1857: Konstantin is born the fourth child and third son of Brannon and Delia Fisk. At the time of his birth his mother is reading Anna Karenina which accounts for his slightly unusual name, and a burden he shares with his siblings.

1864: Konstantin shows his first sign of magic when he levitates himself off the ground without so much as stealing his oldest brother's broom. The following year he tries to save Leo from breaking his arm whilst they are playing but it does no good. Though Leo is far from permanently damaged it leaves Kons wishing he had known what to do and thus installs a desire to learn firmly in him.

1868: Kons receives his Hogwarts letter and is forced to sit on the sorting hat’s stool for eight full minutes as it debates between Ravenclaw and Slytherin, eventually settling on the latter. He is neither popular nor lonely and instead creates a small group of friends around himself and enjoys his schooling a great deal.

1872-1873: In his fifth years Kons is inevitably made Slytherin prefect and, studiously ignoring how much he fancies the fifth year girl he is forced to notice for the first time, he acquits his duty as responsibly as any teacher could wish for, whilst also doing extremely well in all his OWLS. Nerd.

1874-1875: Equally inevitable is Kons’ elevation to Head Boy, a role he takes on with all the humility of Caesar hosting a Triumph. It does not earn him more friends. He graduates the following summer with high marks, barring an average result in Herbology due to a sleepless night before his exam, and he immediately joins the Ministry of Magic, determined to get on as soon as possible. He finds a job as an intern in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, a role he thrives in.

1876: He becomes a clerk in the Department.

1877-1879: Rising quickly through the ranks Konstantin is promoted to being a junior lawyer and within two years he becomes a fully fledged lawyer in the Department.

1884: After five years of hard work a position opens in the Minister's personal office as the Junior Assistant and he secures the job with ease, knowing it is likely a step backwards professionally but with the right connections his next step up could be a considerable one. He is elated, thrilled at the possibility of working directly with the similarly youthful Minister, however, disaster strikes when a month later the Minister is found dead. Though he still has his job, Konstantin is very aware that the next incumbent in the role could be anybody.

1884: Fortunately for Konstantin, and wizarding society at large, the next Minister is Balthazar Urquart, with whom he quickly develops an excellent working relationship that develops into a genuine friendship.

1885: When the previous incumbent departs the following year Konstantin becomes Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, an impressive position for someone not yet thirty. He is also admitted to the Wizengamot.

1887: After a tumultuous few years the Minister is forced to resign and Konstantin decides to leave with him, instead turning his hand to managing the campaign of his brother-in-law, Justin Ross. They are successful in their endeavour and Ross becomes Minister, elevating Konstantin to being the Assistant Head of Magical Law Enforcement, a position he may have obtained by now anyway, but without the excellent connections he sought to see him through the oncoming years...

1888: Next step: a wife.

1889-92: Kons meets and is immediately smitten with Amelia Evans. Their temperaments suit each other well - as do their pets! - and after a perfectly lovely courtship they become engaged.

1893-1894: Konstantin's world is shaken to it's very core when, in September of 1893 Amelia is killed in a terrible incident involving a dragon at a Ministerial debate. The incident also causes the death of his former boss, and great friend, Balt Urquart, but it is Amelia's death he knows he will carry with him all his days. He enters into an unofficial period of mourning for her, secludes himself for the most part and is demoted at work.

1895: New year. New job. New possibilities?