Harestar

Harestar is a small, lithe, brown-and-white tom with sleek fur and bright blue eyes.
Harestar is the current leader of WindClan in the lake territories. He was born as Harekit before being apprenticed as Harepaw to Tornear, and after becoming a warrior, Harespring trained in the Dark Forest. He and the other WindClan Dark Forest trainees were forgiven by Onestar, and to extend an olive branch of peace, Onestar named Harespring his deputy. Onestar frequently shot down Harespring's objections when his deputy questioned him, and Harespring was keen to not rebuttle out of dedication to prove himself to Onestar. Harespring mentored Slightfoot and helped fight off the stoats. Harespring and Kestrelflight disobeyed Onestar and went behind his back to provide ShadowClan lungwort, the medicine they desperately needed. After Onestar was drowned by Darktail, he became leader as Harestar, with Crowfeather as his deputy. When the connection with StarClan was severed, Harestar supported Bramblestar's impostor in his claims that he could make StarClan come back, not knowing him to be an impostor. During a battle, Harestar lost a life to Lionblaze, and realized that Bramblestar was a fraud, turning on him. He later supported killing Ashfur to bring back Bramblestar's ghost after it disappeared.
==History==
===Power of Three===
:Harepaw is a WindClan apprentice, and his mentor is Tornear. As an apprentice, he and other WindClan cats hunt squirrels near ThunderClan's border due to the lack of rabbits. He and Breezepaw fight Hazelpaw and Lionpaw when WindClan steals prey. He receives his warrior name of Harespring. When Brambleclaw and a patrol come to visit Onestar, Harespring attacks them before humiliatingly being defeated by Brambleclaw. He participates in the Great Battle, his Clan joining forces with RiverClan to fight against ThunderClan and ShadowClan. 
===Omen of the Stars===
:At night, Harespring trains in the Dark Forest with Breezepelt, Whiskernose, Sunstrike, Antpelt, Furzepelt, and Larkpaw. He meets with Birchfall, Mousewhisker, and Ivypool, fellow trainees, at the WindClan-ThunderClan border, but Ivypool thwarts them by luring another patrol. During a meeting of the leaders, Onestar mentions how Harespring often received unexplained injuries, hinting he might be a traitor. Harespring participates in the battle against the Dark Forest, but instead fights for the Clans.
===A Vision of Shadows===
:Now WindClan's deputy, he is present at the Gathering when the medicine cats reveal the prophecy to clear the sky. When ShadowClan falls gravely ill, Onestar refused to give ShadowClan the medicine they desperately need. Harespring believes this to be an injustice and plots with Kestrelflight to provide Puddleshine lungwort. He participates in the battles against the Kin, and after Darktail kills Onestar, he becomes the new leader of WindClan. He stands up for Onestar and supports SkyClan's place at the lake. 
===The Broken Code===
:Like the other Clans, WindClan is also suffering during the harsh leaf-bare, and Harestar reveals at a Gathering that his cats are nearly starving. He questions why StarClan would communicate with a ShadowClan medicine cat apprentice, but after Shadowpaw's vision cures Bramblestar, Harestar gains a new respect for the tom. Bramblestar's impostor convinces Harestar to exile his deputy, Crowfeather, since he is a codebreaker, and Harestar uneasily aligns himself with Bramblestar in hopes to reconnect with StarClan. However, during a battle, Lionblaze kills Harestar, and he enters StarClan to see faint apparitions of their ancestors in distress. Harestar is revived and announces Bramblestar an impostor. However, at the next Gathering, he still wants to adhere to the warrior code as a result of not seeing StarClan clearly when losing a life. When the identity of the impostor is revealed to be Ashfur, Harestar advocates for killing the dark warrior to try and restore StarClan, alongside Tigerstar and Leafstar. Harestar gives Crowfeather advice on navigating the Place of No Stars, as he trained there before the battle against the Dark Forest.
===A Starless Clan===
:Hootwhisker chases a vole over the WindClan-ThunderClan border and catches it in ThunderClan land. Harestar and Crowfeather reluctantly agree to return a vole to ThunderClan when Squirrelflight asks. When Tigerstar forcibly takes over RiverClan's leadership, Harestar refuses to join Leafstar in a fight against ShadowClan, preferring peace. He later punishes Whistlepaw for not telling him or Kestrelflight about Frostpaw's injuries, confining her to camp and not allowing her to go to half-moon meetings. Harestar has his doubts about Splashtail as leader, but does not want to act against him unless there is proof that Splashtail is untrustworthy. When Sunbeam is found on WindClan territory, Harestar tells her trespassing is against the warrior code and makes her stay in WindClan's camp that night, warning that foxes would be out on the moorland as night falls.
:When Splashtail tells the Clans that he has received his nine lives and is now Splashstar, Harestar is willing to believe him despite Tigerstar, Puddleshine, and Frostpaw revealing that Splashtail never spoke with StarClan at the Moonpool. During the storm, Kestrelflight tells Harestar about Frostpaw's vision of a tree falling on the nursery, though they are reluctant to believe her. As the storm gets worse, Harestar grows unsure and decides to evacuate the nursery. When a tree branch crushes the nursery, Harestar helps to rescue Whistlepaw and Leafkit. After the storm, Harestar tells Frostpaw that WindClan will rebuild the nursery around the tree branch. He apologizes for not believing in her vision about the storm, saying her dreams about Splashtail must have been true as well. He agrees to join ThunderClan and ShadowClan against RiverClan should a battle ever break out, so long as the fight begins within RiverClan.
:When Frostpaw later swims from the island all the way to WindClan territory and reports that Splashtail's warriors have trapped Tigerstar and other ShadowClan warriors on the island, he sends a patrol of WindClan cats to free them, then goes to ThunderClan and SkyClan to help assemble a force to drive Splashtail away from the lake. Their attack ends as Splashtail is killed and Frostpaw is seriously injured. Harestar allows RiverClan warriors who fear their Clan's instability to take shelter in WindClan until RiverClan is rebuilt.
===Super Editions===
:In Onestar's Confession, when Onestar believes Darktail is hunting WindClan after Smokekit and Fernpaw are harmed, Harespring notices his leader's hesitancy and is unsure what to believe. He is unwilling to repeatedly question or challenge Onestar's decisions, and relents when Onestar orders more patrols to counter Darktail. When Harespring and Kestrelflight provide lungwort to ShadowClan, Onestar is horrified of his closest confidants betraying him. After Onestar reveals his secret about Darktail, Harespring commends his leader for telling the truth. Following Onestar's death, Harespring succeeds him as leader and gains nine lives from Windstar, Gorsestar, Moth Flight, and Onestar.
:In Crowfeather's Trial, Onestar appoints Harespring the new deputy after Ashfoot dies during the Great Battle, specifically choosing Harespring to show the Dark Forest trainees can be trusted again. However, Crowfeather initially holds a grudge against Harespring, believing that he deserved to be deputy instead even after Onestar explained why he had chosen Harespring instead. Harespring also gains an apprentice, Slightpaw. Crowfeather attempted to convince Harespring to convince Onestar to allow ThunderClan to help them with the stoats, but Harespring instead wished to support his leader without question to prove himself. Later, Crowfeather grows to admire Harespring's duty and loyalty, particularly when stoats threaten the Clan. He handles the conversation with Bramblestar well, and he shows deputy qualities that Crowfeather sees. In the comic, Harestar appoints Crowfeather his deputy, which he gladly accepts.
:In Squirrelflight's Hope, Harestar calls a meeting for the leaders and deputies, telling them there is a problem with SkyClan's territory. After arguing with Bramblestar and the rest of the leaders, he becomes content with Squirrelflight's suggestion. Harestar then agrees that the Sisters are a threat at the next Gathering. Bramblestar and Squirrelflight later meet with him to discuss boundaries, and they agree to his demands of sharing territory. Harestar agrees with Tigerstar about going to war with the Sisters, but is also willing to drive the Sisters away peacefully if possible. In the battle, Sunrise attacks him, but Harestar defeats her.
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==Killed victims==
*Leafpool (Indirect; instigated the confrontation)
*Moonlight (Indirect; instigated the confrontation)
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===Interesting facts===
*Harestar was chosen as deputy to send a message that Dark Forest cats could be trusted.
*Crowfeather initially held a grudge against him and his deputyship, thinking of him as a "mouse-brained" choice, primarily because he was a Dark Forest trainee.
===Author Statements===
*He is Kate's least favorite current leader. She believes Harestar seems to be selfish and makes rash decisions based only on what's good for him.
*Kate has stated that Harestar lacks altruism, a deficiency that irks her.
===Mistakes===
*Harestar has been described as light brown,Revealed in After Sunset: We Need to Talk and with white patches.
*He was called by his warrior name after already becoming leader.
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==Notes and references==
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