Ned evidently admires and cares for Nancy, and he often expresses his concern for her saftey throughout the series, and also expresses the wish to someday marry her, Nancy Drew Files The two have also traveled extensively together, sometimes for an educational trip for Ned, or a case for Nancy, or just a vacation for both. Ned often visits Nancy when he is home from college, but sometimes Nancy also visits him at Emerson. This usually results in his saving her from a life-threatening situation. Whenever he is around, Ned assists Nancy with her cases. However, in the paperback editions that followed (books 57 to 175), Ned is specifically described as Nancy's boyfriend. Throughout the revised yellow hardcovers (which include the first 56 books of the series), Ned is often described as Nancy's "special friend." The two frequently date, attending dances and the like, but commitment between them is never explicitly stated. In The Clue in the Diary, Ned is at first mistaken for a car thief, but Nancy warms to him after he proves trustworthy later in the story.
NANCY DREW GAME NUMBER 7 SERIES
Ned first meets Nancy in The Clue in the Diary, the seventh volume in the original series however, the text of revisions in the first few volumes bear an apparent inconsistency, mentioning him as early as the fifth volume, The Secret of Shadow Ranch. Relationship with Nancy Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Mapleton is near Nancy's fictional hometown of River Heights. When not in school, Ned lives with his parents James and Edith in the town of Mapleton. Ned frequently sells insurance during the summer, although he has also taken a variety of other jobs. His best friends include Burt Eddleton and Dave Evans, who are also students at Emerson.
He is also a member of the Omega Chi Epsilon Fraternity.
Aside from being a good student, Ned also plays for three of his school's varsity teams - basketball, baseball, and football. This makes him a year or two older than the eighteen-year-old Nancy. When Nancy first meets him, he is a sophomore at Emerson College. Ned is described as a handsome and athletic young man who stands six feet and two inches tall, with dark brown hair and brown eyes.