Louis , as headmaster , has a history of having favorite boys within the school .
The relationships always closely resembled that of Louis ' new friendship with Tracy Parker -- a relationship similar to the Louis he himself had with Jack Emmerich , the school 's previous headmaster .
Louis , as headmaster , has a history of having favorite boys within the school , but the relationships always closely resembled that of his new friendship with Tracy Parker -- a relationship similar to the one he himself had with Jack Emmerich , the school 's previous headmaster .