It’s Just Wizards Chess: How the Chess Match in Sorcerer’s Stone (Almost) Foretold the End of the Series

A once popular fandom theory, the chess match in Sorcerer’s Stone was thought to be a blueprint for the endgame of Deathly Hallows. What can we still learn from Ron’s actions as a Knight, Bellatrix as a Queen, or Harry as a Bishop? In this lecture, we’ll break down the highs and lows of this theory, and how it did, or did not, play out in the final battle.