Henry Hoffmann

Henry is a classmate of Piet, Thea and Felix and the mentor of Molle. He is a calm student, who would rather stay to the side and observe than get involved in any given situation himself. He also works on the school paper. His father is a renowned journalist with little time for his children, resulting in them being sent to Tannenberg. He doesn't engage much with people from his own grade, but has a friend, Robert, in the 11th grade.

Chapter 1
Henry is first seen being uncharacteristically late to the opening ceremony, where he meets his mentee Molle for the first time. After dropping their mentees off in their room Henry confides in Piet that he was late due to an argument with someone who "was important to him."

Chapter 2
When Piet comes across Henry in the schoolyard he tries to get him to open up about the incident at the opening ceremony, however the two of them are constantly interrupted by girls asking Piet for help.

Chapter 4
Henry encounters Piet in the common area after school and is encouraged to finally share his story. He takes Piet outside to tell him of his break-up with Ella and how he feels like everybody is leaving him after his parents' divorce, his sister going off to uni and his roommate changing schools. After sneaking back into school, he is rebuffed when trying to get closer to Piet.

The chapter ends with him and Robert discussing their dating-lives and Robert questioning Henry's sexuality over his interactions with Piet.