Henry Carpenter

Henry Carpenter was one of the founders of Department 19, and the former servant of Abraham Van Helsing.

History
In 1889, Henry became the butler of Van Helsing at the age of nineteen.

The Lyceum Incident
Abraham Van Helsing was called to the Lyceum Theatre, to investigate the dissapearance of a chorus girl named Jenny Pembry. Henry Carpenter was the valet of Van Helsing. The theatre was owned by Bram Stoker. Carpenter, Helsing and Stoker ventured into the basement, and they found the chorus girl in the cavern; along with a sleeping vampire named Harold Norris. Stoker gets scared and begins to run, slipping on a slab and awakening the vampire. Carpenter kills the vampire, and Carpenter and Helsing escape.

Forming Blacklight
Abraham Van Helsing was asked by the prime minister about the buisness involving the vampire. The prime minister offered Helsing the chance to form his own department to counteract the supernatural. Helsing is given 48 hours, and he meets with his friends to discuss it.

Abraham Van Helsing, John Seward, Jonathan Harker, Arthur Holmwood and Henry Carpenter met one evening to speak about the buisness involving the department. They agree to form the department to destroy vampires.

Digging Up Dracula's Ashes
Henry Carpenter and Abraham Van Helsing (along with a Russian man) travel to Transylvania to collect Dracula's ashes. They dig them up, and when they return to the port, the Russian pulls out a handgun and points it at Helsing's head. The Russian takes the ashes, and returns to Russia, where decades later, Valeri Rusmanov would steal them and revive his master.

Trivia

 * In chapter 17 ('Black Sheep') of 'Department 19', Henry is said to have died in 1922. However, in chapter 11 ('The Morning After'), Frankenstein states that Henry disapproved of John Carpenters' decision to return to the RAF in 1939, 17 years after his own death. This doesn't exactly make sense.

Appearances

 * Department 19 (flashbacks only)
 * Department 19: Zero Hour (mentioned only)