[{"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-279":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},1496172,1944,"Chapter 279: Turmoil in the Wizarding World, and Dragonlord Placidusax","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>Harry swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur... that’s not funny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea ofeveryAzkaban prisoner escaping at once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizarding world would descend into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not joking. I can’t tell you the source, but the information is accurate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry still struggled to process it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Azkaban’s empty, why hasn’t anyone noticed? Shouldn’t the whole wizarding world be in uproar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps because the Ministry is busy electing a new Minister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, even he had not expected the Ministry to remain oblivious for this long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They trusted the Dementors too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed no one could possibly break out under the watch of thousands of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never considered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Dementors themselves could switch sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so many prison breaks over the years, the Ministry still hadn’t learned its lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Voldemort had walked in and emptied the entire facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... what do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You inform Dumbledore. And the Ministry. This is their responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you mentioned Bellatrix dropped her wand at Grimmauld Place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring it to me. I can use it to trace her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. I’ll write to Dumbledore first. I’ll send the wand with Hedwig.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you find Bellatrix—or the Lestrange brothers—tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur made an OK gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry turned to leave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait,\" Arthur called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t forget to take your godfather’s body. You might want to arrange a funeral.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone was perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it sounded strangely inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius’s ghost was literally hovering beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry briefly imagined himself standing solemnly at a grave while Sirius’s spirit floated nearby offering emotional support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image was deeply unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook the thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then left with Sirius’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ministry Reacts\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s letter reached Dumbledore—who happened to be at the Ministry during the election proceedings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news changed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The political squabbling ceased instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore effectively assumed leadership in crisis response and began investigating Azkaban’s disappearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizarding world, barely stabilized after Voldemort’s return and Fudge’s fall, was once again thrown into turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had little to do with Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farum Azula\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the Lands Between—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had already cleared half of the Crumbling Farum Azula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina had handled the other half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They regrouped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She removed her Sumeru Ring and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur transferred dozens of dragon corpses into his ingredient vault—his system storage—before returning the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina slipped it back on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What next?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we release Destined Death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the trait inherited from the Gloam-Eyed Queen, she could sense its location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rested at the highest altar in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, we pay a visit to the city’s master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragonlord Placidusax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need my help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This battle isn’t for you. Return for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placidusax was the first Elden Lord in recorded history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though abandoned by his god...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though reduced to two heads...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though diminished to perhaps a tenth of his former power...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still a being capable of anchoring himself within the storm-wracked seam of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He commanded not only draconic might—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina, in her current childlike divine state, could not contend with such a foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll wait for you. Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur smiled and ruffled her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t be long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Placidusax were at full strength, Arthur might hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fallen king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decaying dragonlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur possessed temporal authority as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And countless other powers besides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating a withered dragon king—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would not be a problem.\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","b2d97829993cd1f7d41830378584836fbd3507ab31f4f136a41a7ca371ee84cf","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-280","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-278",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]