Chapter 40: The Search for Nicolame
"How many days are left?" Hagrid asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"It's only one day. Hermione said, "Oh, that reminds me that we have half an hour to eat, and we should go to the library." ”
Professor Flitwick was using his wand to spew strings of golden bubbles and hang them on the branches of Hagrid's newly moved tree.
"Library?" Hagrid asked, confused, "Are you still reading books on vacation?"
Ron reluctantly looked away from the Christmas tree, and asked in a trance, "yes, what are we going to do in the library?"
Al rubbed his forehead speechlessly, and said, "Didn't you say okay, we're going to the library to check on Nicol Lemay." ”
"Yes!" Harry said cheerfully to Hagrid, "we're not here to review our homework, we've been trying to figure out who Nicol Lemay is ever since you mentioned him. ”
Ron then remembered that there was indeed such a thing, and he was just distracted just now and forgot about it for the time being.
"What?" Hagrid exclaimed, looking horrified, "Listen to me...... I told you...... Stop, the three-headed dog Luwei guards something that has nothing to do with you. ”
"We just want to know who Nicol Lemay is, nothing else. Hermione said.
Al smiled and said, "Maybe you can take the initiative to tell us that it will save us so much trouble." ”
"That's right, or you can give us a hint, there are so many books in the library, when are we going to turn to them. Harry advised, "And I'm sure I've seen it somewhere." ”
"I'm not going to say anything. Hagrid said dryly.
Al shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "Then we'll have to find it ourselves." ”
Al and the others left the auditorium and headed for the library, leaving Hagrid alone with an angry look on his face.
Once in the library, Hermione pulled out a list of topics and titles she had decided to look up from her pocket. At the same time, Al wandered through the rows of bookshelves, aimlessly pulling some books out of them.
The trouble is, El and the others have a hard time knowing where to start, and they have no idea of any outstanding accomplishments of Nicol Lemay that could be included in the book.
He is not in "The Great Wizard of the Twentieth Century" or "The Famous Wizards of Our Time". In addition, his name is not found in "The Great Discoveries of Modern Magic" and "Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft".
The sheer size of the library's collection is prohibitive, with thousands of books, thousands of shelves, and hundreds of narrow passages. Finding a person's name in so many books is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Al unknowingly finds himself in the forbidden book section, and unfortunately, to find any forbidden books, you must have a note signed by a teacher.
Harry tried to sneak in, but he was immediately spotted by Mrs. Pince, the librarian.
"What are you looking for. Kid?"
"Nothing. Harry replied.
Mrs. Pince waved a feather duster at him and said, "Then you'd better get out, go, get out!"
When Al and the others left the library, they found that they had found nothing. They agreed, however, that it was best not to ask Madame Pins where Nicol Lemay could be found.
They knew that Madame Pince would tell them, but they couldn't risk letting Snape hear what they wanted to do.
Harry sighed and said, "I'd like to go to the forbidden section right now, but that's obviously not possible. ”
"You'll have to come here and continue the search while I'm away, okay?" Hermione shook her head in disappointment, and she continued, "Send an owl to tell me if you find anything." ”
When Hogwarts was out the next day, Hermione left the school by train with the others.
When Hermione was gone, El and the others apparently didn't have the heart to look for Nicol Lemay anymore. The dormitories were completely at their disposal, and the common room was much less crowded than usual, and they were able to occupy a few more comfortable armchairs by the fireplace.
Right now, Al and the others were sitting there, eating everything they could poke with a fork, bread, bread, and mushrooms, while devised a plan that would get Malfoy expelled.
Although none of these programmes are likely to be put into practice, it is always a pleasure to talk about.
Then they started playing wizard chess.
Wizarding chess is exactly the same as chess in the Muggle world, with the only difference being that its pieces are all alive, so it feels more like you're commanding an army to fight.
Ron's chess pieces were old, tattered, something his grandfather had left behind, and although the pieces were older, it didn't stop Ron from directing them in the slightest. Ron was very familiar with them, and had no trouble getting them to do his bidding.
Ron and Harry play against each other, and Al watches from the sidelines.
Harry used a set of pieces that Seamus had left him, and they didn't trust Harry at all, and the pawns were pointing fingers at Harry, knocking Harry's head out.
"Don't send me there, don't you see his horse, send it, it doesn't matter if it dies. ”
Harry was beaten by Ron, and the flowers fell into the water. Al watched from the sidelines, not because of how good Ron was, but because Harry's level was really not good, almost only at the level of beginners, and the two of them were not at the same level at all.
"You're no match for Ron, so let me do it. ”
Al chased Harry down, and then pulled out his wizarding chess. His wizarding chess was taken from Aaron's Manor, and although it had been used for many years, it looked like new because it was well maintained.
Moreover, Al's chess pieces are beautifully shaped, and each chess piece is lifelike, far from being comparable to Ron's chess pieces.
Ron played black, so Al placed his white pieces on the board.
Since Ron had just won Harry's game, he was now in full swing, so he waved his hand and motioned for Al to go first.
A smile hung on the corner of Al's mouth, Ron was so trusted, then he decided to teach Ron a lesson.
"Praetorian Guard 5 went to E4. Al looked around the game and gave the order.
One of the Praetorian Guards of El White, hearing Al's order, strode forward two squares, and then stood still.
It was a normal start, and Ron had also ordered one of his Praetorian Guards to move to E5, apparently fighting Al for the center.
Al remained silent, and then ordered the Bishop to go to the C4 position, and he could attack the Janissaries on Ron's F7 position at any time, posing a threat to Ron's wing.
Ron did the same, following Al as well, and he ordered one of his bishops to go to the C5 position, in an attempt to threaten Al's royal wing as well.
The smile on Al's lips widened, and he immediately ordered the queen to go to H6, intending to work with the bishop to give Ron a queen to kill the king in F7.
Ron didn't perceive the danger, he looked at the chess game, and then ordered his chariot to move to F6 to eat Al's Praetorian Guard or Queen.
"The queen walked to F7. Al glanced at Ron and gave the order.
On the chessboard, the queen of El came to F7 and watched one of Ron's Praetorian Guards, smashing the Praetorian Guard with a chair under her body.
Al looked at Ron and smiled confidently, "General!"
Ron stared at his pawns dumbfounded, and suddenly realized that he had no pawns to eat El's queen, and there were no pawns left to move.
"This can't be!" Ron growled.
Harry was also amazed that Al had won the victory in just four steps, which was amazing.
Al smiled smugly, and secretly said What do you know, this is called White's opening four-step kill, which seems very simple, but it is actually very powerful, especially against novices like Harry and Ron, it is simply invincible.
You know, when Al's father was alive, his favorite game was wizard chess, and he was very proficient in it.
This trick is one of them.