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In that same book, we also learn that following his 7th year at Hogwarts, [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Tom Marvolo Riddle|Tom Riddle]] worked there for a time, much to the surprise of everyone who knew him. We learn that it was while he was employed at Borgin & Burkes that he discovered that [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Hepzibah Smith|Hepzibah Smith]] owned artifacts of two of the Hogwarts founders: [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Helga Hufflepuff|Hufflepuff's]] cup and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin's]] locket.

 

 

As mentioned in the article on [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Knockturn Alley|Knockturn Alley]], there will be places where Dark wizards can trade, places where "decent wizards don't go." Borgin & Burkes clearly is one such; while they do appear to do a reasonable amount of trade in non-Dark artifacts, as seen by Tom Riddle's negotiations with Hepzibah Smith regarding a suit of armour, and Smith's purchase of Slytherin's locket, their dealings with Lucius Malfoy clearly indicate that they do not discriminate between Dark and regular magical artifacts. We do not know whether this lack of discrimination controlled their settling in Knockturn Alley, or whether the Alley developed its reputation around the store. We do know that they have been in business since before the birth of Tom Riddle, as Slytherin's locket was sold to them by [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Merope Gaunt|Merope Gaunt]] before Tom was born. However, we don't know how long before that the establishment existed. The name does indicate that it was founded by a Borgin and a Burke, and possibly the original Borgin still operates the store; but names mean little, as Ollivander's has been producing "fine wands since 382 BC," much longer than [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]], its current proprietor, can possibly have been alive, without the help of a magical artifact such as the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Philosopher's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]].

We note that by the time we actually see the store, Burke is no longer present; the oily Mr. Borgin is the one who is doing all the dealing. We see Mr. Burke only once, and that once in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]]'s [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Pensieve|Pensieve]]. In [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Half-Blood Prince/Chapter 13|''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'']], we see a very aged Caractacus Burke reminiscing about a witch, dressed in rags, who had brought in a verifiable and essentially priceless artifact of [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin's]], and had been satisfied to get only ten Galleons for it. By the time our story opens, Burke has at least retired, possibly passed away, and Borgin alone is running the store.

 

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