Isa Shafiq

* 1963
* 1964
* 1967

### Amortentia

Genovese basil, coarse salt, garlic, Ligurian extra virgin olive oil (Taggiasco), European pine nuts (sometimes toasted) and a grated cheese like Parmigiano-Reggiano

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Shafiq family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
* Hufflepuff
* Hufflepuff Quidditch team
* Pure-blood supremacy

"*I think you're the sort of person who finds money on the ground and waves it in the air and asks if anyone has lost it. I think you cry in movies that aren't even sad because you have a soft heart, though you don't let it show. I think you do things that scare you, and that makes you braver than anyone else.*"

*—* **Rosalie Shafiq**, giving Isa her last words before he leaves for Hogwarts.

**Isa Shafiq** (b. September 23rd, 1952) was a British wizard who was the son of **Sinan Shafiq** and his wife **Rosalie Shafiq**. Being the first-born son he was automatically designated as the heir of the **Shafiq family**, with the title he also received guidance from his father when it came to the duties and behaviour of someone who enjoyed the prestige of being a member of the **Sacred Twenty-Eight**, something he believed should be done without the discrimination towards others. He later started attending **Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry** in **1963**, and was sorted into the **Hufflepuff** House.

## Biography

### Early life (1952 - 1963)

*"You seem to think that everything in this world should be fair, but sadly that's not the case Isa. This world is ruled by blood, by status, by dominance and by the sheer will to be better than anyone else. If you can not comprehend that you'll not only fail yourself but you'll fail the family."*

*—* **Sinan Shafiq***,* giving Isa a glimpse into how the world truly is.

**Isa Shafiq**, born on the 23rd of September in **Alexandria**, **Egypt** lived a life full of luxury and privilege. His father, **Sinan Shafiq**, was a famous Egyptian alchemist working as the head in the **Egyptian** **Centre of Alchemical Studies** and his mother, **Rosalie Shafiq**, was a curse-breaker who was sent out to work in Egypt where the two eventually met and had Isa.

Isa, being the heir of the Shafiq family underwent rigorous training where he was often intellectually but also physically challenged. This caused him to be isolated from the other kids that went out to play and enjoy their life, but Isa his life was already laid out for him. He was to be expected to pass his academic years with flying marks so he could attain a high-status job, then his parents would be satisfied.

But when he was home he was kept company by the two house-elves maintaing the house, Vili and Ve. They were essentially his only friends and even that was in secret. His parents were extremely harsh towards what they referred as their ''slaves''. Isa got to witness the punishment they dished out when the house-elves did something wrong or even spoke to Isa. Instead of following in his parents' footsteps Isa chose to be kind to the house-elves, pledging that he'd free them someday.

Outside of learning about the discrimination towards house-elves Isa also got to witness the discrimination to those who weren't of ''pure-blood''. Isa attained his moral compass at a young age, causing him to believe that no one should be treated differently no matter who their parents are or what their race is. But he did believe that pure-blooded wizards were more powerful, giving him a sense of duty to protect those who weren't. This was mostly influenced by the muggle comics he read, specifically a 1938 Action Comic release called ''Superman''.

Isa before his eleventh birthday would move to London for his parents had decided that he'd attend **Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry** . When he attended he'd be - to surprise of everyone - sorted in **Hufflepuff**.

### Life at Hogwarts (1963 - Current)

#### First Year

**The Sorting Hat:** *"Mhm... a difficult choice. You have the heart of a Gryffindor, the intellect of a Ravenclaw but your determination and ambition mirror that of a Slytherin... fine then, HUFFLEPUFF!"*

**Isa:** *''Wait wha-!''*

*—* **Isa Shafiq***,* during the **Sorting Cerenomy**.

Isa was hoping to follow in his mother's footsteps and enter Ravenclaw, something his parents were also sure of. When the news finally arrived his parents were devastated, how could their son be sorted in Hufflepuff of all houses? Isa himself felt a sense of shame and failure, as if he could do something else. Isa saw this as a punishment for his lack of hard work and proclaimed to become better so he would not be considered a Hufflepuff.

### Physical Appearance

Isa is a scrawny kid of below average height, dark brown (almost black) hair and dark brown eyes. He'd rock a bowl-cut as that was the fashion standard back in his homecountry of Egypt. Isa would also wear glasses due to his bad eyesight caused by the rigorous studies that he undertook in elementary school, his eyesight was something that could be fixed but his parents claimed that it would help him seem more succesful and smarter. Outside of classes Isa would have a simple attire consisting of a coat, shirt, jeans and shoes.

### Personality

Isa is commonly seen as a brave and righteous with an indomitable sense of justice and responsibility, this due to the pledge he made to his house-elves.

One of his promiment traits would be his sense of humour, something he'd acquire through all the comics he'd been reading. Even in the face of certain death, Isa invariably cracks a joke, to the annoyance of both friends and foes. His reasons for this vary: either he wants to relieve the stress of a situation, or simply because he wants to hide how scared he really is during a crisis. Also, he does this to get on the nerves of his opponents, since he knows that if they are angry, that they would normally lose themselves and be vulnerable to a superior skilled opponent. It is generally agreed, however, that whenever a life is in danger, he will stop telling jokes and take the current situation with the utmost seriousness.

Behind this humorous facade, however, is a wounded soul that has gone through much suffering. When something doesn't as planned he'd end up feeling depressed due to his responsibilities. Isa is quick to assume guilt and responsibility for anything bad that happens in his presence or that can, in some way, relate back to him. For instance, he assumed responsibility for the punishment to his house-elves because they were "his'' friends.

Isa is also traditionally a loner. Due to his individualistic style, having been a social outcast in his youth, Isa finds it hard to work in teams.

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