```python
def line_tag(body):
    if not isinstance(body, str):
        raise ValueError("line_tag expects a string")
    return format(sum(ord(ch) for ch in body) % 256, "02x")


def check_line(line):
    if not isinstance(line, str):
        raise ValueError("check_line expects a string")
    if len(line) < 3:
        raise ValueError("line must be at least three characters long")
    if line[-3] != '~':
        raise ValueError("the third-from-last character must be a tilde")
    tag = line[:-3]
    expected_tag = line_tag(tag)
    if tag != expected_tag:
        raise ValueError(f"tag does not match the body: {tag} (expected {expected_tag})")
    return line
```