# Merevale — The Pothunters character guide

> Merevale in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Merevale

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Snapshot

A House master whose dry practicality and careful questions make him the Head's steadiest ally when a boy vanishes and the school's calm cracks.

## Who they are

Merevale runs his House with the unshowy competence of a man who has seen many crises and expects more. When Thomson fails to return, he brings the Head not panic but a tidy inventory of sightings: Harrison near Stapleton, Mace cycling toward Badgwick, Welch exhausted after the long race. His suggestion to question Welch shows a mind that trusts evidence over alarm, and his steady presence steadies the Head as the mystery deepens.

## Relationships

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Schoolmates with frequent interaction, likely part of the same social circle or house.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student-headmaster relationship, involving authority and discipline.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Schoolmates with frequent interaction, likely part of the same social circle or house.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student-headmaster relationship, involving authority and discipline.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student-headmaster relationship, involving authority and discipline.

## In the story

### [An Interesting Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xii-an-interesting-interview)

Delivers the summons to the Headmaster's study; comments on the close mile race.

### [The Disappearance of J. Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xvi-the-disappearance-of-j-thomson)

House master who reports Jim's absence and argues against the idea that Jim ran away.

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