Leo Hurst

Leo by Team7Extra

## Appearances

**Lionel "Leo" Hurst** is a character of the *Rigel Black Chronicles*. He is the King of the Rogue in the Lower Alleys and a friend of Harry Potter. He also teaches her free dueling.

## Profile

### Appearance

Harry was struck by Leo's handsomeness on first meeting him, even though he was in the middle of saving her from a mugger at the time. She described him as having bright hazel eyes, a lightly tanned face, a straight nose, a square jaw, even teeth, and a well muscled chest. At the time, he was sixteen, but approximately six feet tall.

As a highly experienced free-duellist, he typically moves gracefully and appears to be relaxed, although he tends to be highly aware of his surroundings. When Remus first meets him, he immediately recognises Leo as a fighter and leader, considering him to radiate authority and presence, despite not knowing that Leo is indeed the king of the Lower Alleys.

He usually wears sleeveless black shirts and slim-fitting trousers.

### Personality

He is a trickster, a handful to his parents, talented. He goes after what he wants and is good at getting it. He denies being a gossip, as his lips are sewn closed, but he always listens to what people can be gossiping.

### Skills

* Free duelling
* Spying
* Potions

### Magic

Like Harry, Leo treats his magic like it is sentient. When Harry Heals him after the attack on the Dancing Dragon, his magic reacts aggressively to her, and she has to send Healing intents to it so his magic lets her Heal Leo. Leo is the only one with whom that happens.

## History

### Childhood

Leo is homeschooled, although he could have gone to Hogwarts. He challenges the then King of the Rogue and wins the crown.

### 1992-1993 School Year

Lionel Hurst meets Harry Potter for the first time and saves her from an attack in Knockturn Alley. He helps carry her potion crates every day from the Leaky Cauldron to Krait's Serpent's Storeroom. When Harry's cauldron explodes because of Claw tampering with a love potion recipe, Leo goes on a quest against him. He fights Claw's men during the battle of the Dancing Dragon. Leo and the Court win the fight, so he keeps his crown.

While listening to on gossip, Leo learns that a certain green-eyed boy named Harry lives alone on number, 8 Dogwood Lane. He breaks in there to check and finds an empty apartment. He confronts Harry about it during the holidays.

Leo sends Marek Swiftknife to AIM to check on Harry. This leads to a fight between the two. After Harry comes back from school, he apologizes to her by furnishing her apartment.

During Marek's eighth attempt to become the king of thieves by winning a duel against Leo, Leo stabs Marek in the shoulder and wins.

### 1994-1995 School Year

Leo confesses to Harry before she goes back to the States.

## Family

His family may or may not be in the Book of Bronze (disputed), and his father became respectable through hard work, not connections.

### Eleni Hurst

Leo's mother. She is aware of Leo's role in the alleys and supports him. He gives her grey hairs. She has complete faith in him.

### Malcolm Hurst

Leo was homeschooled, and his father trained him to be a competent potioneer. His father has no idea of Leo's role in the alleys, and sees him a little as irresponsible.

## Etymology

* The given name Lionel means lion.
* Leo, Lionel's nickname, also means lion, coming from the Greek word λέων.
* Hurst is an English surname for someone who lives on a wooded hill.

## Appearances

**Appearances**
 * The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 1
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 2
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 3
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 4 (*perspective*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 7 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 9
 * The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 1
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 2
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 4
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 5
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 6 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 7 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 8 (*letter*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 9 (*letter*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 10
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 11 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 13 (*mentioned*)
 * The Futile Facade: Chapter 1
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 2
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 3
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 4 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 5
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 7 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 9 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 10
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 11 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 12 (*letter*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 13 (*perspective*)
 * The Malignant Masquerade: Chapter 1
* The Malignant Masquerade: Chapter 2
* The Malignant Masquerade: Chapter 3

## Trivia

* Leo is a parallel to George Cooper from the *Song of the Lioness* series. His hazel eyes are a reflection of this.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Futile Facade: Chapter 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 1
3. ↑ Violet Q&A Session 1 — 13:40 — "I have been treating Leo I think as... sort of technically a pureblood with Eleni having one muggleborn parent at least, I think."
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 1
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 3
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 4
7. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 2
8. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 5
9. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 2
10. ↑ Lionel on nameberry
11. ↑ Leo (given name) on Wikipedia
12. ↑ Hurst on Ancestry.com
13. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 2 Author's Notes