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[Elise Madley]

Elise felt the smile form on her lips as she stepped through the stands of the pitch. Quidditch had always been something she was in love with. It was something that her father had taught her about at an early age, her and her twin. Really she thought that it had always been for her brother, an attempt to get him interested in the sport. But Ellie had been the one that picked it up and became an insane fan. Of course, she didn’t play the sport. Elise had always been terrified of being on brooms. There was never enough there for support and she hated the thought of falling off one. So she was always the person in the stands, cheering everyone else on.

Elise settled herself onto one of the many seats in the stands and lifted her camera to her eyes. She looked at the pitch through the narrowed field of vision, her smile broadening. She was excited for this year actually because she had her new camera. She was hoping that her shots would turn out better than they had the year before, not that they had been awful but the improvement of technology always made things better. It was one of the things she loved more about photography. It was a hobby she could have both here and out in the muggle world, which seemed to be a rarity among wizarding hobbies. Slowly, El lowered her camera and set it in her lap, letting her eyes scan on the pitch. Soon there would be deafening cheering coming from this place and she couldn’t wait.

[Sirius Black]

Sirius made his way through the people trying to get to the Quidditch Pitch to watch the upcoming match. The only ones Sirius ever made an effort to go to were the ones that James was in, primarily because he had nothing better to do in that time anyways. He needed to get there early if he had any chance of getting a decent seat. He used his long legs to his advantage and he was soon the head of the pack. He picked up his pace into a light jog, and then found the stands practically empty. Perfect, he thought to himself. He was tempted to start up a betting pool for everyone heading in, but he had been caught one too many times. Maybe when the stands were a little busier and he could be more discreet about his business dealings.

He wasn't completely alone, however. He recognized Elise's hair from anywhere. It was the hair he had always looked out for in his earlier years, when he was able to peer over everyone else's head due to a growth spurt. It had been a while since he kept a watch out for his first-ever crush, but it didn't make the familiarity go away.

"Putting your camera away?" Sirius asked as he approached. He struck a rather feminine pose, "But the model has just arrived! And you call yourself a photographer."

[Elise Madley]

Elise chewed at her bottom lip as she lifted her hand to stare at the watch wrapped tightly around her wrist. Shouldn’t be too long before everyone else piled into the place. She certainly wasn’t going to complain about a bit of company though. Normally she would have gone out of her way to make it down to the pitch with a group of friends but there had been something about being there first with her camera in hand to snag the best seat that had seemed much more appealing. So when the familiar voice sounded near her she actually jumped a bit, jerking her head in his direction.

A bright smile instantly lit up her face as her eyes landed on Sirius. She’d always adore him and the way he had no problem goofing off, which generally just made her smile more. Ellie laughed loudly at the poses, quickly jerking her hand to her mouth to stifle the sound. “Oh and here I thought that I was only going to be presented with the chance to capture the game today. I was so wrong!” Elise continued to laugh, making her words a bit shaky as she quickly lifted the camera and snapped a picture of him. She lowered the camera slowly, peering at him over the top edge of it before dropping it back to her lap.

Elise reached over and patted the spot beside her, offering him the seat. “I was worried I was going to have to cheer by myself.” She pulled a worried expression for a few moments before the smile was firmly back in place. “How are you? Merlin, I’ve missed you.” She contemplated throwing her arms around him in a hug for a moment before she shot the idea down, no need in crossing boundaries so early in the term.

[Sirius Black]

Sirius enjoyed the sound of Elise's laughter - it wasn't only her laughter that he liked, he liked it when he could make anyone laugh. There was a need in Sirius to make people laugh.

Sirius feigned a look of confusion after she had taken her picture and lowered the camera. "What? There's a game going on today? And here I thought everyone was here for me. I promise, though, only you have photo rights."

He took her up on the offer of the seat, and it was none too early as it seemed like the barrier had broken and everyone was pouring in. He looked around for his usual betters, but then his eyes fell back to Elise. He supposed it would be rude to do his gambling bit when catching up. He looked down at the Pitch.

"Missed me? I'm only a hollar away." he grinned at her. He realized he didn't know how to answer her question. "I'm fantastic," he said, unsure of what else to tell her. What had he not told her? How long had it really been since they last spoke. He didn't want to go into the details of the torture that was the couple days at home before going off to the Potters' for the summer, or the continuing torture of seeing his relatives at school. He realized he didn't have much good to talk about. "I must be boring you. Don't worry, it's only the beginning of the school year, I'm sure I can make some good stories for you in a couple weeks. Maybe a couple of days. How about you? Doing a lot of nude photography? You know, I know a fantastic model..."

[Elise Madley]

Elise stared at him for a moment, having to bite down on her bottom lip to keep herself from laughing again. She nodded her head, shoving the most serious look on her face that she could muster. “Terribly sorry. That must be what all of this ruckus is about then. You. I should have known.” She couldn’t keep the straight face though and broke into a smile halfway through her words. “Does this mean you’ve been posing for other people? And here I thought you were only the star of my photos.” Elise pushed a pout onto her lips as she looked at him, knowing he’d realize she was just teasing him. It was too much fun to joke around with Sirius like this.

Elise lifted her brows. “You…boring? That’ll be the day that the world ends.” She snickered, knowing that even Sirius’s boring stories were far better than her exciting ones. The guy was simply interesting and there was no way to deny it, not that she would ever try. Elise was getting ready to reply when he mentioned nude models. Her mind instantly snapped to picturing him naked and her cheeks burned bright red. Ellie ducked her head down to her lap, her eyes lingering on her camera like she wished she could disappear behind it entirely. “Nudes. Never in a million years.” She shook her head before moving her gaze back to his face, her cheeks still burning. “But I’ve been decent enough. My parents deemed it acceptable to get me a new camera for my birthday so I can’t honestly complain about much. And I’m almost out of this place.” Ellie ran her fingers over the camera before she leaned over and nudged Sirius. “What are you going to do without me around next year? You’ll have no one left to tease.” She laughed softly. It was more likely that he just wouldn’t have a girl who blushed so ferociously around him.