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Midnight by the Weasley Watch
by excessivelyperky
Rating: PG
Fandom: Harry Potter
Category: Mystery, Gen
Spoilers: Through GoF. Fifth Year AU.
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to J.K. Rowling, except the emir and Rafi. Her pitch, her Snitch, and her players.
Summary: Ron Weasley makes up his schoolwork, and actually _thinks_ for a change. Snape gets some Christmas presents he doesn't expect. The old game is over, but a new one is just beginning.
Author's Notes: This story has a lot to say about chess. If you are allergic to chess, you'd best wander off (though I think I've managed to keep the games from being too terribly boring). If you are truly expert in chess, have mercy, I'm doing the best I can. The title is a tribute to story about chess (well, sort of) by Fritz Leiber called "Midnight by the Morphy Watch", which itself was a tribute to Paul Morphy, the first American grandmaster.
Chapter Listing:
- Setting the Pieces
- Opening Moves
- Possession of the Board
- The Hogwarts Express
- Kings Play Chess on Fine-Grained Sand
- Progress Across the Board
- Preliminary Maneuvers
- Pawn Advance
- A Warm Reception
- Pawn Sweep
- The Disorderly Knights
- Endgame
- Putting Away the Pieces
- Preparing for a New Game
Story completed June 15, 2003.
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