Installed new hard drive, but now cannot get OS X 10.5 to install?

Hi everyone,
I seem to have gotten myself into what is probably a very stupid position, so fair warning on what you're about to read.
I have a Macbook Pro 17-inch, early 2011, 8 GB Ram, 2.2 Quad-core, Model A1297. The original hard drive (750 GB Toshiba MK7559GSXF) started warning me of S.M.A.R.T failures and gave me just enough time to move my data off the laptop. I bought a Western Digital Bare Drive 500 GB (this guy) and swapped the two out. At this point, my original hard drive was completely dead and it's completely my fault for not catching it earlier (btw I could both verify and repair the failing disk, but the SMART status was failing so it would not allow me to do much more than that).
Once I installed the new hard drive, I erased/restored the new drive using DU and then tried two different things that have both failed:
Went to the next steps without partitioning the new drive
Went to the next steps after partitioning the new drive once using the format of Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Picture.
Then I tried to install Mac OS X two different ways that have both failed:
Tried to "Reinstall Mac OS X" through the online option (accessed through command + option + R on bootup), however this failed and I realized that it probably failed because my macbook shipped with Leopard and it was trying to install Lion. Tried it anyway and got variation of "this option is not available at this time" error.
Tried to reinstall the OS using a DVD. This Macbook came with the DVD for Mac OS X Leopard Version 10.5.1 System build 9B21. I inserted the DVD and then restarted the laptop holding down the option button. When I watched videos online of other people doing this, they always got at least two different 'icons' so to speak when they did this (around minute 3:13 of this video for example): the hard drive and the Mac OS X Install DVD icon (picture). I only got the install DVD icon. When I went ahead and clicked the arrow to install the OS, the DVD spins for a few seconds and then the laptop freezes (can't move mouse, no discernible sounds that anything is happening)
At this point, I know I've screwed up repeatedly, but I don't know how to fix it. Any ideas?

Hello,
Not sure what you used to Format it in the 1st place!?
Once booted from the 10.5.1 Install Disc, try reformatting the drive again, does it show in Disk Utility from the Install Disc??
When I watched videos online of other people doing this, they always got at least two different 'icons' so to speak when they did this (around minute 3:13 of this video for example): the hard drive and the Mac OS X Install DVD icon (picture). I only got the install DVD icon.
Didn't watch the video on my slow connection, but option/alt boot would only show Drives/CDs/DVDs with OSX already installed on them.

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