Kazuhiro Shiratori

Kazuhiro Shiratori
Biographical information
Born	before 1983
Nationality	Japanese
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Black
Eye colour	Black
Skin colour	Pale
Affiliation
Occupation	Assassin
Loyalty	Mahoutokoro School of Magic (formerly) R

This wizard was a Dark Wizard sent to kill Jacob's sibling and Merula Snyde. He was a former student at Mahoutokoro School of Magic in Japan.

Biography

This wizard was once a student at Mahoutokoro School of Magic who was expelled, presumably for practising the Dark Arts.

At some point, he travelled from his native Japan to England and successfully made a name for himself in the figurative underworld of wizarding Britain, and eventually even joined the dangerous organisation known as the Cabal.

Known to visit the street of shops and vendors specialising in the darker forms of magic in London known as Knockturn Alley on occasion, at some point in 1989, said dodgy place became the stage for a duel between the wizard in question and fellow criminal Mundungus Fletcher, whom he defeated.

The wizard was eventually caught by Aurors, but before he could be sent to Azkaban, he managed to escape custody. After escaping, he pursued Jacob's sibling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with the intention of murdering them.

Some time later, this wizard was spotted near the Great Lake by Jacob's sibling and Beatrice Haywood. Without hesitation, he cast the Knockback Jinx on Jacob's sibling before leaving. The reason the wizard failed to kill Jacob's sibling was because he was interrupted by their brother Jacob.

He left the Hogwarts grounds following the duel in the Forest Grove.

Personality and traits

This individual appeared to be a cold-blooded and ruthless assassin, with the intention of killing innocent individuals for personal gain, such as Jacob's sibling.

Magical abilities and skills

• Dark Arts: As a Dark Wizard who worked as a assassin, he was highly proficient in dark magic, which, given his profession, presumably included the Unforgivable Curses.
• Martial magic: An accomplished duelist, this warlock at one point defeated Mundungus Fletcher in a duel, who attributed his victory partially to the man's unusual stance and strange incantations. Later, he was notably able to neutralise the entire guard that was supposed to bring him to Azkaban, among them some of the best Aurors under Alastor Moody's command. Upon finally encountering his target at Hogwarts, he proved quick enough to be able to incapacitate Jacob's sibling with a single spell before they got a chance to protect themselves.
• Nonverbal magic: This wizard could cast spells without having to say them out loud, as demonstrated when he floored Jacob's sibling with a silent Knockback Jinx upon finally cornering them.

Possessions

• Wand: He was in ownership of a wand, which was of unknown length, wood and core.

Behind the scenes

• In Asian culture (specifically East Asian, where Japan is part of), white is associated with ritual purity and is also associated with death, mourning & funerals. Both the deceased's shroud and the mourners' clothing are of undyed white linen, and during the days of mourning, white flowers (either paper, or chrysanthemums) are piled up by the area of the coffin; these may be the reason why the robes turned white when the wearer practised Dark Magic.
• In Japan, a tradition known as seppuku (or harakiri - both meaning "belly cutting") exists when an individual commits a ritualistic suicide to retain their honour, either as a means to prevent falling into enemy hands or an execution for serious crime; the individual wears a white robe as part of the execution, due to its association with death, which may be a reference to the Mahoutokoro uniform turning white for students who commit treason.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)