Before Hogwarts:
Alec Summers was born on the crisp late evening of September 18th. It was shortly afterwards, in the early morning of the following day, that Rebecca ran away, leaving Alec with nothing but a single pendant that has an 'R' on it. After a couple of months, Alec and Michael moved houses, which was their way of moving on with their lives. It was in this new house that he grew more and more attached to his neighbours, the Phillips’. Alec grew closer and closer towards Anya Phillips in particular and ended up doing almost everything with her. Michael was good in that he taught Alec everything a young boy should know whilst Anya provided him with the comfort only a best friend could give. So, Alec ended up growing up without feeling the constant lack of a mother.

The biggest shock in Alec’s life came when he came home one day to find a weird man standing in his living room, having a talk with Michael. After some nervous chuckles and disbelief, Alec realised that the man wasn't pulling a prank on him and that he was, in fact, magical! So he ventured off towards Diagon Alley, his very first encounter with the magical world… and with other magical people, much to Anya’s displeasure.

First Year:
So his first year rolled by where the eleven year old entered Hogwarts as any other child would; slightly nervous, excited and out to find himself in a new world. The young boy ended up being sorted into Hufflepuff and hence, was separated from his all time best friend. This was something neither of the young kids liked very much. But Alec was happy about the house he was sorted into.

Due to his sporty side, Alec ended up signing up for the Quidditch Team, a sport he knew very little about. But, after a couple of conversations with the Quidditch Captain and practising with the other nervous hopefuls, Alec found himself growing more and more attached to the sport. He was very chuffed to then make it onto the team as a Seeker! Something he didn't like about this sport was the fact that he was put up against his best friend for the first ever match. And he had to face someone six years older than him in the other two. But despite all this, Alec has learnt to come out of his comfort zone slightly and he ended up helping his team gain the victory they strived for.

All in all, Alec's first year consisted of him finding out different parts of himself and putting the little pieces together. He also had to adapt to sharing his best friend with other people, especially since they were in two different houses. The young Hufflepuff has also grown slightly confused as to why he's surrounded by so many girls but, after a year, he's grown used to the idea, even if it brings about some mocking words from his roommate.

Second Year:
After his summer of feeling slightly jealous, Alec was ready to enter his second year and make it more awesome than his first year. Because, well, he was turning thirteen! A teenager! To him, that was pretty awesome!

But, before he knew it, this year turned out to be worse than his first year at Hogwarts. A feeling of disappointment set in when he didn't end up making it onto the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team. Nothing looked right when he didn't see the 'Alec Summers' on the team's roster. But after a couple of weeks of ice cream eating and owls to his father, the Hufflepuff got over this slight setback in his second year. After all, he did get to play in a game! And he managed to dress up in a badger costume which, let's face it, he wasn't too happy about.

And then another setback entered his life when the freezing frenzy went around and his best friend froze. Alec was completely shocked and wouldn't say much for days on end. He would also sit around and just write in his journal quite a lot which would never be seen by the eyes of anyone EVER!. He was really happy when she unfroze and was back again.

Speaking of Anya, Alec started to grow feelings for the Gryffindor. He didn't really know what to do about these feelings of his which made him feel slightly more awkward than he already was. He spent the rest of the year trying to figure out these feelings and whether they were actually real feelings or... just friendly feelings. It was only until the end of the year where he realised just how he felt about his best friend. This was probably the first time Alec's naturally awkward side came through. And it was also the first time where he just wished he was slightly braver than normal.

Third Year:
If anyone had asked Alec how he thought his third year would go after the summer he had had, he would have probably answered with a word similar to horrendous. This was probably one of the few times in which Alec felt truly depressed and woebegone. But that was the natural reaction to your best friend getting a boyfriend, right? Especially if you had a slight crush on her? He had tried to be happy for the girl but deep down, something was clawing away on his insides, keeping him in a slightly depressed state of mind.

And so, Alec progressed through his third year at Hogwarts where things did start to look up slightly. He started to become closer to other people and he managed to make quite a few new close friends, making him feel slightly happier. Not to mention the fact that he was back on the Quidditch Team which, for this young boy, meant quite a lot. Nothing made him happier than knowing that he'd be able to fly around and catch Snitches once more. Nothing... apart from friends and his Dad and ICE CREAM.

After the demise of Tag's mother, Alec did everything he could to make sure that he was there for one of his best mates. It was probably this and a number of other things -- Similar feelings for a particular girl? Pizza and Mario Kart? -- that brought the two boys closer together, making their bromance even stronger.

Soon afterwards, Alec found himself growing slightly more and more attached to one blonde haired Hufflepuff in particular. There's no denying that it was inevitable, right? Alec and Ella had spent quite a bit of time in each other's company and they did have quite a bit in common. Plus, to Alec, she was the girl that had helped him quite a bit over the past year. He didn't exactly know when it happened or how and, in this year, he didn't even fully realise how he felt for the girl.

The Hufflepuff continued through his year where certain events in the school were going to make him look at things a little... differently. THEY HAD HAD MAN EATING PLANTS, FOR SUPERMAN'S SAKE. But he made it through the year in one piece and in a fairly happy mood so there really were no complaints, right?

Fourth Year:
So summer rolled by again and Alec went home feeling slightly... happier? Probably. The boy was still semi-confused about everything to do with his feelings and everything to do with girls. He was also starting to feel very, very guilty about spending so much time in the company of one girl in particular who was in a relationship. He didn't believe anything could happen between the two of them but he liked being around her.

He was also a sort of pizza delivery guy over the summer. We don't talk about this.

So the guy entered his fourth year with even more confused feelings running through his mind. What do you do when the girl you really really like has just broken up with her long term boyfriend? What Alec does is overthink himself into a mood and start thinking things. Things like the possibility of the girl liking his roommate over himself. And this sort of thinking was not something that helped his self-esteem at all.

To make matter worse (or not?), his twelve year best-friendship with Anya ended on the cold daytime of his fifteenth birthday. Loss of important people in his life isn't something the boy handles very well on his own and of course, the first thing he does is link this to the loss of his own mother. The second thing he does is seclude himself for a while.

Or, he would have if it hadn't been for his other friends. Tag helped to talk him through his sad mood while Ella took him to a carnival adventure in the Room of Requirement. A month or so and an awkward conversation later, and Alec and Ella finally started dating. They had some fights and disagreements, sure, but they did manage to keep it going strong right up throughout the rest of the year.

Quidditch was again a part of this boy's school year and he again tried his hardest to make people, like his Dad, proud of him. That was expected. What he didn't expect was to a) get the opportunity to have a small chat with the Headmistress and b) have her tell him that she thought he was talented. The cheesy grin stayed on his face for quite a few days afterwards.

After a few rough patches, the end of the year arrived and brought along some developed feelings for his girlfriend along with some happy feelings from just the year in general. Sure, it started off on the rocky edge but looking back on it, Alec could safely say that he was happy with how it all went. Plus, he had survived another year at Hogwarts and all the Board of Governors mayhem. That was something else to be happy about, right?