[{"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-64":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},1496238,1944,"Chapter 64: The Gradually Scheming Snape, and the “Defeated Dog” Hermione","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>Arthur's words were logical and well-founded—even Snape believed them somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn't, there was nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mysterious land was supposedly in a period of recuperation, and its magical circles were said to be extremely xenophobic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True or not, Snape had no way to verify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, everything Arthur said was nonsense he had made up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he arrived in this world, even his identity had been arranged by the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where would some \"ancient eastern family\" come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason Snape accepted it so quickly was because Arthur had already proven himself exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape had been in the wizarding world for many years. He knew that geniuses like Hermione—brilliant young witches—appeared once every decade or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But someone like Arthur? You couldn't even call him a genius anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only word left was \"monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a person might only appear once in centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the last one recorded in the history books… was Merlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Snape felt it reasonable if Arthur had come from some great family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the absurd power of his fiancée, Snape might have accepted it even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost wanted to ask if Lady Ranni's family still lacked a son-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking that didn't match his persona, he let the thought go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So then… what are you bringing her here for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed Ranni's background, Snape let out a sigh of relief and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ranni wants to attend Hogwarts. I came to ask if the school would take her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure she's here to learn and not to teach? With that level, who's teaching who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm. She wants to accompany me to school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's answer left Snape speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it. They're here for fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you should be talking to Dumbledore. Why come to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur chuckled. \"Ranni wants to be in my year. Could you help arrange that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape thought for a moment but didn't refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately wrote a letter to Dumbledore explaining Ranni's situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he said nothing of her actual strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partly because he couldn't be bothered, partly because he understood Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Snape's sake, Dumbledore would surely allow her into Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether out of curiosity or his suspicious nature, Dumbledore would definitely investigate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape was very interested to see Dumbledore's expression once Ranni revealed her true abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, after spending enough time with Arthur, Snape himself was growing a bit scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, have you told the Granger family about her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape suddenly thought of how inseparable Hermione and Arthur had been last term and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. She came to me, and I brought her straight here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur hadn't told the Grangers yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. and Mrs. Granger had gone back to work today—after half a month off, their patients would complain otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione, rare for her, was holed up in her room reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni hadn't had the chance to meet them yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you'd better be careful. You might just get thrown out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape's tone dripped with schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur knew exactly what he meant: a showdown between Hermione and Ranni, followed by the Grangers siding with their daughter and kicking him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling his eyes, he said, \"If I get thrown out, I'll just live with you. I'm your student anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape's just-formed smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved a hand, indicating the matter was settled, and told Arthur to get lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Arthur didn't linger and left with Ranni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the whole visit, Ranni hadn't spoken a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her only interactions with Snape were two polite nods—one for introduction, one in thanks for his help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Snape could see it clearly: every gesture, every movement of hers carried a natural, innate elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Draco's shallow arrogance, but genuine noble grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape felt that even if Draco's father came in person, compared to Ranni he would be like a firefly under the moon—utterly incomparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That only reinforced his certainty: Ranni was from some great family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Arthur knew his thoughts, he'd surely affirm them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the Caria royal family that held half the Lands Between—that was indeed quite a \"great family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell. At the Granger household dinner table, there was one extra guest tonight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Ranni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, Arthur was explaining her background to the Granger couple, naturally using the same fabricated story he had used at Snape's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hermione, Arthur had already told her earlier in the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she learned her cousin had a fiancée, the little witch had been sulking nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself didn't even know what she was feeling—so she just kept her head down, eating silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni, meanwhile, was enjoying the meal at her leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To celebrate Ranni's \"new life,\" Arthur had personally cooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming from the barren culinary culture of the Lands Between, Ranni had never seen such variety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little princess's hidden foodie nature was instantly awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dish after dish disappeared into her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite eating quickly, she never seemed crude—this, surely, was royal upbringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grangers, for their part, now understood her \"situation\" more clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn't know quite what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Mr. Granger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already steeled himself for the heartbreak of losing his \"little cotton jacket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, Arthur suddenly presented a fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worst of all—his daughter was the one who had been doing the chasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key thing was… they couldn't dislike Ranni at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could they do? She was simply too adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her cold expression gave her an air of aloofness, her pale face, delicate nose, and lightly flushed lips made her look like a porcelain doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those pale-blue eyes—deep as the night sky, yet shining with the holiness of moonlight—were mesmerizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Some say Ranni's closed eye was golden, but here the author sets both eyes as pale blue.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Granger had once thought her own daughter quite pretty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she just wanted to know—where could she apply for a daughter like Ranni?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione: ??? Let me just say—thank you very much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Mrs. Granger, as mistress of the house, made the decision: Ranni could lodge with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little witch was far from pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, there aren't any rooms left,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I can stay in Arthur's 'Zen Garden.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Mrs. Granger could reply, Ranni had already swallowed her last bite and spoken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left Hermione fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her cousin first got the Zen Garden, he hadn't shared it with her right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with Ranni only just arriving, he had already told her such an important secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the worst part—Hermione herself didn't even have a place in the Zen Garden yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was with this woman?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she be a half-Veela or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How else could she have charmed her entire family so completely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visit my patreon for more chapters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance 30+ Chapters Available\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.381Z",1,"novelbin.me","e55daa6dd43430d0bbf21f5b1b040e701204277536f1211335d8989cb8bff2b2","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-65","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-63",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]