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leonardo valerio zabini

PERSONALITY

Boggart: An Emu. Have you ever seen the eyes on those suckers? They are the devil incarnate! Leo is terrified of them, and rightly so!
Mirror of Erised: Himself much older, recently promoted to Director of St. Mungo's. He is top dog, at the pinnacle of his career. He has a wife beside him, pride all over her face, and a child of his own, someone he can pass on his knowledge and life experience to.
Patronus: Cheetah - Leo's happiest memory has changed quite a few times. Originally it was Quidditch-based. Playing on the Ravenclaw team made him feel incredibly popular and loved by his peers. After school, his memory changed. He would call upon the time he saved his first life. That feeling, that rush! There is nothing like it. The memory changed again only months ago. His nephew Blaise was born, the first of the next generation of Zabinis, and holding that tiny little person for the first time... Well, it awakened something within Leo that he finds hard to ignore. A paternal instinct he never imagined he had. It is his new happiest memory, and his baby nephew is his new happy place.

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Confident, smooth, an absolute ray of light. You know Leo is coming by that dazzling smile of his, and it's clear for all to see that he has a bright personality. He is very self-assured. Like, very. Bordering on arrogant, but he's charming enough to not cross the line. He loves a good joke, and he's great with his patients, able to make people feel at ease in his presence, even if their leg is hanging off. And he knows it. It's all purposeful. He knows he's charming and lovable, and he likes it. He likes being well loved, and the ego boost it gives him. He is vain and more than a little bit shallow, but it doesn't stop him from being a great healer, and a wonderful friend. Just make sure you look good, because he'll tell you if your hair needs cutting, or if you need to shave, or there's mud on your shoes.

Leo likes to inspire confidence in people, and he is seen as a warm and friendly persona, though there is a very intense side to him. Anything that pokes at emotions other than happiness, will trigger this intense side. He feels things deeply, and he can't often control his reactions to said feelings. Something makes him sad, he needs a week of solitude to recover. Something makes him angry, he will literally turn into a raging beast and plot to annihilate you for weeks before he calms down. Something triggers his jealousy, he broods on it until he finds a way to fix it and be better, or have better than whoever he was jealous of. It's lucky that he is cheerful most of the time, because people would probably find him rather unsavoury if they saw these sides of him too often.

Leo is smart, he can pick new things up quickly and loves to learn a new trick or two whenever he can. He is very competitive, and will compete over even the silliest of things, like who can get drunk faster, or who has the shiniest shoes. It can get quite silly, but he's always got a smile on his face, and doesn't take it to any bitter kind of level. He is warm and loving with family and friends alike, and gives the absolute best hugs you've ever had. He was raised with manners, and taught to be a gentleman, especially with woman, and when it comes to romance, he takes it quite seriously. He's not one to sleep around with just anybody. He's quite picky, really, and has to really like someone before he'll consider dating them. He's not into one night stands, he'd rather date long-term, and has had a few girlfriends over the years, though he's never felt like he could go the distance with any of them, and hopes to find "the one" sooner rather than later. He's not getting any younger.

HISTORY

Mother: Shanae Zabini née Selwyn, 57, pureblood, Ravenclaw Alumna, job here
Father: Rory Zabini, 57, pureblood, Slytherin Alumni, job here
Siblings: Kara Zabini, 27, sister, pureblood, Slytherin Alumna
Lorenzo Zabini, 23, brother, pureblood, Ravenclaw Alumni
Partners: None
Others: Blaise Zabini, infant nephew, pureblood
Darius Selwyn, 52, pureblood, Slytherin, maternal uncle
Nina Selwyn nee Jenkins, 52, pureblood, Hufflepuff, aunty-in-law
Dexter Selwyn, 26, pureblood, Slytherin, cousin
Neve India Selwyn, 25, pureblood, Hufflepuff, cousin
Selina Selwyn, 22, pureblood, Slytherin, cousin
Paige Selwyn, 18, pureblood, Gryffindor, cousin
Charlotte Rose née Selwyn, pureblood, maternal aunt
Emmanuel Rose, pureblood, uncle-in-law
Raiden Rose, pureblood, cousin
Salem Lyric Rose, pureblood, cousin
Otis Rose, pureblood, cousin
Cordelia Rose, pureblood, cousin

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Leo Zabini was the firstborn child of the rather well respected Zabini family. Purebloods with enough money to impress, Rory and Shanae had everything they could ever want, and then a firstborn son on top of that was just the icing on the cake. He was treated like a little prince, and they quickly discovered that his ability to charm was impressive, as was his smile. He was a happy child, always finding things to laugh about, always being in a good mood, and thank the Gods, because when Leo wasn't happy, nobody was happy. He always tended to feel things intensely, so when he wasn't a ball of sunshine, he would literally bring the mood of the entire house down with rage. He wasn't happy when he gained a little sister at the age of five. He liked being the only one to get his parents attention, and sharing wasn't something he enjoyed. He could share with friends; food, toys, everything, but sharing his parents was a bit different. He wasn't keen, but he did his best to adjust to a new baby being in the house.

It turned out he was great at making little Kara laugh, and he enjoyed that. He used to make her dollies float around the room, dancing to entertain her, and the pair of them would giggle for hours. Kara at seeing her dollies flying around, and Leo at his display of early magic, which made him feel proud and special. By the age of nine, when Kara was four years old, their parents had another child. Little Lorenzo - or Enzo, as his siblings called him - was theit last child, and Leo actually felt happier about a new baby this time. Especially since it was a boy and he'd get to teach Enzo boy things. Not for long, though, because by the time Enzo was two, Leo was off to Hogwarts. It was bittersweet, but he enjoyed setting out on his own adventure. He would write to his parents, and do a separate letter each for his siblings each week, and holidays were good bonding time. The older he got, the closer and more loving he felt towards his sister and brother.

He was sorted into Ravenclaw and rightly so, since he had the smarts and competitiveness to do really well in his studies. He wanted to be a healer. He always had done, and he was determined that one day his games of making his siblings better and wrapping them up in bandages would turn into a real job for him. He certainly had the ambition for it. He did well in lessons, and joined the Quidditch team as a Chaser in his fourth year. He loved the popularity it brought him, and Leo shone, adoring having so many friends and admirers. Yes, he loves an arse kisser. Not all of his fiends were that way, though, he made quite a few good mates who he kept into adulthood, and after graduation went straight into St. Mungo's as a trainee healer.

He worked hard, and put the hours, and blood, sweat, and tears in, and eventually became a Healer, realising his dream. He soon set his sights on a new dream, though, and now he very much intends to run the whole hospital one day. He has a lovely home of his own, and is closer than ever to his family. His sister gave birth to a baby boy in November 1979, and little Blaise is now the apple of Leo's eye. He has the tot stay over regularly already, giving Kara a break, and Leo an excuse to coo and fuss over his nephew. He hopes to have a family of his own one day, but for now, he's happy with his family, and focusing on his career.

OOC

Play By: Charles Michael Davis
Your Alias: Izzy
Pronouns: Her/she.
Age: I don't understand the question.
Other Characters: Excuse me?
Where did you find us: It's rude to pry.