Silas Heap

Silas Heap- Silas is the father of the Heap household. He is also one of the leading characters in the Septimus Heap book series by Angie Sage. He is the adoptive father of Jenna Heap and husband of Sarah Heap.

Description
He is an Ordinary Wizard with wizard green eyes, curly hair and wears the traditional blue cloak of Ordinary Wizards.

Background
Silas Heap was born as the seventh son of the Shape-Shifter Benjamin Heap and Jenna Crackle. The Heap family is a magykal family that included his aunt, the White Witch Zelda Zanuba Heap and his uncle, Theo Heap, who turned into a storm petral and never returned. As his brother, Benjamin Heap turned into a tree when Silas was young, and went to live in the Forest, leaving his son looking for him.

Silas pursued the family profession and became apprenticed to Alther Mella, the Extra-Ordinary Wizard. But while being the ExtraOrdinary Apprentice, Silas fell in love with Sarah Heap, and, after starting a family, decided to resign form the ExtraOrdinary Apprenticeship, a job that was to be filled later by Marcia Overstrand. Sarah gave birth to seven boys, all with blonde curls and green eyes, and they adopted a daughter, Princess Jenna.

He loves his family and is on terms with everybody except with Marcia. Silas loves to play counter-feet with the gate-keeper of the Castle, Gringe. His addiction to the game makes him forget more important things like his family. He was responsible for accidentally releasing the spirit of Queen Etheldredda in Physik

Abilities
Silas is the Seventh son of Benjamin Heap and therefore posesses increased magykal ability (not as powerful as the power of a seventh son of a seventh son but more adept at magyk than the average wizard).

Silas is a fully qualified Ordinary Wizard, most likely with the potential to be an Extra-Ordinary Wizard had he chose to complete his apprenticeship with ex Extra-Ordinary Wizard rather than nullifying it so that he could be with Sarah Heap.

Silas has shown that he has the ability to Transmute when he Transmutes "The Muriel" into two and a half canoes.

Silas is also able to preform an Unseal as shown when he Unseals the attic containing Queen Ethelrdedda's portrait.

Relationships
Silas is the husband of Sarah Heap, and adoptive father of Jenna heap. Silas has seven biological children; Nicko Heap, Simon Heap, Sam Heap, Jo-Jo Heap, Eric Heap, Edd Heap, and Septimus Heap. Silas is the son of Benjamin Heap and Jenna Crackle. Silas has six older siblings; Alfred Heap, Hengist Heap, Lois Heap, Ernold Heap, Edmond Heap and Garth Heap.

Other Relationships are Zelda Zanuba Heap (aunt), Theo Heap (uncle), Titus Willow (father in-law), Thomasine Tremaine (mother in-law). Alther Mella (Mentor), Augustus Gringe (friend).