[{"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-278":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},1496171,1944,"Chapter 278: Arthur’s Killing Intent, and an Empty Azkaban","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>A female Death Eater from Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One who knew Sirius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix Lestrange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, she had tortured Hermione with the Cruciatus Curse—and carved the wordMudbloodinto her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though those events had not happened in this world—and would never happen—Arthur still felt a cold surge of killing intent rise within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people did not deserve second chances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was Voldemort’s hound. A willing butcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing her would not weigh on his conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry suddenly shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room felt several degrees colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw the faint frost in Arthur’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur withdrew the killing intent effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I know who she is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bellatrix Lestrange. Sirius’s cousin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His godfather’s... cousin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could she kill her own family?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To someone who had grown up starved of affection, the idea was incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur waved it off lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a Death Eater. That group stopped valuing family a long time ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many pure-blood supremacists were obsessed with lineage purity—so obsessed that inbreeding was commonplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even wizard resilience had limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer the bloodline, the more unstable the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One look at Voldemort’s inner circle was proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadism. Obsession. Fanaticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madness came naturally to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bellatrix hadn’t been the one to cast the Killing Curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember,\" Harry said, jaw tight. \"The one who actually killed him was shorter. Broad. He came in from behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who the other two were?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too many Death Eaters to memorize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses flicked toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You can ask your godfather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry turned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And saw a translucent figure drifting in through the glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry,\" the spirit said gently. \"I’m relieved you’re safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Godfather!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry rushed forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And passed straight through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold was bone-deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality struck hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was no longer alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry swallowed his grief and steadied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who killed you? I want their names.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t see their faces,\" Sirius replied. \"But describe them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Lestrange brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rabastan and Rodolphus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur explained calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rabastan Lestrange. Rodolphus Lestrange. Rodolphus is Bellatrix’s husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death Eaters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur didn’t bother adding that Bellatrix did not love Rodolphus in the slightest. Their marriage had been a political arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her devotion belonged elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Rodolphus realized he had effectively been overshadowed by his own Dark Lord was another matter entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you find them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur looked at him steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what would you do if I could?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll avenge him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Arthur could answer, Sirius intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry. Don’t let hatred consume you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re assuming it would only be three people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur asked quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did Sirius say Bellatrix should have been?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Azkaban.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization dawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think... they escaped?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s tone remained level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think bigger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if Azkaban is empty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry went pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Voldemort had raided the prison, the two Dementors secretly bound to Arthur had relayed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison now stood vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a rat left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An empty island fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort hadn’t just rescued a handful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had emptied the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry slowly understood the scale of what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t revenge against three enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",596,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","3581083da49e3a4349fbbf0d49b953443733896506aa25e98212de25d3ddd81c","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-279","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-277",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]