Isla Burke-Shacklebot

Isla's father died when she was twelve and she's been raised by her mother ever since. She is the only granddaughter of Cyrus Burke, the current owner of Borgin and Burke's. She's a Slytherin sixth year and a bit of a pureblood princess, truth be told. She's spoiled and proud, but also raised to be polite. At least to your face. She'll probably make a nice pureblood boy a lovely wife someday.

She actually does enjoy school and managed to get E's or above on all of her O.W.Ls last year. Her mother and grandparents were quite proud.

Isla Burke married Aldrich Shaklebolt when she was 32. It wasn't a traditionally arranged marriage like she had expected - that ship had started to sail once she'd hit her thirties. But when her mother had discovered that the pureblood son of former Minister of Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt was still single, there had been a lot of prompting for Isla to begin spending time in places he tended to frequent. It all felt very "man trap" to Isla, but she'd done as she was told, and with a little coaching and subtle stalking, she had caught Aldrich's attention.

She didn't love him, but she did like him very much. He was sweet to her, and content to let her continue her work at Borgin and Burkes. He worked in the Ministry in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures as a member of the Werewolf Capture Unit.

When she became pregnant with their son, Isla finally gave up her grandfather's shop to stay home with him, but it was a still birth. She focused her now constant free time on charitable good works, slowly slipping her way into causes with more political bents, and with the help of her husband and father-in-law, she found her way into ministry work.

Almost two years after she had lost her son, Isla received a visit from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures telling her that Aldrich had been killed on the job.

She's thrown herself into her work and rose through the Ministry, now a member of the Wizengamot.

Accounts & PBs

 * yesthatburke, portrayed by Brie Larson
 * islaforchange, portrayed by Susannah Thompson