[{"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-277":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},1496170,1944,"Chapter 277: Artificially Creating a Ghost, and Asking for the Truth","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>Granger residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was leisurely enjoying afternoon tea when the front door burst open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry rushed in—carrying Sirius’s body in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately for him, Arthur had long ago placed Harry on his magical whitelist. Otherwise, the layered defensive wards surrounding the house would have reduced him to a smoking cautionary tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur! Please—save my godfather!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur extended his spiritual sense over Sirius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shook his head calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was struck by the Killing Curse. His life force is completely extinguished. I cannot restore him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t entirely true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthurcouldreplenish life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hecouldeven construct a new body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both required extremely rare resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sirius Black was not someone Arthur was close to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to expend such materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did not mean he intended to refuse help entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply had another solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However...\" Arthur continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, who had nearly collapsed into despair, immediately looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a way to preserve his soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur replied evenly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It involves your Invisibility Cloak. It’s one of the Deathly Hallows. It can hide from Death itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you cover Sirius with it, it will sever Death’s pull on his soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Invisibility Cloak... was a Deathly Hallow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Arthur had borrowed it several times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything Arthur took interest in was never ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But understand this. Doing so would effectively turn Sirius into a ghost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He would remain in the human world indefinitely—like the ghosts at Hogwarts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The question is whether he would accept such an existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t matter. I’ll go get the cloak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur considered reminding him he could simply Apparate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Harry was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was critical—if Sirius’s soul drifted too far toward the underworld, it would become harder to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Dursley residence wasn’t far. Harry flagged a taxi and returned quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burst back in, clutching the cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do I do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cover him. Then leave the rest to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry spread the cloak over Sirius’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur took out his Death Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly tapped the cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death energy surged softly through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloak activated fully, severing the underworld’s tether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur lowered the staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s it? Where’s his soul?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably floating somewhere nearby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius’s soul had already left his body under Death’s pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s action merely used the body as an anchor point to sever the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know the soul’s exact location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did, he could have cut the tether directly without needing the cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he now wielded a fragment of death authority himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry pressed anxiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I find him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghosts tend to return to places they were most attached to,\" Arthur replied. \"You could check Grimmauld Place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or remove the cloak and wait. His soul may instinctively return to his body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry lifted the cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sirius did not return, he would search the Black residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Harry waited, Arthur asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So. What exactly happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius hadn’t been ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been no warning signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort had returned recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s mind sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be connected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Three Death Eaters. They killed him and fled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know their names?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my godfather recognized the woman. He said she should have been in Azkaban.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix Lestrange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort had already begun moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sirius Black—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had become the first casualty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s gaze deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",612,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","14ede7b2e62f40d70dfabd95cea8df46a3cc3e7323df3eb03e26d12b514a167c","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-278","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-276",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]