Every story needs a troublemaker. In writing, the term is antagonist. The bad guy, the criminal, the cowboy with the black hat, the bully, the no-good boss, the ugly stepmother, the enemy dictator. The wizard gone bad. Generally, the antagonist is the real reason for the story. Something he does or is threatening to do causes the hero or heroine to act.
Chester Jones is the antagonist in An Ordinary Fairy. He's the town bully, but he's a businessman, a loner, who uses financial power to get his way and control people. His family owned the estate Willow lives on for a hundred years before Willow's parent's bought it in 1976, thirty years before the novel begins. They disappeared a year later, and now Chester, the only remaining Jones heir, wants the property back. He's harassing Willow to get her to sell. Hence, the story.
Physically, he looks the bully type. He's 6' 4", and large, though not overweight. He's in his late fifties, with a dominating, arrogant manner and a permanent sneer. He's always dressed in a suit, unless he's killing something - he's an avid hunter. Worst, he has a nasty habit of leering at women, and especially at Willow Brown.
Gosh, I hate this guy! And I haven't told you the worst things about him!
Chester was intentionally imagined so tall and large to emphasize the difference with tiny Willow - he's 19 inches taller than her, and outweighs her by 150 pounds. One of the fun things is that he doesn't often appear in the story - he only has three scenes of significant length. But he's always a dark presence, shadowing everything Willow and Noah do, from the very first pages.
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