Every time one of their men was lost, the white pieces showed no mercy. Soon there was a huddle of limp black players slumped along the wall. Twice, Ron only just noticed in time that Harry and Hermione were in danger. He had kept Neville mostly out of danger by simply moving him further across the board. In an attempt to transfer the pawn to a queen. He himself darted around the board taking almost as many white pieces as they had lost black ones.