Leo Wyatt and Phoebe Halliwell

**The relationship of Phoebe Halliwell and Leo Wyatt** is one the main relationships in *Charmed*. Throughout the series, Leo and Phoebe become close friends and cement on a brother/sister relationship. Being her Whitelighter, he looks after Phoebe, who often goes to Leo for advice on magical things she doesn't understand.

## Key Moments

**Leo** and Phoebe first met each other but he keeps his Identity as their Whitelighter a secret.

She was attracted to him and initially had a crush on him, and began flirting with him. Prue thought Phoebe was only interested in Leo because Piper genuinely had feelings for him, which was somewhat true, causing the two sisters to compete for his attention. However, Phoebe eventually saw that Leo and Piper had mutual feelings for one another and throughout the series, came to see him as a good friend and a brotherly figure towards her.

She later learned Leo's status as a Whitelighter and initially mistook him for a warlock or demon because she caught him levitating. Leo revealed that he was not supposed to expose himself to his charges, but the truth was out there for Phoebe. She later urged Leo to be honest with Piper and tell her the truth on this.

The second season showed that Leo is quite protective over Phoebe, showing concern for her when her past self began haunting her and did anything to save her and when she was around Cole Turner, fearing he could harm Phoebe if she stuck around him. She pretended to vanquish Cole but informed Leo that she had spared him because she thought he could help her. He was initially angry with her and scolded Phoebe. However Leo apologized and realized he should have been more understanding while Phoebe acknowledged she could not keep it secret, causing the two to reconcile. He advised her to tell Piper and Prue soon because it was the right thing to do. Phoebe is also supportive of Leo and Piper's relationship so much that she arranged them to meet a marriage counselor.

Throughout season 6, Leo separated himself from the Halliwell sisters because he was an elder and made protecting Phoebe and his family his top priority because he didn't trust Chris with the sisters. When Phoebe lost her powers half way through the season, Leo told Phoebe she was stronger than she realized without her active powers of premonition, levitation, and empathy.

In the first half of Season 7, Leo was betrayed by his old mentor Gideon, Phoebe showed extreme concern for her brother-in-law's deteriorating health, and tried helping him get out of his obsession to vanquish Barbas and helped him go through a vision quest. When he became an Avatar, Leo kept it a secret from Phoebe and her sisters, knowing how they would react when they saw the avatars as a threat. In the original timeline, Phoebe was appalled that he lied to them and what he was. In the new timeline, Phoebe learned what Leo was (being goaded by the demonic sorceress Kyra) but this time around, had a slightly better understanding. He later went to her first when Leo saw the price for the Avatars' perfect utopia was the lives of others who had conflict still within him and inspired Phoebe to help her sisters fight the Avatars back and have them restore the world to what it one was. Phoebe helped save Leo and Piper's relationship by revealing that their love was stronger than everything.

Overall, the two have a great friendship and care deeply for one another.