Harrison H. Hart

## Biography

Bestselling fantasy author and the former leader of the Church of the Prophetists. He owned the manor on Red Rue Road, which was burnt down on the night of the Holiday Gala. On the same night, he went into a medically-induced coma. Officially, he suffered a heart attack, but the rumors suggest he was poisoned.

He was also one of the authors of *Occultisms of Wheldrake* along with Devin Walker, a book published in 1967 apparently as part of Hart's senior thesis. For unknown reasons, this book is published under the name Harrison H. Hale.

This alias was also used in the purchase of a patch of Red Rue from Marvin Fleming in the 1960s, which was burnt down in the Deepriver Forest Fire of 2006. Hart was later discovered to be growing the flower in his personal greenhouse before his manor burnt down.

He is an alumnus of Wormwood College, and donated the *H. H. Hart Reading Room* to the campus.

## Personality

Very little is known about Hart's personality, though he clearly takes great pride in the Church. He also seems to deem himself something of an unstoppable force, as he expresses immense fury when the Holiday Gala is ruined, and seems intent on seeking some form of vengeance.

## Relationships

### Joel Davenport

They were caught having an argument on the security tapes in the Hart estate. It seemed as though Joel was rather heated, while H. H. was generally unbothered. It can be presumed that there is some in-group drama between them, stemming from a conflict in leadership.

### Lydia Baxter

She is a devoted follower of the Church, and seems to carry a particular zeal for H. H. Hart himself.

### Devin, Mags, Phil, Moose, Vinny, Isa, and Greg

Along with H. H. Hart, these are the founders of the Church of the Prophetists. They referred to themselves as "The Prophets," and seemingly founded the Church in the late 1960s.

### The Vigil

* Cameron Lamb

Cameron ran into H. H. Hart during Sam's vigil, and questioned him about the book *Occultisms of Wheldrake*. Hart admitted to writing it, though he dismissed it as a trivial pursuit and mentioned that the subject matter got him in trouble back when he was a Wormwood student. He further indicated that it was likely the head librarian, Anya Bolden, who used his book to prop the library table up.

### The Hart Estate

* Ava Moore
* Cameron Lamb
* Nigel Giocondo-Jones

After much suspicious activity from him, Ava, Cameron, and Nigel planned a meeting with H. H. Hart at the Hart Estate. Hart sent a car to pick up the trio, and upon arrival, he made them take off their shoes and put on slippers. (They ended up stealing the slippers, just to spite Hart). Hart found Ava especially interesting, and considered making her a character in his next novel. After Ava convinced a maid to give them a castle tour, Nigel pretended to drop money as a distraction so Cameron could hack the security cameras. On the cams, he found footage of Hart in a heated argument with Joel Davenport. On the tour, they saw dozens of excessively expensive paintings, discovered a secret passage, and ended up in the greenhouse. It was there that they discovered Hart was growing Red Rue.

## Trivia

* He is also known by the name "Ha Ha Hart."
* He is one of two characters that are incredibly difficult to get information out of. The other is Joel Davenport.