s ▁schemes , ▁especially ▁after ▁she ▁finds ▁out ▁about ▁magic , ▁but ▁rel uct antly ▁gets ▁involved ▁anyway . ▁Despite ▁Alex ' s ▁cont rolling ▁and ▁manip ulative ▁behavior , ▁Har per ▁always ▁sees ▁the ▁good ▁side ▁in ▁Alex ▁and ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁be ▁accepting ▁of ▁her ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁friendship , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁who ▁believed ▁that ▁Alex ▁wouldn ' t ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁plot ▁that , ▁if ▁successful , ▁would ▁prevent ▁young ▁w iz ards ▁losing ▁their ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁Compet ition . ▁She ▁has ▁known ▁Alex ▁since ▁kind erg arten ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁there ▁when ▁Alex ▁needs ▁support . ▁In ▁season ▁three ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Har per ▁is ▁a ▁cheer le ader , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁secret ▁Har per ▁has ▁ever ▁kept ▁from ▁Alex , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁Alex ' s ▁typical ▁dis d ain ▁and ▁mock ing ▁attitude ▁towards ▁cheer le aders . ▁ ▁Har per ' s ▁parents ▁are ▁featured ▁in ▁" W iz ards ▁vs ▁F ink les " ▁as ▁travel ing ▁show people ▁from ▁Roman ia . ▁They ▁ask ▁Har per ▁to ▁re join ▁them ▁for ▁shows ▁but ▁Har per ▁ref uses , ▁happy ▁with ▁her ▁life ▁with ▁the ▁Russ os ▁while ▁Alex , ▁fasc in ated ▁with ▁their ▁l ifest yle , ▁accept ▁in ▁Har per ' s ▁place . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁commit ment ▁and ▁hard ▁work ▁drives ▁Alex ▁away , ▁with ▁Har per ' s ▁parents ▁leaving ▁for ▁Young st own , ▁Ohio