Artoria

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Artoria Pendragon 2
Alias(es)	Saber; King of Knights; King of Britain 38 107
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Hogwarts; Zhang Wen's household (“Zhang Family”) 3 111
Occupation/Role	Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching assistant; physical-training instructor; dueling referee 3 7 19
Status	Alive 193
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Artoria arrives in the wizarding world with Zhang Wen in August 1992, shortly before Harry Potter's second year. She conceals her nature behind the identity of Zhang Wen's companion, nearly referring to herself as his “Servant” during their interview with Albus Dumbledore. Her surname immediately draws Dumbledore's attention, though he does not press the matter. 1 2

Before arriving at Hogwarts, she was a knight and ruler associated with Camelot, Britain, Merlin, and the Round Table. Her past is marked by the fall of Camelot, the Battle of Camlann, and the belief that a king could not afford personal emotion or admit mistakes. Her deepest regret is failing to protect all of her knights. 7 34 41 51 198

At Hogwarts, Artoria becomes Zhang Wen's indispensable partner: she helps secure his position as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, supervises physical conditioning, demonstrates practical combat, and provides the physical force behind their plans. 1 7

The discovery of Mordred's sealed soul fragment forces Artoria to confront her past. Rather than immediately destroy or imprison Mordred again, she translates Merlin's seal, speaks with Mordred through a blood ritual, and ultimately chooses to release her. She later accepts Mordred calling her “Mother,” beginning a long-delayed reconciliation. 41 44 45 46

Appearance

Artoria is a blonde woman with emerald-green eyes, a straight-backed posture, and an imposing presence repeatedly compared to that of a king. At Hogwarts, she usually presents herself in dark-blue teaching robes or practical training clothes; in battle, she wears a fitted dark-blue combat suit or simplified armor. 3 25 88 176

• Golden-blonde hair, commonly tied in a ponytail for training or combat. 1 7
• Emerald-green eyes. 88 99
• Carries herself with restrained, natural aristocratic authority rather than performative grandeur. 113 136
• Often conceals Excalibur with Invisible Air, making the sword appear absent to observers. 1 34
• Her composed exterior becomes visibly betrayed by red ears and blushing when embarrassed or emotionally overwhelmed. 46 66 108

Personality

Artoria is disciplined, direct, and deeply pragmatic. She favors effective solutions over complicated ones, applies battlefield logic to ordinary problems, and treats training, weapons, and defensive preparation with absolute seriousness. 7 25 65

Her knightly ideals center on protection, restraint, and responsibility. She reacts fiercely to threats against innocents, but she also insists that justice requires judgment: anger must become “a sharper sword,” not reckless violence. 10 156

Despite her formal bearing, Artoria is capable of dry humor, quiet domestic care, and intense but restrained affection. She expresses emotion more easily through acts—making tea, preparing food, remembering details, protecting others, or holding a hand—than through direct speech. 22 84 87 180

Her reconciliation with Mordred and life at Hogwarts gradually change her view of kingship. She comes to accept that admitting fault is courage rather than weakness, and that she may live as herself rather than only as a king. 51 190 198

Abilities & Skills

Knightly Combat and Instinct

Artoria possesses exceptional physical ability, battlefield awareness, swordsmanship, and combat reflexes. She can read a caster's intent through minute changes in posture, wrist angle, shoulders, and center of gravity before a spell is cast. 7

• Dodges multiple Disarming Charms without a wand while steadily closing the distance to the caster. 7
• Fights effectively with her eyes closed when protected from a Basilisk's lethal gaze, relying on Zhang Wen's positional calls. 25
• Can leap a fifteen-meter shaft and carry Zhang Wen out on her back. 25
• Uses sword speed and wind pressure to counter advanced Transfiguration attacks from Dumbledore without endangering spectators. 108
• Senses hidden observers through breathing rhythms and magical fluctuations even when they are concealed by invisibility magic. 138
• Her combat efficiency falls to roughly one-third underwater, though she compensates through precision and power. 36

Excalibur and Invisible Air

Artoria wields Excalibur, a holy sword normally hidden beneath Invisible Air, a wind-based covering that conceals the blade while distorting the air around it. 1 34

• Its concealed form can cut through Basilisk scales and fatally wound the creature without exposing the sword's full radiance. 25
• She keeps Excalibur's full power restrained in enclosed spaces to avoid harming nearby allies. 25
• When revealed, the blade is described as golden, exquisitely patterned, and sharp enough to seem capable of cutting through anything. 46
• Isabella Crow identifies the unsheathed weapon as the legendary Sword in the Stone. 159
• Artoria uses the Noble Phantasm Wind King Hammer to blast Colvin Ashbourne through an atrium dome and render him unconscious. 161

Magecraft and Wizarding Magic

Although her primary discipline is knightly combat, Artoria uses and learns several magical systems.

• Employs Flowers of Avalon, a spell taught by Merlin that temporarily restores wounded souls to their bodies. It restores Frank and Alice Longbottom's lucidity for ten minutes, but does not provide a permanent cure. 164
• Deciphers Merlin's highly individualized Ancient Celtic sealing runes and identifies the contract protocol governing Mordred's prison. 43 44
• Learns basic Transfiguration from McGonagall and uses it to create practical tools such as fishing rods. 170
• Modifies wand movements for greater precision and smoother transitions between defense and counterattack. 200

Teaching and Command

Artoria adapts knightly discipline into Hogwarts instruction, treating physical conditioning, evasion, weapon handling, and tactical judgment as essential parts of magical self-defense. 7 61

• Leads twice-weekly runs and physical-training sessions for students. 7
• Encourages Neville Longbottom's potential through running, wooden-sword exercises, flight coaching, and personal reassurance. 7 44
• Explains Shield Charm use through the four principles of block, deflect, push, and counterattack. 61
• Serves as the Dueling Club's referee, enforcing rules with immediate physical intervention when necessary. 19
• Gives precise, impartial tactical critiques even when Mordred humiliates Draco Malfoy in a spar. 49
• Commands Mordred effectively in crises, tempering her daughter's anger into disciplined action. 156

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Excalibur / Sword in the Stone — Artoria's holy sword and principal weapon. 46 159
• Invisible Air — Wind-based concealment surrounding Excalibur. 1 25
• Wooden practice sword — A magically reinforced training weapon used in instruction and her spar with Dumbledore. 107 108
• Training shield and baton — Used to demonstrate active defense and counterattack principles. 61
• Dark-blue combat suit — Transfigured from Hogwarts uniforms for the Chamber of Secrets operation. 25
• Simplified silver-white armor — Worn when she judges a mission sufficiently dangerous. 176

Relationships

• Zhang Wen — Her Master, closest partner, and eventual romantic partner. Their relationship develops from battlefield trust and mutual protection into open affection, shared domestic life, and mutual declarations of love. 25 87 99 180 188
• Mordred — Her daughter by bloodline and former enemy. Artoria initially struggles with guilt over Mordred's rejection and rebellion, then releases her from Merlin's seal, accepts the title “Mother,” and works to restore the missing portions of Mordred's soul. 41 45 46 51
• Albus Dumbledore — A fellow leader whom Artoria judges to possess genuine kingly virtue. She trusts his character enough to accept his duel invitation, and their spar ends in mutual respect. 107 108
• Neville Longbottom — A student whose hidden courage and physical potential Artoria recognizes early. She mentors him in training and agrees to teach him healing magecraft after aiding his parents. 7 13 44 164
• Harry Potter — A student whose instinctive anticipation she recognizes through his Quidditch ability. He assists her and Zhang Wen during the Chamber of Secrets operation. 7 25
• Minerva McGonagall — A respected colleague who teaches Artoria basic Transfiguration. Others note their similarly proper, serious demeanors. 81 170
• Molly Weasley — A source of warmth and domestic example for Artoria. Artoria learns magical knitting to make Molly a scarf and is welcomed into the Weasley family. 188 193

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hogwarts Teaching and the Chamber of Secrets

Artoria helps Zhang Wen establish himself at Hogwarts, then becomes a central figure in his revised Defense curriculum through physical conditioning, evasive combat, and Dueling Club instruction. 1 7 19

During the Chamber of Secrets crisis, she fights the Basilisk blind while Zhang Wen directs her movements. She kills it in approximately four minutes, keeps Excalibur's radiance sheathed to protect Zhang Wen, and helps secure Basilisk fangs for destroying Voldemort's Diary. 25

Glenmore Lake Mission

Artoria joins Zhang Wen's underwater mission against the Dubh-Loch Beast. Though severely limited by the water, she protects him from the creature's tentacles, drives a Basilisk fang into the cursed stone, and helps hold the beast back until its source of power is destroyed. 34 36

Mordred's Release and Reconciliation

Artoria identifies the Celtic seals on the Malfoy cabinet as Merlin's work and confronts the return of Mordred, whose betrayal had defined one of Camelot's deepest wounds. 38 41

After translating the release conditions and speaking directly with Mordred, Artoria freely releases her rather than maintaining her imprisonment. Their relationship slowly shifts from old hostility to an awkward but genuine mother-daughter bond. 44 45 46 51

The Ashbourne Operation

As part of the Zhang Family's cover identity, Artoria poses as the aloof wife of the clan head during the mission against Colvin Ashbourne. Her natural royal bearing makes the role convincing without effort. 111 113 136

At Shadow Manor, she helps uncover the planned sacrifice of nine prisoners, insists on their rescue, and later defeats Isabella Crow with one strike after unsheathing the Sword in the Stone. 151 156 159

Life Beyond the Battlefield

Artoria increasingly embraces teaching, healing, domestic crafts, and ordinary companionship. She uses Flowers of Avalon to give the Longbottom family ten minutes of reunion, learns magical knitting, and finds value in the warmth of Hogwarts, the Weasleys, and her life with Zhang Wen and Mordred. 164 188 190 193

Notable Quotes

“A knight's loyalty requires no contract.” 25

“Defense is not passively taking hits. Defense creates opportunities for counterattack.” 61

“Turn anger into a sharper sword, not a blind one.” 156

Trivia

• Artoria considers eating one of life's highest priorities and is notable enough for her appetite that forgetting lunch signals serious distress to Zhang Wen. 43 45
• Hogwarts' third-floor suits of armor begin snapping to attention and saluting her after she “corrects” their weapon postures. 65
• She secretly reads a Muggle romance novel hidden inside a Potions book cover. 66
• She becomes visibly uncomfortable in restrictive formal clothing because she instinctively assesses whether she could still draw her sword and fight. 139