Shumi Lane

Shumi Lane is an upperclass student at Pendle Hill Academy and a rival of Bailey Ward.

## Background

Shumi's parents were strict and emotionally distant from their daughter, imposing high expectations for her. Her parents are wealthy and high-ranking officials who work as lawyers at the Coven. Their high standards pressured Shumi immensely to succeed, which made the magicka boosting effects of Blackswift even more appealing to Shumi, who initially enjoyed her newfound strength.

She is shown to be highly knowledgable, to the degree that Bailey believes she could be an instructor.

## Plot

### Book 1

Shumi runs an illegal magical gambling ring involving feats of magical prowess at the academy. This results in her accumulating debts, although her Blackswift addiction is revealed to be the primary financial drain. One of these bets involved the Nemesis Mirror, a magical artifact that forces the viewer to confront their greatest fears, to which Shumi herself was unable to pass. However, she conceded after Bailey was able to conquer her fear.

After confronting Shumi about her addiction to Blackswift, she regretfully states that she might have been involved Lydia Summers's disappearance, who was helping her with her addiction. This prompts Shumi and Bailey to seek interrogate Espresso Joe, her Blackswift dealer. Joe admits to spiking her coffee with Blackswift, although unwillingly - he was receiving threatening notes to poison Shumi.

Shumi later leaves the academy in Book 1 to recover from her dependency on Blackswift at Clear View.

### Book 2

Shumi returns to Pendle Hill after recovering from her addiction and attempts to make amends with Bailey and Rosie. Shumi visits the Ipswich Witch Museum with Bailey to discover more about the mysterious teeth the latter found in one of the Tinkerman's radio, which eventually leads them to the graveyard to search for more details on Annie McGregor.

At the cemetery, Shumi and Bailey stumble upon a secret passageway while looking for Annie McGregor's remains. After Bailey whiffs the memory extract, Shumi bricks Bailey in the crypt.

In Shumi's room, Bailey finds a photograph of Jason and Travis with a red question mark along with an Ipswich Census from the 1700's in which Shumi circled 'Jonathan Parris', who was one of the men Bailey saw in the memory with Justice Sommer.

## Relationships

Initially, Shumi was snarky and condescending to her peers. However, after recovering from her addiction she evidently wishes to turn a new leaf by repairing her relationships with Bailey.

Shumi's appears to have had a caring relationship with Jason, which she admits to after Bailey discovers a photograph of Jason and Shumi. They dated for about a year before Jason left the academy. When Jason returns to the academy and tells Shumi he regrets breaking up with her, Shumi cites this as the reason why she decides to return to the academy.

Shumi was also acquaintances with Lydia before her disappearance, who wanted to help. her recover from Blackswift. Upon meeting again, Shumi is displeased to see how close Lydia is to Jason. She is a potential love interest for Bailey as of Book 2 - however, it is unclear whether this was the result of Bailey's increasing mental instability due to the effects of the Spirit of Love and Annie McGregor.

## Personality

Bailey describes Shumi as an independent and arrogant person. Shumi can be rude and condescending towards her peers who can be highly manipulative. She also appears prone to fits of rage, although this was a side effect of her addiction to Blackswift. When she returns to Pendle Hill, she insists to Bailey and Rosie that she has changed her personality for the better even though she almost immediately begins denigrating Rosie for her child-like nature.

## Physical Appearance

Shumi typically dresses in black garments. She has blue eyes, ombre colored brown hair, and pale skin. She has a triple moon tattoo on her left arm and pointed, painted green nails.

While Shumi was addicted to Blackswift, her appearance became increasingly haggard and pale. However, after she begins recovering, her complexion noticeably improves.