Changes: Mary Riddle

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"Nobody wasted their breath pretending to feel very sad about the Riddles, for they had been most unpopular."

— Description of Little Hangleton's reaction to Thomas, Mary, and Tom Riddle's murders^[src]

Mary Riddle (1883-1943) was the wife of Thomas Riddle and mother of Tom Riddle and thus the paternal grandmother of Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort. She was part of the wealthiest family in the village of Little Hangleton. The Riddles were snobby and looked down on most other people in town, in particular the poverty-stricken House of Gaunt that lived nearby, becoming very unpopular amongst them.

Biography

Early life

Mary was born in 1883. At some point in her life she married Thomas Riddle, a man born into the wealthy Riddle family. In 1905, she gave birth to a son, Tom Riddle Sr..

Son's marriage

Mary and her husband suffered great scandal when Tom abruptly married Merope Gaunt, the daughter of "tramp" Marvolo Gaunt. Merope was one of the Gaunts, a wizarding family. She had presumably entranced Tom by means of the Imperius Curse or, more likely, a Love Potion. The couple left for London, where Merope became pregnant. Abandoning his pregnant wife, Tom soon returned to his parents' home in Little Hangleton, claiming to have been "hoodwinked" and "taken in" by Merope. Merope would die soon after giving birth to Tom Marvolo Riddle, living only long enough to name him.

Murder

In 1943, sixteen-year-old Tom Marvolo Riddle, who would later take on the alias Lord Voldemort, ventured to Little Hangleton to investigate his heritage. He learned the details of his parents' union from his uncle Morfin Gaunt (Merope's brother) and sought revenge on what he saw as the man who caused his mother's death. Tom Marvolo Riddle went to the Riddle House to murder his father and ended up killing Mary and Thomas Riddle in order to erase his "filthy" Muggle heritance, too. Mary was buried in the Little Hangleton graveyard along with her son and husband, but their deaths were not mourned by the town due to their snobbishness.

Etymology

The name "Mary" is the usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Miryam). The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Name appears on tombstone)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First identified as Mary Riddle)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)

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 {{Quote|Nobody wasted their breath pretending to feel very sad about the Riddles, for they had been most unpopular.|Description of [[Little Hangleton]]'s reaction to [[Thomas Riddle|Thomas]], Mary, and [[Tom Riddle Sr.|Tom Riddle]]'s murders|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
-'''Mary Riddle''' ([[1880s|1883]]-[[1940s|1943]]) was the wife of [[Thomas Riddle]] and mother of [[Tom Riddle Sr.|Tom Riddle]] and thus the paternal grandmother of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]]. She was part of the wealthiest family in the village of [[Little Hangleton]]. The [[Riddle family|Riddles]] were snobby and looked down on most other people in town, in particular the poverty-striken [[Gaunt family]] that lived nearby, becoming very unpopular amongst them.
+'''Mary Riddle''' ([[1880s|1883]]-[[1940s|1943]]) was the wife of [[Thomas Riddle]] and mother of [[Tom Riddle Sr.|Tom Riddle]] and thus the paternal grandmother of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], also known as Lord Voldemort. She was part of the wealthiest family in the village of [[Little Hangleton]]. The [[Riddle family|Riddles]] were snobby and looked down on most other people in town, in particular the poverty-stricken [[House of Gaunt]] that lived nearby, becoming very unpopular amongst them.
 ==Biography==
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 ===Son's marriage===
-Mary and [[Thomas Riddle|her husband]] suffered great scandal when [[Tom Riddle Sr.|Tom]] abruptly married [[Merope Gaunt]], the daughter of "tramp" [[Marvolo Gaunt]]. Merope was one of the [[Gaunt family|Gaunts]], a wizarding family. She had presumably entranced Tom by means of the [[Imperius Curse]] or, more likely, a [[Love Potion]]. The couple left for [[London]], where Merope became pregnant. Abandoning his pregnant wife, Tom soon returned to his parents' home in [[Little Hangleton]], claiming to have been "hoodwinked" and "taken in" by Merope. Merope would die soon after giving birth to [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], living only long enough to name him.
+Mary and [[Thomas Riddle|her husband]] suffered great scandal when [[Tom Riddle Sr.|Tom]] abruptly married [[Merope Gaunt]], the daughter of "tramp" [[Marvolo Gaunt]]. Merope was one of the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunts]], a wizarding family. She had presumably entranced Tom by means of the [[Imperius Curse]] or, more likely, a [[Love Potion]]. The couple left for [[London]], where Merope became pregnant. Abandoning his pregnant wife, Tom soon returned to his parents' home in [[Little Hangleton]], claiming to have been "hoodwinked" and "taken in" by Merope. Merope would die soon after giving birth to [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], living only long enough to name him.
 ===Murder===
-In [[1940s|1943]], sixteen-year-old [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], who would later take on the alias [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], ventured to [[Little Hangleton]] to investigate his heritage. He learned the details of his parents' union from his uncle [[Morfin Gaunt]] (Merope's brother) and sought revenge on what he saw as the man who caused his mother's death. Tom Marvolo Riddle went to the [[Riddle House]] to murder [[Tom Riddle Sr.|his father]] and ended up killing Mary and [[Thomas Riddle]] in order to erase his "filthy" [[Muggle]] heritance, too. Mary was buried in the [[Little Hangleton Graveyard]] along with her son and husband, but their deaths were not mourned by the town due to their snobbishness.
+In [[1940s|1943]], sixteen-year-old [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], who would later take on the alias [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], ventured to [[Little Hangleton]] to investigate his heritage. He learned the details of his parents' union from his uncle [[Morfin Gaunt]] (Merope's brother) and sought revenge on what he saw as the man who caused his mother's death. Tom Marvolo Riddle went to the [[Riddle House]] to murder [[Tom Riddle Sr.|his father]] and ended up killing Mary and [[Thomas Riddle]] in order to erase his "filthy" [[Muggle]] heritance, too. Mary was buried in the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]] along with her son and husband, but their deaths were not mourned by the town due to their snobbishness.
+==Etymology==
+The name "Mary" is the usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Miryam). The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{C|Name apears on tombstone}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{C|Name appears on tombstone}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''{{1st ID}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{1st ID}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
 [[fr:Mary Jedusor]]
 [[pl:Mary Riddle]]
+[[ru:Миссис Реддл]]
-[[Category:1880s births|Riddle, Mary]]
+[[Category:1883 births|Riddle, Mary]]
 [[Category:1943 deaths|Riddle, Mary]]
-[[Category:British individuals|Riddle, Mary]]
 [[Category:Deaths by Killing Curse|Riddle, Mary]]
+[[Category:English individuals|Riddle, Mary]]
 [[Category:Females|Riddle, Mary]]
 [[Category:Killed by Lord Voldemort|Riddle, Mary]]
 [[Category:Muggles|Riddle, Mary]]
-[[Category:Riddle family|Riddle, Mary]]
+[[Category:Riddle family|Mary]]
+[[Category:Buried at Little Hangleton graveyard]]
+[[Category:Murder victims]]