Noughts and Crosses

Noughts and Crosses

by

Malorie Blackman

Harry is the Hadley family’s first nought driver. Sephy initially thinks that she and Harry have a close and trusting relationship, as she regularly asks him to drop her off a few blocks from school, and he often complies. But when he unwittingly ends up leaving Sephy to face the mob protesting Heathcroft’s integration alone, Mrs. Hadley immediately fires Harry. Sephy doesn’t know Harry was fired, though, and takes the new driver, Karl’s, word that Harry left voluntarily. Sephy only learns the truth about what happened to Harry when she attends Lynette’s funeral and discovers that Harry is actually extremely angry with Sephy and her family.
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Harry Character Timeline in Noughts and Crosses

The timeline below shows where the character Harry appears in Noughts and Crosses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
Awareness and Privilege Theme Icon
Friendship Theme Icon
Youth, Innocence, and Growing Up Theme Icon
...because she’s so excited to see Callum at school today. She asks the nought driver, Harry, to drop her off around the corner. He insists Mother will be mad, but Sephy... (full context)
Chapter 13
Racism, Division, and Tragedy Theme Icon
Awareness and Privilege Theme Icon
Friendship Theme Icon
Youth, Innocence, and Growing Up Theme Icon
After school, Sephy approaches her family’s Mercedes—but instead of Harry, a strange nought man who introduces himself as Karl, the new driver, gets out. He... (full context)
Chapter 40
Racism, Division, and Tragedy Theme Icon
Awareness and Privilege Theme Icon
Family Theme Icon
...the McGregors were so poor, and she wouldn’t have acted like a “brat” and gotten Harry fired. (full context)
Racism, Division, and Tragedy Theme Icon
Awareness and Privilege Theme Icon
Friendship Theme Icon
Youth, Innocence, and Growing Up Theme Icon
Sephy stares at a man Callum has never seen, Harry, and says in a shocked tone that the new chauffeur said Harry quit. Harry says... (full context)