When the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone hit the cinemas way back in 2001, kids from all over the world were wishing their own letter from Hogwarts would soon arrive. As the movie’s gigantic success introduced the witchcraft and wizarding world to hundreds of thousands—even millions!—of viewers, the books were soon sought-after by readers who wanted to eagerly follow the daring and magical adventures of “The Boy Who Lived.” In fact, the first Harry Potter book alone sold over 120 million copies, and the whole seven-book series in general sold an astounding half a billion copies.
Nowadays, it’s impossible for anyone not to be at least remotely aware of who Harry Potter is. Beyond the books and the movies are tons of other media and merchandise related to the Harry Potter franchise—games included.
Among the vast array of Harry Potter games is Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, which was released by Jam City, Inc. in 2018. In this game, players are treated to a heavily story-based experience where one can virtually become a witch or wizard in the famed Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
One of the fantastic things about the game is that even if you’re not a “Potterhead,” there are tons of things and features you can enjoy while following the storyline. Here, you play as your own character and, as the title of the game suggests, are out to solve a mystery in Hogwarts.
For those who aren’t too familiar with Harry Potter lore, studying in Hogwarts is tantamount to taking a seven-year course, with students learning about different magical subjects like Charms, Potions, Transfiguration, Divination, and Defense Against the Dark Arts, to name a few. There are also lessons about flying on a broom, playing Quidditch, and a host of other activities that you will encounter in the game.
If anything, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a great starting point for those who want to get into the Harry Potter lore even if they haven’t read the books or seen the movies. On the other hand, those who are long-time followers of the series will find this game a delightful journey in which they can live out their own magical adventure and discover the secrets that lie in Hogwarts.
For this article, we will be covering a detailed walkthrough of your first year studying in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This walkthrough will be divided into 10 chapters featuring main story quests and lessons. We’ve left out the side quests so you can enjoy exploring them yourself. We’ve only included one side quest in this walkthrough, which deals with different school-related clubs you may join later.
There’s a lot of ground to cover so let’s get right into our Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Year 1 Walkthrough!
Summary of Gameplay Mechanics for Year 1
Before diving into each chapter, allow us to explain some of the gameplay mechanics you will come across during your first year in Hogwarts. Aside from following the main quests and lessons, you’ll be able to interact with other characters. In many cases, how you respond based on a number of available choices will have their own respective consequences or rewards.
Thus, while playing the game, you will encounter at least one or a combination of these scenarios:
Choosing Responses and Gaining Attribute Points
Whenever you interact with a character, whether during lessons or in conversation, there are instances when you will be presented with multiple responses you can choose from.
With every response you choose, you will may have the chance to increase your 3 Attributes, namely:
- Courage: This represents your strength of nerve, bravery, and might.
- Empathy: This represents your loyalty, friendship, and ability to understand others.
- Knowledge: This represents your academic aptitude, investigative skills, and the sum of what you know.
This aspect of the game will be introduced sometime in Chapter 2. It isn’t always clear which Attribute you will gain points for based on your response, unless it is explicitly indicated. Thus, you may pick a response that suits your character, or one that you think is more likely to increase a particular Attribute.
Occasionally, some responses will require a certain Attribute to be at a specific level, or else you won’t be able to choose that response. Choosing a certain response will influence your story’s path and progression.
You may also earn Attribute points during lessons. There are 2 ways you can earn these:
- By choosing Attribute points as a reward during lessons.
- The game will give you specific Attribute points after completing mini tasks depending on the subject. Courage points can be earned during Flying lessons, Empathy points can be earned during Charms lessons, and Knowledge points can be earned during Potions lessons.
Clicking Highlighted Items
Clicking highlighted items is done to complete tasks and fill up Star Meters. Each click will be equivalent to at least 1 energy spent. You will begin with a total of 24 energy but will be able to increase your energy limit later on. Occasionally, you will also be rewarded by the game with extra energy. Most tasks for which energy can be used are typically completed within at least 1 hour. Some major events in the game will also require a significant waiting time before they can be unlocked.
When you reach Chapter 7, you will also be introduced to the 3 different clubs that you can join in Hogwarts (more on how clubs work later). When clicking highlighted items, you will have the chance to pick which items to click on. Normally, you will notice that items are highlighted in blue, but once the clubs have been introduced, you will see that some items are highlighted in yellow, green, or pink. Each color corresponds to a particular club and clicking on them will help increase your ranking in that specific club.
In a nutshell, the following are the 3 clubs with their corresponding colors:
- Sphinx – Pink
- Dragon – Yellow
- Hippogriff – Green
Tracing Shapes
You normally encounter these during lessons, but you can trace shapes anytime, especially if you need to cast a spell. Specific spells have their own corresponding shapes or figures. To successfully trace a shape or figure, we recommend taking care not to lift your finger so your gesture can completely register in the game. If you don’t successfully trace the shape on your first try, the game will let you try again a few more times, though it’s possible to still fail in this activity if you let the game idle.
Tapping a Circle
During lessons, your professor may ask you to tap the moving circle once it’s the same size as the dotted circles on your screen. Doing this successfully will help fill up your Star Meter. Unlike the shape-tracing activity, you only get one chance to tap the circle.
Answering Questions
From time to time, professors will ask you some trivia-like questions during their lessons. Picking the right answers will help fill your Star Meter. Normally, you will have 3 answers to pick from and the questions, though related to the lesson, are chosen by the game at random.
Playing Gobstones
By Chapter 3, you will be introduced to a game of Gobstones, which is the equivalent of playing marbles in the Muggle world. You typically have to play Gobstones with certain characters to strengthen your relationship with them, especially if you want to convince them to accompany you during quests.
Depending on the person you’re playing with, your Attributes need to be at a certain level to increase your chances of winning. If you’re not able to match (or exceed) the Attributes recommended for that round, you will get a penalty with each turn, making it harder for you to fill up your Diamond Meter, which is similar to the Star Meter. On the other hand, exceeding the recommended Attribute points will get you a bonus.
When playing Gobstones, you need to choose between 3 responses wherein one is the best answer, one is so-so, and one is the worst answer. You have a limited number of turns in every game of Gobstones so picking the best answers will help you fill up the Diamond Meter faster. Choosing responses is also dependent on the character you’re playing with and the goal for the interaction, as seen in the image below.
To play a round of Gobstones, you will also need to spend coins so make sure you have enough when you encounter these in the main storyline.
Dueling
You will learn all about dueling at the beginning of Chapter 5. Similar to playing Gobstones, challenging someone to a duel will have recommended Attribute levels you need to match or exceed.
In dueling, you will have 3 stances:
Think of this as a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. If you manage to pick a winning stance, you will be able to cast a spell first during your turn.
Depending on the stance you’ve chosen, you will be presented with 2 moves tied to that stance. Then, each move will have a corresponding Attribute tied to it as well. It pays to pick the move tied to a high Attribute level as you will gain a bonus.
If you don’t pick a winning stance, your opponent will cast a spell first, then you will get your turn. In casting spells, you may be asked to trace shapes to complete this action.
If you and your opponent pick the same stance, the dueler with the least stamina will gain a bit of stamina.
Navigating this Walkthrough
As mentioned, this walkthrough is divided into 10 chapters, plus lessons. Each chapter is further divided into parts in accordance with the story. You may or may not encounter tasks in a chapter part.
For your convenience, we will indicate whether a chapter part will have waiting times before they can be accessible, or if they have tasks to complete by outlining the completion times and number of Stars or Diamonds needed to pass that task or interaction. By default, lessons will always have completion times and Star requirements indicated. It’s always recommended to enter any kind of task with a full bar of energy. For tasks with a 5-Star requirement, you may need at least 2 full bars of energy to complete those.
Moreover, characters such as Rowan and your Prefect will be referred to as “they/them.” This is because Rowan may be male or female depending on your character creation choices, and your Prefect’s character will depend on which House you pick.
Now that these are cleared up, let’s get into each of the 10 chapters you will be following for Year 1:
Chapter 1
Part 1.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
Upon entering the game, you’re given a chance to select and customize your own personal character. You can either be a witch or a wizard.
At this point, you may only access the customization options for your character’s basic physical features. It’s much later that you will be able to customize your wardrobe. Keep in mind that if you want to change how your avatar looks, you can always do so later.
Part 1.2
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After customizing your character, you will find yourself in Diagon Alley. You will see that there is an exclamation point on top of another student’s head. If you click on the exclamation symbol, a student named Rowan Khanna will talk to you. The game presents Rowan as your unofficial guide to all things Hogwarts.
As mentioned, Rowan’s identity will depend on the identity you choose for your character. For example, if your character is a witch, Rowan will be a witch. If you choose to be a wizard, Rowan will be a wizard as well. In this playthrough, our character is a witch, making Rowan a witch as well.
To help you prepare for your first year at Hogwarts, Rowan will instruct you to go to Flourish and Blotts, where you can find the books you need for school.
Here, you will notice that a scroll will appear at the left-hand side of your screen. This is where you will find your list of tasks and objectives.
Part 1.3
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Upon entering Flourish and Blotts, you will have to complete your first task, which is to click on glowing or highlighted objects. Each object will require a certain number of times to be clicked.
Each click will subtract 1 energy from your total. Here, you will start with a total base number of 24 energy. You can either tap on the objects themselves or the word on the dialogue box on top of them. One energy unit is replenished every 4 minutes.
Part 1.4
Waiting time till accessible: None
Once you’ve completed the task at Flourish and Blotts and found all your books, you will again talk to Rowan in Diagon Alley. They will ask for your name, which you can change anytime.
Rowan will also ask you about your Hogwarts acceptance letter, as well as what kind of accessory they should get to make themselves look like a serious intellectual. You will be presented with 3 choices. Pick the one that you feel will suit Rowan best.
Part 1.5
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After chatting with Rowan, your next objective is to visit Ollivander’s so you can get your first wand. Inside the shop, you will meet Garrick Ollivander, who will offer you a wand to try out. However, this wand is clearly not for you and Ollivander explains that it is the wand that chooses its wielder instead of the other way around.
To your surprise, Ollivander will mention your brother Jacob as he claims to remember every wand he has ever sold. He expresses regret that your brother’s wand was snapped in half when he was expelled from Hogwarts.
This is where the mystery of your brother Jacob begins to slowly unfold: you tell Ollivander that Jacob ran away from home ever since he was expelled and has been missing ever since. Ollivander will ask you how you’ve felt about the situation and will be offered 3 ways to respond. Your choice will determine the kind of wand Ollivander will give you.
Upon receiving your first wand, you will have to trace a shape to try your wand out.
Part 1.6
Waiting time till accessible: None
After receiving your first wand, you return to Diagon Alley where Rowan is waiting. They show you that they’re wearing the accessory you’ve suggested and will ask if they look good in it.
After a short conversation, you offer to be friends with Rowan, having discovered that you both perceive yourselves as weird individuals. Rowan asks why people would even consider you weird, upon which you reveal the name of your brother. Rowan is surprised, delivering a little bit of exposition about who your brother is—or rather, what he has become most infamous for.
After some more talking, Rowan asks how they can support you when people will give you trouble about your brother. You are presented with 2 choices.
Now that you’ve gotten your books, received your first wand, and made a friend, Chapter 1 of your first year in Hogwarts is concluded.
Chapter 2
Part 2.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
It is finally September, which means that the school year in Hogwarts has begun. You will find yourself in the majestic Great Hall for the Welcoming Feast and Sorting Ceremony. Professor Minerva McGonagall, the deputy headmistress, explains the 4 Houses you can be sorted in. These are:
- Gryffindor: For the brave and chivalrous. The House head is Professor McGonagall herself.
- Hufflepuff: For the kind and diligent. The House head is Professor Pomona Sprout.
- Ravenclaw: For the witty and wise. The House head is Professor Filius Flitwick, who is also your Charms teacher this year.
- Slytherin: For the cunning and ambitious.The House head is Professor Severus Snape, who is also your Potions teacher this year.
When Professor McGonagall announces your turn, you will notice that people in the Great Hall will begin mumbling among themselves. It was just as Rowan had told you before: that everyone will recognize who you are because the story of your brother was covered by the newspaper The Daily Prophet.
When you are placed under the Sorting Hat, the game will ask you which House you’re hoping to be sorted into. Pick from any of the four Houses. The House you will be sorted into is the same House that Rowan will be in. For this playthrough, we picked Gryffindor.
After the Sorting Ceremony, Professor Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, delivers a speech to the students. Here, you get a glimpse of the timeline the story is set in, which is several years before the events of the Harry Potter books and movies. Dumbledore explains that Harry is safe, but it will be years until he could attend Hogwarts and, for now, it’s your turn.
Dumbledore also explains how the House Cup works, wherein triumphs will earn House points while rule-breaking will lose House points.
At the end of the year, the House with the most points is awarded with the House Cup. Your choices throughout the course of the game may or may not affect your House’s standing in the House Cup.
Part 2.2
Waiting time till accessible: None
After the Welcoming Feast and the Sorting Ceremony, you will have to return to your House’s Common Room. If you scroll to the left, you will see that other than the exclamation point indicating a quest, there are speech bubbles on top of some of the students’ heads. You may click on these if you’re curious about what they have to say.
When you click on the exclamation point, you will share a short conversation with Rowan. However, as you are talking, a random third-year student will approach you and express their outrage at you being sorted into the same House, which is apparently also the House your brother was sorted into and whose reputation he had ruined.
Rowan tells the angry student off regardless of your chosen response back at Diagon Alley. As the angry student walks away, Rowan changes the topic to the timetable for your classes. Rowan asks which activity you are most looking forward to. You will be presented with 3 choices.
This concludes your story-related tasks, but you’re not finished yet! You still have to finish your lessons. You may find these at the right side of your task list.
Lesson 1: Lumos
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐
Your first lesson is Charms and you will be learning about the spell Lumos. Just like your Common Room, some students will have speech bubbles above them. You can click on these before starting your lesson with Professor Flitwick.
Once lessons begin, Professor Flitwick will reveal that he knows your brother and that Jacob was one of his most skilled yet rebellious students. That said, Professor Flitwick will ask if you’re going to follow the rules. You have 3 options to respond.
As the lesson begins, Professor Flitwick explains what Lumos is, and what it is useful for. After a quick demonstration, you will be asked to complete actions to fill up your Star Meter by clicking on highlighted objects, tapping on the circle, and tracing shapes. He will also ask you a question about the Lumos charm, which is selected by the game at random. This is one of the questions you may encounter:
When you’ve earned your stars, Professor Flitwick will then compliment you on casting Lumos and award 10 points to your House.
You will then see a notification icon in your picture, which is found at the top left-hand side of the screen. This is where you can track your lessons and achievements, customize your character, and check your Attribute points. Lumos will be added to the list of Charms that you will learn this school year. There are 8 Charms that you can unlock in your first year.
Lesson 2: Cure for Boils
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐
As you’re headed to your next class, which is Potions, you will see that Rowan is being accosted down the hall by Merula Snyde, a first-year student from Slytherin. Merula tries to harass Rowan into saying that she is the most powerful witch in all of Hogwarts. You walk to Rowan’s side and you are given two options to respond.
Your choice will gain you 5 Attribute points to that which aligns with your response.
Merula will then focus her attention on you. She brings up what your brother has done and is clearly trying to cause trouble. You have 3 ways to respond, which will also gain you 5 Attribute points.
Whichever you choose, Professor Snape will appear and break up the argument. He is somehow convinced that you’re trouble and tells you all to get to Potions class, and that you’re lucky you’re not headed for detention.
Once you’re in Potions class, click on the exclamation point above Professor Snape’s head to start the lesson. He gives a brief introduction about the lesson, which is making a simple Cure for Boils Potion. Complete the tasks to fill up your Star Meter.
Once you’re done brewing your potion, Professor Snape will think that you aren’t so incompetent after all—at least until your caludron explodes. This angers Snape and remarks that you are “somehow even worse than your brother.” He will take 10 points from your House.
Snape will then ask if you have anything to say for yourself. You will be given 3 options.
As you can see, some responses require you to be at a certain Attribute level. In this case, you need to have a Courage level of 2 to unlock the last response. On the other hand, saying that Merula sabotaged you will earn you 10 Knowledge points.
With Snape out of earshot, Merula eventually reveals that she did sabotage your potion, causing it to explode. Realizing that you lost your house 10 points, you and Rowan seek to recover those. The Cure for Boils Potion is added to the list of potions you will learn this year, the total of which is 4.
This concludes Chapter 2 of your first year.
Chapter 3
Part 3.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
Apparently, word in Hogwarts travels extremely fast so you are summoned by your Prefect back into your Common Room after the fiasco in Potions. On the way, you meet Ben Copper, who thanks you for standing up to Merula. After a short conversation, you make friends with Ben and somehow manage to ease his worries.
Once you’re done talking to Ben, you will have to head to your Common Room to meet with your Prefect. As mentioned, each House has a different Prefect depending on your chosen playthrough.
At the Common Room, your Prefect will ask about how you already lost your House 10 points and placed Gryffindor in 4th place for the House Cup.
Your Prefect will bring up the issue about how your brother ruined your House’s reputation, to which you will be offered 3 choices to respond. This will gain you 5 points to the Attribute corresponding to your chosen answer.
You explain what happened with Merula in Potions class and your Prefect reveals that you have a chance to reclaim your lost House points as Professor Snape sent a letter to your Common Room, asking you to bring a jar of Pickled Slugs from the Potions Storeroom, the location of which is indicated in Snape’s letter.
Rowan offers to accompany you as a token of gratitude for saving them from Merula’s bullying. You may choose whether or not to take them with you. Your choice will let you earn 5 Attribute points.
Part 3.2
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 8 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you let Rowan accompany you to the alleged storeroom, they will point out that this might not be the correct location. However, despite their suspicions, you enter the room anyway.
Surrounded by darkness, you will be asked to cast Lumos.
From behind the door, Merula reveals that she locked you inside the room with a plant called the Devil’s Snare. You will have to cast Lumos to keep the Devil’s Snare at bay since it’s sensitive to light.
A prompt will then appear so you can complete the task by filling up your Star Meter by clicking on highlighted objects. Occasionally, you will also have to cast Lumos by tracing the shape on the screen.
We recommend accepting this task with a full bar of energy. Otherwise, you will have to either purchase more energy or wait until you have enough to complete the task. Fortunately, you are given 8 hours to do so.
Upon completing the task, a familiar character will appear behind the door: Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts’ groundskeeper. He forces the door open and helps you get out of the Devil’s Snare’s grasp.
You (or Rowan) will reveal to Hagrid that Merula locked you inside. Hagrid asks what you’re going to do about it. You have 3 choices to respond, which will earn you 5 Attribute points.
However you answer, Hagrid will emphasize the importance of making choices and advise you to return to your Common Room.
Part 3.3
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When you return to your Common Room, you will meet with your Prefect, who will ask about what happened, seeing as your robes have been damaged. You explain how Merula tricked you into the room with the Devil’s Snare. After explaining the situation, your Prefect will suggest that you change your outfit lest invite the ire of your House Head.
Part 3.4
Waiting time till accessible: None
Taking your Prefect’s advice, you change into new clothes. This task opens up your Cosmetic menu, where you can change your character’s clothes, as well as appearance. You may check the Owned and Store tabs for available apparel.
If you head to the Store tab, you will find more clothing options, some of which may even give you a one-time bonus for Attribute points.
Keep this in mind as this will certainly help later, especially if you need to increase specific Attribute points to play Gobstones with certain characters. Some cosmetic items may be purchased with gold or gems. For this specific task, you don’t necessarily have to buy anything, but simply change into clothes you already own if you don’t wish to spend any of your currency.
Part 3.5
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When done changing, you show your new outfit to your Prefect, with which they will be pleased.
You tell your Prefect that you’re happy enough just to have escaped the clutches of the Devil’s Snare. They advise you to focus more on your next class, which is your first flying lesson.
Lesson 1: Summon Broom
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐
At the Training Grounds, Madame Hooch will teach you how to summon your broom for the first time. Ben also tells you how frightened he is of flying. Like other lessons, you will have to click highlighted objects and trace shapes to complete your first flying lesson. Once done, you will gain 1 energy limit.
After class, you and Ben get to talk about what happened with Merula and notice that Rowan has gone. He suggests looking for Rowan in the Courtyard and playing Gobstones with them.
Part 3.6
Waiting time till accessible: None
Gobstones # of turns: 6
Diamonds to Pass: 🔶🔶🔶
Gobstones Recommended Attributes:
Just as Ben suggested, you’ll find Rowan in the Courtyard. Rowan tells you that they left your first flying class early because they were still a bit shaken by your encounter with the Devil’s Snare. They ask you how you’re feeling about the whole experience, and you can respond in two ways.
Rowan also reveals that they’ve been researching on why Merula is such a bully and discovered a grave secret about her parents. You will need to play Gobstones with Rowan to earn their trust and convince them to tell you what they learned.
Here are some possible questions and answers you may encounter in this interaction:
When you’ve managed to convince Rowan, they will tell you that Merula’s parents are in Azkaban for being loyal to “He Who Must Not be Named” during the Wizarding War. As if on cue, Merula interjects in your conversation with her typical disparaging comments. She even accuses your brother of working for Voldemort after being expelled, and goes so far as to accuse you of the same. You have 3 ways to respond.
As you can see, 2 of these choices require at least Level 1 in either Knowledge or Empathy. Regardless, your choice will reward you with 10 Attribute points.
As always, Merula will try to provoke you into dueling with her. You can choose between these responses:
Choosing to walk away will give you 10 Courage points.
Either way, since you don’t know any dueling spells yet, Merula will cast Flipendo, a Knockback Jinx, on you. She challenges you to learn more spells so she can duel you the next time.
Chapter 4
Part 4.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
Wanting to learn more spells for the next time you meet Merula, you ask your Prefect to meet you at the Training Grounds. Here, Rowan asks whether you’re angry about the accusations Merula made about your brother’s expulsion. You have 2 response options:
Either choice will earn you 5 Attribute points.
You explain to Rowan what happened to your brother and the rumors surrounding his disappearance. Shortly after, your Prefect arrives. Apparently, your Prefect already knows what had happened because Merula had been bragging to everyone how she knocked you over and claims she will do it again. You manage to convince your Prefect to teach you how to duel and they suggest learning 3 moves:
Your Prefect sends you off to the Artefact Room where you can find a secret dueling book from which you can learn spells.
Part 4.2
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
You and Rowan head to the Artefact Room as suggested by your Prefect. Rowan asks what your first impression of the room is. You can respond in 3 ways and earn 5 Attribute points.
Strangely enough, you suddenly hear a mysterious voice, which Rowan does not. You decide to shrug it off for now and find the dueling book instead. A prompt will appear so you can complete the task, which would entail clicking on highlighted objects.
You only need 1 Star to pass but you can get 4 more bonus Stars if you manage to fill up your Star Meter up to that point. Once you’ve completed the task, you will find the dueling book. However, you will suddenly be besieged by a strange vision. You can’t remember everything but tell Rowan what you manage to still recall. Then you hear the mysterious voice again, this time bearing a message.
You and Rowan try to figure out what this all means but seeing as you both can’t come to a reasonable conclusion, you instead decide to go to the Great Hall to study the spells in the dueling book.
Part 4.3
Waiting time till accessible: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Gobstones # of turns: 6
Diamonds to Pass: 🔶🔶🔶
Gobstones Recommended Attributes:
Once the waiting time expires, you will be able to access this part of the story. At the Great Hall, you and Rowan discuss what you can learn from the dueling book, but your friend isn’t all that convinced that you should be studying these right now.
Instead, they suggest going to the hospital wing first, expressing concern over the voices you’ve heard and the strange vision you’ve seen at the Artefact Room. Thus, you need to play a round of Gobstones with Rowan to convince them that studying the spells is a more immediate need than going to the hospital wing.
Here are some questions and answers you will encounter:
Upon convincing Rowan, you realize that you don’t have a lot of time to study all these and may need more hands-on instruction because the dueling book only has examples of successful duels. Rowan asks you what you think is the most important of the 3 requirements your Prefect recommended for dueling.
Your answer will gain you 5 Attribute points.
Rowan suggests meeting with Professor Flitwick, your Charms teacher, who also happens to be a champion duelist.
Part 4.4
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐⭐⭐
At the Courtyard, you meet with Professor Flitwick and ask him for advanced instructions in dueling. In turn, he asks you why he should offer such lessons. You have 3 ways to respond, which will earn you 5 Attribute points.
Regardless of your answer, you manage to convince Professor Flitwick to teach you at least one spell: Expelliarmus, a disarming charm.
When the prompt for the task begins, you will be asked to click on highlighted objects and trace shapes as you practice casting Expelliarmus.
At the end of the task, Professor Flitwick will praise your skill but he will ask you to only duel if you have no other choice. You have two ways to respond, one of which requires a Level 1 in Courage.
Your choice will affect the dialogue in the next chapter but not the story in a significant way. If you choose the response that requires Courage, you will gain 10 Courage points.
Professor Flitwick will remind you that unsanctioned dueling is prohibited on school grounds and unless you use the spell he taught you for self-defense, he will be forced to recommend your expulsion.
Part 4.5
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
At the Training Grounds, you will meet with Rowan, who is eager to teach you a creative advantage: Rictusempra, the Tickling Charm.
Here, you will click on highlighted objects, particularly training dummies upon which you will practice casting the spell.
After practicing, Rowan suggests trying the spell out on them to know if it really works. You hesitate and Rowan asks you what’s stopping you from testing the spell on them. You have two response choices, which will earn you 5 Attribute points.
Either way, you practice the tickling charm on Rowan by tracing a shape. Amid uncontrollable laughter, indicating that the spell was a success, Rowan tells you that Professor Snape will be teaching you to brew Wiggenweld Potion—a healing potion—during your next class. This will let you learn the third and final requirement for dueling given by your Prefect.
Part 4.6
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐⭐⭐
Unlike other lessons, this part of the story is included as a main quest. In Potions class, you meet up with Rowan, who had planned to convince Snape to teach you how to brew Wiggenweld Potion. However, it turns out that Merula beat you to the punch by requesting that specific lesson from Snape, causing you and Rowan to suspect that she might also be preparing for your inevitable duel.
Snape eventually breaks up your conversation and begins the lesson. He briefly explains what the Wiggenweld Potion does, which can heal injuries or even reverse the effects of a Sleeping Draught.
Similar to other lessons, you can complete this task by clicking on highlighted objects.
Once you’re done brewing your potion, Snape will consider it passable. Meanwhile, he will praise Merula’s concoction as flawless. He asks you what you think about his estimation. You have 3 ways to respond.
Each choice will give you 10 Attribute points. However, if you choose to “appease Snape,” you will also earn 10 House points.
Regardless, Merula will challenge you to a duel at the Courtyard.
Chapter 5
Part 5.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
Dueling Recommended Attributes:
Before dueling Merula, you will first meet with your Prefect at the Training Grounds to learn how to properly use the knowledge you’ve gathered. Your Prefect will be impressed with what you’ve learned but will tell you that the best way to duel is to practice with someone else—in this case, Rowan.
Though you both don’t want to hurt each other, you and Rowan eventually agree to practice. To engage in a duel with someone, you need to click the icon that looks like 2 wands crossing.
Here, the game will discuss the basics of dueling, which we have mentioned in the early parts of this walkthrough.
In dueling with Rowan, we commend starting with an Aggressive stance, then choosing mostly Sneaky or Defensive stances as Rowan rarely uses the Aggressive stance. Of course, since dueling can be a different experience for everyone, you need to gauge whether it’s more prudent to attack or heal depending on your health bar.
When you’ve managed to beat Rowan in a duel, your Prefect will praise your performance. You’re now ready to face Merula’s challenge and put a stop to her bullying.
Lesson 1: Wingardium Leviosa
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Since the next part of the story will have a waiting time before becoming accessible, you may complete your next Charms lesson in the interim. In this lesson, Professor Flitwick will teach you all about Wingardium Leviosa, the Levitation Charm.
With 5 Stars as a requirement for completion, this is a rather long lesson so be sure to attend with a full bar of energy or two. You will be asked to click highlighted objects, tap the circle, and trace shapes.
Part 5.2
Waiting time till accessible: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Dueling Recommended Attributes:
Once you’re able to access this part of the story, you will meet Rowan at the Courtyard. They tell you that Merula is threatening Ben Copper despite his attempts not to engage in a fight with the Slytherin bully. You figure that this is Merula’s way of getting your attention and provoking you into a duel.
You interject upon seeing Merula verbally harassing Ben and no one standing up for him.
Out of the blue, Merula casts Flipendo on Ben, knocking him back. Merula will dish out more insults against you. Ultimately, she will try to get you to duel with her. You have 2 response options.
Refusing to duel will gain you 5 Empathy points. However, this will also make Merula cast the Flipendo charm on you, knocking your character on the ground. Afterwards, you will see the icon displaying the 2 wands crossing—after Merula insults you some more, of course.
On the other hand, if you choose to duel, you will gain 5 Courage points. In this case, you will strike first with Expelliarmus by tracing a shape.
After knocking Merula back, the icon to start the duel will appear.
Unlike Rowan, Merula is a little more predictable in a duel. Continuously choose the Aggressive stance as Merula will keep choosing the Sneaky stance, though there is a chance she may use the Aggressive stance as well. Even so, you will have a bigger chance of defeating her when you go Aggressive.
Once you defeat Merula, you will disarm her with Expelliarmus. She’ll get angry and go on a tirade about how she’s better than everyone else, at least until Snape walks in on the commotion.
Naturally, Snape thinks that you’re the cause of trouble. Together with Professor Flitwick, he will remind you that unauthorized dueling has dire consequences. Snape will tell you to meet him at the West Towers to face the music.
Chapter 6
Part 6.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
Before meeting Snape, you chance upon Penny Haywood, who is one of the most popular first years. She tells you that she simply wanted to thank you for standing up to Merula and that if you need anything, you can ask her anytime as she knows the gossip around Hogwarts and is quite skilled at brewing potions. This will certainly come in handy later.
After your short chat with Penny, Snape will castigate you and Merula for dueling without permission. Merula tries to pin all the blame on you, but Snape tells her that he saw her cast the first spell—though you’re not getting off the hook either. Once more, he reminds you of the damage that your brother caused in Hogwarts. He asks you why you shouldn’t receive the harshest punishment. You have 3 answers to choose from and will earn 5 Attribute points.
Unfortunately, whichever your answer will be, you will lose 20 House points. This will also happen even if you’re in Slytherin.
Snape makes it clear that he is all for expelling you, but it appears that Dumbledore thinks it’s unfair in this case. You’re then interrupted by Mr. Filch, who asks Snape to come with him as it’s a matter concerning the “vaults.”
Instead of returning to your Common Rooms as Snape instructed, Merula immediately follows Snape and Filch, convinced that they were talking about the Cursed Vaults. You also follow Merula, wondering why she would be interested in the matter.
Part 6.2
Waiting time till accessible: None
You catch up to Merula and you both listen in on the conversation between Snape and Filch. Their words are cryptic without much context.
Snape tells Mr. Filch that he will report the matter of the vaults to Professor Dumbledore. Mr. Filch’s dialogue gives us a bit of information about what potentially lies inside the supposed Cursed Vaults and how it may have turned your brother mad.
When Snape and Filch have finished talking, you ask Merula why she’s also interested in the vaults but she brushes you aside and leaves.
Lesson 1: Nox
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Part 3 of this chapter will have a significantly long waiting time so until then, you can complete the lessons for Chapter 6. This time you will be learning Nox, the opposite of Lumos, as it is a Wand-Extinguishing Charm.
As always, you will be asked to click highlighted items, trace shapes, and tap circles.
Part 6.3
Waiting time till accessible: 3 hours
Gobstones # of turns: 6
Diamonds to Pass: 🔶🔶🔶
Gobstones Recommended Attributes:
When you can finally meet Rowan at the Great Hall, you tell them all about what you’ve heard from the conversation between Snape and Filch. You and Rowan will then play Gobstones so you can convince Rowan to help you figure out what’s going on and come up with a plan.
Here are some of the questions and answers you will encounter in this interaction:
Upon convincing Rowan to help, you two decide to investigate the Upstairs Corridor when everyone’s asleep.
Lesson 2: Mount Broom
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The fourth part of the main story quest will require another significant waiting time so you can complete another lesson while waiting.
The second lesson for this chapter is learning how to mount your broom. At the Training Grounds, the lesson will be once again headed by Madam Hooch. At one point, she will ask you a question about Quidditch. As mentioned, questions may be different with every playthrough. One of the questions she may ask is this:
As usual, you will be asked to tap circles, click highlighted objects, and trace shapes. This is another long lesson that may take roughly 2 full energy bars to complete.
Part 6.4
Waiting time till accessible: 3 hours
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
When you’ve accessed this part of the story, you will meet Rowan at the corridor where Snape and Filch talked. Rowan starts having second thoughts and asks you if it’s really a wise decision to push through with this investigation. You have 3 response choices, for which you will be rewarded 5 Attribute points.
No matter your choice, you will still end up investigating the locked door. A prompt for a task will appear. It’s best to complete this task with a full energy bar if you want to get all 4 bonus stars. The task will ask you to click on highlighted objects until the Star Meter is filled.
After completing the task, you and Rowan conclude that it’s impossible to open the door because of its impenetrable lock. Mrs. Norris, Filch’s cat, appears out of nowhere. You and Rowan get out of there, fearing you might be caught by Filch.
Chapter 7
Part 7.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
After your quick investigation down the corridor, you return to your Common Room to talk to your Prefect. They’ll greet you with a dash of sarcasm, to which you can reply 3 ways:
Your answer will gain you 5 Attribute points.
Regardless of your choice, your Prefect is clearly not pleased with you losing House Points and suggests focusing on your classes so you can earn back what you’ve lost—and staying out of trouble.
Side Quest: Meet with Penny
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐
Bonus stars: ⭐
We’ve previously mentioned at the beginning of this walkthrough that we would only include one side quest. This one in particular deals with the 3 different clubs that you can join. At the Great Hall, you meet with Penny and listen to Professor McGonagall’s special announcement about clubs:
After a brief explanation, you may be able to approach Professor McGonagall to ask more questions. This will trigger a prompt for a short task. However, unlike other tasks, you’ll notice that the highlighted objects are not just blue, but they can have yellow, pink, or green highlights.
As previously stated at the beginning of this walkthrough, colors correspond to a specific club and clicking on objects with these colors will gain you XP for that club. Blue objects indicate “normal” objects wherein you simply gain points to fill up the Star Meter. Objects will be colored at random.
After completing the task, Professor McGonagall will ask which club sounded most appealing to you.
You can choose any of the clubs and, regardless of your choice, you can still level up your XP for the other 2 clubs as you will encounter differently-colored objects during future tasks.
After this, Professor McGonagall sends you off to your next class.
Lesson 1: Flipendo
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When you enter your next Charms class, Professor Flitwick tells you that you’re excused as you will be learning Flipendo, the Knockback Jinx, which can be incredibly painful when used for dueling. He reveals his reasons and you can respond in 3 ways.
If you have enough points, it’s recommended to pick either the second or third answers, as this will award you with 10 Attribute points compared to the first answer, which will only award you with 5.
Regardless of what you pick, Professor Flitwick will still teach you Flipendo. Aside from the usual tasks you need to do during lessons, Professor Flitwick will also ask you a question. Here’s one that you may encounter:
If you’ve accessed the side quest with Penny, you’ll see that some highlighted objects during class are colored corresponding to the 3 clubs.
Lesson 2: Herbicide Potion
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Your next class is Potions, where you will be learning to brew Herbicide Potion.
Before starting class, Merula will ask you if you’ve told anyone about your encounter with Filch and Snape in the corridor.
You can lie or tell the truth—either way, you will get 5 Attribute points.
You try to find out why Merula has been searching for the Cursed Vaults but she refuses to reveal her reasons.
Class will then start, and once you’ve finished all the tasks and earned 5 Stars, the scene shifts to you telling Merula to stir her concoction 2 more times according to Snape’s instructions. You may choose to help Merula out or not.
If you do choose to help Merula, not only will you earn 10 Empathy points but, surprisingly enough, Snape will agree with you and award you with 10 House Points.
This concludes the lesson and Chapter 7 of Year 1.
Chapter 8
Part 8.1
Waiting time till accessible: None
After class, you meet Rowan at the Great Hall and tell them that you earned back some House points in Potions class. You also reveal to Rowan your plan for how to get past Mrs. Norris, unlock the gate, and fight off potential obstacles when you continue your investigation of the Cursed Vaults. As for the first part of your plan, you need to brew a Sleeping Draught. But instead of learning this from Professor Snape, who may get suspicious, you decide to recruit the help of Penny Haywood.
After going through some other details of the plan, you tell Rowan that you may need to bring along a third person to pull your plan off.
Regardless of your choice, you will earn 5 Attribute points. Either choice won’t have a significant effect on the story, though you will be able to raise your friendship levels with the person you decide to bring with you.
Lesson 1: Alohomora
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Since the next part of the story has a long waiting time, it’s a good idea to go to your next Charms lesson, which is learning Alohomora. This Unlocking Charm is just what you need to unlock the gate being guarded by Mrs. Norris. The usual tasks apply to fill up the Star Meter.
Part 8.2
Waiting time till accessible: 3 hours
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When you’ve accessed this part of the story, you will meet Penny in the Potions classroom. She’s pleased that you went to her for help in brewing the Sleeping Draught. However, she’d like to know why you’re asking for help.
Any of these 3 answers will let you gain 5 Attribute points. If you plan to take Penny as the third person in your investigation party, giving her an honest answer is recommended. She’ll be excited about your secret and promise to keep it.
After a chat about Snape, your task will start. To fill up your Star Meter, all you need to do is click on highlighted objects. Upon completing your task, Penny will compliment your skill in brewing potions before you part ways.
Part 8.3
Waiting time till accessible: 3 hours
Gobstones # of turns: 6
Diamonds to Pass: 🔶🔶🔶
Gobstones Recommended Attributes:
After the long waiting time, you’ll get to access this part and go to the Great Hall. You’ll meet with the friend you’ve chosen to accompany you and Rowan to investigate the locked door. Each friend will ask different questions for which you will be rewarded with Attribute points. For this playthrough, we chose Ben, for whom you will have 2 response choices. If you choose Penny, she will have 3 response choices for her own question.
After a short chat, a prompt will appear to play Gobstones with your chosen friend. Regardless of your choice, being supportive and sympathetic to your friend should guide you to pick the right answers for their questions. Again, questions between Ben and Penny will differ. Since we chose Ben for this playthrough, here are a few questions you will encounter with him:
Once you’ve convinced your friend, Chapter 8 concludes.
Chapter 9
Lesson 1: Liftoff and Landing
Completion time: 3 hours
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Since the first part of Chapter 9 will require a long wait time, head to your last flying lesson of the year, which is all about liftoff and landing.
Aside from the usual tasks, Madam Hooch may ask you a question. This is one of them:
When you’re done with the lesson, you can focus on the story quests of this chapter.
Part 9.1
Waiting time till accessible: 3 hours
Immediately upon accessing this story quest, you will encounter Mr. Filch down the hall. He suspects that you were among the two students Mrs. Norris spotted roaming the corridor where the locked gate is located. You can deal with Filch in 2 ways:
Tricking Filch will earn you 10 Knowledge points.
After a short conversation, Filch will leave, allowing you to access the corridor with Rowan and your friend of choice (Ben or Penny). Mrs. Norris is already standing guard. Generally, the plan is that your friend will keep watch, Rowan will give Mrs. Norris the Sleeping Draught, and you’ll use Alohomora to unlock the door.
Once Mrs. Norris is asleep, you’ll have to trace a shape to cast Alohomora.
The spell works but Merula appears out of nowhere and uses Flipendo on you and your friends. Apparently, she let you do all the work opening the door so she can find out what’s on the other side, which she is completely convinced is the Cursed Vault. Rowan asks you what you should do as Merula walks inside.
Picking any of these choices will earn you 5 Attribute points.
You all decide to enter the locked room.
Part 9.2
Waiting time till accessible: None
Completion time: 1 hour
Stars to pass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Upon entering the room, you quickly discover that Merula’s in trouble.
Not only that, but the ice—the same one in your vision at the Artefact Room—has quickly spread over the door, effectively locking it.
A prompt for a task will appear and you will have to click on highlighted items and cast Flipendo to save everyone from being frozen. You manage to save your two companions and are given the choice to do the same for Merula.
Choosing to save her will reward you with 10 Empathy points, which is the recommended route to take. If you don’t save Merula, one of your friends will and you won’t get a reward. Repeat the same activities as before to fill up your Star Meter.
You manage to free Merula but the door is still frozen shut. You’ll then ask the friend you brought along to help. Ben will cast Flipendo while Penny will use a strengthening solution to break the ice.
Once the door has been freed of ice, you will notice mysterious writings on the wall. Rowan will memorize this message before you all leave.
Merula, of course, doesn’t seem grateful, vowing to find the Cursed Vaults herself before walking away. You and Rowan suspect that what you encountered might not actually be a Cursed Vault, but you decide to get out of there before being caught by either Snape or Filch.
Part 9.3
Waiting time till accessible: None
Your Prefect, who seems to be keeping a close eye on you, confronts you about the incident in the locked room when you talk to them at the Great Hall. You may respond in 2 ways.
Telling them the truth will let you gain 5 Knowledge points, but covering for your friends will let you gain 10 Empathy points.
Regardless of your answer, your Prefect will tell you that Professor Dumbledore had asked to see you. They wish you good luck because you’re going to need it.
Part 9.4
Waiting time till accessible: 8 hours
This part has perhaps the longest waiting time among all the other parts in Year 1. When you’ve managed to access this part, Rowan will meet you before you head to Professor Dumbledore. They tell you that they’ve deciphered the mysterious code on the wall.
Rowan promises to research more about what you’ve discovered so you can discuss it more during your second year. Before leaving, they wish you luck with your meeting with the Headmaster since you’re convinced that you’ll likely be expelled.
After this, you will meet Professor Dumbledore at the Courtyard. Instead of giving you a lecture, he will grant you the opportunity to ask him about any of these three things:
Any of these choices will let you gain 5 Attribute points. Unfortunately, you won’t get an exact answer from Dumbledore—only the assurance that you’ll learn more during your succeeding years at Hogwarts. On the flipside, you get to continue attending school and aren’t expelled. Even more of a surprise is that he will award your House with 100 points.
Professor Dumbledore leaves you with essentially the same message Hagrid did before—that it’s your choices that show who you truly are—and hopes you enjoy your summer vacation.
Chapter 10
Waiting time till accessible: None
With the school year coming to a close, it’s now time to see who won the House Cup. You’ll see the Great Hall decked with banners of your House, which should let you in on whose the winner.
After a short speech from Dumbledore, he will announce the standing for the House Cup, with your House in 1st place.
The best part is, you get 100 gems as a reward!
With this, you have now completed your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
This concludes our walkthrough for Year 1 of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. There’s certainly a lot of features that you can explore on the side, but, hopefully, this walkthrough has given you some detailed information about the main storyline you will be following in Year 1 so you can make the best choices for your character. As always, we love to hear your thoughts so don’t hesitate to share your comments below!