Chessmen

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No: HPFGUIDX 48727

I was rereading Stone and when I reached the chess game at the end a
question occurred to me, I'm quite sure it must have been discussed in the
past so if anyone could make a little summary or point to a message I'd
really appreciate it. I have to say that I can't play chess, I know more or
less how it works but that's it; so my question is this: what's the
significance of the pieces Ron chose for himself and his friends to 'be'?
Why Hermione is a castle, Harry a bishop and Ron a knight? What's the role
of these pieces in the game and how could it relate to HRH characteristics?
Is there something like a 'safest chessman' one that is least likely to get
take and damaged and so could have been very well chosen by Ron so to make
sure that at least one of them could make it to the end? 

R. 
Happy holidays all!!!!


P.S.
Thanks Steve for your passionate defense of Ron!! I was kind of moved by it 

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