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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6320 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter nor the characters, and I do not make any money doing this.

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Staar: Thanks! I love the boys too! Glad you liked the update :)
loisa: Oh... well, some of it was my imagination, but I will admit that I took some ideas from the old kart games, like Mario Kart and Crash Banacoot. I also loved the the disney version on playstation. My brother and I played those type of games a LOT.
Chapter 28: The Race
Andrew stood at the edge of the booth they were in, his hands placed against the magical fence that kept him from falling into the deep pit of earth. He waited with anticipation as the huge timer in mid air counted down the seconds until the race started.
When it reached ten, he started the verbal "blast off countdown" (as he called it). Everyone joined in, just to amuse him and the many kids who had followed his lead.
"And...LAUNCH!" The announcer exclaimed, starting the race.
There was too much going on that you couldn't focus on everything. Fifteen buckets shot out from their holding gate with a BOOM like that of a cannon. A pile up of five buckets happened no less than twenty feet into the track, each bucket shoving into the others as the people behind the wheels struggled with making power and steering.
"Obviously we don't want that happening." Langston noted after an annoying buzzer went off when one of the buckets was pushed out of the track.
"Either you make a slow start or a fast one." Severus told them, pointing to their bucket that sat behind the mess, the occupants of it watching the pile up of buckets fight their way through.
"That Draco kid already ahead..." Langston said grimly.
"The advantage to having a faster bucket." Severus said with a nod.
"Look!" Andrew pointed eagerly to their bucket. The boy just flipped their switch down and then back up, and all the buckets in the pile up went into separate directions, making a path for the attacker to slip through. "Haha!" Andrew jumped and down, as the boy steered the bucket passed the others who were trying to get their buckets back under control. One was unsuccessful and was disqualified from the race.
"That kid's wise." Langston said, getting up from the bench to stand next to Andrew for a better look.
"Some people live for this game. That boy's been doing it since he was four."
"The impact is not dangerous?" Langston asked worriedly.
"Hardly. It can make your muscles sore, but that's about it. There's a safety ward on each bucket."
"You know, part of the fun in something like this is the fear factor."
"Oh, there's more dangerous races, although I am sure I wouldn't make it home alive if I took Andrew to one." Severus said with a smirk.
Langston nodded in understanding. Sirius Black had barely let Andrew go with them. If it weren't for Remus Lupin who had a way of getting Sirius to change his mind, it would have been just Langston and Severus today.
Langston set his hand on the little boy that he wished was his brother. Andrew barely noticed the gesture. His grey eyes were wide, watching the race with interest.
The boys gasped out as the bucket Draco was steering encased with a roof, and plummeted into the ocean. The water was charmed so they could still see the race from the many feet above.
"Wow!" Langston said, his eyes unmoving from Draco's bucket that was now swerving back and forth through the water to prevent someone from passing.
"I am guessing that bucket behind Draco can maneuver through the water better than the others?"
Severus nodded, watching the race intensely. His dark eyes were lit up with excitement and he was sitting at the edge of the bench he was seated on.
"Oh, he passed him!" Andrew cheered. "Haha!"
"Indeed." Severus kept his posture, but he was smirking at the younger man that had managed to fake out Draco and zoom right pass him.
"Our bucket is catching up." Langston noted, watching it crash into the water. As soon as it hit though, it instantly slowed.
"Draco set his attack." Severus answered Langston's puzzled face.
"Damn..." Langston muttered under his breath with disappointment. He didn't want that snobby kid to win.
"It takes a skilled pair to beat them." Severus said. "Draco and Lucius do this every weekend. They have had a grand amount of practice. And work together like clockwork."
Langston watched the spoiled brat pull into the blue circle, the lid had removed when he came out of the water. The kid's lips displayed a smug, triumphant smile and he jumped out of the bucket making Andrew shriek out, thinking the boy was going to fall, but the air Draco stood on was solid with a spell.
"Yes!" They heard the boy yell out in excitement. His hands went into the air in celebration. His father tapped his back, proud of his son.
Langston turned from the sight. "Okay, Severus, we just have to cream that kid." He said.
Severus nodded. "I was hoping you would say that." They watched as their bucket pull in, making fourth place. The boy and his father walked back to Severus and the boys, thanking them for their generosity.
"Too bad you lost." Andrew said to the boy.
"It was fun! Draco is a hard player, and his dad can always afford the best, but I like playing anyway."
"Stay behind and watch the next race." Severus offered. "You may learn something."
"Can't we, Dad?" The boy asked eagerly.
"Course you can!" The Dad said.
When the buckets floated back to their "gates", Severus, Andrew, and Langston approached their bucket.
"Think you can handle the power wheel?" Severus asked Langston.
"I can sure try!"
"When can I try?" Andrew pouted.
"When I show you how to beat the Malfoys." Severus said, lifting Andrew into the bucket. "Sit in the back."
"Kay!"
When they were all in the bucket, awaiting for the race to start, Severus explained a few things to the boys, mainly to Langston who was able to understand his words completely.
"Now, I don't play this much." Severus motioned to Draco's bucket. Draco and Lucius had switched positions.
"Why have they done that?" Langston asked when he realized this.
Severus chuckled "Lucius knows Draco doesn't have a chance against me. I am so good at this, that the novelty in winning a race has worn off for me."
"Why are you playing then?"
"To show you how to use the cheap bucket to your advantage. You remember what Lucius said? 'Agility and skill also have something to do with it.' It's true. With the right skills, any one of these buckets can win." Severus set his hands on the wheel in front of him. "Beating even the most favoured bucket."
"Severus, the extra weight is going to throw you off, mate." Draco's father taughted.
Severus eyes were heavily focused on the countdown clock. "I'll wager you two thousand Galleons that I still win with the extra forty pounds, mate."
Lucius said nothing in reply, giving them the idea that he didn't feel confident in making that bet.
"Don't be wet in front of your son, Lucius, what is that teaching him?"
"Narcissa would disapprove of betting around him." Lucius added quickly.
"And since when would you care about that?"
"Since it would get him out of losing a bet." Langston said with a laugh.
Lucius didn't reply and conviently busied himself with pointless instructions to Draco.
"So here's the first trick to know." Severus said quietly to the boys. "As you know, each attack lasts around four to ten seconds, and you must wait another minute before you can attack again. In order to do that though, the spell must be charged." He then told them that when they went to use the attack to immediately flip the switch back up, and it would instantly start recharging. Depending on the power of the attack, it would be finished by the time the cooldown was through. If it was a very powerful attack though, (due to the person who spun the power wheel being really good at their task) it could take longer.
"You need to find a good medium." Severus tutored Langston. "I'll flip the switch two seconds after the timer goes off. Usually, I do it two seconds before, but Lucius will expect this, so I have learned to alternate my attacks to confuse him off. Nonetheless, to avoid an early attack of mine, he will still hang back at the gate for about three seconds before he shoots out."
"So, you'll have a four second attack because that's the weakest you can do, and they will be the at the gate for one of those seconds, and face three seconds of the attack." Langston nodded. "Brilliant!"
"And what if he waits longer?" Andrew asked, only understanding a fraction of the plan.
"He'll get a very late start. He may be fast, but the attacks of the other buckets effect his the most, and just bout everyone will be out to attack him. The strategy of his bucket is to get ahead and fast, before the others start ramming each other off the track; else he will also end up in the pile up."
"Will the others gang up against him then?" Langston asked.
Severus nodded.
"I see the validity in your early attack then."
"Excellent." Severus smiled down at the twelve year old.
"Yay!" Andrew bounced in the back seat. His arm outstretched between Langston and Severus' heads as he pointed to the clock. Ten seconds were left.
The wheels were locked until five seconds before the race started, to allow the racers to build up energy, Langston spun the wheel as fast as he could, creating a loud clanking sound.
"LAUNCH!"
The three were tossed into the backs of their seats from the impact of moving forward at a sudden harsh spead. Andrew shreiked, first from fear of the new feeling, then from excitement. He giggle endlessly until Severus had to jerk his wheel to the right to avoid a collision that happened between three racers right in front of them. An effect of his bucket's attack.
As Severus predicted, Lucius hung back for a couple seconds, and when he charged out his bucket aimed right into Severus, their bucket skidding into pile up.
Langston watched the blonde haired man ram into their bucket, front to front with determination, trying to shove his way through. Draco was spinning his wheel as fast as he could, huffing from the workout.
"Flip the switch, Father!" Draco shouted.
"Crap." Langston muttered, gritting his teeth. Their wheels had suddenly gotten harder to turn. Severus used a more vulgar word, making Andrew laugh.
Lucius successfully crashed their bucket to one side, working his way into the pile up that blocked the path. Three racers were already out.
"We can't let them win." Langston grunted, sweating. The wheel barely turning. The attack released then, making his hands slip free off the wheel, it spun at a high speed, whirring from the action.
Lucius finally broke a path through the pile and flew off a ways ahead. Severus also took the made path, smashing into people just right and sending two more racer spinning off the track.
"You're brilliant, Severus!" Andrew gaped at the newly disqualified racers.
"Yes, people do keep telling me that." Severus said dryly.
"Here comes the water!" Langston's voice suddenly got high. "You should know that I can't swim." He admitted quickly.
Severus chuckled. "No worries."
Their bucket made a loud snap and suddenly their were encased into it, like a muggle car. They sailed deep into the water. It suddenly sounded like they had their ears plugged.
"Fishies!" Andrew tapped the glass window as a school of tiny fish hastily swam away.
A bucket then bumped into theirs, sending them out of control. They were tossed back and forth as Severus struggled to keep them on the track. "Full power, Langston." He said calmly through his wheel jerking.
When they were back under control, Severus flipped the switch, sending the racer that has attacked him instantly out of the game.
"Haha! He deserved that!" Andrew exclaimed.
Lucius' bucket had turned completely around, racing passed them in the wrong way.
Langston refrained from laughing, trying his hardest to keep the wheel moving, even though his arms were very sore.
Severus was now in the position that Draco was in earlier- As they shot out of the water, two people were bumping each side of the rear of their bucket, trying to toss him off, but he was used to such moves. He twisted the wheel to the left, bouncing off the racer on his left, and the one on the right, flew passed him at such a quick speed, they didn't have a chance to straighten themselves to follow the track. They were disqualified.
The bucket that was on their left had t-bone them and was pushing Severus and the boys forward.
Their vision went black then.
"Ahhh!" Langston screamed. "I can't see."
"He's blinded us. Stay calm."
"He's went around us, Severus." Andrew informed.
"You can see?" Langston asked.
"The extra weight has its bonuses." Severus said. "The people in back do not get effect by the blinding attack. Keep spinning."
"Severus, that Draco kid is coming!"
Severus waited another second before their vision was returned, he flipped the switch just as Lucius did his. Since Lucius had a sudden burst of speed, and Severus had tossed him into a different direction. Lucius' car went straight off the track.
"He's out!" Andrew announced with a squeal. "Draco's out, Langston!"
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