Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
Morfinandhisfatherattemptedtofight,butbothwereoverpowered,removedfromthecottage,andsubsequentlyconvictedbytheWizengamot.Morfin,whoalreadyhadarecordofMuggleattacks,wassentencedtothreeyearsinAzkaban.Marvolo,whohadinjuredseveralMinistryemployeesinadditiontoOgden,receivedsixmonths."
"Marvolo?"Harryrepeatedwonderingly.
"That’sright,"saidDumbledore,smilinginapproval."Iamgladtoseeyou’rekeepingup."
"Thatoldmanwas—?"
"Voldemort’sgrandfather,yes,"saidDumbledore."Marvolo,hisson,Morfin,andhisdaughter,Merope,werethelastoftheGaunts,averyancientWizardingfamilynotedforaveinofinstabilityandviolencethatflourishedthroughthegenerationsduetotheirhabitofmarryingtheirowncousins.LackofsensecoupledwithagreatlikingforgrandeurmeantthatthefamilygoldwassquanderedseveralgenerationsbeforeMarvolowasborn.He,asyousaw,wasleftinsqualorandpoverty,withaverynastytemper,afantasticamountofarroganceandpride,andacoupleoffamilyheirloomsthathetreasuredjustasmuchashisson,andrathermorethanhisdaughter."
"SoMerope,"saidHarry,leaningforwardinhischairandstaringatDumbledore,"soMeropewas...Sir,doesthatmeanshewas...Voldemort’smother?"
"Itdoes,"saidDumbledore."AnditsohappensthatwealsohadaglimpseofVoldemort’sfather.Iwonderwhetheryounoticed?"
"TheMuggleMorfinattacked?Themanonthehorse?"
"Verygoodindeed,"saidDumbledore,beaming.
