Alex

Backstory

I never really used to believe in magic, you know? Sure, as a kid I used to play a ton of games where I was some sort of magical being, sure, I was obsessed with the supernatural, but now... things are different.
See, I was born to a Muggle family. Normal enough, right? Lots of powerful witches and wizards come from non-magical parents. However, how my family discovered magic... lets say it wasn't the normal "wizard official visits my home, explains I'm going to a magical school", yada yada yada, you get the gist. Nope, let's say.... there's a reason I still look like I'm 12, a reason I feel worse in the sunlight, a reason I'm so pale I look like I'm about to pass out any second, a reason I hate exposing my skin in any way. I probably don't even need to say the reason, you probably figured it out yourself.
See, most of my family comes from Eastern Europe, and I tend to go visit there quite a lot. Now, my family lives in the middle of nowhere, so they never problem with me going out on a walk during the night. I often enjoyed doing that, being in a village that doesn't exist in most maps means I can see all the stars, which I was obsessed with. But one night, something went wrong. I don't remember exactly what happened, but I remember coming back, confused and dazed. Of course, me being pale beforehand, my parents didn't see an issue with it, and just sent me to bed. And then the cravings started, and I was a confused, starving mess, no matter what I ate.
Pretty soon after that, since I'm from London, a member of the Ministry of Magic came to visit when I was alone in my room. At first I was scared and thought they were pulling my leg, but the more they explained, the more I realised they knew what they were talking about. They asked if I wanted to tell my parents about what they explained to me, and I said no; they have enough on their minds already. Now this was on my 11th birthday, funnily enough, so they didn't only come to tell me what I am. They explained that I was to be enrolled into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but with recent events, they weren't sure if they felt like it would be safe for other students for me to attend. So we came up with a deal. Since I would be ageing slower from then on, they said they'd wait 8 years, and if I was to be trusted, I could be enrolled, but all that time I was to attend Muggle schooling. They said they would apparate to me once a week, to give me two kinds of potions: one to allow me to function in the sunlight, and one to satisfy my cravings, and if I was responsible and trustworthy, they would allow me to attend.
But anyway, this was all long ago. I'm 19 now, and my parents are still oblivious to all of this. With the recent pandemic going on, this has allowed me to have some free time to study online, in order to hopefully complete my OWLs and NEWTs, and get the education I need to get by in both worlds. So currently I'm a 19 year old First year, yeet, let's see how this goes.