Hidden Talent

Chapter: 30

Jack could feel a cold sweat overtake him as he stared up at the Head Table in dread. Why was he still here? Why was he sitting with the Professors?! Had he really infiltrated that deep into the Wizarding World? How'd he managed that!?

Jack let a pathetic whimper escape his throat as a realization occurred to him: he was so dead!

"What's wrong Jack?" Ling asked, slightly concerned at the Goths sudden mood change and the sound of terror he'd aloud escaped. Following the pale teen's line of sight, the Goths three friends spotted the War Lord before turning back to Jack in question "Hay! Isn't that the fit bloke you danced with at the Ball?" Ling grinned cheekily.

"Really?! How'd I miss that?!" Hikaru asked in surprise, looking between the intimidating man and Jack.

"You were preoccupied with Cho at the time"

"Ohh... So who is he?"

"Chase Young" Jack whimpered fearfully only for Chase to suddenly turn away from his conversation with one of the Professors and looked directly at him as if he'd heard Jack say his name. At the predatory smirk sent his way Jack squeaked in fright and ducked behind Ling.

"Holy crap! I've never seen you so freaked out before!" Johnny stated in surprise as he watched the Goths extreme reaction "Why the sudden 1.80? You seemed to be in heaven when he danced with you!"

"That was before I rejected him! I practically threw his offer to be his Apprentice back in his face! And you don't say 'no' to Chase Young!" Jack cried out, not daring to peek out from being Ling.

"Chase Young..." Hikaru muttered to himself in thought "Where do I know that name from?..."

"Probably in a History book" Jack muttered, barely paying attention as all his focus was on hiding from the War Lord's intense gaze.

"Huh..." Hikaru frowned at the comment, making a mental note to look into it later as Dumbledore stood-up to make one of his iconic ridiculous 'Welcome Back' speeches.

"Well if it makes you feel any better it doesn't look like he wants to kill you" Johnny smiled in awkward encouragement at the freaked out Goth, speaking quietly as not to disturb the other students from listening to the HeadMaster's speech.

"It's more like he's giving you bedroom-eyes" Ling grin teasingly "He totally wants to bang you"

"Like he wants to eat you alive" Hikaru snickered as he up at the mysterious guest and then at his albino friend.

'Yeah. In Dragon-form' Jack mentally cringed at the graphic image that popped into his head at the thought, completely ignoring his friend's suggestion of what Chase actually wanted to do to him, assuming it was just them teasing him again.

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"Who do you suppose that is then?" Ron asked as he barely listened to Dumbledore's speech, trying to break the awkward silence that had settled over the three friends since the fight during the Yule Ball.

"No idea" Harry shrugged as he looked up at the Head Table, giving the mysterious stranger the once-over. He'd been trying to work out the man's identity since he suddenly appeared the morning before, suspicious since Dumbledore hadn't made an announcement to introduce him to the students like he normally did with other visitors "Do you think he's a Werewolf?" he asked, noting the unusual gold eye colour.

"Don't know" Ron shrugged "Other than the eyes he ain't got any of the other signs"

"Yeah. Lupin looked ill. This guy looks like he ain't been sick a day in his life" Harry nodded, taking in the mysterious man's impressive build and flawless tanned skin. As if it wasn't bad enough with all the good-looking Drumstrang students taking all the female students attention, now a guy that could impersonate a Greek God shows up! At least he didn't arrive before the Yule Ball; finding a date had been hard enough and Harry knew he wouldn't have been able to compete if all the girls had been holding out on the off chance the dark stranger asked them out.