SAMEER KOLUMBIKO

# **Summary**

**Sameer Demba Kolumbiko** is a pureblood wizard and the second-born son of Haseeb and Cyra Kolumbiko, elder brother of Libra Gaunt (née Kolumbiko), husband to Seraphina, and father to Olivia, Yahya, Ahsan, Zeinab, and Eurus. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Sorted into Slytherin. He served is a *Consiliarius Emeritus* of Tom Riddle's Prince Administration, eventually joining the Knights of Walpurgis to combat the rise of the Dark Lord. At the current time, he is the Ruling Lord of House Kolumbiko based in Tazirbu, Libya.

# **Background**

## **Lineage**

Via Haseeb, Sameer is descended from House Kolumbiko, an ancient magical House officially founded in 699 AD in Tazirbu by Ibn Abd-al Qolūm bin Iku. Ibn Abd-al was a powerful battle mage, highly skilled in Transfiguration and defensive necromancy. Together with General Abdallah ibn Sa'ad in 647 AD, the two formidable soldiers led a siege into Western Libya that successfully led to the seizure of Tripoli from the Byzantine magical and muggle armies of olde.

As a reward for his magical and military prowess, General Abdallah - with the blessing of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan - bestowed Qolūm bin Iku with one of the oases discovered by their cartographers upon further exploration of their newly seized territory in the year 652 AD. The estate - which was named ***Jawharat Alraml*** (***the Jewel of the Sand***) - was built directly in the middle of the oasis, utilizing the magical properties of the water as a natural protective barrier that amplified the various enchantments and wards placed on the estate. The house's motto '***Biquat alsahr natahamaluh***', which approximately translates to '***By the might of magic, we endure***'. It signifies the family's belief in the power of magic to sustain life ad all the successes (and failures) entailed.

Through his mother Cyra, Haseeb is descended from House Kama, an ancient and influential Senegalese family that has had roots in France since before the French Revolution. The Kamas possess an affinity for astronomy and astrology, with the family's ancestor Soulemayne Kama collaborating with Zoroaster during their respective magical pilgrimages in 640 BC. At that time, Zoroaster was compiling the *Asteroskopita*, an astrological handbook that outlined the known path of the stars for the basis of making predictions spanning astrology, astronomy, and Divination.

House Kolumbiko is considered to be one of the most powerful in Northern Africa, with controlling majorities in the potions trade and several muggle holdings in oil and technology. They share that mantle alongside the likes of the Gatwechs of Sudan, the Bennanis of Morocco, the Zidanes of Algeria, the Magdys of Egypt, and the Beys of Tunisia. While many in the family are pureblooded, there are quite a few halfbloods and muggleborns along with a handful of squibs who are funneled into muggle positions of power to further the family's agenda. To maximize its influence outside of the continent, the Kolumbikos ensured that members would be matriculated at key magical institutions: Uagadou, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Almadrasa, Durmstrang, Ilvermony, Castelobruxo, and Mahoutokoro.