Beifar Mahgo

"STOP!" Spoiler warning! The following information is based on events in Interview for a Wizard and contain spoilers.

“It won’t work,” Beifar pronounced. "For the spell to work, I have to be afraid of something. Let me tell you a little secret; I have no fears…not anymore." He glanced over to Andrew and Brendan proudly. — Beifar Mahgo

Beifar Mahgo
Biographical information
Alternative name(s) I.E. Spie Mr. Secret Agent Man (by Lord Alex)
Nationality American
Home House in a city somewhere in Florida
Age 45
Physical description
Species Human
Gender Male
Hair color Dark with grey highlights
Skin color Tanned light
Personal information
Capacity for magic Yes (Wizardry)
Relatives Miracle Mahgo (wife, Folk) Andrew Mahgo (son, Wizardry) Brendan Mahgo (son, Wizardry) Ana Mahgo (cousin, Wizardry) Two unnamed brothers (Folk) Unnamed parents (Folk) Unnamed grandfather (Wizardry) Unnamed grandmother (Folk)
Love interest(s) Miracle Mahgo (wife)
Allies Jesse Alexander Ana Mahgo Bastian Semisecret (formerly, deceased)
Enemies Lord Alex Raven Claw Nicholas Fidgewidge Bastian Semisecret Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers
Weapon of choice Magic staff
Chronological and political information
Profession Wizardry law enforcer
Position Special agent
Affiliation Department of Magical Criminal Investigations
First appearance Interview for a Wizard
Last appearance The Last Sorcerer

Beifar Mahgo is a 45 year old wizard. He is the husband of the Folk woman Miracle Mahgo, and the father of the wizards Andrew and Brendan. Beifar has a female cousin, the witch Ana Mahgo. Beifar works as a secret agent in the Department of Magical Criminal Investigations, along with his cousin Ana Mahgo. On his assignment to track down the mad and dangerous convicted wizard Raven Claw, Beifar met the Folk boy Jesse Alexander in Alivan's Wizards and Witches Corner Store, in the town of Mount Dora. He formed a strong friendship with the young man, who became a valuable friend and ally.

History

Early life

At one point in his youth Beifar Mahgo learned to fly on a boom. The first time he tried to fly a novice broom, he accidentally flew right into the side of a parked Volkswagen buggy. Beifar carved his own magic staff at some point too.

Later in his life Beifar married to a Folk woman named Miracle. They have two sons Andrew and Brendan. Beifar works as a special agent in the Department of Magical Criminal Investigations, however he hadn't told his wife that he still worked in the DMCI. Instead he had lied to her about being a business man. Beifar's female cousin Ana Mahgo also worked in the DMCI, in the Identification and Records Department in New York City. Beifar was given the assignment of tracking down a dangerous, mad wizard named Raven Claw who was a known killer and who had escaped from jail. Although Miracle knew about the existence of magic and the Wizardry, Beifar chose not tell her about his job as an undercover agent in the Department, since she did not care much for magic, wanting a normal life for the family, especially since their sons did not show any sign of magic. Instead he opted to pretend to be a pharmaceutical sales rep.

Interview for a Wizard

In his search for Raven Claw Beifar tracked down Claw's brother Nicholas FIdgewidge to a graveyard in a small New England town near the ocean during the month of October. The dueling wizards neared the small bridge-house nearby, and were discovered by the bridge night-watchman Dougie Mann. During the struggle Beifar struck Nicholas, sending him through the window of the bridge-house. Pinning Nicholas down against the broken glass Beifar learned from Nicholas that Raven Claw was at Alivan's Wizards and Witches Corner Store in Mount Dora and had been there for six months. Concerned Beifar lost focus and loosened his grip. Nicholas yelled and pressed against the control panel behind him, activating the drawbridge. Nicholas found his wand and aimed it at Beifar. The bridge arm then bounced off Nicholas' head and he stumbled back as the bridge began to open. The floor under Nicholas gave away and he began to slide. Beifar caught Nicholas' cloak and urged him to take his hand, but he didn't respond. Nicholas' body slipped through his cloak and fell into the river below the bridge. Beifar dropped Nicholas' cloak into the river and popped away.

Researching Alivan's Beifar found that the store was owned by a boy named Jesse Alexander. Furthermore, all of Claw's records had been magically destroyed by the help of someone working for him inside the DMCI, and he had eliminated anyone outside of his personal circle that could recognize him. The following Sunday Beifar went to Mount Dora to observe Alivan's. Standing under the lightpost from across the street of Alivan's throughout the whole day, Beifar watched Jessse work inside the store, but keeping a safe distance, due to an Emunio Concutio placed on the building. In the afternoon Jesse noticed Beifar but decided to ignore him, continuing to do so until he locked up the store and found a text message on his cell phone that read 'Hello from the stranger across the street.' which Beifar had sent to Jesse's phone. Jesse went to greet the unknown wizard. Beifar called Jesse by his full name, asking him if he sold flying brooms, but Jesse told him that the store was closed, and that he could come back the next day. Jesse demanded to know how Beifar had gotten his phone number, but Beifar chose not to say. Beifar told Jesse that he would come back the next day, turned and walked away.

The following Monday morning Beifar returned to Mount Dora, magically transporting himself to the lightpost across from Alivan's slightly after Jesse arrived to open the store. It took a while before Jesse went out and invited Beifar inside. In the store Beifar marvelled at the brooms, recounting how he'd learned to fly on the same novice broom in the store. Jesse laughed, thinking that Beifar was only pretending to be a wizard. They were interrupted by Jesse's boss writing to him on his laptop, to tell him of his Halloween bonus. Beifar was taken aback at learning that Jesse was not the owner of Alivan's. He learned that Jesse had been working there for six months, since May. Jesse showed Beifar a broom called the Stealth, claiming it was the fastest on the market. Beifar began to quiz Jesse about the broom and its speed, and asked if he could test fly it. Jesse told Beifar that the broom was just a prop. Beifar realized that Jesse was a Folk, unaware of the existence of magic and the Wizardry, and that he thought Alivan's was a costume shop. When Beifar asked who owned the office upstairs, Jesse told him it belonged to his boss, "Mr. Claw." Beifar told Jesse that he had to leave, but that he was still interested in testing the Stealth. Jesse wanted to know he'd have to invite Beifar again, and the wizard explained to him that Alivan's had an Emunio Concutio, preventing Wizardry from entering unless invited. Beifar invited Jesse to eat breakfast with him next morning at the coffe shop next doors, then left the store.

The next morning, which was Tuesday, Beifar arrived at the coffe shop early and ordered breakfast. He was soon accompanied by Jesse, who'd barely slept, having been plagued by a nightmare. Beifar introduced himself to Jesse as a wizard. To prove it, Beifar held his blue amulet and recited Jesse's nightmare: "Fear, scared, terrified; dead people on sidewalks clutching their chests: there were six of them in front of your store." To further convince him, Beifar made Jesse's glass slide across the table and into Beifar's hand, released it and it slid back to its original spot. Beifar told him about his Folk wife, and his two sons who attended a school that taught secret magic classes at night, but they had never shown any sign of magic. Beifar explained to Jesse that of the Folk learned of the magic classes, it would be a breach the Salem Concord, the old treaty between Wizardry and Folk that ended the Salem Witch War in the 1700s. Beifar revealed that he was a special agent searching for an escaped convict, a mad wizard and a killer. He expressed concern at Jesse's safety, since his leads had pointed him to Alivan's, where the convict had committed a number of murders years ago. Beifar showed Jesse several legal documents dating back to May - ownership papers and corporation papers that stated Jesse was the owner of Alivan's, as well as papers evidencing a conveyance and bank loan to Jesse and insurance policies, all notarized and signed with Jesse's signature.

When Jesse tried to leave, Beifar magically bound him to his chair, then explained to him that the criminal was Jesse's "boss", Mr. Claw, and that Beifar had less than a week to find him. Furthermore, all of Claw's records had been magically destroyed, Beifar had never seen him, and anyone able to recognize him had been murdered. Beifar told Jesse that Claw's brother, Nicholas Fidgewidge, had told him that Claw was at Alivan's, but instead Beifar had found Jesse. Finally Jesse realized that Beifar was telling the truth, recognizing Nicholas Fidgewidge as the name of one of his online customers, and he remembered he hadn't ordered lately. Beifar needed to know the names and addresses of the other regular customers, so he loosened his grip on Jesse and followed him back to the store where Jesse found a woman by the name of Yolanda Roundbottom who owned a PO box in Boston near Harvard University. Beifar asked Jesse to stay to not alarm Claw, to keep his eyes and ears out for anything unusual, and to not let anyone know about him. Beifar's phone suddenly spoke with the voice of a British man. The magical phone announcer voice, whom Beifar called "Jeeves", alarmed him to the fact that his wife, Miracle, was calling. While speaking to her, the wizard changed his tone and pretended to be at a meeting as a pharmaceutical sales rep. Beifar felt guilty, having not told his wife that he was an undercover agent, since she did not care much for magic, wanting a normal life for the family. Beifar gave Jesse his phone number in case anything came up, then left the store and magically transported himself to Cambridge and began to watch Yolanda Roundbottom's house.

Physical appearance

Beifar is described as being tall and strong with an athletic built from training frequently. Beifar is nearly bald but have short black hair with grey highlights that runs up his sideburns and around his ears, bushy dark eyebrows and dark eyes, and he sports a well-trimmed salt and pepper moustache and goatee.

When Beifar is on duty as a Department agent he wears a tall, grey pointy hat, with its large brim often turned down to hide his face. He also wears a dark cloak which falls down to his calves, which is a cross between a trench coat from an old black and white detective film and a wizard's robe. When Jesse met Beifar the wizard wore a clean, light-grey shirt and dark, striped pants under his cloak. Under the cloak Beifar wears a magic shoulder holster from which he can draw his long magic staff. Around Beifar's neck hangs a blue magic stone amulet in a leather string which is knotted behind Beifar's neck.

Personality

Beifar is a bit of a history fanatic and so he prefers to use a magic staff instead of a wand.

Relationships

Jesse Alexander

When Beifar Mahgo first met Jesse, they were both strangers.

Relatives

Unnamed wizard

Unnamed female Folk

Unnamed male Folk

Unnamed female Folk

Unnamed Folk

Unnamed Folk

Unnamed Folk

Unnamed Folk

Miracle Mahgo

Beifar Mahgo

Unnamed male Folk

Unnamed male Folk

Ana Mahgo

Andrew Mahgo

Brendan Mahgo

Appearances

The Salem Concord

• Interview for a Wizard
• The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers

Scribl.com audiobooks

• Interview for a Wizard
• The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers
• The Sorcerer's Secret
• The Last Sorcerer

Trivia

• Beifar Mahgo was originally called Ch-U-Ch Mahgo in an earlier draft of Interview for a Wizard, The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers, The Sorcerer's Secret and The Last Sorcerer, which were used for the Podiobooks.com audiobooks. "Ch-U-Ch" was a play on the author's own nickname "Chuch." The name was changed because of its difficult pronounciation.
• Beifar is one of the main protagonists of the Salem Concord series, featuring prominently throughout the books.