[{"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-41":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},1496215,1944,"Chapter 41: Harry and Ron Back in Detention","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>That day, Arthur was busy mulling over ways to refine raw stones when Hermione came rushing back into the common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cousin, Harry and Ron got punished again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't they just lose a hundred points the other day? What did they do this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like it's still because of sneaking out at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur couldn't help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time they got caught, he had already reminded them to bring the Invisibility Cloak next time—yet somehow, they still managed to get caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, let's go ask what happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them found Harry and Ron. After some questioning, they finally pieced the story together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all started with Hagrid's dragon, Norbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some growth, the dragon had already become bigger than Hagrid's dog Fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur wasn't interested in Norbert at all—he had already slaughtered more than a few dragons in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione wasn't impressed either. Girls tended to prefer prettier creatures—like the unicorns in Arthur's Zen Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately she had been running there three times a day just to spend more time with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Harry and Ron were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were obsessed with the dragon, visiting Hagrid's hut every day just to \"pet the dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, Ron even got his hand bitten, and since Norwegian Ridgeback saliva was slightly venomous, his hand swelled up like a pig's trotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Arthur had plenty of herbs on hand and quickly brewed up an antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Norbert grew larger and larger, Harry and Ron realized Hagrid wouldn't be able to hide it for much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sooner or later, someone would report him, and Hagrid would end up in Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they persuaded him to send the dragon away to Charlie's dragon reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid, though reluctant, agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron contacted his brother, and they made arrangements to send Norbert off at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan was simple: take Norbert to an open spot in the castle grounds, where wizards on broomsticks would fly in to pick him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Arthur heard this, he nearly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts was famed as the most secure place in the British wizarding world, layered with countless defensive enchantments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain that the moment those wizards flew in, Dumbledore would know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Dumbledore must have known about Hagrid's dragon long ago—Hagrid's strange behavior and all those dragon books borrowed from the library couldn't possibly escape his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What amused Arthur even more was that they chose to smuggle the dragon out from within Hogwarts itself. Couldn't they have picked a quieter spot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or better yet, have Hagrid carry Norbert out to Hogsmeade first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he voiced his doubts, Harry explained that Hagrid couldn't bear to part with Norbert in person, so he asked them to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the boys followed through with the plan and successfully handed Norbert off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on their way back, they left behind the Invisibility Cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, their luck ran out—they were caught by Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape's temper hadn't been good lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the Philosopher's Stone in hand, his work on the Elixir of Life hadn't progressed much. No matter how he tried, the potions he brewed veered toward mere life-extension instead of true rejuvenation, almost as though the Stone itself was influencing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated, he went out for a walk to clear his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as inspiration struck, he ran into the two faces he despised the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the boys were doomed. Not only did they suffer a barrage of insults, Gryffindor also lost another hundred points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Hermione was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, Gryffindor had still been more than a hundred points ahead, and with her cousin egging her on to \"enjoy the fun,\" she hadn't cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Gryffindor had dropped to second place, she couldn't let it slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scolded Harry and Ron harshly, saying even pigs were smarter than them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur solemnly nodded along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed—how could anyone be careless enough to lose something as precious as the Invisibility Cloak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you're not going to use your brain, might as well donate it to someone who will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, their punishment was once again to patrol the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Snape put it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you like staying up at night so much, then don't bother sleeping at all. Go patrol the forest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could Harry and Ron do but resign themselves to fate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next morning, Harry dragged Arthur out of bed in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the common room, he breathlessly recounted everything he had seen the night before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, he had witnessed a mysterious figure drinking unicorn blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry suspected it was Voldemort, weak and in desperate need of life-force. He believed Snape was stealing the Philosopher's Stone for him so he could regain power and rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Quirrell was still hard at work, huh? Even after suffering such a huge setback, he was still sneaking into the forest to hunt unicorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur didn't know whether to praise Quirrell's courage or Voldemort's cunning—hiding behind the most dangerous place because \"the safest place is the most dangerous one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Voldemort hadn't gone himself at all. He was hiding in Quirrell's office, too traumatized by the killing curse rebounding to act directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Harry's analysis left Ron trembling in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merlin's beard! I was just worried about my Potions final, and now you tell me we also have to worry about the Dark Lord trying to kill you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She already knew the real threat came from Professor Quirrell, but thanks to her cousin's warning, she hadn't dared to approach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Harry's explanation, she finally understood why Quirrell was trying to kill him—he was serving Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That realization was unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always believed Voldemort had been killed when his own curse rebounded. Yet here he was, still alive, hiding inside Hogwarts of all places—the supposedly safest place in Britain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she chose not to tell Harry the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if he'd charge at Quirrell in a fit of Gryffindor bravado?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, being the only one who knew the truth while everyone else remained in the dark did feel a little amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that was why her cousin liked watching drama unfold so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she \"comforted\" Harry:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax. Think about it—who does Voldemort fear the most? Dumbledore. As long as Dumbledore's here, he won't dare touch you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even believe her own words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn't Harry nearly fallen to his death during the Quidditch match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with wizarding medicine being what it was, as long as you didn't land head-first, chances were you'd survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that was exactly why Quirrell had cursed Harry then—hoping for a convenient \"accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur joined in, nodding gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. Instead of worrying about Voldemort, you two should focus on your finals. I don't want to see you repeating a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was hopeless enough—using someone else's wand, bad at spellwork, and a complete slacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, on the other hand, had been so busy with Quidditch practice that all he thought about in class was how to control his broom better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both boys gave Arthur a resentful look. They knew very well who had gotten the idea of repeating a year implemented at Hogwarts in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, Hogwarts never used to have such a rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one day, Arthur had sighed about how life at Hogwarts was starting to resemble his old university days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered how, in his past life, his illness and his own reckless behavior had led him to fail so many classes that he had to repeat a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he thought: Why should I be the only one to suffer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he wrote a letter to Dumbledore, righteously arguing that Hogwarts should take students' academics seriously and live up to its reputation as Britain's greatest magical academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore not only accepted the suggestion, but even awarded Gryffindor fifty points for \"improving Hogwarts' academic system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, every underachiever in the four Houses had looked at Arthur with nothing but hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To read 30+ future chapters, head over to Patreon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1359,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.103Z",1,"novelbin.me","4e1cceef055a94c54ee5718fb5b66d11ad70ab50ccb78dac78fc91b6bca7103b","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-42","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-40",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]