Leonardo Duarte

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Leonardo Duarte
Biographical Information
Born	20 April 1992, 26
City of Birth	Madrid, Spain
Current City	Marseilles, France
Blood status	Half-blood
Physical Information
Gender	male
Height	5'11
Hair Colour	Medium brown, curly
Eye Colour	blue
Skin Colour	fair, but tans easily
Relationships
Father	tba
Mother	Carmen Duarte
Magical Characteristics
Patronus	Moose
Education
School/House	Unknown House or School
Class of	2010
Character Information
Biography
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Leo is a Beauxbatons student raised in poverty by a single mother. He is both a troublemaker and a good student, as he is determined to make a name for himself in the world. Leo is stubborn, protective, jealous, determined, and ambitious. He may come off as a bit of a jerk, but deep down he has a good heart. He has built up the idea of his biological father in his head, and strives to be what he thinks his father is.

History

Leo was a product of a one night stand between Carmen Duarte, a muggleborn witch, and a wizard. He lived in Madrid, Spain for the first fewyears of his life before Carmen decided she needed a change. She took Leo to Marseilles, France, and works as a barmaid. Carmen was a Beauxbatons alum, and felt like her alma matter was the perfect place for her little boy to go to school. She pushed him to become strong and independent, and was very open about telling Leo who his biological father was, but also forbade him from making any contact with him due to the nature of his job, and because that she did not want the father to feel obligated to support her because he gave her a son. The only thing that Leo was raised knowing, was his father’s name, and the fact that he was an important government worker. He also suspected that his father had darker coloring, because Carmen is a woman who is incredibly pale with banana-blonde hair and blue eyes.

His mother never had a lot of money, so Leo was raised in semi-poverty. They live in a one-bedroom flat. As a child he shared a room with his mother—as he got older, his mom insisted that he take the room, but he refused to have it. As a result, he doesn’t have his own space, but simply sleeps on the couch due to his own stubbornness. He is incredibly close to his mother, and his quick to defend her when others criticize her life choices and decisions. When he was thirteen years old, Carmen got him a guitar for his birthday, knowing that he wanted to learn. Leo felt guilty for a while, knowing that it must have taken his mother months (maybe even a year or two) to save up for such a thing.

During his years at Beauxbatons, he has proven to be both a troublemaker and a fantastic student. He has been responsible for several pranks (and he has been punished accordingly.) In his younger years, he was much more of a prankster than he is now, having learned that such behavior is not acceptable at Beauxbatons. He has learned to keep any frowned-down-upon behavior on the down low, and usually keeps the partying to a minimum. He doesn’t want to ruin his chances at entering the tournament, nor does he want to get in trouble with the schools. He has excelled in charms and transfiguration, and has studied classical and jazz guitar. He has discovered that his weakest subjects are Herbology and potions, and he has a fascination with ancient runes, though he would never want to make a career out of it.