AN: I realize that some of my dates are not accurate.
About six months after birthing Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr. Merope finally decide that it was time to go home to the Gaunt Shack. "Ma'am I am going to go home to see if I can find anything or see if my father or brother is home by now."
"Or course my dear. Once you are done though return here with or without anything." Mary Riddle said as she had grown quite close to this young woman who she had started to see as a daughter. She was glad though that Tom had started dating Cecilia again because that meant that Merope was not using dark magic on him.
Reaching Gaunt Shack Merope heard a voice of pain. Quickly sending the door flying open and seeing her Father sitting on the ground clenching his stomach in pain. "Father are you alright. What is wrong?"
"So my favorite child finally returns. That is good as for me I am weak I have not eaten in a few weeks since returning from hell." Marvolo says while in pain.
"Here let me help you I will bring you to where I have been staying. Please do not hurt those that live there as they have been very kind to me for the past six months." Merope said as she grabbed her father and put his arm around her shoulder.
Entering Riddle Manor Mary sees her daughter in all but blood and a man who looks like he is dead. "My dear is this your father? What has happened to him?"
"I can answer that Ma'am I am Marvolo Gaunt last son of the Slytherin line unless my son is alive. I have been to hell and was released six weeks ago and I returned home to find all my belongings gone and all my food spoilt. As such I have not eaten since returning." Marvolo said as Merope sat him down on the couch.
"How could you have survived that long without food?" Mary asked as she started up the fire for a small meal.
"As I am sure my daughter has told you we are magical beings. As such we can live for five hundred years based on our magic strength. Because of this we can also last longer just relying on our magic to give us strength. I only had about another day or two before I would go the way of the earth and follow my wife into death." Marvolo said before turning to his daughter. "Now Merope tell me of your life since I was imprisoned two years ago."
"As you wish father." Merope said before reciting her story once more.
"Well my daughter now I believe we may have to wait and watch. I know that the Potters have been rumored to be heirs of the youngest Pervell. So I believe we may have to watch for a number or years until fate blesses us. One thing that I do know is we cannot try to reemerge in the wizarding world for many years or we will be watched." Marvolo said to his daughter after hearing of her visions.
AN: Sorry for such a short chapter. Now I have a question. Should I do a chapter on Voldemort trying to kill his paternal family and being repelled by Merope and Marvolo or should I skip to 1981 and Have Merope have a vision of where she will find the one she and her father are meant to train?
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