In honor of the Kentucky Derby
May. 6th, 2006 06:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Well, for a certain value of "honor"...also inspired by a rant at
fanficrants about how stupid it is to send the Harry Potter cast to a Muggle horse race in Kentucky. I agree. My alternative.
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snape100; doesn't fit the current challenge. Death Eaters behaving badly!
Breeding Counts
Words: 100
Rating: PG
Characters: Lucius, Blaise, Snape
Summary: In which Lucius demonstrates why he was never a contender for a teaching position.
It was the social event of the year for the overmoneyed, and Lucius Malfoy was holding court in his skybox at the great thestral race. “Breeding will tell,” he said, nudging his son’s friend Blaise, “See, the inferior line of the tendons there?”
“Er” said Blaise, looking down. “I can’t see them, sir.”
Lucius aimed his wand way down at the track, where the Muggleborn groom for the mount Cornelius Fudge owned was standing. “Avada Kedavra. Now you can. So – you do understand it’s the bloodline that…”
Snape rolled his eyes. The worst breeding he could see was up here.
So how'd it go for you? Your horse win?
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Breeding Counts
Words: 100
Rating: PG
Characters: Lucius, Blaise, Snape
Summary: In which Lucius demonstrates why he was never a contender for a teaching position.
It was the social event of the year for the overmoneyed, and Lucius Malfoy was holding court in his skybox at the great thestral race. “Breeding will tell,” he said, nudging his son’s friend Blaise, “See, the inferior line of the tendons there?”
“Er” said Blaise, looking down. “I can’t see them, sir.”
Lucius aimed his wand way down at the track, where the Muggleborn groom for the mount Cornelius Fudge owned was standing. “Avada Kedavra. Now you can. So – you do understand it’s the bloodline that…”
Snape rolled his eyes. The worst breeding he could see was up here.
So how'd it go for you? Your horse win?
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Date: 2006-05-06 11:54 pm (UTC)I didn't actually have a horse before I watched, but now I'm totally in love with Barbaro (and not just because I've been totally in love with Michael Matz from way back in the Jet Run days). I'd so love to see him win the triple crown. Who was the last one, anyway? Seattle Slew??
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Date: 2006-05-07 12:01 am (UTC)Some people who know way more about horse racing than I do say the Triple Crown is a possibility. We've thought that before, though...I think there was one more recently than Seattle Slew, but I'm not really sure about that. It's been a pretty long time at any rate.
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Date: 2006-05-07 02:47 am (UTC)I actually bet on a horse for the first and only time today!
I didn't win, but it sure was fun! I was tempted to shout at the television for him to move his bloomin' arse. Never thought of that wand thing though...
I would totally bet on thestral races.
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Date: 2006-05-07 02:51 am (UTC)I've only bet on a horse once, some minor Chicago-area race...my office held a staff party at an OTB place. :P
I would bet on thestral races too. I can see them, too. But I bet the stakes are really, really high.
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Date: 2006-05-07 02:56 am (UTC)awwww *hugs you*
also, you're so cool. :-)
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Date: 2006-05-07 03:25 am (UTC)Hey, guess what I'm working on tonight.
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Date: 2006-05-07 05:29 am (UTC)yes, I just had to ask machka how to do little font. :-)
my ears are burning.
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Date: 2006-05-07 03:26 am (UTC)Horse Stories!! :)
Date: 2006-05-07 04:51 am (UTC)Hee-hee, Snape thinking about inferior breeding!! :D So, did Fudge's mount win? That would rub it in nicely. Ack, killing the groom, muggle-born or not - how declasse! Good grooms are SO hard to find!
Been writing horse stories too, altho in the Warmachine universe, but still, a talking horse of a type called the 'Ghost Wind', what more could ya want? And I'm working on an illustration of the animal as well. (You know writing a horse story is simply an excuse to DRAW horses!)
We had nothing but horse lovers in my house today and *none* of us remembered the Derby! I didn't even know the names of the contenders. *blush* I might be a bit better at remembering the names of famous dressage horses. The Black Stallion would glare at me, if he knew how much I've lapsed.
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Date: 2006-05-07 05:01 am (UTC)That's funny that NONE of you remembered! I would've thought you'd be watching for sure. I was thinking of you, anyway.
I think the jockeys at a thestral race would probably practically have to be able to see their mounts, and I agree, the announcers and commentators and referees would have be drawn from the ranks of war veterans and medics and sure, DEs (and apparently, Hogwarts grads). Yes, I think Fudge's steed did win. That's nice karma. Perhaps because his jockey could actually see him now! And it was the first race that everyone who was paying attention could see entirely.
Of course, for the more innocent audience members, they could always see the jockeys and the tack and the colours flying by - just not what was really doing the work. :)
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Date: 2006-05-07 05:12 am (UTC)Forgot folks like medics - and religious practitioners - and police, etc., would certainly be able to see the black pegasi. Any jockey better be ablt to, although Harry's friends were willing to ride sight unseen (eek!). Yeah, you could see the jockeys and colors - maybe you could put streamers in the thestral's manes and tails to help make for visual cues?
Erg, and yeah, everyone at the races that day could see the thestrals, oy. Thanks, Lucius! -_-
I hope Malfoy lost a ton of money on the betting.
I'm hoping the horse sketch will color nicely, although it's his rider who actually has more color on him, Cat is mostly black, white, and grey.
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Date: 2006-05-07 05:25 am (UTC)I wonder how the thestrals would feel about the colored ribbons. Legbands too.
He did lose money - and took it out on lots of people, though not as spectacularly.
Oooh, that'll look cool colored.
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Date: 2006-05-07 05:41 am (UTC)I've no idea how thestrals would 'like' legbands, streamers, or any of that stuff - might be interesting to see what they do about it. :D I hate to think what would happen if a thestral suddenly decided it didn't want a rider any more. It's bad enough when a terrestrial horse decides to dump a rider. A bucking-fit at 1000 feet would be pretty 'interesting'.
Will probably do the coloring of the art tomorrow after I've had sleep - my typos mean it's time to get to bed. :)
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Date: 2006-05-07 03:06 pm (UTC)you gave me a grin and a chuckle on this pre-caffeinated sunday morning full of grading late papers, and "i don't see why i should have to read this sort of impenetrable baloney!"-themed reading responses i've been putting off looking at for...hmm...a month. sometimes my students run a bit more to the Malfoy end of the attitude spectrum. "a new idea that challenges my conceptions! a reading that isn't dead easy and obvious as the doorknob! i am offended! ooh, the vapors! medic! healer!"
*rolleyes*
uh--go ahead and remind me that i was just the same when i was their age, because i could use the reminder. but...but STILL!
(i need a paid vacation).
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Date: 2006-05-07 09:09 pm (UTC)Oy on the late-papers front. It's good to see you getting your Snape on. No coincidence that so many of the Snape fangirls I know online are teachers IRL. ;)
I suppose I should remind you that you were just the same, but I'm not sure it's true...was there ever a time when you resented the mysterious and challenging in literature?
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Date: 2006-05-07 10:57 pm (UTC)Personally, I like to think that Malfoy senior's afterlife will involve him being Hastur and Ligur's housemaid (frilly apron optional).
You will write this, won't you? ;)
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Date: 2006-05-08 10:57 pm (UTC)You know I'm not going to be able to resist. There are just so many ironic torments that are just begging to have themselves inflicted upon Lucius. *Wonders if there could be a way to have Dobby and Gollum visit the diabolic Dukes*
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Date: 2006-05-08 11:42 pm (UTC)Are Dobby and Gollum shacking up now? I'm sure they could use some nice housewares.
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