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'''''Morfin Gaunt''''', one of the last heirs of the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/House of Gaunt|house of Gaunt]], is the son of [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Marvolo Gaunt|Marvolo Gaunt]] and uncle of [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Lord Voldemort|Lord Voldemort]]. He is rather stunningly deformed and appears to have some mental problems, possibly due to excessive inbreeding, and shares the Gaunt belief in entitlement through ancestry.

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Morfin Gaunt is here depicted in such a way as to make explicit one of the major problems with the "blood purity" argument: limiting the gene pool causes reinforcement of unhealthy genetic traits. We gather that Morfin is not intelligent, though he may be sly. There is a real deficiency in his interactions with others, though we can't tell whether that is innate, or whether it is a natural result of his not being allowed to form any sort of relationship with a "mudblood" non-wizard. The lack of understanding of the way the broader world works is likely also due to the forced isolation of the family. The author has managed to suggest also that Morfin may be on the autism spectrum, with his refusal to speak in anything other than Parseltongue and his playing with snakes while visitors are present. Handled differently, this episode could have suggested disdain alone for the outside world, but as it is written it suggests also some sort of mental issues.

 

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