Leah is the daughter of Harry
and Sue Clearwater, and she is
the older sister of Seth
Clearwater. In high
school, Leah dated Sam Uley for
nearly two years. When Sam
imprints on her cousin, Emily
Young, he breaks up with Leah.
He doesn't want to hurt her, but
imprinting is not by choice.
Leah trusts her cousin to reject
Sam, and she does for awhile.
However, the two eventually
spend more time together and
become engaged. Leah is
outraged!
Oblivious to her changing body,
Leah becomes angry over the
smallest things. When she
argues with her mother about her
mood swings, Leah explodes and
phases into a wolf for the first
time. Shocked that his
daughter has shape-shifted in
lieu of his son, Harry
Clearwater has a fatal heart
attack. When Seth
witnesses his father's death, he
phases as well. (In the
movie "New Moon", Harry dies
from a heart attack because of
the vampire, Victoria.)
Still suffering from her
break-up with Sam and her
betrayal by her cousin, Leah is
in even more pain now, as she
blames herself for her father's
death. So when Leah and
Seth join Sam's pack, she
constantly reminds Sam and the
pack of her misery.
Although still angry, Leah
eventually forgives Sam and
Emily, as she understands now
why Sam had to make the choice
he did. However, being
mentally connected to Sam
through the pack is hard for
Leah. Therefore, when the
opportunity arises for her to
leave his pack and join Jacob's,
Leah takes advantage.
Eventually, she becomes Jacob's
Beta wolf.
Although she is the fastest in
both packs, Leah hates being a
wolf just as she hates vampires.
Leah is very loyal to her
friends, and she's extremely
protective of her little
brother. According to the
Quileute tribe's history, Leah
is the only female to ever
phase.
