Laura Lang (Smallville)

Laura Lang is a character in the CW / WB television series Smallville. She is a My character in the first episode of season 1 and a posthumous character in other seasons 
 
She was the sister of Eleanor Potter, the wife of Lewis Lang and the mother of Lana Lang. She was also a direct descendant of the witch Margaret Isobel Thoreaux, and the niece of Louise and Dex McCullum. Even though it is never disclosed, one of Laura's parents was Louise's sibling due to her striking for someone to Lana and Margaret
==History==
=== Early life ===
Laura Potter was born in Smallville, Kansas with one sister, Eleanor "Nell" Potter. Though her parents are unnamed, Laura and her family were descended from ancestors who hailed from a village in France. Tracing all the way back to a young witch, Margaret Isobel Thoreaux,
In her youth, she kept a diary and kept record until she was seventeen years old. Since Jonathan dated Nell at one point, it is highly likely that Laura knew about him. 
Laura later graduated from Smallville High School in 1977, where she was the valedictorian and was the one who gave the graduation speech. The speech was later recorded to a cassette tape that Chloe Sullivan, the best friend of Laura's future daughter Lana, would later find. 
Prior to 1986, Laura met Lewis Lane at the Talon, Smallville and they later married. However, There was a year where Laura and Lewis separated from each other. During the separation Laura had an affair with a man named Henry Small results in her becoming pregnant with Lana. After her daughter's conception Laura and Lewis reconciled.
=== 1989 meteor shower ===
When the 1989 meteor shower hit, she and Lewis were coming back from the homecoming game. They were struck by a meteor and killed right in front of Nell's and three-year-old Lana's eyes.
Despite their deaths, Lana always remembered them. 
=== Legacy ===
In 2003, when she was stuck with LuthorCorp's fear toxin, Lana pictured herself and her loved ones in a morgue. Her mother was one of her loved ones. 
In 2006, after her breakup with Clark, Lana took a drug that brought her to the brink of death. She met her parents and felt good to be in their arms again. However, every time she took the drug, it got worse, because Lana just wanted to be with two people who love her unconditionally. 
==In the comics ==
Lana's mother was originally named Sarah Lang. However, after Crisis on Infinite Earths, she was renamed Carol. Both she and her husband were killed by Manhunters when Lana was an infant. In prime Earth, Carol was renamed Laura in honor of her role in Smallville
==Appearances==
Laura only appears in three episodes: Season 1's Pilot, Season 4's Scare, and Season 5's Void.
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