Harry Potter Chess Scene / Not Me, Not Hermione, You

About

Harry Potter Chess Scene, also referred to as "Not Me, Not Hermione, You," refers to parodies of a dramatic scene from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in which Ron Weasley sacrifices himself in a game of Wizard's Chess so that Harry can move on as part of their quest to capture the Sorcerer's Stone. The scene has been widely parodied on social media, particularly to the stilted way the child actors deliver their dramatic dialogue.

Origin

In the film version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry, Ron and Hermione work their way through a series of obstacles beneath Hogwarts in order to capture the Sorcerer's Stone, which they believe is being stolen by Severus Snape. Their final task is to win a game of Wizard's Chess in which they act as pieces on the board. At the climax, Ron, playing as a knight, realizes that if he sacrifices himself, Harry is free to check the king and win the game. Harry and Hermione try to stop him, but Ron insists that Harry is the one who has to stop Snape from getting the stone (though it turns out to be Professor Quirrell who has been working to get the stone).

On May 25th, 2021, TikToker Kimberlypizzo^[1] uploaded a parody of the scene in which she recited and exaggerated the child actors' accents and dialogue, gaining over 4.1 million likes in two years (shown below).

Spread

Over the following years, Kimberlypizzo's sound proved popular, appearing in over 8,000 videos as of July 17th, 2023. Some popular videos with the sound include a clip posted on June 7th, 2021 by maxforpresident that jokingly ranked the lines, gaining over 627,000 likes in two years (shown below, left) Another posted on April 19th, 2023 by melsbookspace used the audio over the actual scene, gaining over 3.5 million likes in three months (shown below, right).

On December 8th, 2021, Peacock uploaded the actual scene, gaining over 75,000 likes in eighteen months (shown below, left). On June 16th, 2023, TikTok user @pablooterodeg posted a dance cover parody with the audio, gaining over 298,000 likes in one month (shown below, right).

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