Morfin Gaunt's wand

Morfin Gaunt's wand is the wand of unknown length, wood and core owned and used by the wizard and Parseltongue, Morfin Gaunt.

Like most wizards and witches in Britain, he likely purchased it at the age of eleven before beginning his education at a wizarding school, presumably Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Morfin was capable of performing advanced feats of magic with his wand, including a jinx which caused Bob Ogden to ooze yellowish pus and a hex which tortured a Muggle.

Early Years
It is likely that Morfin attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and gained a basic knowledge of the magical arts, and was capable of performing defensive hexes and jinxes with his wand. Some time after Hogwarts, Morfin hexed a Muggle illegally

Confiscation
After Morfin came of age, Bob Ogden visited the Gaunt Shack to investigate Morfin's use of magic on a Muggle. After getting into an argument with Ogden, Morfin fired a jinx at him which caused him to ooze yellowish pus.

Morfin was sentenced to three years in Azkaban for both his harassment of a Muggle and the attack on Ogden. His wand was confiscated from him, however, it was returned to him after his release.

Thieft
In 1946, Morfin was visited by his nephew, Tom Riddle, who, after hitting him with a Stunning Spell, stole his wand in order to commit the murders of his father, grandmother and grandfather.

Riddle then returned to Morfin and, using a highly advanced memory charm, planted a false memory into Morfin's mind, making him think that he himself had commited the murders, not Riddle.

Morfin was put on trial and, because of the false memory, openly admitted to murdering the Riddles. His wand was examined and it was discovered that the wand had casted the Avada Kedavra curse, confirming the murders.

Morfin was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban, but died shortly afterwards. It is probable that his wand was destroyed after his death.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince