Marvolo Prince-Slytherin

"*Salazar Slytherin's... We're his last true living descendants, Nathara. Generations of pure-bloods, wizards all — more than I can say, I don't doubt...*"
— Marvolo to his eldest daughter

## Relationship information

### Family members

* Marvolo Gaunt (maternal grandfather)
* Aisha Riddle (née Gaunt) (mother; deceased)
* Katara Riddle (father; deceased)
* Severus Prince-Slytherin (née Snape) (husband)
* Nathara Prince-Slytherin (daughter)
* Skyler Falcon (daughter-in-law)
* Snowbell Prince-Slytherin (daughter)
* Alan Prince-Slytherin (son)
* Kya Prince-Slytherin (daughter)
* Aisha Prince-Slytherin (daughter)
* Kiara Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)
* Karone Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)
* Andros Prince-Slytherin (grandson)
* Ursa Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)
* Isabella Shapiro (daughter-in-law)
* Azula Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)
* Rowena Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)
* Helena Prince-Slytherin (granddaughter)

## Affiliation

### House

Slytherin

**Marvolo Cadmus Prince-Slytherin** (b.31 December, 1960) is a British half-blood wizard of Irish ancestry, the only son of Aisha and Katara Riddle. He is the father of Nathara, Snowbell, Alan, Kya, and Aisha Prince-Slytherin and husband of Severus Prince-Slytherin. Marvolo is a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin and Antioch Peverell on his mother's side, and a distant cousin of Harry Potter.

## Early Life

Marvolo Cadmus Riddle was born on 31 December, 1960 at Riddle Manor in London. His mother Aisha staggered to the door of the Manor, gave birth to Marvolo there, and raised him with Katara. Marvolo grew up in the manor, completely unaware of his wizarding heritage. Despite his ignorance of his mother's true background, Riddle did have some grasp on his abilities beyond that of normal magical children of his same age, and an unusually high degree of control over them.

He could move objects with his mind and cause them to float wherever he wished, manipulate animals and creatures as he wished, speak Parseltongue, and use his power to inflict harm on other children. After getting into a fight with fellow child Liona Stixx, he used his powers to hang the girl's rabbit from a tree. On one occasion, he took two other children, Alex Garcia and Annabelle Shapiro, into a cave, where he performed an act so horrifying that the two children were traumatized into silence. Afterwards, he may have told them, in some means, not to tell anyone what happened in the cave. Marvolo also stole from other children and hid their things in his cupboard like trophies. Although Aisha later admitted she was a witch and that Marvolo's magic was something way beyond the ordinary. Marvolo was taught about Hogwarts and the subjects taught there, but he was more excited about making new friends.

## Hogwarts years (1971–1978)

Marvolo was educated at Hogwarts from 1971 to 1978, and was sorted into Slytherin House, a nod to his ancestor Salazar Slytherin. While there, he quickly struck up a friendship with Severus Snape, who would later come to be the love of his life. Due to his exceptional acting abilities, he was able to convince virtually all of the Hogwarts staff and instructors that this facade was his true personality.

The sole exception to this was Dumbledore, who, though not necessarily suspicious of Marvolo, never forgot about his unsettling behavior during their first meeting. In turn, Marvolo realized that he had been careless in showing Dumbledore his true character upon their first meeting, and never attempted to win him over as he had with his other instructors. In time, he came to fear and despise Dumbledore.

Like Severus, Marvolo was frequently picked on by James Potter and his cronies, also known as the Marauders. He bonded with Severus over their shared desires to be accepted.

The two saw Lucius Malfoy, a fifth year prefect, like an older brother and sisters Narcissa and Andromeda Black as the sisters they always wanted.

For the vast majority of his time at school, Marvolo made close friendships with Severus Snape and some of the other Slytherin students. Unlike James Potter, Marvolo had strong and sound moral principles that many of his friends shared. He and the other Slytherins helped Severus to stand his ground against the Marauders

Marvolo and Severus had a strong friendship throughout their time at Hogwarts that eventually bloomed into love. He proposed to Severus on their graduation day with the Slytherin consort ring, to which Severus tearfully accepted. The two lovers shared a kiss and hug, with the only noise being their housemates cheering. When the graduates were about to leave, Severus showed Remus, who was a close friend of Severus, his engagement ring. The werewolf congratulated Severus, but when Liliana and James found out, Liliana got jealous and the both of them got angry.

### First Wizarding War (1978–1981)

#### Marriage and Order

After graduation, at only eighteen years old, Marvolo married Severus Snape and Lucius served as their best man at the wedding. The three of them (along with Narcissa, Bellatrix, Rodolphus, Rabastan, and Evan) formed a secret order, in the fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

#### Life in hiding

In the autumn of 1979, Severus became pregnant, which caused him and his husband to go into hiding. On 16 June, 1980, Severus gave birth to their first daughter, Nathara Azula Prince-Slytherin. The couple were so happy to have a child of their own, naming Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy as her primary godparents, Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange as her secondary godparents, should anything happen to Severus and Marvolo. There was a special lullaby that Severus always sang to Nathara to calm her down when she was a baby: "All is Found".

For four years, the family lived happily in Slytherin Castle, then, Severus discovered that he was pregnant with their second child. Sometime during the year of 1984, Severus gave birth to another daughter, Snowbell Lilly Prince-Slytherin.