Malaika Okundi

Backstory

Growing up with an engineer father, a polyglot mother, two siblings and 4 cousins, my family played an important role in shaping who I am today. My father taught me that everything made can also be broken, and my mother taught me that languages, ancient and modern are powerful. When I failed Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms in my second year of Hogwarts, my older sister and cousins rallied together to help me overcome my academic barriers. When I graduated a couple years ago, it was with N.E.W.T.s in not only Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Transfiguration, Ancient Studies and Ancient Runes as well. I started right out with an entry level curse breaking job at Gringotts. I have a lot of fun travelling for my work, and over the summer and holidays when I’m home in London I like to pay forward my family’s help by tutoring my brother and other Hogwarts students. At work I specialize in Dark charms and curses.