Leo White

**Leo Brian White** was the son of Lazarus White, an alias of Regulus Black, and his wife Matilda.

## Biography

### Family Lineage

Through his father, Leo was descended from the Ancient and Noble House of Black, though at the time of his birth his father was living under a false name. It is likely that Regulus planned to inform his son of of his true name at some point, as he gave him a name that matched Black family traditions and wished to eventually send him to Hogwarts.

Through his mother Leo was distantly related to the Noble House of Macmillan, as his squib great-grandfather Jacob had been born into that house. When it was discovered he had no magic the twelve-year-old Jacob was given twenty galleons worth of Muggle currency and placed on a boat to Melbourne. Jacob eventually worked his way up from stable boy to owner of the Waltzing Matilda's saloon in Wagga Wagga, married a muggle-born witch, and sired a wizard son named Brian.

### Early Life

After faking his death in Britain, Regulus Black moved to the Magical Commonwealth of Australia under the name Lazarus White, where he eventually made his way to the Magical Township of Wagga Wagga. Once there he took a job as bartender and bouncer at Waltzing Matilda's, where he was given the nickname "Rusty" and eventually fell in love with his coworker Matilda Macmillan.

After joining the Australian Auror Corps Regulus revealed his true name and face to Matilda, and asked her to marry him. A few years into their marriage, in October of 1984, Matilda gave birth to a son they named Leo Brian White. Other names considered for Leo, all proposed by Regulus and rejected by Matilda, were Altair, Aries, Castor, Corvus, Draco, Fornax, Hercules, Hydrus, and Indus. Around a month after Leo's birth Regulus had a sudden epiphany while lulling him to sleep, using that moment as a happy memory to power his patronus.

On 13 April 1985 Wagga Wagga was raided by the Tully Werewolf Pack, who were there to avenge the death of Clarence Tully at the hands of Regulus and Buck Macmillan. The werewolves tore through the undefended town, killing Leo and mortally wounding Matilda, who died in her husbands arms. This would lead Regulus to track down the Tully pack, slaughtering them with Fiendfyre and finishing Eustace Tully off with a Killing Curse. Regulus returned to Britain shortly after this, as Lazarus White was now wanted for use of the Killing Curse.

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

Regulus, disguised as Gilderoy Lockhart, confronts a boggart who turns into Eustace Tully as a werewolf. He nearly fires a Killing Curse before composing himself and casting the Boggart-Banishing Spell, which causes the terrifying werewolf to shrink down to a small Chihuahua.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

While trying to destroy the Locket Horcrux Regulus is confronted by an apparition of Matilda, who nearly convinces him to join her and Leo in death before Harry Potter is able to destroy the Horcrux with a Basilisk fang. During their return to Grimmauld Place Sirius asks his brother what he was up to in the past decade-and-a-half, and Regulus bluntly reveals that had a wife and son who died in a werewolf attack.

In an erased timeline, Regulus reminisces about his wife and son on his death bed, revealing to Sirius that he would have turned ten that October, and started at Hogwarts in 1996. Regulus says that he'd like to think his son would have been sorted into Slytherin, but that he probably had too much in his mother in him for that, and would have sorted into Hufflepuff.

### Book 4 - The Resurrection Game

The White surname is reused as a cover for Bellatrix Lestrange, now calling herself Delphini White, who claims to be a cousin of Lazarus White.

### Legacy

Even over a decade after their deaths, Regulus is still haunted by the deaths of his wife and son.

## Behind the Scenes

According to TSM an adult Leo would have looked like a mix of Lazarus White (played by Ryan Gosling) and Regulus Black (played by Joseph Fiennes)

## Canon Divergence

Leo White is an original character of the Prince of Slytherin universe.

## References

Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Rusty and Matilda discuss possible names for their son, as well as his future education.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Matilda relates her family history.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Lazarus White arrives in Wagga Wagga.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 124 - The Hunting of Sirius Black (Pt 3),

"My little Leo would have turned ten this coming October. Did you know that, Sirius?".
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Regulus succesfully casts a corporeal Patronus.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

The Tully pack attacks Wagga Wagga.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Regulus takes out the Tully Pack.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 56 - The Boggart (Pt 1),

Jim releases the Boggart.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 92 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 3),

Regulus is nearly killed by the Locket.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 96 - Back to School (Finale),

Sirius and Regulus catch up.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 124 - The Hunting of Sirius Black (Pt 3),

Regulus speculates on his son's sorting.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 148 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 3),

Regulus meets with Bellatrix.