[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-273":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496166,1944,"Chapter 273: Double-Agent Dementors, and a Cautious Voldemort","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-273",273,"\u003Cp>When the Dementors chose submission, Voldemort immediately issued his first command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring every prisoner in Azkaban to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Dark Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he really going to lower himself to personally rescue each follower one by one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That lacked dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he chose the more fitting approach—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have the Dementors deliver his followers to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Voldemort did not know, however, was that among the countless Dementors were two double agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never truly submitted to him in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their true master was Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the same two Dementors Arthur had subdued over a year ago. He had carved soul imprints into them, ensuring they would never harbor betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once out of Voldemort’s immediate presence, the two Dementors used that imprint to contact Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reported everything that had happened—and pleaded to be rescued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, Voldemort was terrifying beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted off this cursed island immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Arthur did not grant their request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His order was simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, obey Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two Dementors truly became double agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had anticipated Voldemort might return using his final Horcrux.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had not expected the return to be so swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Arthur did not know was that Voldemort’s revival had been aided by Death itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His final Horcrux still lay buried beneath the forests of Albania.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dementors’ primitive minds were incapable of describing the finer details of Voldemort’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Arthur known the nature of the energy Voldemort wielded, he might have sensed something deeply wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gathering of Prisoners\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the Dementors returned, sweeping across Azkaban with prisoners in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dumped the inmates before Voldemort and retreated to await further orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort surveyed the faces—familiar and unfamiliar alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has been a long time,\" he said softly. \"Do you still recognize me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disheveled woman forced her way through the crowd and knelt before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years in Azkaban had hollowed her features, but the sharp lines of her face still hinted at former beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dark Lord,\" she whispered, voice trembling with devotion, \"Bellatrix Lestrange has never forgotten you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her action, other prisoners stepped forward—those bearing the Dark Mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death Eaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loyalists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they knelt, declaring fealty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort’s crimson eyes lingered on Bellatrix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was among his most devoted followers—perhaps second only to Barty Crouch Jr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew of her actions years ago—how she and others had tortured the Longbottoms in pursuit of his whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not fully trust her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before marriage, her surname had been Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix was of the House of Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Regulus Black had betrayed him—destroying one of his Horcruxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That betrayal still burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Bellatrix one day falter the same way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort would not risk it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bellatrix,\" he said calmly, \"your cousin Regulus betrayed me. His actions cost me dearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix’s eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did not know this, my Lord. Where is he? I will kill him myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is already dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How fortunate for him,\" she replied bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort continued, \"But your other cousin—Sirius Black—still lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a task for you. Find Sirius Black. Kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not fail you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the test was unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix was utterly devoted—fanatically so. She loved Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Voldemort did not understand love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood only control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After suffering humiliation at Arthur and Hermione’s hands—mental and physical—he had become far more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul could no longer be divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death had altered it when granting him power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could no longer create Horcruxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he died again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final Horcrux buried in Albania would be his last chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he dared not rely on Death to resurrect him twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed his assigned task, Death would likely obliterate him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Voldemort’s recklessness was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had chosen today—during Ministry elections—to strike Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned carefully now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Lord had become... prudent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",671,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","1d3f38396a6969d41cce1d971f01671f409eb29655f785100be290f60899e2f0","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-274","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-272",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]