Unfortunately, his friends live in a separate dormitory, leaving Jonathan exposed to regular bullying at the hands of sadistic James Wheatley and his cronies Stuart and George. There is only one boy who is not bullied with James Wheatley – Richard Rokeby.
Jonathan experiences bullying from James Wheatley and his associates, Stuart and George, because of the separation between his friends' dormitory and his own. Richard Rokeby is the only individual not subjected to this treatment by James Wheatley.