The Kama Family

The Kama family is a wealthy and respected pure-blood wizarding family of Senegalese origin. Their story is primarily defined by a tragic feud with the Lestrange family, which culminates in a sworn quest for revenge carried out by their last known descendant, Yusuf Kama. The family's history is central to the plot of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. All information regarding the Kama family comes from the Fantastic Beasts film series and its related materials, as they are not mentioned in the original seven Harry Potter novels.

The Kama family's tragic history was set in motion when Corvus Lestrange Sr., a powerful and cruel wizard, became obsessed with Mustafa Kama's first wife. Using the Imperius Curse, Corvus Sr. abducted her, leaving her husband and young daughter behind. The enslaved woman later died while giving birth to a daughter, Leta Lestrange. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald) Devastated by grief, Mustafa Kama eventually remarried a witch named Laurena, and together they had a son, Yusuf Kama. On his deathbed, Mustafa extracted an Unbreakable Vow from a young Yusuf, compelling him to avenge the family by killing the person Corvus Lestrange Sr. loved most in the world—his son, Corvus Lestrange Jr.. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald) This vow consumed Yusuf's life. He dedicated himself to tracking down the Lestrange heir, a search that eventually led him to Paris. There, he mistakenly identified Credence Barebone as the long-lost Corvus, intending to kill him to fulfill his father's dying wish. The full extent of this family history was revealed by Yusuf through a magical, moving diorama that emerged from his family's box. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald)

• Mustafa Kama: The patriarch of the family. He was a wealthy African wizard whose first wife was stolen by Corvus Lestrange Sr.. His grief and desire for vengeance led him to place the burden of an Unbreakable Vow on his son, Yusuf. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald)
• Laurena Kama: Mustafa's second wife and the mother of Yusuf Kama. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald screenplay)
• Yusuf Kama: The son of Mustafa and Laurena Kama, and the half-brother of Leta Lestrange. He is bound by an Unbreakable Vow to kill the person his father's tormentor loved most. He is a skilled wizard who operates from the Parisian sewer system while hunting for his target.
• Mustafa Kama's first wife: Her name is unknown. She was the mother of Leta Lestrange and was abducted by Corvus Lestrange Sr. under the Imperius Curse, dying in childbirth. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald)

• Kama Family Box: A small, ornate box that, when opened, magically produces a three-dimensional, moving representation of the Kama family tree and its history. Yusuf Kama uses this to explain his past and his connection to the Lestrange family. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald)

The Kama family's primary relationship is its feud with the Lestrange family. This one-sided antagonism was initiated by Corvus Lestrange Sr.'s abduction of Mustafa Kama's wife. This single act resulted in generations of pain, culminating in the Unbreakable Vow that pitted Yusuf Kama against the supposed Lestrange heir. Yusuf's relationship with his half-sister, Leta Lestrange, is deeply complicated. While they share a mother, Yusuf's vow initially placed him in an adversarial position toward her family. However, after learning the truth that Corvus Lestrange Jr. had died as an infant, the vow was seemingly voided, allowing Yusuf to abandon his quest for revenge and ally with Leta and her companions against Gellert Grindelwald. (FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald)

“Kama” is the name of the Hindu god of love, desire, and pleasure. This serves as a deep irony, as the Kama family's story is not one of love, but of love stolen, leading to a dark obsession with revenge. The name also has roots in various African languages and cultures.

• The Kama family and its entire backstory were created for the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and do not appear in the original *Harry Potter* book series.
• In the film, Yusuf Kama is portrayed by French actor William Nadylam. (film)