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What Race??	By : BlindedHP Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 2935 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-What Race??
- 2-Dice the Rice, or Fly your Kite
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Title: What Race?

Summary: "What possessed you to put my name down for such an imbecilic venture? If it has escaped your notice, I'm a full time Professor and do not have time for such trivialities and neither do you!" Snarry established relationship.

Warnings: Slash and Het pairings. Hilarity, Drama, Romance, anything and everything that you usually find on "The Amazing Race"

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or The Amazing Race.

Harry Potter is the property of JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Please note that this story is written purely from imagination and a bit of research. If there are things that do not match with real world geographical evidence then please forgive me but I have not been to all the places the contestants will venture.

Important AN: Writing this type of fic takes some serious research and this takes time so I can't make any promises of how regular the updates will be. Anyone with a preference of where the contestants should go and some of the tasks they should do in that country, please let me know, especially if you are from that country and know what traditions are important for you which can be a challenge for tourists – this could be a great help in choosing the tasks.

Chapter 2

The flight to Bangkok was as tiresome as Severus had expected. The adrenalin pumping through everyone's veins was making them act like hyper active children and it caused a headache of massive proportions for Severus.

Harry was containing his enthusiasm quite admirably but the shine in his eyes told Severus that he was just as – if not more – excited as the rest of the teams.

Disembarking at the airport in Bangkok, Severus quickly directed Harry toward the luggage area where they collected their bags and proceeded towards the exit.

They had been given one and a half thousand of the Thailand currency 'Baht' – however much that was of wizarding value, Severus had no idea. The bus terminal was just outside the airport and after a quick exchange it was determined that there were three busses going in the direction of the Bangplee market – the first of which had already left so they had to wait another twenty minutes for the second bus.

All seven teams of the first flight got the second bus and Severus took a seat in the front of the bus so that they would be able to get off first.

The Market they had to search through was a massive hive of bodies. There were children running around and people shouting from one side to the other in a language Severus could not understand.

The twins were ahead of them while the other teams had each taken a different row in the market to search for their clue.

Severus hated to admit it but the anticipation of their next quest was thrumming through him and causing an excited twitch in his fingers. He forced himself to keep still and did a mental check to make sure that his stoic mask was still in place.

The happy grin that Harry shot him told him that his partner had seen his restlessness and Severus scowled at the brat.

They heard an excited squeal in the row next to them and hurried over to see if it was where they would find their next clue. The Pink squealers rushed passed them with a familiar looking envelope clutched in one of their hands.

Harry hurried up to the stall where Severus could see red and yellow flags hanging from the umbrella that shaded the wares of the vendor from the sun.

"Detour" Harry announced and Severus mentally re-read the summary Harry had given him so as to give himself a clue as to what would be expected of him now.

"There is a choice between "Dice the Rice" or "Fly your Kite". In Dice the Rice, we will have to taste seven different types of rice where the names of each are provided on a piece of paper before going to another table where we have to sort the rice in the correct order by tasting each of the unnamed bowls."

Harry looked up expectantly after reciting this option but Severus just waved him on.

"In Fly your Kite, we will have to find the kite vendor, buy ourselves a kite each and learn how to handle it. We will need to be able to move ten meters without the kite dropping to the ground."

"That sounds easy enough." Harry enthused but Severus shook his head.

"Not only does the second option cost us money whereas the first one doesn't, I am a potions master and my taste is impeccable. We will do the Rice task."

Harry looked a bit down heartened but Severus refused to budge. He was not going to humiliate himself by walking after a muggle contraption dancing in the air with the only guarantee of success relying on a wind in the air.

The stall with the rice was not far away and after ascertaining that this was indeed the one where contestants would compete, Severus tasted the first bowl of rice.

Harry tasted three different bowls while Severus tasted four. After ensuring that he had the names of each type of rice correctly ordered in his head, they turned to find the table where they would now have to sort the rice.

As expected, Severus had absolutely no problem identifying the four different types of rice he had tasted. Unfortunately, he had forgotten that Harry did not have his skills and the brat had to run back once to go through the process again. After getting a nod and a smile from the vendor, Severus took the envelope she held out and the two made their way back to the road.

None of the other teams were there so Severus was fairly certain that they were once again one of the first teams to complete the task.

"It says we have to get ourselves to the 'Jim Thomson House' where we will find our next clue."

Severus nodded to show that he had heard Harry and hailed a taxi. Getting in, Severus simply said "Jim Thomson House" and waited for the driver to start the car.

He did not expect the man to turn around and start chattering in another language.

Harry placed a restraining hand on his arm and repeated their destination for the driver. The driver shook his head and Harry asked if he maybe had a phone they could use. After getting the mobile device, Harry typed away on the thing before grinning broadly and telling the driver it was next to the Saen Saeb Canal. This elicited a positive response from the driver and they were on their way.

"It says here it is on Rama 1 road".

The driver gave Harry another happy nod and Severus was satisfied that they were heading in the right direction.

"Can you tell us how far it is?" Harry asked the driver and found out that it was about 40km.

The Jim Thomson House was a very quaint Asian designed building. There was a clue box on the steps and Severus kept a restraining hand on Harry's arm while striding quickly towards it. Minerva and Rolanda were there as well – how they had managed their task so quickly and gotten here before them, Severus had no idea.

"Roadblock" Severus read and Harry leaned over to read the clue with him.

"Who can keep both eyes open and calculate at once"

"That's you Severus, you know I'm terrible at doing two things at once."

"Oh very well then…"

"In this Roadblock, the team member selected will take part in the guided tour that Jim Thomson House provides and team members will have to look out for all the sculptures tagged with the amazing race flags and count them. When you reach the end of the tour you must provide the tour guide with the correct answer to receive your next clue. If you do not have the correct answer, you will have to wait for the next tour to start and re-do the roadblock."

Severus had to wait fifteen minutes for the tour to start and in that time he and Rolanda were joined by Mrs Weasley.

Knowing that there were already two other teams with him and that the rest were most likely close, Severus enlisted the help of the other two and together they worked through the tour and pointed out any flags the other might have missed. By the end of the tour, Severus and Mrs Weasley had both counted 27 where Rolanda had counted 26. Two out of three was the better chance of success so Severus went with 27 and got a nod and smile as the guide handed over their clue.

Severus was uncertain whether Rolanda's stubbornness at always believing herself right would shine through now or if she was going to take the chance that both other members might have gotten it right where she got it wrong.

Harry excitedly grabbed his arm as Severus exited and they read the clue together.

"Get yourselves to the next Pit-stop at the Sanam Luang Park. The last team to check in here WILL be eliminated.

They hailed a taxi and after the first two appeared to be full, the third one pulled off and Harry quickly asked the driver to take them to Sanam Luang Park. The driver seemed to understand almost no English and after asking one of the other Thai tourists who understood a bit of English to translate for their driver, they were set.

One thing that Severus really hated about this race was the rule about getting consent from every person they spoke to, to film them for the race. It was understandable that you had to ask them to sign a release form so that no one would get into trouble for airing a person on television who might have a problem with having their face on TV for all to see but it was still a very time-consuming process and it grated on Severus's nerves.

When they arrived at the Park, Harry quickly dashed to get their bags while Severus settled the cab fee.

The Weasley couple was already on their way to where Severus could see the muggle presenter – 'Phil' was his name, as Harry reminded him – and even with Harry's enthusiasm and Severus's long strides, he knew they would not catch the other two but still gave it his best shot. He would not lose a place in this race by slacking off, if he came in behind the couple it would be because they were faster, not because he didn't give it his best.

They made it to the mat half a minute after the Weasley couple and Severus found that 'Phil' had waited for them before announcing anyone's place.

"Ron and Hermione, you are the first team to arrive! Congratulations! As you are the first team to arrive, you have won the 'express pass'."

"Severus and Harry, you are the second team to arrive."

Harry gave 'Phil' a broad smile before turning that beaming face to Severus.

Severus gave him a nod in acknowledgement and they turned around to pick up their bags and make their way to the guest house Phil indicated.

As they walked, Severus saw a taxi pull up with Minerva and Rolanda and gave them a nod as he preceded Harry up the stairs to their accommodation.

When they had first started this race, Severus had not imagined that it would be so taxing on a person. Being in a constant state of anticipation and fear of losing was something that he knew would get to them at some stage. He only hoped that Harry would be able to cope with the stress but knew that after years of war and not knowing what to expect next, Harry should be alright with this.

After dropping their bags in their room, Severus led Harry into the lounge area of the guest house where they waited to see which of the other teams made it.

Severus kept a close eye on the time as he knew that they would leave on the next leg of the race exactly 12 hours after their check-in time. That meant they would be leaving at 01:10 in the morning so Severus wanted to go to bed no later than 17:00 or they would be dead on their feet the next day.

After Minerva and Rolanda came Ms Patil and Ms Brown and Severus felt his headache returning as the two girls happily squealed about making fourth place.

Strangely enough, the next team to arrive was not the Weasley twins but the Lovegoods. The twins came in sixth and the Malfoy's were the seventh team to arrive. The mutt and the wolf, Severus found would unfortunately be with them for the next leg of the race but Harry happily chatted with them and Severus could not keep his scowl long when he saw Harry so happy.

Severus was astounded to see the Creevey brothers come in at ninth place – he had honestly thought they would be the first team eliminated.

At 3:50, Longbottom and Zabini came in with relieved smiles on their faces – apparently they had run into some trouble with their cab driver who took them to the wrong Sanam Luang first – they arrived at a building, not a park but knew immediately it was the wrong place and told their driver to take them to the Sanam Luang PARK – which they had to explain with hand gestures.

This, Severus knew meant that Abbott and Bones would be eliminated and he could not find it in himself to feel sorry for them – eventually eight teams would be eliminated before the final race and then there could only be one winner.

After some exited retellings of their adventure thus far, Severus interrupted the conversation by stating that he and Harry needed to get to bed. As everyone finally realised the time and that most of them would be leaving in about eight hours again for another activity filled day, everyone said their good lucks and went to their respective rooms.

End Chapter 2.

A few facts quickly:

I didn't realise that many of you might not know what the Amazing Race is – I hope that you have a fair idea now and that you will enjoy this race with our favourite characters LOL!

There is currently about seven countries that hold such a race and as far as I know – they all call it 'The Amazing Race: Whichever country' – ex. 'The Amazing Race: China' – or they might call it 'The Amazing Race: Asia', I'm not sure.

The American version was the very first race and they are currently busy with their 20th season – they have 2 per year.

I hope that this answers some of your questions…

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Oh, and for those of you who haven't read my other fics, English is not my first language – I live in South Africa and my home language is Afrikaans
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