Malfoy. That was a name that she recognized, another of the old families that her father was always on about having more privilege than they had brains, not that he had much room to talk. The question about Hogwarts made Merope wince internally as she shook her head, "Father always said that Hogwarts was a disgrace. He was not keen on the idea of sending his children to mingle with mudbloods and the common rabble so he taught us himself," She said.
Even if Marvolo Gaunt's teaching fell mostly in the area of the Dark Arts and curses, and his concerns had been mostly on Morfin.
"Merope Gaunt," She said, inclining her head in Scorpius's direction, offering him a very shy smile.