Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Hawke (霍克) 22 |
| Gender | Male 22 |
| Occupation/Role | Magical candy supplier and owner of Hawke’s Candy Workshop; supplies more than 90% of the market’s candy, excluding products made under exclusive recipes 28 48 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 22 22 |
History
Hawke is a regular customer at the Leaky Cauldron and an admirer of Cedric Gray’s cooking. After hearing praise for Cedric’s Biting Cabbage, he tries preparing one himself with a kitchen-magic book. The result tastes awful, and the plant bites his hand. He initially presses Ron for an extra serving, then joins other injured customers in promising not to repeat the attempt 22. He later joins the rush to buy Cedric’s candied Biting Cabbage, though its price of one Galleon per serving catches him off guard 23.
Hawke approaches Cedric with a proposal to turn Rock Sugar Biting Cabbage into a commercial candy, rather than hire him as a private chef 28. Cedric worries that large-scale production would drive up the price of Biting Cabbage seedlings and proposes making a different sweet with ordinary ingredients. When Cedric suggests putting a potion into candy, Hawke is intrigued and agrees to supply one for the experiment 29.
Candy Partnership
- Preparation: Hawke buys a Potions workshop to secure a consistent supply of Cheering Potion before Cedric has finished developing the candy 46.
- Contract: Hawke offers Cedric 60% of the new candy’s revenue. The Ministry-notarized contract permits Hawke to advertise with Cedric’s name only on candies made from Cedric’s recipes 46.
- First sample: Cedric gives Hawke a written recipe and a sample of Euphoria Honey Silk Candy. Hawke hesitates to taste it after seeing how dazed its earlier tasters appear 50.
Personality
Hawke is enthusiastic about Cedric’s food, but his failed attempt to cook Biting Cabbage teaches him that a recipe alone cannot reproduce Cedric’s results 22 29. In business, he is willing to invest early: he purchases a Potions workshop before knowing whether the proposed candy will work, while giving Cedric a large revenue share and limiting how his name can be used 46.
Relationships
- Cedric Gray — Favorite cook and later candy-development partner. Hawke admires his dishes and contracts to produce candy from his recipes 28 29 46.
- Ron — Leaky Cauldron proprietor who serves Hawke Cedric’s food; Hawke confronts him after his unsuccessful attempt to cook Biting Cabbage 22.
Trivia
- Hawke says he once visited the expensive Spirit Feather Tailor Shop to win over his wife 46.