School Master

The School Master, also known as Rafal, is the main antagonist of the School Years trilogy. He is the main antagonist. Being a Never, he successfully tricks Sophie into loving him. He is later killed by Sophie after she destroys his ring using Excalibur.

Background
His real name is Rafal, as revealed in the third book. After his brother's murder, people thought he was the 'good school master' and he still had power over the two schools.

He once tried tricking Agatha's adoptive mother, Callis into loving him, just as he did to Sophie in the third book. He tried convincing her to rule with him, but she eventually ran away and met Sophie's mother, Vanessa.

Convinced that Callis was dead, he waited for someone have 100% in their heart, that someone else being Sophie.

Not being able to convince Sophie into being evil with him, he tries to get her on his side again, succeeding but failing one more time. He later dies a long-waited death.

Appearance
In the first two books, he appears wearing dark black clothes and he is always seen wearing a mask, covering his face. He appears to be a somewhat old man.

In the third book, he is described as prince-like and handsome by Sophie. According to her dream in the first chapter in the first book, he is the prince she's been waiting for all her life as he looks exactly like the boy in her dreams. He appears to be 16, Sophie's age. Sophie describes Rafal to have ice white hair and porcelain skin. At the end of book 3 he turns old and blows to dust.

Sophie of Woods Beyond
Rafal reaches out for Sophie, seeing that her heart is 100% Evil. In the second book, when Agatha chooses Tedros over Sophie, Sophie brings Rafal back to his youth with a kiss, thinking that all her friends have abandoned her to rot. Unlike Sophie, Rafal loves her. Sophie learns to love him as the Evil he is, but then goes to her friends. After being rejected by Tedros, she wishes to be back with him. In the end she is the one who ended his reign.

Callis
He tries tricking Callis into loving him but she refuses to be with him. She later runs away, leaving him. Convinced she is dead, he waits for the day Sophie attends The School for Evil.