The end result looks like Harry Potter’s wizard’s chess, with pieces intelligently moving around the board on their own.

Chess is timeless, but automating it? That’s where the real magic begins. Enter [Tamerlan Goglichidze]’s Pi Board, an automated chess system that blends modern tech with age-old strategy ...

He calls it Ninja Chess. He’s had the idea to 3D print a complete set of ninjas vs pirates for a chess board, but, let’s be real; printing thirty-two chess pieces would take a long time.

Now we just need to make things a little more barbaric. Although it’s not directly related to Harry Potter in any way (yet!), the self-moving chess board from maker Square Off is still magical tech.