Hal (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

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A Series of Unfortunate Events character
Hal
Gender	Male
Hair color	Presumably grey
Age	Extremely old
Film actor	None
1st appearance	The Hostile Hospital
V.F.D. alliance	Neutral, possibly volunteer

Hal is a fictional character who first appears in the eighth novel, The Hostile Hospital, of the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Working at the Library of Records of the hospital, he is described as one of the oldest men that the three orphaned children (Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire) have ever met, "with the tiniest pair of glasses they have ever seen."

Hal is the eighth guardian of the orphans, and the first unofficial guardian. However, when the Library of Records is burned down by Count Olaf, Hal is quick to believe that the Baudelaires are responsible, and so turns against them.

In The Penultimate Peril, he reappears as the owner of an Indian restaurant at the Hotel Denouement. In this novel, it seems that he is possibly a member of V.F.D., because he says a V.F.D. code sentence, "I didn't realize this was a sad occasion", to Mr. Remora (who fails to understand). Hal is probably on the good side of V.F.D. because he was angry about the fire at the Library of Records.

Although he owns the restaurant, Hal is a terrible cook. In contrast to his behavior in The Hostile Hospital, he forgives the Baudelaires and apologizes for believing Geraldine Julienne's stories in the sensationalist newspaper The Daily Punctilio.

It is unknown if the Baudelaires will ever see Hal again, as he may have perished in the fire at the hotel at the conclusion of the novel.

Preceded by Village of Fowl Devotees, namely Hector (The Vile Village)

Guardian of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire

Succeeded by Madame Lulu (The Carnivorous Carnival)