Racing with the Enemy
Official disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series or The Amazing Race.
A/N: The Amazing Race is used merely as a plot; any of the rules from the program are subjected to change by the authoress (me).
Prologue
All Seventh Year students please report to the Great Hall at 8:00 tonight.
Signed,
Albus Dumbledore
The short notice caused much stir in the remainder of the day, as the students of Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry Academy talked amongst themselves of the message from the Headmaster.
The students may have been curious of the notice, and perhaps even looking forward to the meeting, but the feeling of relief from the professors were none compared to theirs by the end of the day. Because of the note, students were distracted in class, and unwilling to participate in the lessons. On top of that, the Great War had ended just recently, with the surprise appearance of Dumbledore. The Light side had won, not unexpectedly, and Voldemort had been overthrown by Harry Potter, with the aid of his two best friends.
All the tenseness and fear had disappeared along with the Dark side, and people were able to live without apprehension once more. Hogwarts re-opened halfway through the school year, after it had been fixed from the damage caused from the War.
At 8:00 sharp, all the Seventh Year students crowded into the Great Hall, awaiting their headmaster. As Dumbledore entered the hall, the chattering ceased, and whispering began to build up. He raised his hand, and silence fell at last.
"I am sure you are all curious as to why I have called a meeting tonight. As most of you are aware, with the triumph of the Great War, many are learning to live once more in safety and security. Several families have lost loved ones; others have lost all they had. So I have decided to create an enjoyable adventure for all of you to participate in. With half of the year gone by already, the staff and I have decided to introduce to you…The Amazing Race!"
Dumbledore's announcement was met with many blank and confused faces, although there were a fair few who jumped up and whooped with glee.
The Headmaster smiled at the reactions of his students. One again, he raised his hand into the air, and the mutterings and whispers died away.
"I am sure there are many of you out there who have no clue as to what I just announced. The Amazing Race, is in fact, a muggle reality show. It is just as the title suggests; a race. There will be nine pairs of students chosen at random, to compete against each other. The aim of the race is to travel to the destination provided, and be the first one, preferably, so that your chance of elimination will not be high. At the end of the race, the winning team shall win a prize, which I shall not disclose until the race has been completed."
Dumbledore gazed across the hall; many of his students were murmuring amongst themselves, wondering who would be chosen and how.
"I know this is hard to understand, so I have prepared a rule sheet regarding the race. I will have it posted up on your notice boards by tomorrow morning. For now, I bid you good night."
A/N2: Before I posted this story, I did a search to see if anyone else had used this idea as well. Unfortunately, there have been two others, so I have to add another disclaimer saying that this idea came to me, and I did not copy from others. Just to clear up on that fact.