grand_national

For Wild Magelet

gilpin25 wrote in grand_national May 16, 2007 14:35

Title: One Cool Cookie.
Author: gilpin25
Format: One-shot
Rating & Warnings: PG-13 for innuendo, swearing and sexual references. Occasionally all three in the same sentence. ;)
Word Count: 9959
Summary: Sometimes all it takes is a visit from a passing Dragon Keeper to bring to the surface things that were so well hidden people didn't even know they were ( Read more... )

For LadyBracknell

shimotsuki wrote in grand_national May 14, 2007 23:39

Title: Long Memories
Author: shimotsuki
Summary: Once Remus finally braves the Hogwarts staffroom, the transition from student to teacher is easier than he expected.
Rating: G
Word count: 2101
Author's note: This is my grand_national prize fic for ladybracknell, who requested Hogwarts teachers, PoA year.

For Drumher

mrstater wrote in grand_national May 14, 2007 14:16

Title: All In the Family
Author: MrsTater
Format: One-shot
Rating & Warnings: PG-13 for innuendo
Word Count: 8600ish
Summary: What are the odds Remus' and Tonks' firstborn will be a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff? Bets are made on Alba's sorting. The stakes are high, but that's nothing new for two members of the Order of the Phoenix. But this time, ( Read more... )

(Untitled)

lady_bracknell wrote in grand_national Apr 30, 2007 22:01

I was noodling on YouTube for something else, and wondered if....

And yes, YouTube has finally come up trumps with a vid of the '07 Grand National. Of course, you know where your horse finished by now, but if you'd like to see the actual race, here it is:

Click to view

video

Relativity

phoenixfyre13 wrote in grand_national Apr 29, 2007 04:35

Well, here is my payment fic for bratanimus, as Monkerhostin and Celtic Son put in a good fight but did not come out in the top five. It doesn't quite feel like payment, since I really did have a great time writing this. :) Enjoy!

Title: Relativity
Author: phoenixfyre13
Rating: PG
Summary: Remus has always seen similarities between him and Snape. What will it take for ( Read more... )

And the winner is.....

lady_bracknell wrote in grand_national Apr 14, 2007 16:37

What a race!

Total farce at the start, took them three or four attempts to get away - then they all set off like rockets. 40 started, only 13 finished, nearly all the favourites fell, nail-biting finish.

And so the winners:

( First Past The Post )

winners

Over the first

lady_bracknell wrote in grand_national Apr 14, 2007 13:41

Well, today's the big day, the big race.

gilpin25 and I have been scouring the internet for somewhere those of you outside the UK can watch online, with, we thought, limited success. Then we found this . You have to create a username and password, and we're not 100% sure it'll work outside the UK (since the BBC one doesn't), but it might be worth a try ( Read more... )

race day

The Fancied Gee-Gees.

gilpin25 wrote in grand_national Apr 12, 2007 18:10

Here's a very rough guide to the fancied steeds who, in theory if not reality, should be the best chance you've got of winning this thing and walking off into the sunset with a fic in your victorious hand. Of course, doing this has instantly guaranteed that it's going to be a year for the outsiders, about whom you'll know nothing... ;)

( Time For Some Bonding With Your Horse )

update

Fancy a Flutter?

lady_bracknell wrote in grand_national Apr 12, 2007 13:34

So you've got your horse names, but you've no idea what they actually mean in terms of the race. gilpin25's Guide To The Favourites will be up later, but for now, here are the latest odds, so you can see where your horses sit in the field according to the bookies.

( let's head over to John McCririck )

latest odds

It's the luck of the draw.....

lady_bracknell wrote in grand_national Apr 12, 2007 11:33

Nostrils quivering in anticipation? Ears back, alert for the starter's pistol? Gently pawing the ground?

Well, wait no longer, because the runners and riders have been announced, and the draw has taken place!

( The Big Draw )

the draw