Announcements for the world cup

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

The three broomsticks was packed for the announcement of the teams chosen for the world cup. Most of the teams were there for what seemed to be a big party, and many people in the magical world had come out to witness this yearly event. There was only one team that had a clear shot of getting picked, and that was the Bulgarian team. Everything else was up in the air, although the chatter seemed to be focused on the French team, who had gone on a late season winning streak to finish out the season much stronger than the previous few years.

Elle was sitting at the bar, conversing with some of her teammates. Her team was excited about the possibility of being picked for the world cup. It would be the team's first appearance at the cup in several decades, and Elle knew it would be a great opportunity for the team if they were chosen.

Eventually her teammates wandered off to talk to other people, and Elle was by herself, and got lost in her thoughts. It happened a lot, especially the last few years. She thought back to the last time she had come out for the cup announcement. It was several years ago, before Olivia was born. She had just gotten engaged to her then fiance, Lee DeLorme, and she was on top of the world. Of course, at that time, she didn't know about the affair he was having on her. she would later find that out on her wedding day when she would discover the two and call off the wedding. That action alone made her completely close up and become untrusting of everyone. The thought of the person she loved betraying her that badly devastated her.

One of her teammates got her attention and she snapped back into reality, joining in on a conversation to pass time. It was only a matter of time before the announcement of the teams would occur.

[VIGGO KRUM]

Viggo had been planning on hearing about the chosen teams for the World Cup at home with the rest of the team. His sister had convinced him that morning to go to Hogsmeade with her because she wanted to buy something or other and talk to some of the shop owners to see if she could get them to sell her shoe line in the future. The hour long trip to Hogsmeade had turned into a whole day event.

Viggo couldn't miss hearing the announcements so had wandered into Three Broomsticks so that he could hear it the second it was said. As he walked in several people shook his hand telling him that his team was sure to make it. He smiled and agreed. A kid came up to him and asked for his autograph and a picture. Viggo did so with a smile on his face, watching the kid run back to his papa once he'd gotten what he wanted. Viggo couldn't help feel a bit sad, thinking about his childless life. All he had really wanted, maybe even more so than Quidditch was to be a husband and father. He had been so close to his dream when Hunter Wood snatched it from him. Hunter had stolen his fiance Boa and ever since he had been in the worst kind of slump with love and women.

He took an open seat on the bar. He asked the tender for his strongest drink. Viggo noticed a blonde girl sitting beside him. She seemed to belong with the others from the French Team that had come to Hogsmeade. "And whatever the lady wants". He was always a charmer and gentlemen. Viggo smiled at the girl "Viggo Krum, pleased to make your acquaintance" he waited for her to respond with her name. He held her hand and kissed it lightly as was custom in his country.

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

Elle looked over as someone sat next to her. The bartender asked her what she wanted and after thinking for a second, decided on a vodka cranberry, and the bartender went and got it for her, setting it on the bar. Some of her teammates heard what was going on started chattering in french excitedly. It started in whispers to each other, and got a little bit louder until Elle caught on. "Quiet you guys, it's not that big of a deal," she told them in french, and turned her attention back to Viggo. "Same to you," she said, in english, trying to be polite in case he didn't know french. "I'm Elle. Elle Belmont," she said casually, taking a drink of her drink. The bartender had made it stronger than she had expected, and she coughed a little bit, setting the drink down.

She was quiet for a second, and then started talking again. "you're on the bulgarian team, yes?" she asked, recognizing the name. "i think the teams are supposed to be announced soon. I heard your team has a good chance of being chosen," she said. she could still hear her teammates giggling and chatting like teenage girls, and rolled her eyes. "you'll have to excuse my teammates. i don't think they know how to act like adults sometimes," she added. The team had just gone back to being a traditionally all female team after being co-ed for a little over a decade. And of course, that also meant that there was drama and gossip. It was Elle's biggest frustration as captain...she always felt like she was the only mature one of the group.

[VIGGO KRUM]

Viggo smiled after learning her name "That is a very pretty name you have there Elle Belmont. It really rolls off the tongue doesn't it". He wasn't being creepy he just really thought it sounded nice. Viggo patted her back gently as she began to cough "I'm sorry, he knows I like my alcohol strong. He must have assumed you'd want the same. I apologize. Let me order you something lighter". Viggo then waved down the bar tender "Please something not so strong for the lady". The tender said "of course, of course" and gave her pretty much the same drink but it didn't burn as badly.

He flashed his pearly whites at her as he said "there you go, try that now". When she asked if she was on the Bulgarian team it made him laugh a bit to himself. He wasn't sure if this girl really didn't know for sure who he was or if she was trying to play it cool. Either way it was refreshing. "Yes I'm on the Bulgarian team. I'm the captain and a beater. What is your position?" Women usually gawked over him. He had beat his father's record as youngest pro quidditch player, only to be beat by his ex fiance. Viggo wouldn't have minded being beat by Boa, if she was still his... but her heart no longer belonged to him. When Elle apologized for her teammates he chuckled "Oh I don't mind. I have a sister. I'm not phased by giddy women as I once was as a younger man". He definatley wasn't old now but he was in his later 20s and now that his dreams for a family had been crushed for the moment he couldn't help but feel like he an old widower.

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

"Err..thanks?" Elle said, a little confused. "I don't think anyone's ever complimented my name before," she said, laughing just a tiny bit. She heard him apologize for the drink being so strong, and shook her head. "It's not an issue. I just wasn't expecting it to be that strong, i guess," she said, taking a drink of the remade one, noticing it was much better. She didn't drink much anyways...she always got horrible hangovers, and when you have a small child, it's not exactly the best life choice.

She heard him answer her question about him being on the bulgarian team. She knew he was on the team, she just hadn't known what position. The two teams had played against each other before, but she never really got around to meeting any of the teams members, always having to rush home after games to take care of Olivia. She was almost relieved sometimes that she could use that as an escape to not have to deal with people. "Actually, surprisingly, i play the same position. I've been captain for two years now, and i've been a beater on the team for 5 years," she said.

Elle noticed that viggo didn't seemed phased by her teammate's obnoxiousness, and was relieved. Many of her younger teammates tried constantly to hook her up with different guys, hoping she would find someone. It annoyed Elle to no end, and they always seemed to react like middle schoolers whenever she even said hi to a guy. Some of the people around her age on the team knew about the history between Elle and Lee, her ex-fiance, so they didn't push as hard as the others. "It looks like a lot of the wizarding world has come out for this tonight," she said to no one in particular, just observing her surroundings. She wondered if she would see Haru at all. Since their encounter at the park, she had been thinking about him. She wanted to get to know him better, even if nothing were to ever happen between the two of them besides maybe a friendship.

[VIGGO KRUM]

Viggo had finished his drink and politely asked the tender for another. He smiled finding out that he had Elle played the same position "That is really good" he sometimes had trouble picking the right english word. He probably should have said cool but he couldn't pinpoint in his head to say that word. "Umm, I hear that your team is going back, or has gone back to being an all women's team. I know they've been wanting to have that done for a while now. How do you feel about that? You like playing with women only"

When she said that a lot of people had turned out for his he nodded "Yes, I know many who wouldn't miss it for the world. I would have watched it Bulgaria with my other teammates, but my sister dragged me to Hogsmeade this morning and for some reason we are still here" he sighed "You see she loves to shop, but she has a shoe line. Its doing well with Bulgarian wizards but she wants to expand it over here. She has been negotiating sales with store owners". Viggo laughed "Oh you probably don't care to hear about all that. So you play Quidditch, do you have a second job? I know you don't need one, but it seems to be a trend these days. Quidditch players becoming store owners or opening up their own lines for this or that. My sister wants me to start my own line of brooms or quidditch supplies" he shrugged "I'm not sure if I want to"

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

"We made the transition back to being an all female team earlier in the season," Elle said. "It's alright most of the time. Luckily, there hasn't been a lot of....what's the word...drama," she said, struggling just a little to get all of the right english words. She could speak english fluently enough to answer interview questions when needed, but she definitely preferred to speak french when she could. But, she knew that in order to socialize in england, she basically had to speak english, so she didn't have much of a choice. She noticed that he was having a similar issue, and she guessed that english wasn't his primary language either.

She listened to Viggo go on about how he had been in hogsmeade all day with his sister, who was trying to expand her shoe line. "what's her shoe line called?" she asked, curious. "Yeah, i used to come to these, but i stopped going for a few years," she said, and shrugged. She then shook her head at his next question. "Non. I just play quidditch. I have too much going on to even think about having a second job," she said with a tiny laugh. She gave him a bit of a confused look when he said it was a trend. "Huh, It must be an english thing. Not many people on my team have other jobs, and i don't know many other people outside of england who do that. are there many people on your team with other jobs?" she asked.

[VIGGO KRUM]

Viggo couldn't help but think that accent was cute. He smiled at her, listening to her speak. "I'm glad you haven't had much drama. I only have one sister but boy, if she wants to start an argument it will last until she wants to end it. She has a quick tongue that one" . He chuckled, thinking about all the times his sister had been able to single handedly been able to defeat all three of her brothers with the quick wit of her tongue. It always amazed him how fast women were able to think of their next remark, the next twist of a tale. "Do you have siblings Elle? I have 2 younger brothers and my baby sister. She hates it when I call her that." He knew that if she knew anything about the Bulgarian team she would know that his family basically ruled it like royalty. Though this was true, none of his siblings were as famous as he when it came to the realm of quidditch.

Elle asked about his sister's shoe line and he told her the details. (ooc: can't remember what I called it haha). "Stopped coming? Why would you do that? Its the most exciting part of the season. There is no bigger thrill or honor than competing for the World Cup. I hope this year will be a challenge". When Elle said that it wasn't a trend for Quidditch players to have second jobs he shrugged, his face a bit red. Maybe he had exaggerated more than he realized. "Well, maybe it's just the people I know. My sister, the woods" he had a smile of embarrassment on his face "technically I may be able to argue they are Irish" he laughed.

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

Elle laughed a bit. "I don't have any siblings. I'm an only child. I think that might be a good thing though, with the amount of stress i put my parents under," she said with a chuckle, finishing her drink. "I don't even think i could begin to count the number of times i was in detention at school," she added. She noticed him smiling at her, and gave a bit of a confused look, not sure why he kept smiling at her. She heard him ask why she had stopped coming to the cup announcement events. "It's a really long, and complicated story," she shrugged. it wasn't that she didn't want to talk to him about it, she just didn't want it all over the press. When her wedding had been called off, it was all over the papers. Well, the french papers at least. There seemed to be article after article about the heartbroken star of the french quidditch team and her ruined wedding. It annoyed her.

The room started to quiet as the presenter for the event came up to the podium. He thanked everyone for coming out, and made a short speech about the tradition of the world cup, and how it was a great honor. Elle zoned out a little during the speech, but heard the announcement of the first team, the bulgarian team. Loud cheers could be heard throughout the room, and Elle looked over at Viggo to see his reaction. Granted, it hadn't been much of a surprise to her, as she had heard much of the buzz about the bulgarian team's chances of getting picked.

[VIGGO KRUM]

Viggo raised an eyebrow "You don't look like the type that was a trouble maker as a kid". Elle just seemed like such a classy girl, imagining her as the kid giving her parents early grey hair with her lust for trouble brewing just deemed fit for him. He believed her though. She didn't seem like the lying type either. Viggo's mind was trying to imagine what could be so complicated that she would stop coming to things like this. Then a memory popped up in his head. A vague memory of hearing of a French Quidditch star having her wedding called off last minute. The lights in Viggo's head clicked and he realized that perhaps this was the girl.

Viggo was about to say something when he heard the announcer say that the Bulgarian Team would be going to the World Cup. Viggo stood up and cheered loudly. Fans in the restaurant were congratulating him. The fans began to surround him and he was unable to escape because everyone suddenly thought this was the moment to pose for pictures and beg him for an autograph. He had no choice but to oblige. Viggo shrugged his shoulders giving Elle a look to apology.

Viggo would have to get contact with her later. Luckily, she being on a team if for some reason she or he left without them getting a chance to swap information he could always get in touch with her team's publicity rep. As much as Viggo loved fame, sometimes he thought it might be nice to sit and chat with a girl without paparazzi at every turn.

OOC: afte you post. I'll bring haru into the thread.

[Elle Belmont-Krum + Family]

"Well, looks can be decieving, i guess. Ask any of the teachers at beauxbaton, i was a complete terror when i wanted to be," elle said with a laugh. She finished up her drink and ordered a butterbeer. She noticed that he seemed to be off in some sort of daze for a minute or two, but before she could question him about it, people started showing up everywhere to congratulate Viggo on the team going to the world cup. She noticed him shrug at her, a look of apology on his face. "It's okay. Congrats on getting picked for the cup," she said, knowing he probably couldn't hear her over the noise from the photographers, reporters, and fans. She knew the feeling. Every time there was a game, she spent a good portion afterwords signing autographs and posing for pictures. Or giving interviews. It could become overwhelming quickly.

The front of the room quieted again, the noise down to murmurs about who could possibly be the other team chosen. Elle had slipped up to the front, anxious to hear the next announcement. The announcer made a short speech about the team, about how they were the underdog team, and the ones to watch. A couple people yelled out to hurry up with the announcement, and after a few minutes, announced the French team as the team to play against bulgaria. Elle looked stunned for a moment as a loud chorus of cheers echoed around her. Her teammates crowded around her, yelling and cheering excitedly, and Elle couldn't help but let out a cheer herself, a huge grin on her face. This is a huge opportunity, and Elle couldn't wait for the game. Soon, like viggo, elle found herself being swarmed by fans for autographs and pictures, as did many of her teammates.