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ā Mr. Harris to Jennifer Blake before she kills him in Unleashed
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Adrian Harris, better known as Mr. Harris or simply Harris, was a supporting character in Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3 of Teen Wolf. He was first introduced as the strict, sarcastic and rude science teacher at Beacon Hills High School who taught biology, chemistry, and physics classes. He came under intense scrutiny in the first season when it was revealed he unknowingly aided Kate Argent in causing the Hale House Fire by giving her information on how to commit arson without getting caught, which also made him a target of Peter Hale during his revenge mission.
In the second season, Harris took his frustrations toward Sheriff Stilinski on his son, Stiles, by constantly putting him in detention and generally making his time in his class miserable. In the third season, he was revealed to be working with the Darach, Jennifer Blake, who was committing human sacrifices to gain the power necessary to defeat Deucalion and his Alpha Pack. However, he ended up becoming a victim in Jennifer's warrior trio of sacrifices as a result of his background in the Army, and he was strangled with a garrote around an oak tree. In a strange twist, Harris' body was apparently never found, and every mention of him since Unleashed has referred to him as "missing" rather than dead, so it is unknown what happened to his body afterward.
Early Life
Most of Harris' life prior to the start of the series is a mystery, but it is known that he was a soldier in the United States Army, which likely contributed to his disciplined attitude. (("Unleashed")) At some point during or after his enlistment, he went to college and got a degree in science and/or education before he began teaching at Beacon Hills High School. He also developed a drinking problem at some point in his life. (("Wolf's Bane"))
In late 2004 or early 2005, Harris was at a bar when he met a beautiful woman who struck up conversation with him by asking him what he did for a living while they shared numerous drinks. Upon learning that he was a chemistry teacher, she began asking him a lot of questions, and he was so excited to speak to someone who was actually interested in science, unlike his students at the high school, that he was happy to answer them. As a result of this excitement and the large amount of alcohol they drank together, he didn't even question why she was curious to know how to melt the lock off of a bank vault, dissolve a body to get away with murder, and start a fire to get away with arson. He never learned her name or where she was from, but did take note of the unique pendant necklace she was wearing that had a wolf on it.
A week later, when the Hale House burned down in a fire that killed anywhere between eight and eleven members of the Hale family, Harris realized that he had unknowingly made himself an accomplice to the crime; though he did seem to feel guilt about the act, he ultimately chose not to go to the authorities to tell them what happened, as he knew he would be charged as well and lose his career as a teacher. Harris implied in his interview with Sheriff Stilinski in early 2011 that it was this event that led him to get sober. (("Wolf's Bane"))
Throughout Teen Wolf
Season 1
In Pack Mentality, Harris saw that Scott McCall and Stiles Stilinski were discussing the recent attack of Garrison Myers and made the decision to separate them, forcing Scott to sit across the room. He then snarkily told them to let him know if the separation anxiety became too much, indicating he knew how close the two are.
In The Tell, Harris reminded his homeroom class of that evening's parent-teacher conferences and took pleasure in pointing out that anyone below a C average was required to attend with their parents. When he noticed that Scott, who was skipping school with Allison Argent to celebrate her birthday, was absent, he asked the class if anyone had seen him. He then took note of the fact that Stiles was doing a lot of highlighting in his textbook and made a snide remark about this being a chemistry class and not a coloring class.
That night, Harris conducted his conferences with his students' parents. First, he spoke with David Whittemore and his wife about their son Jackson Whittemore, who Harris described as unusually driven. David mentioned that they were aware of his overachieving tendencies and had hoped that he would eventually give himself a break from the immense pressure he puts on himself before adding that they thought it had something to do with being adopted. Harris correctly assumed that Jackson had never met his biological parents, which David confirmed before admitting he believed that his son was trying to make them proud despite that fact.
Harris' next conference was with Melissa McCall, and he pointed out that Scott, who was doing poorly in his class, was meant to be there as well before Melissa called him to attempt to remind him he was supposed to be there. When she was unable to get a hold of him, Harris decided to move on without him and wasted no time informing her that not only was Scott's mind rarely focused on school, but that he had missed a lot of classes as well, including all of his classes that day. Melissa was not pleased by Harris' suggestion that Scott's recent change in behavior was due to a lack of a male authority figure and informed him that she and Scott both were much better off without Scott's father in their lives, but when Adrian somewhat rudely asked her if Scott felt the same way, she had no response.
In Heart Monitor, Harris saw several students viciously beating Scott up outside after Stiles keyed one of their cars and blamed it on him as a test of his control over his lycanthropy. He then broke up the fight and called them idiots before demanding to know what they were doing. However, after Scott's attackers fled the scene, Harris seemed entirely unsympathetic about Scott's injuries.
In Lunatic,
In Wolf's Bane,
Season 2
In Omega,
In Shape Shifted,
In Venomous,
In Raving,
Season 3A
In Unleashed,
Personality
Adrian was characterized by his dry wit and sarcasm, as well as his strict, disciplinarian nature. He also had sadistic traits, as he enjoyed giving students detention and has used these detentions to punish students he doesn't like, such as Stiles Stilinski, whose father Sheriff Stilinski Harris resented for figuring out that he was an accomplice in the Hale House Fire. Harris was passionate about science, especially chemistry, and hated the fact that his students and most of the people he knew couldn't care less about it, which made him easily manipulated by Kate Argent when she showed enthusiastic interest in listening to him talk about it. Harris was also concerned about himself above anyone else, as he hid his involvement as an accomplice in the Hale House Fire and the Darach murders in an effort to ensure that his own life was not ruined by getting arrested, which conflicted with his usually rule-abiding nature.
Despite Harris' dislike for most of his students, he has shown some concern for at least some of his students, namely Jackson Whittemore, as he seemed to appreciate Jackson's overachieving nature in comparison to his peers. He also seemed to have a weakness for beautiful women, especially younger ones, as evidenced by his a barely-legal date at the rave in Raving who his students mistook for someone their age. This is also likely another reason why he was easily manipulated into helping Kate Argent and Jennifer Blake with their respective murders.
Physical Appearance
Harris was a man of medium stature and lean build with pale, almost sallow white skin, straight brown hair that he wore slicked back, and brown eyes. His style leaned toward the traditional, as he was typically seen wearing business-formal clothing for work that included suits, dress shirts, and ties in neutral colors such as black, brown, green, and cream. He also wore dark, wire-framed glasses, though they appeared to only be for reading, as he was not wearing them during his date at the rave.
Skills
As a human, Harris had no supernatural powers. However, he was a highly intelligent man whose expert knowledge of chemistry could be applied to criminal acts, such as melting the lock of a bank vault, dissolving a human body in acid, and causing a fire that would likely not be identified as arson. Due to his military background, it is likely that he had knowledge of close-quarters combat, firearms, and other weaponry as well, though he did not visually demonstrate this knowledge.
Trivia
- Though it appeared that Harris was strangled by Jennifer Blake while bound to a tree in Unleashed, it has been implied on many occasions that his body was never found. Though members of the McCall Pack seem to know that he was killed, everyone else appears to be under the impression that he is still missing.
- Out of all of the students Harris was shown to have through the series, he seemed to be the most fond of Jackson Whittemore, and the least fond of Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, and Isaac Lahey.
- He was indirectly in involved in the Hale House Fire by giving Kate Argent the information necessary to set the fire without leaving evidence as to her involvement. This nearly got him killed by Peter Hale when he recovered from his burns enough to track down and kill everyone involved in the fire in revenge for the loss of his family.
- He was directly involved in the sacrifices committed by the Darach by helping her find suitable targets for her five-fold knot sacrifice ritual. This assistance was ultimately his downfall, as he presumably became her third "warrior" sacrifice.
- Harris was also initially believed to be the person behind the Kanima murders in Season 2 due to Matt Daehler repeatedly borrowing his car without Harris knowing so that he himself would not be a suspect when he sent Jackson, the newly-turned Kanima, to do his bidding.
