In Hogwarts Legacy, choosing "I shall keep it a secret forever" is part of the "good" ending path, locking the powerful Ancient Magic away permanently with Professor Fig's help, but it's just a flavour choice after deciding to "keep it contained" to avoid the "evil" ending where you try to use it yourself. The main decision is keeping it contained versus opening it, with "forever" just altering a line of dialogue and the final scene's tone, not major story beats or gameplay, so it's about roleplaying your character's level of secrecy and responsibility.
You only need to answer the first question with “I intend to keep it contained here” to get the “good” ending. The “secret for now” vs “secret forever” question just impacts figs next line of dialogue and that's it.
To get a good ending in Hogwarts Legacy, you must respond with "I intend to keep it contained here," to which Fig will react positively. He'll follow this up by asking you how long you intend to keep the ancient magic of Hogwarts Legacy a secret, to which you'll need to reply with "I shall keep it secret forever."
Depending on if the player told her about the secret message or not, she may reward them 20 House Points for their help and showing concern for Ben. The player then proceeds to push for that private lesson with McGonagall to learn the advanced charm.
The choice, of course, is yours. And we would say it comes down to personal preference and how you've been approaching the game. If you've been tending towards evil in Hogwarts Legacy throughout your hours with the game, you should choose to open the Repository to complete your arc and embrace the dark side.
Yes! Hogwarts Mystery is very queer-friendly! I was a little apprehensive when they first launched the Celestial Ball (a year or two ago?) that it would have to be hetero pairings, but nope!
No, you cannot get a girlfriend (or boyfriend) in Hogwarts Legacy; the game consciously excluded romance options, focusing instead on deep, platonic companion quests with characters like Sebastian Sallow, Poppy Sweeting, and Natsai Onai, with developers citing the protagonist's young age (around 15) as a key reason for the decision. While there are no romantic relationships, progressing these companion questlines unlocks valuable spells and rewards.
Page 394 in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban refers to Professor Snape telling the class to turn to that page in their Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) textbook, which is about werewolves, a deliberate hint that the substitute teacher, Professor Lupin, is one himself, a secret Snape was trying to expose. While the specific text varies slightly by edition, it introduces the topic of werewolves as nocturnal beasts, contrasting with the Red Caps and Hinky-Punks they were learning about, to reveal Lupin's true nature.
There isn't a single character consistently mentioned exactly 432 times, as mention counts vary by analysis, but it's a number often associated with significant but secondary figures or specific discussions about character frequency, potentially pointing towards someone like Professor Vector or a deep-dive analysis detail on a fan site or quiz, but Harry is the most mentioned overall.
Their profile is greyed out with the message, "Rowan may be gone, but friendship is forever." Rowan is one of the characters available as a Romance option for the “Celestial Ball” Achievement.
Hermione Granger became pregnant with her first child, Rose, after the Second Wizarding War, likely around 2005, and had her second child, Hugo, around 2007, both with Ron Weasley, after they settled down following the war, with Rose inheriting Ron's red hair and Hugo Hermione's brown hair.
Hufflepuff is often considered the worst house at Hogwarts because it hasn't contributed as much to magic as other houses, except for a few exceptions like Newt Scamander. Hufflepuffs are known for their hard work but it rarely leads to major magical discoveries.
It never really was forbidden - just that certain places like the chamber there and the Hogsmeade secret entrance were the only things there. It was forbidden during Harry's first year of Hogwarts. It was out of bounds to everyone that did not wish to die a most painful death.
The main LGBTQ+ character confirmed by J.K. Rowling is Albus Dumbledore, revealed to be gay and to have had a passionate, intense love relationship with the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in their youth, though this isn't explicitly detailed in the books but rather in later interviews and supplementary materials. While not canon, some fans also interpret other characters like Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, or even Harry Potter as queer, but Dumbledore and Grindelwald are the key confirmed figures.
This game has 3 different endings, with the first 2 being completely meaningless in terms of both story progression and post-game playthrough. The first 2 endings are obtained after defeating the final boss of the game.
In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, it is possible for the main character, Jacob's sibling, to date characters of the same gender as them, as part of a romance mechanic. Regardless of the chosen gender for the main character, the following may happen: Jacob's sibling admitting to Jae Kim that they fancy Penny Haywood.
While no official ADHD diagnoses exist in the books, fans often point to Fred & George Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Nymphadora Tonks as characters exhibiting traits of ADHD, like impulsivity, hyperfocus, restlessness, and disorganization, though some also see Hermione Granger as potentially neurodivergent due to intense focus and social challenges. These interpretations highlight common ADHD presentations like inattentive (Luna) or hyperactive/impulsive (Tonks, twins) types, showing how characters' behaviors resonate with real-world experiences of the disorder, notes the art of autism and UnlockingADHD.
A possible reason J.K. Rowling picked the number 713 is that, when written backwards, that is, 317, and separated with a forward slash, you get the date 31/7, or the date Harry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid and Griphook visited Vault 713 to remove the Philosopher's Stone.
Minerva McGonagall was Head of Gryffindor House, a Transfiguration professor and Deputy Headteacher of Hogwarts.
While the Harry Potter books themselves feature themes of fighting prejudice and acceptance, the question of whether the franchise supports LGBTQ+ issues is complex, largely due to author J.K. Rowling's public statements and activism, which have been criticized as transphobic by LGBTQ+ advocates and even some Harry Potter stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, leading to a split between the books' themes and the author's personal views.
On page 53, in the list of school supplies that Harry receives from Hogwarts, the item “1 wand” must appear twice, once at the beginning and once at the end. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book (although it re-appeared in some later printings).
Author's comments
"In choosing the number of the concealed platform that would take young witches and wizards to boarding school, I decided that it would have to be a number between those of the Muggle platforms - therefore, it was clearly a fraction.
The Treadwells are not the only LGBT characters in Hogwarts Legacy, which is set to introduce a trans character as well as a “trans-inclusive” character creator.
Merula's favorite sandwich is bacon and pickled eel. Her parents taught her the Killing Curse before they went to Azkaban. Merula is one of the characters available as a Romance option for all the relevant Achievements. She is one of the characters available for Dating.
Yes, Hogwarts Legacy 2 is officially in development and is a major priority for Warner Bros. Games, with Avalanche Software working on the sequel, likely targeting a 2026 or 2027 release, potentially tying into the new HBO Harry Potter series with a modern setting and focusing on current-gen consoles for higher quality ...