Merope Gaunt

 Merope Riddle

Biographical information

Full Name

Merope Riddle (née Gaunt)

Born

1907

Died

31 December 1926, Wool's Orphanage, London, England, Great Britain

Blood Status

Pure-blood

Marital status

Married

Nationality

British

Physical information

Species

Human

Gender

Female

Hair Colour

Dull

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Skin Colour

Pale

Family Information

Children

• Tom Riddle † (eldest twin son)

• Maya Riddle (younger twin daughter)

Siblings

Morfin Gaunt † (brother)

Parents

• Marvolo Gaunt † (father)

• Unnamed mother †

Grandparents

• Unnamed Grandfather † (paternal)

• Unnamed Grandmother † (paternal)

Uncles/Aunts

• Ominis Gaunt † (paternal uncle)

• Three Unnamed Uncles † (paternal)

• One Unnamed Aunt † (paternal)

Great-aunts/uncles

Noctua Gaunt † (great-aunt)

In-laws

• Thomas Riddle † (former father-in-law)

• Mary Riddle † (former mother-in-law)

Grandchildren

• Unborn Grandson/Grandaughter † (via Tom and Maya)

• Thomas Bulstrode (grandson; via Maya & Richard)

• Isabelle Bulstrode (granddaughter; via Maya & Richard)

Ancestors

• Salazar Slytherin † (paternal ancestor)

• Cadmus Peverell † (paternal ancestor)

• Gormlaith Gaunt † (paternal ancestor)

• Corvinus Gaunt † (paternal ancestor)

Relationships

Allies

• House of Gaunt † (formerly)

• Riddle family † (formerly)

Romances

Tom Riddle Senior † (husband; unrequited)

Enemies

• Marvolo Gaunt †

• Morfin Gaunt †

Magical characteristics

Powers/Skills

• Parselmouth

• Charms

• Dark Arts

• Potions

Wand

Unknown length, wood and core

Affiliation

Occupation

Former House Maid (her father and brother treating her like that)

Residence(s)

Gaunt Shack, Outside Little Hangleton, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain

Loyalty

• House of Gaunt (abandoned them)

• Riddle Family (briefly)

Merope Riddle, née Gaunt (1907 – 31 December 1926) was a British pure-blood witch, daughter of Marvolo Gaunt, and sister of Morfin. She was a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin and a Parselmouth. Merope grew up in a squalor-ridden shack near Little Hangleton, with her father Marvolo and brother Morfin. Both of them were mentally and physically abusive towards her.

Merope developed an obsessive love for Tom Riddle, a handsome and wealthy Muggle. After both her father and brother were imprisoned in Azkaban, she bewitched and married Tom, getting pregnant. A year into their marriage, Tom Riddle was liberated from the effects of her magic and fled. Merope ended up alone in London and later died at Wool's Orphanage, soon after giving birth to twins whom she named Tom Marvolo and Maya Merope Riddle. 

Many years after her death, her son (with the name of Lord Voldemort) became the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time and her daughter (new name Victoria Bulstrode) became Hogwarts Professor and fulfilling her destiny to stop Voldemort.