The Pothunters · Character

Tony Graham

Jim's loyal study-mate and a middling boxer with inexhaustible pluck, Tony tears up forbidden notes and joins the night search for his missing friend.

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Also known as Graham

First appearance: The Pothunters

As a major figure in The Pothunters, Tony Graham is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Tony is involved in the investigation and supports Jim.

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Jim Thomson
friendship · positive
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →
Charteris
friendship · positive
Welch
friendship · positive
Jim Thomson
friendship · positive
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →
Welch
friendship · positive
Charteris
friendship · positive
Jim Thomson
friendship · positive
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →
Charteris
friendship · positive
Welch
friendship · positive

Jim Thomson
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.
Charteris
Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.
Welch
School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.
Jim Thomson
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.
Welch
School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.
Charteris
Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.
Jim Thomson
Close friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures, with frequent interactions suggesting strong camaraderie.
Charteris
Friends and likely co-conspirators in school adventures.
Welch
School friends who interact frequently, likely sharing adventures or studies.

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The Pothunters
Tony is involved in the investigation and supports Jim.
I: Patient Perseverance Produces Pugilistic Prodigies
St. Austin's middleweight boxer, competing at Aldershot for the first time; nervous but determined.
Thieves Break in and Steal
Returns from Aldershot, learns of the burglary, and listens to Jim's betting troubles.
IV: Certain Revelations
Receives Jim's confession, listens with interest, and discusses the potential consequences of Jim's actions.
Literary Banquet
Attends the tea, comments on Welch's training and the burglary, and supports Jim.
The Sports
Supports Jim and notes the lunch bell.
An Interesting Interview
Jim's friend; offers advice and support; present when Charteris proposes the Glow Worm scheme.
The Disappearance of J. Thomson
A prefect in Merevale's House, asked to gather the other prefects for the search.
We'll Proceed to Search for Thomson if He Be Above the Ground
Participates in the search, knocks out a keeper in self-defense, and helps locate Jim.
In Which the Affairs of Various Persons Are Wound Up
Helps Charteris with the Glow Worm and reports Jim's rescue to the Headmaster.

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