Henry Henderson

is a recurring character of the SPY x FAMILY series. He is a History teacher and the housemaster of Dormitory 3, Cecile Hall at Eden Academy.
== Appearance ==
Henry has long, straight, white hair pulled into a tight ponytail ending just below his shoulders. His hairline is beginning to recede. He has a lengthy, straight, white beard cut in the Imperial style, with no hair on the chin but along the mustache and beard area without connecting to the head hair styled into two long points reaching his collarbone.
Taking into consideration his age, he has noticeable creases and wrinkles on his face, accompanied by small, thin eyes with thin eyebrows right above them. Usually, he is seen wearing a monocle on his left eye. He usually has a stern expression, although significantly elegant things make him lose composure.
He is normally seen wearing a three-piece suit consisting of a dark jacket with long coattails and striped pants. He accessorizes with a pocket square, a tricolor striped tie, and a cane.
== Personality ==
Henry is a mature and noble person who places high importance on "elegance." To him, elegance seems to be the way a person conducts themselves and is not afraid to correct inelegant behavior in others. This can be seen in his interview with the Forger family, as he remained calm and composed even after Loid smashed the table between them after Murdoch Swan goaded the family, after which Henry himself punched the man after he threatened to silence Henry with his influence. In some cases, Henry will lose composure, usually when shocked or excited, like when he silently cursed to himself when Anya utterly failed to understand his words, or when he became elated by the Forgers' elegance and later frightened by how prepared they were during the first phase of the admissions.
Henry has an immense level of discipline, being able to exercise daily in the early morning and supervises the school's organization. When teaching and disciplining his students, Henry utilizes strict but sincere approach. He observes and assesses the "elegance" of the students, although he understands that the children occasionally need to frolic.
In his youth, Henry was an introverted boy, but as noble and disciplined as he currently is. His father once told him to "Be ever a gentleman," words that Henry would follow to a fault. While acting gentlemanly, Henry was a strict follower of the school rules and was always formal with fellow students and teachers, which would earn the ire of some of his peers, who believed he had a stuck-up attitude. When it came to getting into conflicts, Henry was firm on having civil conversations and refused to fight back to not stoop to the levels of animalistic behavior. However, he was willing to resort to violence to protect those he cared about or to defend his beliefs. Later, Henry transferred this quality to his old age, when he could not restrain himself and punched Murdoch Swan for his rude and inappropriate behavior towards the Forgers.
Henry grew up during the tense time between Ostania and Westalis, with the former preparing for war. In his final year at Eden, Henry was attacked by some students who held a grudge against him for his attitude and was saved by his junior Martha Marriott, which caused a skirmish. While protecting Martha, Henry punched one of his attackers and was ashamed that he resorted to such means. As such, he attempted to convince his teacher to punish him and his attackers for their violence. His teacher brushed the incident aside to avoid causing trouble with one of the boy's family members, who held great importance, which made Henry come to the belief that the Eden teachers have been corrupted.
After some thought, Henry concluded that by properly educating the youth into becoming proper characters, he could help end conflicts, whether it be petty fights or even global war, and decided that he would become a teacher. Henry became so obsessed with this ambition to radically change the world that he inadvertently pushed away not only his peers but also those close to him, particularly Martha. Two and a half years after his graduation from Eden, Henry returned to the school as a History teacher. However, in the days that followed, his debut as a teacher would be interrupted by the war.
== Skills ==
=== Housemaster ===
Organization: As Cecile Hall's housemaster, Henry supervises both the students and the caretakers of the house. He is in charge of ensuring the students are completing chores and going to classes, as well as directing the other staff, such as the gardeners and cleaners.
Discipline: One of Henry's tasks is to maintain authority over the students and may take disciplinary action in the case of misconduct.
Teaching: Henry is primarily a History teacher, though he fills in for absent teachers, such as the gym teacher and art teacher.
=== Miscellaneous ===
Athleticism: Henry is remarkably fit for his age, as evidenced by his daily regimen of taking a jog early in the morning and the impact force he generated when he punched Murdoch Swan following the Forgers' interview at Eden. It is also noted that he is good at horse riding.
== Chapter Appearances ==
== Anime Appearances ==
== Trivia ==
* In each chapter that features a class taught by a teacher other than Henry, they end up calling in sick that day and Henry fills in for them. This first happens in Chapter 15 and Episode 10 when the gym teacher is sick, and later in Chapter 25 and Episode 17 when the art teacher is also sick.
* Henry has a daughter and son-in-law, whom he frequently writes letters to while at Eden.
* His preferred snack during tea time is scones.
== Quotes ==
* (To himself): "Those who grovel at the feet of the powerful have no right to call themselves educators!"
* (To Thomas Austin): "From the grand efforts with which our forefathers crafted society to the foolish ideas that sent them racing to war... to not study the human element at history's root is to not understand history at all."
* (To himself, watching Damian Desmond and his friends): "There's nothing more elegant than the precious elegance of youthful friendship!"
* (To Anya Forger): "You must not regard Stella Stars and Imperial Scholarship so lightly, Miss Forger. They are the symbols of Eden Academy's reputation over five centuries. Behold, Miss Forger. These are the faces of students whose diligent studies led them to greatness. Politicians, artists, athletes, scholars, engineers, and more. Imperial Scholars, every last one of them. Through ceaseless, painstaking effort and unflagging self-control, by never letting failure quell their drive to succeed, honing themselves through rivalries and partnerships, they all managed to achieve the title of "Imperial Scholar." Nothing of import is ever accomplished in a day, Miss Forger."
* (To himself): "Discord was being sown throughout the world. As arsenals swell... grudges deepen... and poverty grows. We've allowed education to fall by the wayside."
* (To himself): "I was the most hard-headed of idealists back then. I still believed that the world would change as long as I heeded my principles. so I dug in to defend something that was worth nothing. Education is, at its heart, the act of influencing and inspiring others. But, like a clown in a farce ...I, the man who waxed poetic about the value of education, had failed to refute a single one of Martha's arguments. It wasn't education that was powerless. I was powerless."
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