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Andrew Qiao Li "Andy" Lau[1] is a former student at Bremin High School. He was part of the original Bremin Four, a group of boys who seemingly went missing in the Bremin Ranges National Park.

Personality[]

Andy was a major nerd amongst his peers at Bremin High School, and, while he lacks some things in brawn, he makes up for them with his brains. He was often picked on at school because of this overarching nerdiness.

Andy is very close to his family, who trust him and believe him to be a good boy. He initially didn't believe in the existence of magic, and attempted to think of many possible scientific alternative explanations for why they were stuck in the Alternate World. He additionally enjoyed working to prove these theories, often putting himself in severe danger. He changed his mind about magic when he witnessed his friend Felix use the talisman against the Restoring Demon, seeing magic in action and proving its existence.

Biography[]

Excursion to the Bremin Ranges[]

Andy had to make an attempt to persuade his protective family to allow him to attend the school excursion. He successfully managed to persuade his father, Michael Lau, after avoiding his grandmother, mother, and sister.

Despite the science teacher, Mr Bates, believing the sky to be too cloudy for them to go on the excursion, Andy convinced him to let the trip go ahead. He went onto the bus with a gigantic backpack, blocking everyone else's entry.

After arriving at the forest, his heavy backpack caused him to fall onto Felix. Unlike most others, Andy seemed enthusiastic to participate in the excursion, and attempted to record flora and fauna across the walk. Unfortunately, his backpack slowed him down considerably, which lead Sam and Jake to empty it in anger. After feeling reluctant to leave the path for Felix's "shortcut," Felix fell off a cliff near an altar, diving for his map and took the other boys with him.

With no sense of direction or way to return, the boys spent the night in the forest, and Felix played a heavy metal song to attempt to cheer them up. Andy remarked afterwards that it wasn't cheerful at all.

The next morning, Andy found his way through the forest, but the four were chased by a tornado, and Andy was the slowest of the four, trying desperately to escape. They ran into a campsite owned by Roland Murphy, who thought they were intruders. He offered them a lift back to Bremin. In a street, Andy suggested a "brief man hug" to the rest of the group, but everyone refused.

At home, Andy was quick to discover that his room was taken over by Viv, and she was dressed in a very different style.

Season 2[]

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After returning, he is the only one of the group who wished to reveal the truth about magic and Alternate Worlds to the media. He also wanted to show everyone his magic to become popular again. He is "lost" again after turning into a water demon. This happened because of his relationship with Ellen from the other universe and Felix asked Ellen out. For several episodes, the rest of the boys are blamed for his disappearance and try to find him.

It's revealed he got trapped in Negative Space in between the two universes. After a period of time, Andy finally manages to come in contact with his friends, after seeing an open portal to the Real World. However, he discovers this portal is more of a "window" rather than a "door", and he cannot pass through it.

Battle against Tegan[]

Andy thanks Sam and Jake for agreeing to stay and help him and Felix split the talisman, to which Felix thanks Andy in return. Felix states his uncertainty about splitting the talisman. Andy replies that they need to do so in order to do magic alone. Along with the other three boys, Andy casts a spell to split the talisman. Sam questions what they should do. Andy replies that they should each take one piece of the talisman.

In the lair, Andy talks with the boys and Oscar about Tegan. Felix mentions the ley lines where they opened the book and split the talisman, which led to Tegan's arrival, leading Andy to wonder if they brought her there. Oscar explains about that if chaos separates from order, the spiral of destruction will lead to the destruction of every world in the multiverse. Felix decides that they need to search the book to find something Tegan is afraid of.

When the boys get to Felix's house, Andy reveals that because Tegan is Chaos, they need to go into Negative Space to recruit Bear, who is Order. Sam questions if they will get stuck there like Andy did. Andy replies that Tegan can't the book if they take it with them. Jake says that they need to battle Tegan in order to protect the girls. The other boys disperse so Felix can cast a spell to open a portal to Negative Space, which Sam jumps into. Then a shadow creature appears, forcing Andy to escape from it along with Felix and Jake, while Sam goes to rescue Phoebe, Alice, and Bear.

When hiding from the shadow creatures along with Felix and Jake, Andy is forced to flee from the shadow creatures along with Felix and Jake, only to be confronted by Ellen and Tegan, who shows Ellen a vision of herself and Andy. She surrounds Ellen with the shadow creatures as payback for her betrayal. Felix threatens to burn the book unless she lets Ellen go, but Tegan calls his bluff. Jake tells Felix to throw him the book. Felix does so, and Jake attempts to run away with it, but a shadow creature touches him from behind, causing him to collapse. It takes the book from Jake and gives it to Tegan. Ellen approaches Jake, who tells her that the shadow creature sapped his energy. Tegan starts ripping out the pages from the book, much to Felix's dismay. Ellen uses smoke to cover their escape.

While running along with Felix, Jake, and Ellen, Andy sees the neighborhood under Tegan's control. Jake suggests that they do something to defeat Tegan, which Felix and Ellen agree with. Felix gets a call from Oscar, who tells him, Andy, Jake, and Ellen that there is something in the lair, prompting Andy to head to the school along with Felix, Jake, and Ellen.

While waiting for Felix to cast the spell, Jake remarks to Andy and Ellen that it sucks to not do magic together. Felix calls them inside. Along with Jake and Ellen, Andy is shown a spell embodied in a wall. The four are approached by Oscar and Ken, who reveals that he created the lair and defeated Tegan with that spell when he was younger. He then says that the spell requires the sacrifice of their elemental powers, which Andy reluctantly accepts along with Felix and Jake.

When Andy comes out of the school along with the other three boys, Ellen, and Ken, he sees the chaos symbol in the sky. Andy, along with the other three boys, Ellen, and Ken, are approached by Sam and Phoebe, who have arrived to take them to the field where Tegan is.

Andy, along with the other four boys, cast a spell to negate the wormhole and free everyone from Tegan's control. Then after piecing together the talisman, they are about to send Tegan back to Negative Space, when Bear appears and teleports the talisman in Felix's hand away. He explains to Andy and the other four boys that he betrayed Tegan, who he reveals to be his sister, to become the Guardian. Along with the other four boys, Andy witnesses Bear and Tegan hug and teleport away.

Andy, along with his sister, the other three boys, and Ellen, are walking when he joins the other three boys in a group hug. Andy asks Felix what he is going to do. Felix replies that he doesn't know, but says that he has been into magic for so long that he forgot what he is like without it. He says that he likes being a freak. Andy reassures him that they will be freaks together.

Former powers and abilities[]

With water as his elemental power, Andy had the ability to levitate and manipulate water. He could suspend a mass of water in the air, but early attempts would make him always lose control and have the water splash onto him as his powers were based on his emotions, such as Ellen giving Felix a soft drink. Eventually after coming back from negative space andy could create water from nowhere as seen when he made the cameramans equipment blow a fuse.

Prior to discovering his magic abilities, Andy already displayed a level of precognition, and knew the answer to a question before it was asked.

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Nowhere Boys Characters
Main Characters Felix Ferne ~ Andy Lau ~ Sam Conte ~ Jake Riles
Supporting Characters Oscar Ferne (RA) ~ Ellen O'Donnell (RA) ~ Phoebe Hartley (RA) ~ Mia (RA) ~ Roland Murphy (RA) ~ Brian Bates (RA) ~ Gary Riles (RA) ~ Sarah (RA) ~ Bear ~ Saskia Bloom
Minor Characters Cathy Ferne (RA) ~ Ken Ferne (RA) ~ Dee Conte (RA) ~ Tom Conte (RA) ~ Pete Conte (RA) ~ Vince Conte (RA) ~ Lily Lau (RA) ~ Nicole Lau (RA) ~ Michael Lau (RA) ~ Viv Lau (RA) ~ Telly (RA) ~ Lachlan (RA) ~ Trent Long (RA) ~ Dylan (RA)
Antagonists Alice Hartley (RA) ~ Restoring Demon ~ Phoebe Hartley ~ Water Demon
Other Characters The 5th Boy ~ The Darkness ~ Hartley Parents
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