Asia Youngblood

Asia was born into a pure-blood family similar to the Weasley's when it came to blood purity- they were fascinated with the muggles and didn't make a fuss over



pure blood. Her parents, Markus and Anais Youngblood, met in the 5th year but didn't really start dating until after the 2nd Wizarding War. Markus was a Slytherin and Anais a Gryffindor, and in school they were enemies, but it was only after the war that they realized they were all on the same side. Asia was born in 2006, while her older brother Ashwin (Ash) Youngblood was born in 2004. She and her brother had both been sorted into Gryffindor. But her father, Markus had a past that was only revealed to Asia and her brother after she had finished her 2nd year, when Ash had finished his 4th- that summer, a knock had changed their life. An old woman appeared on their doorstep, and Markus knew who it was immediately. So did his wife Anais, but they chose not to tell Asia or Ash.

It was Asia's grandmother Ayda Shafiq. She comes over to tell her son and daughter-in-law that she would be staying with them from now on, and that her son's attempt to run away from their family hadn't gone unnoticed. She had found them. It had taken many years, but he hadn't stayed invisible for too long. Markus Youngblood, born Hari Shafiq, had run away from his home at a young age, due to most of the family being Death Eaters and helping the Dark Lord from the Arabian provinces in the Middle East. They were after the pieces of the Cicatrix as well, which they helped Oedipus Malum find in later years. With the help of Alex Ayad-Charbonneau, he had gone from the Shafiq household in the Middle East to London. From there, Charbonneau helped him live in a small apartment and get a job. But Markus was only 14, and he needed to go to school. Luckily, with the help of Albus Dumbledore, he received his Hogwarts letter, and attended his first year at Hogwarts at age 14. He had to go to his 5th year in Hogwarts, although he knew more advanced magic and didn't know much English, and was sorted into Slytherin. It was something that the students in his school hadn't seen, and some questioned if anything like this had happened before. Markus had to change his name, of course, in order to stay anonymous without being tracked down by his parents, who actually refused to find him at the time because they thought that he would die of shame or eventually return to them. Markus noted that the Youngblood line had disappeared many years ago in Britain and had gone to Australia, so he renamed himself Markus Youngblood. Although he hated the pure blooded customs of his parents, he still married pure-blooded Anais Williams.

Asia hadn't gone through much before that incident when her grandmother showed on her doorstep- but after that she was forced to learn Arabian magic and taught much over just the span of that summer. She had to work day and night in order to master some things, and although it would take someone much older at least ten years, Ayda managed to teach her over that summer.

Appearance
Asia is known to look very pretty in general. She has toffee brown eyes, like her grandmother, and light brown skin. Her hair is black and she trims it very often because she doesn't like it to be too long. She is average height and a witch of mixed descent.

Important Dates
She was born on September 13, 2006.

Relationships
She has many friends (some listed in the below 3rd year section).

Her and Oscar Macmillian-Benevolio were attracted to each other, although it remains unknown whether they ever dated, since although Oscar liked Asia, he was described as a 'human robot'. They stayed close friends, however.

In her 4th year, she meets Tom Oliver, a Slytherin transfer student from America, whom she dates for a while but they eventually break up. Tom previously went to Ilvermorny, where he was a Thunderbird, and he becomes close friends at Hogwarts with students Malachi Sanders and Ezekiel Daniels.

It is unknown yet (still being fathomed by the authors) whether she and Alice Delacour-Carter end up together, in the last book.

Third Year (based off of the book Heroes and Villains: The Caliginous Corridor):
Asia returned to Hogwarts for her 3rd year, trying to act like nothing had changed. She played seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team after James Potter had changed to the team captain and instead took up Keeping for a change, because he didn't want to 'hog' the spot of seeker. Asia, as well as Leo Kralov, were both very talented players and offered the Seeker position. Although it was a weird scenario, Asia offered that they switch games every so often, with Asia playing one game and Leo playing the next and so on. Although they find out later in the year that this wouldn't work out, Leo gives up his position as Seeker and Asia insists that she'd be better off as Chaser, and so next year's Seeker position goes to Lavender Rose, a student one year younger than them. James Potter felt himself in the spot where he could take up the post as Seeker for the rest of the year since Lavender doesn't want to play until the next year, and he plays well as Seeker, but not good enough to win the series. Around the middle of the story, she learns how to cast her patronus, a unicorn, which symbolizes those pure of heart, knowledgeable, and someone who protects others in times of need. For some reason, she is teased by Karl Jenkins because of this, although when he sends a spell toward Cosmo Schultz, it is Asia's patronus which saves him, among others such as Alice, Leo, James, and others, which stand in each of his sides, as if to protect him.

By the end of her 3rd year, Asia makes good friends with Oscar Macmillian-Benevolio, who is a genius Ravenclaw student, but extremely full of himself. She has also become good friends with Leo Kralov, James Webber and Justin Black, but their friendship seems rooted in the incident that happened during Halloween, when Asia got poisoned after trying to pursue the truth behind Odyssey Reyna's actions. Although Asia never wanted revenge, the incident was enough for James, Leo, and Asia to become good friends. Cosmo Schultz seemed extremely interested too, although the pair where not as close as she was with James or Leo. After Cosmo uses veritaserum on Ezekiel Daniels, a close friend of Reyna's in order to get some information on her, Asia has a run-in with Ezekiel and finds out what really happened. She feels extremely bad, although it was all Cosmo's idea, and refuses to talk to Cosmo until he apologizes. He does, and she starts talking to him again, although she wants him to give a sincere apology to Daniels. He doesn't, but she doesn't know that, and they still talk. Leo Kralov forgives Cosmo immediately, but James doesn't talk to Cosmo unless it's necessary.

At the Heroes' Banquet on May 2nd, Cosmo is missing. Although they don't know why he is, and don't think much of it, they know that it isn't like him to ditch his beautiful date, Polly Chapman. They think maybe he's sick or nervous, but he doesn't show up the whole party. However, people start dropping 'like the dead' towards the end of the party, including Professor McGonagall (headmistress now), Professor Slughorn, Hagrid, the rest of the staff, Lavender Rose, Justin Black, Oscar Macmillian-Benevolio, and other students. They realize that someone has drugged, or put the Sleeping Potion, into the beverages. The only ones to stay awake and avoid drinking the beverages are Asia, Ezekiel Daniels, Alice Delacour-Carter, Zoey Montgomery, Ellie Montgomery, Leo Kralov, Artigmius Florance- Brahmaputra, Taylor Cegado, and James Webber. Through a series of events, they find themselves in the company of Odyssey Reyna, Katrina Rivers, Elenvia Lairamore, Oaklynn Smith, Sapphire Johnson, and Ocean Binns. Apparently, while the rest of the school was at the Heroes' Banquet, they had been fighting dragons and trying to get a 'prophecy' although Asia and the rest don't know why. After an encounter with Death Eaters such as Odyssey's uncle Oedipius Malum, Oaklynn's parents Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Asia's own grandmother, Ezekiel gets stabbed with a poisonous knife and the antidote can only be found in the Malum Mansion. However, they also realize that Cosmo has been kidnapped by the Smith family, and Oaklynn confesses that he had been mistaken for her own friend, Taylor Cegado, and kidnapped under his name. It turns out that Oaklynn Smith had bewitched the Smith's house elf, Ceazer, into believing that Cosmo Schultz was actually Taylor Cegado. Oaklynn's parents (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), after murdering Cosmo, believe they have killed Taylor instead. Asia witnesses Cosmo's death and is described to have done the following:

"Asia opened her eyes hesitantly and looked up at him, silently gasping and putting a hand over her mouth. But she did something else. She waved goodbye. And she smiled, sadly. It was Cosmo’s cue that he was ready to end the pain and give up. His heart pounded hard and started to slow down, steadily. "

After Cosmo's death, Asia, James Webber, and Leo Kralov leave heartbroken and different. James Webber trades his once bright and cheerful dyed red hair for the normal brownish blonde it was. Leo spends his whole summer mourning over Cosmo's death, and Asia faces yet another dilemma and tragedy at home: her father is dead.

Markus Youngblood was indeed murdered over the Christmas break (Asia decided to stay at Hogwarts instead of go back home) on New Year's. He was murdered by his own mother and Asia's Death Eater grandmother, Ayda Shafiq. This death causes further strain on Asia's relationship with her grandmother and mother, who is now extremely weak but still alive, and her and her brother find some closure. Only she now can live at Youngblood Manor, with her grandmother and her mother, but they agree that her brother should stay at a friend's house.

Asia's grandmother doesn't notice, or if she did, she just didn't care enough to point it out.

Fourth Year (based off of the book Heroes and Villains: The Other One):
Things become seriously tough for Asia in her 3rd year. On her train ride to Hogwarts, she starts to feel overwhelmed with emotions and memories about Cosmo. She goes to talk to Ezekiel Daniels about it, but becomes 'possessed' by Ashni, although she doesn't know it. It lasts about a couple of minutes, but the spell eventually wears off and she becomes unconscious and has marks over her wrists. She meets Tom Oliver, a transfer student from America, and he becomes flattered by her and develops a crush on her.

Later in the story, her and Oscar's relationship becomes strained. They don't talk much to each other, and Asia doesn't really talk to James or Leo as much either. She instead becomes closer with Odyssey Reyna, her dormmate and close friend. She also stays close to Alice Delacour- Carter, who went through a breakup with her now ex-girlfriend, Zoey Montgomery. Zoey cheated on Alice over the summer with a girl named Sienna, and Asia comes to comfort Alice about it.

Oscar had also realized that he had feelings for Asia, and she recognizes this, but she notices that he changed because of it. She realized a bit late, as well. She then meets Achilles Keyper, a student with a plot to steal transfer student Ysviel Neffsteinson. He needs help from Odyssey and Asia to do this, but Asia doesn't quite know what he needs her help for exactly, and remains doubtful even after their first meeting.

It was only during History in their 4th year that Achilles first met Asia, by sitting in the chair next to her in the class. He moved out of his seat next to Ysviel and sat next to her, promising to sit back next to Ysviel after a couple minutes but ending up talking to Asia for the rest of the class and a couple minutes afterward. Asia notices that the boy comes across as immensely polite and it seems unnatural to her that someone who is related to people like her grandmother and Beatrice Malum could be so polite, look so harmless. Something about his behavior didn't seem completely authentic to her, like there were fragments of the truth hidden in a bundle of lies.

They eventually become something closer to friends, and Achilles meets Oscar as Asia suggested that if he needed help, Oscar was the one she knew with the most intellect. Oscar doesn't trust Achilles, and tells him not to blindly trust Asia's words. He tells him that Asia is wrong and that he in actuality is not a genius. Achilles tells Asia that he feels that Oscar is hurt, and that she knows something about it. Asia responds, stating that she knew. He tells her to talk it out with Oscar.

Asia goes to meet Oscar at his lair, which is underground Hogwarts, or so it seems. There is no wooden flooring in this lair, as you can see the contents of the soil and everything below the floor which resembles a glass like material, but at the same time doesn't seem like glass. She confronts Oscar, stating that Achilles needed his help desperately, but Oscar refuses to help. He raises his wand and strikes her with a spell resembling Sectumsempra, which causes gashes all over her arms and legs. She stumbles over to a chair and takes some healing potions, and as he has his back turned to her, takes a book or two of his as well. Here is a passage from the story about the incident:

" A jet of white light came out of his wand, and his peace seemed to flood back to him, in pleasuring waves. He smiled, realizing that the action had brought him happiness.

Asia stood up, yelping when she did. He didn’t look at her.

“Fine. Then help us once,” she said, moving towards the chair nearest to her and slouching beside it. “Just once.”

He rolled his eyes. It was possible that he owed her that much. But only her.

“There’s something to help the gashes in the boxes over to your right. Help yourself,” he retorted, his back facing her.

“I won’t tell,” Asia sighed, her voice pleading. “Just help us once.”

He sighed. “Fine. Once. But I’ll only tell you. Not Keyper.”

She scrambled to her feet, with quite difficulty, he noticed.

“Good.”

And she left. "

Asia goes back to her dorm, but as she does meets Ysviel, who asks her if she trusts Achilles. She remembers the pain she had just gone through from Oscar which was basically for Achilles, and she responds with, "yes". She finally goes back to her dorm, only to see Odyssey there. Trying to avoid explaining to her what Oscar did, she goes to Achilles and tells him that Oscar has promised to help them, even if it was only once. After telling him, she allows herself to think about the event again and realize how she feels, but just as she tries to tell herself that she hates Oscar, she feels a crashing wave of pain. Achilles notices this, and advices her to tell Odyssey about it. He tells her that Odyssey was bound to find out one way or another, and that she reminded him of all the good parts of his mother. Asia replies, saying that she understands that she can't say anything bad about Oscar or what he did, for fear that her wounds would get worse. You see, the spell was such that the gashes would get worse when she thought bad about Oscar, or straight up told somebody about what he did. Achilles had assumed that Oscar had hurt Asia, and Asia had just gone with it without mentioning his name too much. The spell had some loopholes, such as this. Achilles tells Oddy about this, accompanying Asia to the library to go tell her. Odyssey goes to Zeke and asks him about the location of Oscar's lair, and she collapses the stairs on top of Oscar. Oscar, of course, remains uninjured. To Asia, it is unknown of what happened to him since she wasn't there to see it, for she couldn't bear thinking of going back.

However, quickly after the staircase incident, she seems to build up confidence to go back there again, or at least talk to Oscar. She feels like now he is bound to owe her more than just one moment of help, although this compromise fails and he resumes to his deal of only helping out once. Although Asia's gashes haven't disappeared, she realizes that the only way to heal is to forgive Oscar with all her heart, which she still hasn't done yet. She knows this will take time, and that Oscar still hates her. It was either Oscar forgiving her or Asia forgiving Oscar, and she knows that there's no way that Oscar could forgive Asia for not reciprocating his feelings for her, or even recognizing them. She knows that feelings things is new to Oscar, who is known in the school as "Robot" since he has no empathy, nor does he show his emotions clearly.