Because of the lack of early self-study, Seamus's wake-up time is also close to the time of class, sometimes he gets up too late, he can't even eat breakfast, and walks to the classroom with two breads. He is not such a self-disciplined person, but the fear of the future in his heart is constantly pushing him forward.

Of course, since there is no evening self-study, after dinner, the rest is free time. Some people will be in the common room, but most will hang out anywhere in Hogwarts Castle.

The Hogwarts library has a huge collection of books, which is what interests Hermione the most, so she always pulls Seamus to the library after dinner.

Seamus is also interested in the library, because the warehouse in the ability panel can record all the books he touches. So for the past few days, the two of them have been running to the library, and Hermione often takes a book and sits in a fixed position to read it. But Seamus is different, he needs to touch all the books with his hands, so he often holds a book and reads it as he walks, while his hands touch the books along the way.

However, he was disappointed by the volume of books at Hogwarts, not counting the forbidden sections, and there were only more than 1,000 books to be duplicated. Although this is already a huge amount, it should never be the only magic school in the whole of the United Kingdom that has a large collection of books, so there is only one reason, the collection of books in the forbidden area is far greater than expected.

This can also be seen just by looking at it, there are obviously more bookshelves in the forbidden area than outside, and they are more densely placed. Another thing that can be imagined is that there must be a large number of solitary books in the forbidden book area, unlike the outside, because it needs to be read to students, so there are a lot of repetitions, so that the amount of books in it is not easy to speculate.

Perhaps because of Voldemort, Hogwarts kept a lot of books in the forbidden section. Or maybe Hogwarts has stored books that students don't need in the forbidden area. None of this is known, but fortunately he has stored all the books in the normal area in the warehouse, and he doesn't need to come to the library again if he needs any materials in the future.

"Hermione, I'll go first, Ron said he wanted to play chess with me, would you like to go and see it together?"

Because all the books in the library were stored in the warehouse for him, if it weren't for the books in the forbidden area, he might not have come to the library for a long time. There's no need to stay here anymore, and Ron has been bragging about his game these days, inviting him to the next game.

"Well, I'll go check it out too, he said he sent a pair of wizard chess pieces from home this morning, and I haven't seen it yet. Hermione picked up the book she was reading, and the two walked together to Mrs. Pince.

"Mrs. Pince, I'm going to borrow this book. Hermione put the Origin of the Wizard on the table in front of Mrs. Pince and said in a low voice.

"You're leaving so early today. "Mrs. Pince was quite fond of the two of them, after all, there were very few people who came to the library to stay at the beginning of the school year.

"yes, always going to meet some new people. Seamus said.

They came to the common room, where Ron and Harry were playing chess, a square chessboard, and you don't have to do it yourself, because the pieces are moving, and you just need to give you a command and the pieces will move automatically.

The chessboard looks a little old, some of the paint on it has fallen off, the chess pieces look tattered, and because they have been used by too many people, they seem a little disobedient, and they will always argue with Ron and Harry.

"Do you have muscles in your head? You can't send me to death. ”

"No, you go and kill that creep. Ron said.

"You can't play chess, I can't go that way. ”

"yes, then you go the other way. Harry said.

In fact, the rules of wizard chess are similar to those of chess, the only difference is that the pieces move automatically. Ron's chess skills are not too high, but Harry is timid to play because he likes to play chess.

"Harry, Ron, we're here. Seamus sat on the couch next to them.

"You're finally here, Harry is so bad, come and get in with me. Ron looked a little excited, obviously proud of his chess skills.

"Alright then, let's get to the next game. Seamus turned to look at Harry, "Are you going to wait until you're done with this game?"

"No, no, you hurry up and kill his arrogance. "It's clear that Harry has just been mistreated by Ron and can't wait to be replaced.

They swapped positions, the board automatically reset, and the broken pieces were restored to their original state.

"Seamus, don't think that just because you're good at studying means you're good at chess. Ron seemed scrappy, and because Seamus was often praised by the professors in class these days, although not as liked by almost all professors as Hermione, it also made him a little jealous.

"Come on, let me teach you what it means to play chess. "Hermione, do you want to come over and have a look, learn how to play chess." ”

Hermione leaned over and leaned back on the couch to watch them play chess.

Seamus's chess skills are not too high, but he has also played with Lupin for a year, so he should have no problem dealing with Ron.

As he pulled, the situation on the chessboard had unfolded, and Seamus used a soldier as bait to attract Ron to take the initiative.

Ron ate the bait and used his soldiers to destroy the piece, the pieces of which were scattered on the board and finally pushed to the sides.

Hermione looked at the broken chess pieces, and the chess pieces that she had just argued with them disappeared like this, looking a little disgusted, "Why do you boys always like to play such cruel games?"

Ron was about to open his mouth to go back, but Seamus stopped him, and if the two of them quarreled, the matter would be over.

"Hermione, this game isn't brutal, it's just a game, and the pieces will be restored. You have to learn to empathize, we like to play chess, just like you like to read, it's all the same, there is no superiority. Seamus said.

"Why don't you give it a try later, maybe you'll like it too. Seamus took the opportunity to give a step so as not to embarrass her too much.

In fact, after she said that sentence just now, she felt a little regretful in her heart, mainly because she saw something that was still talking just now, and suddenly there was no sound, and she was a little apprehensive.

"Well, I'll give it a try too. Hermione followed the steps Seamus had given her and walked down.

"Hmm"

Seamus and Ron continued to play chess, and after falling into Seamus's trap, Ron's defeat was out of control, and Seamus kept replacing more pieces for less. After Ron's chess pieces were reduced to a certain extent, Seamus began to counterattack, no longer just defending like he had just done, and finally in the midst of the laughter of Seamus's chess pieces, Ron was defeated.

"Concession. After winning the victory, Seamus habitually said a word, but Ron didn't know the meaning of this, he simply felt that he was careless this time, and maybe he really let him by accident.

"I lost by accident just now, let's do it again, I'm sure I'll win. Ron continued to argue.

"No, I just said that I wanted to play with Hermione, so you can have a game with her first. Seamus said, turning to greet Hermione, "Come and sit in my place." ”

"No, I want to play with you, he's too vegetable. Hermione didn't save Ron any face.

"You... I... Come here, see if I don't kill you. "Ron was defeated by others in what he was best at, and now he is being said to be his own dish, and suddenly his anger comes up.

"Why don't you play a game with him first, and then challenge me if you win him. "Seamus also belongs to watching the excitement and is not too hot, and he is still arching the fire on the side.

Then Ron and Hermione began, and at first, Hermione was defeated by Ron because she had never played chess, and she lost her armor. However, as time went on, they slowly began to fight back, and in the seventh game, Hermione won for the first time.

Ron couldn't believe that Hermione, who had just let him taunt and didn't say a word, just gritted his teeth and looked at the chessboard, had now won. In the course of a day, being beaten by two people in what he did best, one of whom was even a man who had just learned to play chess, Ron was a little disheartened for a while.

Seeing Ron like this, Hermione didn't provoke him anymore, although he had just been taunted by him, but seeing that he was now discouraged, everything was vented in this victory.

Ignoring Ron, Hermione looked at Seamus defiantly, "Let's play a game." ”

Seamus excused himself again and again: "No, no, it's a little late today, and I'll come back when I have time later." ”

"No, I'm going to beat you today. ”

Hermione herself is extremely strong, although the professor praises her more these days, but she knows in her heart that in terms of pure magic, Seamus's level is much higher than her, but she doesn't want to be in the limelight. This feeling is like something she has worked so hard to obtain, but others can't look at it, so these days, she always wants to surpass him somewhere, and she must pull Seamus when she goes to the library.

Seeing that this is impossible to dodge, there is no way, Seamus can only fight, but he is not the slightest sure that he can win all the time. Hermione progressed too quickly, from a novice who had just learned to play chess, to defeat Ron in just seven games.

You know, Ron was the greatest game of chess Dumbledore had ever praised, although there was a lot of water in it, and it was only an exaggerated compliment. But the fact that Ron was able to play chess all afternoon in the entire common room without being beaten speaks for itself. Hermione's progress is far faster than ordinary people think.