Sometime later, Burke sold the necklace to Hepzibah Smith. Burke admitted to purchasing the necklace for a mere ten Galleons, taking advantage of Merope's ignorance and desperation. Īccording to Hepzibah Smith, Burke purchased the necklace from Merope for 'a pittance' meaning he bought the necklace sometime in 1926, before Voldemort's birth, for a very small amount of money or something equally as worthless. Mr Burke was a shrewd businessman, but not exactly a kind human being. Her only possession of worth was a heavy golden locket engraved with a serpentine 'S', which was once the property of Salazar Slytherin, her direct ancestor. When Merope Gaunt eloped with Tom Riddle Snr, probably in late 1925 or early 1926, Tom abandoned her and their unborn son a short while later, leaving Merope alone and destitute. Caractacus Burke and Borgin, the shop offers ' confidential valuation service for unusual and ancient wizarding artefacts, such as may have been inherited by the best wizarding families'. Has claimed the lives of nineteen Muggle owners to date.' History Early historyĮstablished in 1863 by Messrs. This necklace had a read the label, ' Do not Touch! Cursed. One dangerous item that the shop carries was the Opal Necklace, that was once on display in the front window.

Its proprietors, Mr Borgin and Caractacus Burke, were smooth talkers known to buy magical objects for much less than they were actually worth, and sell them for far more. The shop was quite large, dusty, and dimly lit, with a large stone fireplace, and was known to be frequented by families like the Malfoys.

Molly Weasley banned her twin sons Fred and George from setting even one foot down Knockturn Alley, due to the dangers present. Many of the wizarding communities' children were instructed by their parents not to venture inside. Some way down Knockturn Alley at number 13B lay Borgin and Burkes, the most notorious of the alley's shops, which specialised in ' objects with unusual and powerful properties', and particularly items that were both 'unusual and ancient'. These items included: the Hand of Glory, an assortment of human bones, a bloodstained pack of cards, a staring glass eye, spiked instruments, a hangman's rope, a cursed necklace, and an array of evil-looking masks that lined the walls. Īt some point, Borgin and Burkes was used to carry out otherwise shady business and to sell objects of dark magic and other dangerous magical items. It had a shady reputation due to the fact that it was frequented by those with sinister intents, whom were considered dodgy, as well as the greedy and money-minded nature of its founders. Even worse, the dark, narrow street Harry could see through the dusty shop window was definitely not Diagon Alley.' - Harry's first experience in Borgin and Burkes īorgin and Burkes was an antique shop located at 13B, Knockturn Alley, owned by Mr Borgin and Mr Burke, who were known to deal with unusual and ancient wizarding artefacts. Evil-looking masks stared down from the walls, an assortment of human bones lay upon the counter, and rusty, spiked instruments hung from the ceiling. A glass case nearby held a withered hand on a cushion, a blood-stained pack of cards, and a staring glass eye.

' All he could tell was that he was standing in the stone fireplace of what looked like a large, dimly lit wizard's shop - but nothing in here was ever likely to be on a Hogwarts school list.

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