Early Sunday morning, Roy had just stepped out of the dormitory when he was surprised to find the common room packed with people.
Squeezing his way inside, he saw Gabriel and the others gathered with several older Hufflepuff students, playing Wizard Auto Chess while layer upon layer of spectators surrounded them.
When everyone saw Roy enter, they all looked at the inventor of Auto Chess with admiration.
"Ah—the king of Auto Chess has arrived!"
Tonks, who was holding a card, looked up at him and immediately drawled teasingly.
Roy had not expected his game to make Hufflepuffs give up sleeping in on the weekend. He could only say helplessly, "Nymphadora, you're taking your O.W.L.s this year. You actually still have time to play chess? If you don't get an O in Potions, you won't be able to become an Auror."
Having been splashed with cold water by Roy, Tonks immediately pulled a long face.
"Oh, go away. I'm just playing your game for a while—is that enough to ruin the mood? Have you been led astray by those Ravenclaw bookworms? I've fought my whole life; can't I enjoy myself a little?"
As she spoke, she hooked an arm around Roy's neck and put him in a "loving chokehold," vigorously messing up his golden hair.
Roy broke free of her grip, shook his head helplessly, and turned to head for the dining hall.
But the sight in the dining hall left him even more speechless.
A huge crowd had gathered around the Gryffindor table, and no one knew what spectacle they were watching.
Roy squeezed his way in to take a look and, sure enough, Fred and George were enthusiastically running a game of Auto Chess with a group of people.
The players were not just Gryffindor students. Several older Ravenclaw