May 7, 2020 · There are two main reasons why Morfin would communicate mostly in Parseltongue. First off, the entire Gaunt family seems to have communicated largely in Parseltongue. We see examples of that when Dumbledore and Harry dive into Ogden's memory: Mr. Gaunt spoke out of the corner of his mouth to Morfin. "Get in the house. Don’t argue."

Sep 14, 2015 · 1 Assuming Hogwarts, even under the Headmastership of Phineas Black, would have him, that is—Black may have been quite a nasty piece of work in many ways, and the most unpopular Headmaster Hogwarts ever had, but even he may have balked at the prospect of letting someone as obviously mentally unhinged and sadistically, psychopathically violent as Morfin Gaunt enter the school.

Jul 14, 2014 · In Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore tells Harry that the Ministry of Magic arrested Morfin Gaunt because they thought he killed the Riddle family. I know every magical child under the age of 17 had the Trace placed on him/her, and Voldemort was younger than 17 when he murdered his father.

May 27, 2015 · Morfin Gaunt drops out of a tree, and starts speaking in Parseltounge. Marvolo comes outside, asks Bob if he's Muggle-Born, and says that he has the same nose as people in the village: "Are you pure-blood?"

Dec 20, 2017 · "Marvolo, his son, Morfin, and his daughter, Merope, were the last of the Gaunts, a very ancient Wizarding family noted for a vein of instability and violence that flourished through the generations due to their habit of marrying their own cousins.

Nov 19, 2020 · Morfin even attacked an official who came to the Gaunts the first time to discuss about some spells used by Morfin on local Muggles.So the Ministry could've sent the letters, but Morfin might've ignored it. He, after all, only spoke in Parseltongue and was kind of a brute –

Aug 31, 2012 · In Half-Blood Prince, in chapter 10, The House of Gaunt, Dumbledore shares a memory with Harry in the Pensieve that introduces Merope Gaunt, Voldemort's mother. Merope's father, Marvolo, is cruel to her and calls her "a dirty squib" and "a disgusting little squib."

Jun 4, 2021 · When teenage Voldemort came to his mother's house, his uncle Morfin mistook him for his father Tom Riddle (at first sight) however Morfin and Tom rarely used to see each other. Morfin pushed the hair out of his dirty face, the better to see Riddle, and Harry saw that he wore Marvolo's black-stoned ring on his right hand.

Jul 16, 2019 · "Then he returned to the Gaunt hovel, performed the complex bit of magic that would implant a false memory in his uncle’s mind, laid Morfin’s wand beside its unconscious owner, pocketed the ancient ring he wore, and departed.” (Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 17, A Sluggish Memory). Note that Voldemort departs the Gaunt shack after killing his ...

Oct 3, 2017 · Morfin let out a mad cackle of laughter. Gaunt screamed, ‘Mend it, you pointless lump, mend it!’ Merope stumbled across the room, but before she had time to raise her wand, Ogden had lifted his own and said firmly, ‘Reparo.’” - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)