I Have A New Theory About Helia Joining The Specialists' Group. The Obvious Answer Is That He Is Interested

I have a new theory about Helia joining the Specialists' group. The obvious answer is that he is interested in Flora. But that’s just part of it.

Helia is a pacifist which doesn’t mix well with attending a military school. It’s possible that he is forced to be there. Saladin is the headmaster but at first, he is also one of the last remaining members of the Company of Light. As far as we are informed, besides Oritel and Marion, he is the only one to have a child or potentially children, because Helia is his grandson.

He must have been a powerful wizard, maybe even the most powerful to go toe to toe with Valtor, the Ancestral Witches and such. His child grew up in his shadow, perhaps under pressure. Not from Saladin but the society. Furthermore, there was always the possibility of Saladin not returning from this fight. From any fight. That’s why I think Helia is sent to Red Fountain.

However, Helia is not a warrior. He is not a fighter, he is a lover. An artist. I remember that he dropped out to go to art school and he was absent for half of season 3. Now, that’s when the family drama started. While his parents might be really supportive of his skills and passion, there is a lingering fear and need for their son to be able to fight and defend himself. Especially with Valtor back in the picture.

Helia is back at Red Fountain against his will. Well, this man wants to be expelled. On one of his dates with Flora, she tells him about feeling sorry for the specialists having to face a punishment again for helping them(the Winx) and that she worries how one day, they might be thrown out. That’s how Helia joins the Specialists. That’s why he “actively” participates in the battles.

Of course, he ends up befriending them but it all started with his plan to encourage their shenanigans to go back to art school.