jasper or Avery curse we take a shot or something." Marlene playfully suggested.

[Drool from one head comes down on Ron's shoulder.]

Most people in the great muttered in disgust.

Ron: Ew! Yuck! Ugh. [All five kids look up and see Fluffy standing there. Fluffy barks and growls, thrashing. It breaks the harp and dives at the five.]

Harry: Jump! Go! [They all jump through the trapdoor.]

Ron: Ahh! [gasps as he lands on some mushy black ropelike vines.] Whoa. Lucky this plant-thing is here, really.

Harry: Whoa! [The plant begins to move towards them.] Oh. Ahh! [The plant ties them up.]

Hermione: Stop moving, both of you. This is Devil's Snare. You have to relax. If you don't, it will only kill you faster.

Avery: Devil's Snare? [The girl starts questioning herself, as the vines tangle around her neck.]

"Didn't you say..." Sirius looked to his niece who just smiled innocently, "Cool."

Jasper: I blame Avery!

Ron: Kill us faster?! Oh, now I can relax!

[Hermione manages a smile as she is sucked down below.]

Jasper/Ron/Harry: Hermione!!

Avery: Just calm the bloody hell down. [She yells as she's sucked down to the bottom by Hermione.] They're idiots.

Professor Sprout slightly smiled at the smart girls, seeing that obviously pay attention to her classes.

Ron: Now what are we gonna do?!

Jasper: Obviously listen to them. [He relaxes and is sucked down.]

Ron/Harry: Jasper!

Hermione: Just relax!

Harry: Avery! Hermione! Jasper! Where are you?!

Avery: Ugh, just fucking relax, imbeciles!

"Drink." Marlene joked.

Hermione: [from below] Do what I say. Trust me.

[Harry relaxes and is sucked through.]

Ron: Ahh! Harry!

[Harry falls through and lands on the hard ground. Avery goes over to him and he stands up.]

Ron: Harry!

Hermione: Are you okay?

Harry: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. [He then turns to Avery, who was still holding him] Thanks, love.

Avery: No problem. [She slightly smiles, then starts to pace trying to think of something.]

"She didn't roll her eyes? That's progress, son." James squealed.

"Yeah, more progress than your father has ever made." Remus added.

"Thanks, Moony." James grumbled.

Ron: Help!

Hermione: He's not relaxing, is he?

Harry: Apparently not.

Jasper: Obviously.

Ron: Help! Help me!

Hermione: We've got to do something!

Harry: What?

Hermione: Uh! I remember reading something in Herbology.

Avery: Same, I'm trying to remember it.

Ron: Help!

Hermione: Um Devil's Snare, Devil's Scare, [The snare shuts Ron's mouth] it's deadly fun...but will sulk in the sun! That's it! Devil's Snare hates sunlight!

Avery: [already took out her wand and points upwards.] Lumus Solem! [A beam of light shoots out. The Snare shrieks and recoils. Ron falls below.]

The great hall erupts into applause, causing Avery to stand, pulling up Hermione as well, and bow dramatically.

Ron: Ahhh!

Harry: Ron, are you okay?

Ron: Yeah.

Harry: Okay.

Ron: [stands] Whew. Lucky we didn't panic!

Jasper: Once again, we?

Harry: Lucky Hermione and Avery pay attention in Herbology.

"Yes, always listen to them!" Mary pleaded, multiple nodded in agreement.

"Oh trust us, we do." The three boys deadpanned.

[There is a sound.]

Hermione: What is that?

Harry: I don't know. Sounds like wings.

[They enter into a room filled with golden "birds."]

"What type of fucking birds are those?" Diane muttered.

Hermione: Curious. I've never seen birds like these.

Harry: They're not birds, they're keys. And I'll bet one of them fits that door. [They come upon a broomstick, suspended in the air.]

Hermione: What's this all about?

Harry: I don't know. Strange.

Avery: Each room has a task to prevent someone to get to the stone. Fluffy, Devil's Snare, now this?

Jasper: Do you think each teacher protecting the stone set up a different room?

Avery: [shrugs] Seems like it. Hagrid was room one, then Professor Sprout, now it looks like Madam Hooch.

"You, Ms. Lupin, are one scarily smart young lady." Professor McGonagall stated, the girl winked in response.

[Ron creeps over to the door and takes out his wand.]

Ron: [rattles lock.] Alohomora! [Shrugs] Well, it was worth a try.

Hermione: Ugh! What're we going to do? There must be 1000 keys up there!

Ron: We're looking for a big old fashioned one. Probably rusty like the handle.

Avery: [nudges Harry] You're the seeker, do your job!

Harry: There! I see it! [points] The one with the broken wing! [He looks at the broom.]

"A natural!" James and Sirius grinned.

Hermione: What's wrong, Harry?

Harry: It's too simple.

Ron: Oh, go on, Harry! If Snape can catch it on that old broomstick, you can! You're the youngest seeker in a century!

Jasper: Come on, Harry. You got this.

Avery: Harry, you can do it. Just pretend you're playing quidditch.

[Harry nods and grabs the broom. All the keys suddenly go one direction, right at Harry. He climbs on, swiping at them.]

Ron: This complicates things a bit!

Avery: [pulls out her wand] Not really, I've been waiting to use this spell. [Points her wand towards the keys] Deletrius ! [the keys chasing Harry start to disintegrate]

"That's a third year spell!" A random student yelled.

Avery shrugged, "I get in the library, and look for advanced hexes to do on Draco or for pranks with the twins."

Jasper: [whined] Aw, no fair. You learned that spell without me.

"And sometimes Jasper and I learn new spells for the fun of it." Avery added.

[Harry pushes off into the air. He flies off, after the key. Harry grabs the key.]

Harry: Catch the key!

[He zooms by and throws the key to Hermione, who catches it and heads for the lock, puts it in the lock.]

Ron: Hurry up!

[The door opens, and Hermione, Avery, Jasper, and Ron rush through, followed by Harry.]

[They enter a dark room, with broken pieces all around it.]

Hermione: I don't like this. I don't like this at all.

Harry: Where are we? A graveyard?

Ron: This is no graveyard. [sighs] It's a chessboard. [Walks out onto the marble board and flames light, illuminating the board and GIANT players. Avery, Harry, Hermione, and Jasper come up with him.]

Avery: This has to be McGonagall's test.

"Ten points Ravenclaw." Evan joked.

"See he gets it." Avery pointed to the boy who understood the humor.

Harry: There's the door.

[They walk across the board, towards the door. Suddenly, as they reach a line of pawns, the pawns bring up their swords. The five jump and back up.]

"Oi, what the actual fuck?!" Sirius shouted, Destiny had to hold him in his seat.

Hermione: Now what do we do?

Ron: It's obvious, isn't it? We've got to play our way across the room. All right. Harry, you take the Bishop's square. Jasper, take the Bishop's square on the other side. Hermione, you'll be the Queen's side castle. Avery, you'll be the Queen. As for me, I'll be a knight. [They all take their places.]

Hermione: What happens now?

Ron: [aboard a horse.] Well, white moves first, and then...we play. [A pawn on the other side moves forward. Ron studies the game.]

Hermione: Ron, you don't suppose this is going to be like...real wizard's chess, do you?

Ron: You there! D-5! [A black pawn moves forward, diagonal to the white pawn. The white pawn raises its swords and smashes the black one. The three jump.] Yes, Hermione, I think this is going to be exactly like wizard's chess!

Overlapping mutters of concern can be heard throughout the great hall.

"That's totally barbaric!" Ariel mimicked Hermione, the girl just rolled her eyes playfully.

Jasper: We're fucked.

[The game continues. Pieces smash each other, boom! Boom!]

Ron: Castle to E-4! [Smash!]

Ron: Pawn to C-3! [Smash! Boom! The Queen turns, and smashes a piece! Harry, Ron and Hermione wince. Avery and Jasper start to realize something.]

[The Queen turns again. Both Ron and Harry study the game.]
Harry: Wait a minute.

James and Remus start to realize the same thing, being great players at wizard's chess helping them.

Ron: You understand right, Harry. Once I make my move, the Queen will take me...then you'll be free to check the King.

"No" was yelled from multiple people throughout the great hall.

Jasper: No, Ron!

Harry: No, Ron! No!

Hermione: What is it?

Harry: He's going to sacrifice himself!

Avery: Ronald, don't be stupid!

"Ronnie don't!" A young Bill screamed, running to his brother for a hug.

Hermione: No, Ron, you can't! [Ron closes his eyes.] There must be another way!

Ron: [turns to face Hermione.] Do you want to stop Snape or not? Harry, it's you that has to go on. I know it. Not me, not Hermione, not Jasper, you. Avery, you have to go with him, I just feel it. [Harry and Avery nods.] Knight...to H-3.

[Ron's horse moves forward, slides and stops.]

Ron: Check.

[The Queen turns and advances. Ron breathes faster, clutching the steel reins. The Queen stops. SMASH! Ron goes flying off the horse and lands on the floor, unconscious.]

Molly and Arthur gasped heavily and rushed to their son, holding him.

"Guys, I'm alive." Ron tried to joke to lighten the mood.

Ron: Ahhhh!

[Avery winces, and Jasper is too stunned to move or speak.]

Harry: RON! [Hermione starts walking to him.] NO! Don't move! Dont forget, we're still playing. [Hermione moves back. Harry walks the diagonal in front of the King.] Checkmate. [The Kings sword falls onto the ground victory. Harry breathes out and then the four run to Ron. They bend beside him.] Take care of Ron. Jasper, go to the owlery. Send a message to Dumbledore. Ron's right...I have to go on.

Avery: We, Harry. We have to go on.

Hermione: You'll be okay, Harry. You're a great wizard, you both are. I know Avery is itching to try new spells, she's a smart one.

Harry/Avery: Not as good/smart as you.

Hermione: [smile] Me? Books and cleverness? There are more important things. Friendship, and bravery. And Harry, Avery, just be careful.

[Harry and Avery nod and stand, walking away. Harry reaches for Avery's hand, and she intertwined their fingers.]

The great hall went to complete silence, knowing what was about to happen next was going to be very tense.