Ted flew into the air and began his pursuit, casting Detect Magic every ten seconds to see which of the Flying Keys was real.
On the ground, Ron was also directing his companions to "take their places on the War Seat"—some pieces were missing from the board, and they needed to fill in.
Ted searched frantically in the air, darting through swarms of Flying Keys in search of the real one.
Then anguished cries rose from below:
Harriett: "Ron, it's coming at me!"
Ron: "Relax, it can't reach you!"
Jerry: "Ron, I'm about to die! Don't sacrifice me—I'm still useful."
Neville: "Let me go! Let me do it!"
Hermione: "How about I move forward two spaces?"
Ron: "Stop arguing! Can you all calm down? My head's about to explode~"
It seemed that having chess pieces that could talk really wasn't a good thing.
A little over a minute later, "Found it!"
After casting Detect Magic, Ted suddenly spotted a flash of blue! It was a Flying Key with a slightly different color and damaged wings.
There you are!
Ted pressed down on his broomstick handle and shot forward. The Flying Key accelerated and fled.
He chased, it ran—it couldn't escape even with wings~ Meanwhile, the battle on the ground had also reached its endgame. The opposing queen had already reached the middle of the board.
Ron whispered to Jerry, "You'll take command in a moment. Remember the steps—there are only two. Do this, then that..."
Jerry froze. "Okay, wait, what about you?"
Ron shouted, "Did you remember?!"
"I remembered." Jerry nodded instinctively.
Ron rode atop the stone horse, raised his wand high, looked around, and shouted, "Now comes Ron Weasley's shining moment! Forward! Check~~~"
Ron, acting as the knight, advanced to force the enemy king into check. The opposing queen