Haley James Scott

Haley James Scott
File:Haley James-Scott.JPG Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James Scott
Portrayed by	Bethany Joy Galeotti
First appearance	Pilot (episode 1.01)
Created by	Mark Schwahn
In-universe information Occupation Teacher/Singer/Music producer Family Lydia James (mother) Jimmy James (father) Taylor James (sister) Vivian James (sister) Quinn James (sister) 2 other unknown siblings Spouse Nathan Scott (husband) Children James Lucas Scott (son) Other relatives Keith Scott (uncle-in-law; deceased) Lucas Scott (brother-in-law) Dan Scott (father-in-law) Deborah Lee (mother-in-law) Cooper Lee (uncle-in-law)

Haley James Scott is a fictional character on the CW television series One Tree Hill, played by Bethany Joy Galeotti. Haley is Lucas Scott’s best friend and sister-in-law, Nathan Scott’s wife, and the mother of James Lucas Scott.

Whether you know it or not, the rest of your lives are being shaped right now...

— Haley James Scott

Fictional character biography

Haley James Scott (formerly Haley James) is the youngest daughter of "Jimmy" and Lydia James. She comes from a big family,although the only sibling ever seen on the show is her sister, Taylor. Her sisters Vivienne and Quinn are also mentioned. Haley is the youngest in her family. She grows up along with her best friend (and later, brother-in-law) Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) in Tree Hill, a small North Carolina town, and worked as a waitress in Karen’s Café. She attended Tree Hill High School, and is known for her cautious and studious ways. She graduated from Tree Hill High School. In the middle of her valedictorian speech, she went into labor.

Haley drives a 2000 Honda Civic Sedan (shown very rarely on the show, although it can be seen in many shots of the outside of the apartment). Beginning when she marries Nathan, she also drives his 1985 Honda Accord Hatchback. She drives those in Seasons 1-4. Between Seasons 4 and 5 (around the time of Nathan's accident), they share a 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE, which is shown in the flashback of his accident in the Season 5 premiere. Then, in Season 5, they trade up to a 2008 Supercharged version of the Range Rover Sport and share that. When they begin having marital issues, Haley stops sharing Nathan's Range Rover and gets a 2008 Mazda CX-7 (shown in 5x17 and 5x18).

Season 1

Lucas joins the Ravens varsity basketball team and instantly clashes with his half-brother Nathan, also a player on the team. Nathan, "the bad boy of Tree Hill", decides to use Haley in his scheme to destroy Lucas and Haley agrees to tutor Nathan if he leaves Lucas alone. When Lucas finds out what has been going on, he is angry with Haley but she refuses to stop tutoring Nathan as she made him a promise.

After Nathan's girlfriend Peyton Sawyer dumps him, he and Haley start to grow closer. After many hiccoughs, including Nathan's inability to admit their growing relationship in front of his friends, they embark on a relationship together. Lucas and Haley struggle to maintain their friendship as she and Nathan continue seeing each other. Haley is angry to learn that Nathan initially only came after her because he wanted to get at Lucas but when Nathan assures her that he's not that guy anymore, she forgives him and they get back together.

Haley also becomes friends with Peyton, who she initially disliked, and counsels Peyton as she and Lucas find themselves caught up in a love triangle with Brooke Davis. Although Nathan's mother, Deb is fond of Haley, she faces hostility from his father, Dan. When Nathan becomes involved in Dan and Deb's messy divorce, Haley suggests that he emancipates himself from them. After doing so, Nathan moves into his new apartment.

One morning, Haley comes over and Nathan notices that she has gotten a tattoo of his jersey number, 23, on her lower back and this leaves Nathan wondering why Haley still won't sleep with him. Haley has always vowed not to lose her virginity until she is married and Nathan comes to respect that, while he and Haley acknowledge that their relationship has taken on a new dimension - they have fallen in love. However, when Haley discovers that Nathan has been surfing porn on the internet, she feels insecure about a sexual relationship once again, until Nathan declares his love for her in the rain. Meanwhile, Lucas tells Haley that he has decided to go and live with Keith in Charleston and Haley is saddened that her best friend is leaving. When Lucas comes to say goodbye to Haley, he is surprised to discover that Haley slept with Nathan in spite of her wish to be a virgin until marriage. She explains that she did wait; Haley and Nathan got married the night before.

Season 2

As their marriage continues, Haley and Nathan seem to encounter more and more hardships as a young couple, realizing that their marriage might hinder their dreams, Nathan's dream being basketball, and Haley's being her music. With the arrival of Haley's sister, Taylor, they have their first big fight over the way Nathan was before Haley when it is revealed Nathan lost his virginity to Taylor. Also with the arrival of Chris Keller, who Haley has a musical connection with (they record "When the Stars Go Blue" together), the problems in the marriage are escalated, especially because Nathan doesn't trust Chris. Haley however is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go on tour with Chris Keller (Tyler Hilton), The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp) and Gavin DeGraw, she reluctantly accepts unlike Nathan who had refused his dream of attending High Flyers, an elite basketball camp just to be with his wife. Haley's leaving sends Nathan on a downward spiral, but Haley fulfills her dreams by building a music career and by performing her songs in front of huge crowds. She is visited on tour by Nathan but he is unable to convince her to return to him, it is a visit from Lucas and Brooke that convinces her to return to Tree Hill and to Nathan. Near the end of Season 2, she receives a petition for annulment for the marriage from Dan Scott. In one of the final scenes of the (second season) finale, she shows up at the Scott residence doorstep. Her intentions aren't made clear until the third season premiere.

Season 3

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Nathan and Haley's wedding reception. In "The Show Must Go On" (episode 3.22)

At the outset of Season 3, Nathan and Haley's marriage was fraying badly. Nathan's anger and inability to trust Haley leads him to strongly consider divorce to end their marriage (but the state required a period of separation, by which circumstances improved). Haley moves in her former apartment with Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) and becomes a cheerleader. Though one relationship was going wrong, Haley was able to reconnect with Lucas. As they are able to re-establish their foundation as best friends, Haley and Lucas begin their senior year the same way they had began their junior year, but also with a twist as Haley knows about Lucas's HCM, and wants him to stop playing basketball. Later on after a slow process Haley and Nathan begin to re-establish their relationship as a married couple once again. Having many things yet to discuss, and many obstacles yet to overcome both Haley and Nathan reunite. She also reconciles with Peyton, who was taking out her frustration about all the people who left her on Haley, and records Halo for Peyton's fighting-breast-cancer's CD. Haley and Nathan were in the same room as Jimmy Edwards during the school shooting and they realised how they needed each other, especially after the death of Keith Scott. So Haley and Nathan decided to renew their marriage in front of their loved ones. The wedding took place in the season three finale, and a shocking cliffhanger takes place where Haley might be pregnant and Nathan's fate is unknown. The episode ends with Haley's desperate and touching call for help. wth

Season 4

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Haley confronts Rachel. In "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers" (episode 4.14)

During the premiere of season four, Brooke was viewed as being the one pregnant, but after a few episodes, it was discovered that Brooke was covering for Haley's pregnancy. When Brooke finally told Haley she couldn't pretend to be pregnant anymore, Haley realized it was time to face Nathan and tell him about their baby. Because of Haley's and Nathan's debt, she's been working shifts at Karen's Cafe and has been tutoring Rachel in Calculus. After the State Championship game, Haley jumped in the way of a car that was about to hit Nathan. The car was being driven by Daunte, as revenge for Nathan's betrayal after he was lent money. After a string of operations, she was fine and to her and Nathan's delight, they find that the baby has a heartbeat and that the baby is a boy. After Nathan tells her what he did, she freaks out and leaves; but eventually forgives him. He then buys her a maternity prom gown after winning the stripping contest.

We find out from Haley's class assignment with Skillz that if she doesn't pursue a singing career she wants to be a teacher. She also fears that her son will not find his place in the world, like she sometimes feels. In "Pictures of You" (episode 4.13), Skillz assures her that he will find a place and that he will make sure of that. Meanwhile, the person who stole the Calculus test is still unknown so the whole Calculus class takes a retake to find out who the cheater is. Rachel puts Brooke's name on her test so Principal Turner assumes she is the one who stole the test. Principal turner confronts Haley about this and Haley knew she could not trust Rachel. Haley also loses her job at the tutor center for letting a student get a hold on the key to cabinet with the tests.

At a party later that night Haley confronts Rachel about "stealing" the Calculus test and slaps her. Rachel then tries to push Haley but is stopped by Skillz who asks her to leave. Rachel takes the fall for Brooke because she wants Brookes fashion designs to be sent to Victoria Secret. By the end of the night, a sex tape is revealed of Nathan and Brooke and Haley as well as everyone else is left in shock. Haley is a little over emotional due to the fact that she is pregnant so she does not take the video lightly. She asks Nathan to write a list of every girl he has ever slept with. In the end, Nathan writes the list, but Haley doesn't read it because she knows that she is the only one that matters because she is the only one he has ever loved. They go to the prom together and are really happy. Days after, the gang goes to Honey Grove, Texas, to help Mouth. Their car breaks down, where Chris Keller rides up in his tour bus. They crash the prom there, where Haley finds out it was Brooke who stole the Calculus test. Haley is mad at first, but she forgives Brooke. Once back in Tree Hill, Haley finds out that she cannot make her valedictorian speech, because of Nathan's point shaving. Nathan finds out, and fixes the situation, and Haley gets to make it. She then visited Whitey at his house to talk about Nathan. In the middle of her valedictorian speech for graduation, Haley begins to laugh nervously and bend over in pain. It turns out she has gone into labor with her son. Everyone looks shocked and Nathan stands up in excitement.

Soon after, she gives birth to a son, James Lucas Scott (best known by his nickname Jamie). She also seems to have made up with Rachel, although they keep a strained relationship.

Missing years

Four months before the start of Season 5, she accompanies Nathan to celebrate his eponymous shoe, but leaves early due to having to work the next day. It is later that night that Nathan (temporarily) loses use of his legs.

Season 5

Struggling with her marriage, she tries her best to raise her son Jamie and soon hires a nanny. She then becomes a teacher at Tree Hill High and gets sexually harassed by a student named Quentin and runs away in tears. The next day, she challenges him to leave her class and fail it, effectively preventing him from joining the Ravens, due to the school policy. She also makes Nathan realize his selfish ways could cost him his son. Peyton has Haley sit in on one of her studio sessions with Jason's band. After Jason acts up, and after hearing the band's pianist Mia play, Haley convinces Peyton to let Jason (and effectively the rest of the band) go so that Mia could become the real star. Haley offers to work on Mia's record, reawakening her musical talent and passion. Arriving home late at night, she goes into Jamie's room to kiss him goodnight and finds a sweet drawing of Jamie with Carrie, the new nanny, and fears that Jamie may have replaced her with Carrie in the event of her constant absence in his life. She then offers Quentin a deal to go back to both her classes and basketball which he agrees to (with a little push from Nathan) and gets anxious about her nanny being more attractive than herself but does not notice how hard she hits on Nathan. She soon gets disappointed by most of her friends when she witnesses Lucas kiss Peyton and when Nathan once again lets his temper get the best of him when Jason sexually harasses Haley. Haley misses the Ravens' first basketball game due to being locked in the Tree Hill High School library with Peyton, Mia, Lindsay, and at one point, Tim. When she comes home, she finds Nathan and Carrie in the shower and kicks them out. As Carrie manipulates Jamie into hating Haley, Nathan tries to defend himself only to make his case worse by revealing she kissed him, leading to an argument during which Jamie almost drowns in the pool. After they save him, Haley tells Nathan their marriage is over. Lucas and Lindsey then try to save her marriage by inviting her to their combined bachelor(ette) party, but it backfires as Haley realizes she is done trying to change Nathan. She then reads Lucas's book and calls him to tell him not to marry Lindsey. When he decides to marry her anyway she does her job as the maid of honor and watches him get left at the altar. She then notices Jamie is gone and seeks comfort in Nathan's and Lucas's arms until he comes back thanks to Dan

After some marriage counselling they reconcile and she hires Deb as a nanny, to prevent any flirting on Nathan's part and starts recording again. She then has to lie to Jamie about Dan to protect him and throws his thank you card to him in the garbage. He later finds out and she apologizes and lets him give it to him. She then confront Lucas about his ever ongoing love troubles, telling him to make a choice between Brooke, Peyton and Lindsey.

Music

Music has played a big part of Haley's story. It begun in season 1 when Haley played Elsewhere for Nathan in Karen's Cafe. It continued in Season 2 when she performed Let Me Fall at Tric. She then recorded When the Stars Go Blue with Chris Keller (Tyler Hilton) and went on tour with him, Gavin DeGraw and the Wreckers.

In Season 3 when she came back she worked with Chris Keller on the song Halo. Later Peyton asked her to do a song for her Friends with Benefits album, to raise money to fight against breast cancer. This was her last song on the show for the high school years.

She then went on to help Mia with her songwriting, and produced her song.

Now she is producing and writing more songs with Peyton Sawyer in her office, which was converted to a recording studio. During the 5th season finale she sang Feel This.

See also

• List of fictional supercouples
• Quotes