1880: Leonidas is born as the second son of Silas and Estelle Perks.

1882-1883:  Another son and a daughter have joined the Perks family. Through these years, he has visions of a puppy. Despite repeated requests, he is not given one as a pet of his own. Nothing really comes of these visions.

1884: Leo has dreams of crows and echos of sobbing ringing in his ears, occurring off and on at the beginning of the year. It doesn't make sense, and he often forgets about it by the time the day really begins. However, tragedy strikes when the heir is lost to the plagues of Hogsmeade. Leonidas has few memories of being the spare, nor of the older brother that came before him. These haunting dreams and their meaning do stay with him with every new vision - no matter the accuracy.

1886: Another son joins the family, and both parents believe that this is an ideal amount of children for the family line. That is, as long as more are not lost.

1891: Leonidas is off to Hogwarts, and finds his sorting delayed. His life so far has consisted of visions, both accurate and not, and he dreads how this will affect his school life.