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 Build a Harry Potter movie night with LEGO® DOTS

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LEGO® DOTS is all about getting creative and crafty, where you can build whatever you like with these colourful and adorable tiles. 

How about trying your own Harry Potter movie night and trying out some LEGO® wizardry – with this very lovely Harry Potter movie night film, made entirely out of LEGO® DOTS sets! 

Here's a few ideas on how to use LEGO DOTS to make movie magic in your own home. We especially love the idea of a [LEGO Hedwig Pencil Holder](https://www.lego.com/product/hedwig-pencil-holder-41809), which can also be used to hold other things! Also, Hedwig is repping Gryffindor here! We now wish the Sorting Hat would sort owls...

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Alongside Hedwig, LEGO® DOTS has a few other products for Wizarding World fans to get excited about. [The Hogwarts™ Accessories pack](https://www.lego.com/product/hogwarts-accessories-pack-41808), for instance, helps you make cute bracelets and accessories in your house colors. And the [Hogwarts™ Desktop Kit](https://www.lego.com/product/hogwarts-desktop-kit-41811) gives you the tools to make little picture frames or even a Snitch-themed box. The little Chocolate Frog stickers are our favorites. 

Hopefully by now you’re in the mood for a Wizarding World marathon! Perhaps these bits of LEGO® inspo will give you some cute activities to do before you get started.

Learn more about [LEGO® DOTS on the official website.](https://www.lego.com/dots)

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Watch our new video series, Muggle on the Street  

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This year, the traveling experience, [Harry Potter: The Exhibition](https://harrypotterexhibition.com/), has gone to Atlanta – and we were there to ask visitors about their favourite wizarding world things. 

Watch as our fans get quizzed by our hilarious host Shaunak, enjoy everyone emotionally dealing with their Hogwarts house, and discover peoples’ top reason for wanting to go to Hogwarts in the first place.

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Can you beat the fan who read the first Harry Potter book 32 times?! And the young gentleman with the light-up wand is officially a legend to us now, of course.

Yes, today, we were hanging out at [Harry Potter: The Exhibition](https://www.wizardingworld.com/discover/experiences/harry-potter-the-exhibition), which is a new traveling experience celebrating Wizarding World behind-the-scenes goodness. Currently, it’s in its final few weeks in Atlanta, Georgia, where fans explore props, costumes and other magical paraphernalia from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, alongside some displays dedicated to the hit-play, *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.*

Our series, Muggle on the Street is only just beginning! So, you never know, if you’re hanging out at a Wizarding World event, maybe we’ll pop up and have a few burning questions for you on some magical topics. So, in the spirit of Hermione, make sure to partake in your studies! 

You can check out more of our videos at our official [Wizarding World YouTube channel](https://www.wizardingworld.com/linkout?destination=https://www.youtube.com/c/WizardingWorld), or to learn more about [Harry Potter: The Exhibition](https://harrypotterexhibition.com/), visit the official website.

Turning over a new leaf: fresh starts in the wizarding world

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## When Harry found out he was a wizard

Before Hagrid arrived in the doorway of the Hut on the Rock, with pockets full of treats and a Hogwarts letter Harry could actually open, it seems the best Harry could hope for was a cheap lemon ice lolly during a day at the zoo. So the moment he finally learned he was a wizard, that he’d be leaving the Dursley’s, and that he’d be going to school to immerse himself in all things Witchcraft and Wizardry – well, there’s no other word for it. It was magic. Hagrid bought Harry more than a squashed birthday cake and a yellowish envelope. He represented Harry’s chance at an entirely new life. 

## Starting at Hogwarts

Harry’s miserable childhood might have made his first Hogwarts experiences especially meaningful, but the beginning of a school year signified a new start for every new Hogwarts student. As each gaggle of new 11-year-olds arrived at the castle by boat, they’d witness the Great Hall doors slowly open to reveal an enchanted ceiling, hundreds of other students, and a patched, frayed hat that would determine where they’d spend the next few years of their lives. Of course, the Sorting Hat sometimes caused consternation with its selections (Harry’s son Albus, for example), but whatever house a student ended up in, we’re sure those first awe-struck moments were pretty special.

## Harry and Ginny’s first kiss

The days – and, indeed, the months – leading up to Harry and Ginny’s first kiss were not particularly happy. Harry had lost his godfather, Sirius, the summer before, and had spent most of the school year learning about Voldemort’s early life and obsession with Horcruxes, witnessing several near-death experiences (Katie Bell and the necklace, Ron and the poison), and suspecting Draco Malfoy of being a Death Eater. You could not call these good times, so when Harry unexpectedly kissed Ginny (in front of everyone, we may add) and finally experienced a moment of joy, it was a rare thing. Their initial relationship might not have lasted very long – you know, because Dumbledore died, and then Harry had to go off and find Horcruxes – but seeing Harry relaxed and happy made for a refreshing change.


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## When Ron and Hermione (finally) got together

Harry and Ginny may have given us a few months of ‘will they, won’t they’ tension, but that was obviously nothing compared to the years-long slow-burn of Ron and Hermione’s relationship. From that moment in *Chamber of Secrets* when Ron attempted to curse Draco whilst defending Hermione, to the clumsy way he (sort of) asked her to the Yule Ball in *Goblet of Fire*, to Hermione’s obvious jealousy of Ron and Lavender’s relationship in *Half Blood Prince* – well, we won’t go on: there were a lot of moments. There was also a real friendship there, so we can understand why it took them a while to act on their feelings. We do still wonder slightly at the timing, though. As Harry himself asked, when Ron and Hermione broke apart after a first dizzying kiss as the Battle of Hogwarts raged on around them: *‘“is this the moment?’”*

Timing aside, the minute they finally kissed each other did mark a definite shift in their relationship, so we can forgive the fact that it happened in front of a disbelieving Harry, and as they were surrounded by Basilisk fangs.

## The defiant optimism of a wizarding world wedding

Bill and Fleur’s summertime wedding was another romantic moment sandwiched between terrible times (again: Dumbledore’s death and that Horcrux hunt). Which almost made it even more special, as Harry himself identified:

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…he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione.

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Many weddings are full of optimism for the future, but taking time to celebrate love during dark times is somehow even more special. In *Fantastic Beasts*, Queenie and Jacob’s wedding had much the same feel, given that it wasn’t technically allowed due to the American law that prevented Muggles from marrying witches or wizards, and that it happened as Gellert Grindelwald was attempting to take over the wizarding world. Aw, we do love all these romantic moments that also manage to be wonderfully defiant.

## The cold cup of tea left outside Harry’s bedroom door by Dudley Dursley

You might think this an odd one to end on, but Dudley’s lukewarm peace offerings represented a considerably significant attempt to turn over a new leaf by possibly the last person Harry would ever expect it of (even if Harry didn’t recognise them as peace offerings at the time.) 

After years of bullying Harry – years of subjecting him to numerous nasty insults, copying his parents’ sneers, and fearing Harry’s magical abilities – all it took was one Dementor attack and a few months of reflection and then, bam, Dudley was being nice to Harry. Or at least telling him he wasn’t a waste of space which, in Dursley terms, amounts to the same thing.

So there you go. If even Dudley Dursley had the capacity to turn over a new leaf, there’s hope for us all. 

For beginners, for novices, for Harry Potter superfans going 20 years-strong, dig deep into the Wizarding World with our collection of features.

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WATCH: Our history of the Hogwarts house founders video

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Delve deep into the annals of Hogwarts history with us. 

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Fancy extending your Hogwarts house education? Join us on our [Hogwarts house pride page](https://www.wizardingworld.com/hogwarts-house-pride) where we are celebrating Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin in equal measure.

And there's still time to play our [Quiz Championship](https://www.wizardingworld.com/hogwarts-house-pride-quiz-championship) - where you can earn points for your Hogwarts house.

The Sword of Gryffindor crossword

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Channel your best Professor Binns energy to complete this crossword! We're going deep into Hogwarts' history.

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The Hogwarts house traits wordsearch

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So, whatever Hogwarts house you're in - see if you can find the connected words in today's puzzle.

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For more Hogwarts house pride celebration - [why not visit our dedicated hub?](https://www.wizardingworld.com/hogwarts-house-pride)

What is the most underrated spell in the wizarding world? The debate

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## Reparo

Even in the wizarding world, things get broken – cups, pots, wands – but with this handy little spell, almost nothing is unfixable. Well, except wands. But a wand’s engineering is way more complicated than a cup’s, so we guess that’s to be expected.

Anyway, wands aside, Reparo is surely the answer to any accident-prone witch or wizard’s prayers. Dropped a plate? Reparo! Smashed a glass? Reparo! Spotted a crack in the family china? Reparo! Had your glasses snapped off your face by a rogue Bludger? Reparo! Dropped your phone in the sink? We’ll get back to you on that one; not sure a spell would work on Muggle technology.

Still, there’s no doubt this is an incredibly useful spell, so we think it’s time to give Reparo its due. Yes, it’s not glamorous; no, you probably wouldn’t have cause to use it in a duel, but Reparo is the kind of bread-and-butter spell that would make life so much easier. And it’d probably save you money. Your equipment would always be in the best condition and you’d never have to replace anything, ever again. Well, unless you found yourself in possession of a broken wand. 

## Scourgify

Tonks may once have referred to Scourgify a little dismissively as one of those *'householdy sort of spells'* but we hate to break it to you, Tonks – cleaning is a fact of life. And some of us would love to speed up the household cleaning process with a bit of magic. Just imagine if you had Scourgify at your disposal. You could wipe down the kitchen counter, clean the floor, empty out your pet’s litter tray and vacuum up those crumbs with nothing but a flick of a wand. Much better for the environment, too. You wouldn’t need chemical sprays or bleach if you could just Scourgify away that mess.

Now, again, Scourgify is not some glamorous, potentially life-changing spell. It’s not going to provide epic entertainment, protect you against harm (well, apart from germs) or let you peek inside someone else’s mind. But it gets those necessary jobs done, without anyone having to get their hands dirty. On second thoughts, that actually does sound potentially life-changing. Give us all the domestic spells now, please.

## Locomotor

This spell was once used by Tonks to move Harry’s trunk – or, to be precise, to make Harry’s trunk move itself – as well as by Professor Flitwick, when he helped escort Professor Trelawney and her luggage back to the tower from which she had been unceremoniously evicted by Umbridge. Imagine how useful it would be to have such a spell in your travelling arsenal. No more bumping heavy suitcases along platforms – just point your wand at the thing and have it float along in front of you, like a herald announcing your arrival. You’d never have to pack light again. What luxury.

And despite its name, Locomotor has many potential uses outside of travel. Let’s face it, being able to make inanimate objects move has endless possibilities in everyday life, particularly – again – when it comes to tedious cleaning chores. Stacking dishwashers, tidying desks, putting the bins out. Put this together with Scourgify and you’d never need to do housework ever again. Sign us up, right now!

## Geminio 

Geminio is a very advantageous spell that can replicate objects – not to be confused with the similarly-named curse, Gemino, which makes an object replicate if you touch it. Harry, Ron and Hermione encountered the latter while wading through Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault, where the treasure had been cursed to replicate and overwhelm any unwelcome visitors.

But the Geminio spell is actually super-useful. Hermione used it to create a handy double of Salazar Slytherin’s locket to protect the original, for example. You could use it for more mundane purposes like… replicating more spoons if you happen to be running out. We’re sure you can think of something more exciting. Also, this spell would surely be very economically sensible, in general? Why have one thing when you could have two? Or three, or four? We’re surprised more characters in the books aren’t using this spell all the time! Although, as Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration tells us, you can’t use this magic to replicate food, sadly.

[You can learn more about the rules of magic here.](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/some-rules-about-magic-its-important-to-bear-in-mind)

## The Four-Point Spell

We discover this incredibly nifty piece of magic in *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, which effectively transforms your wand into a compass, pointing due north if you ever get lost. For Harry, this was a crucial spell required for the Maze Task in the Triwizard Tournament, but could indeed be useful for pretty much any situation where you find yourself in need of some directional assistance. And it makes your wand spin around merrily on the palm of your hand – way more fun than an actual compass!

## Reducio

You know of Engorgio, the spell that makes objects and living things bigger, but Reducio does the opposite, making things smaller. Can you imagine how helpful this spell would be when you’re going on holiday, desperately jumping on your suitcase to make everything fit? With Reducio, you could quite literally bring your kitchen sink on your travels. As we saw with a particularly memorable Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, where “Moody” performed the spell on a spider, you can also use this spell on living things. So, if you’ve ever wanted to take your cat with you when you go to work, you could theoretically have a mini version of them in your pocket. Just remember to Engorgio them back to size, eventually.

So, which one of these spells would you choose if you could only pick one? [You can learn more about obscure magic with our handy A-Z guide.](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/a-handy-guide-to-the-lesser-known-spells-in-the-wizarding-world)

The Remus Lupin wordsearch

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Be inspired by Lupin - who would approach any challenge with a sense of calm. Can you apply your cool and finish this wordsearch in your quickest time yet?

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For more crosswords and wordsearches, [visit our puzzles hub](https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/potter-puzzles) or you can also enjoy Wizarding World challenges in our app. Scan the QR code below to check it out.

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The Sybill Trelawney wordsearch

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Gaze into your crystal ball and see what you can find!

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The Sorting Ceremony crossword

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Today's crossword clues are all about the Sorting Hat, the Sorting Ceremony, and different characters' experiences with it.

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All the Hogwarts Legacy characters we know about

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## The old familiars

Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1890s, which is a good 100 years before the Hogwarts that Harry and his friends knew. And yet, there are a few characters you might recognise…

__Professor Binns__

Look out for Harry’s ghostly History of Magic teacher. The story given in Philosopher’s Stone was that Professor Binns “had been very old indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff-room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body behind him…” 

Given he also seems to be a ghost in Hogwarts Legacy, we can’t help but wonder when Professor Binns was actually alive – but we suppose having a History of Magic teacher who’d seemingly lived through the entirety of history might be useful.

__Phineas Nigellus Black__

According to [Sirius Black](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/chapter-that-made-us-fall-in-love-with-sirius-black), his great-great-grandfather Phineas was Hogwarts’ least popular Headmaster. We’ll see just how right Sirius was, because guess who was Headmaster in the 1890s? Yes, it was Phineas. In the Harry Potter series we often encountered Phineas Nigellus in portrait form, usually when he was moaning to Dumbledore about the students. Now it’s time to see what he was like during his lifetime. 

__The Fat Lady__

The much-loved guardian of Gryffindor Common Room was popular with students during Harry’s time, so we’re very happy her portrait was already a fixture during the 1890s. 

__Nearly Headless Nick__

Gryffindor’s House Ghost was also around back in the 1890s, which is less surprising because we know Nearly Headless Nick – or Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, to give him his full title – died in 1492. That’s a long time to be hanging around a draughty castle. How many of Hogwarts’ secrets do you think he knows?

__Peeves__

Hogwarts’ resident poltergeist has also been around a long old time, and it certainly seems his 1890s self is as chaotic as ever.

__The Sorting Hat__

Hogwarts wouldn’t be Hogwarts without the Sorting Hat, so obviously it was there back in the 1800s. 

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## The ‘wait a minute, could that be…?’ names

On top of those immediately recognisable characters, a few well-known names also pop up on the Hogwarts Legacy register. Distant relations, do we think?

__Professor Matilda Weasley__

Hogwarts’ Transfiguration teacher and Deputy Headmistress Professor Weasley once worked as a curse breaker for the Ministry of Magic. If, as we assume, she is an ancestor of Harry Potter’s best friend [Ron Weasley](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/ron-weasley-infographic), then this is a profession she shares with one of her great (-great-great – we’re not sure exactly how many) grandsons, because Ron’s oldest brother Bill was also a curse breaker.

__Garreth Weasley__

A fifth-year Gryffindor student, Garreth is the nephew of Professor Matilda Weasley. Apparently, however, he devotes more time to experimenting with his own range of magical drinks and relaxing on the Hogwarts school grounds, rather than focusing on his studies. Funny, he sounds like another couple of Weasleys we know…

__Leander Prewett__

Speaking of Weasleys, you may also come across fifth-year Gryffindor Leander Prewett. Prewett was Ron’s mum Molly Weasley’s surname before she got married, so perhaps there’s yet another Weasley relation to be discovered…

__Ominis Gaunt__

As another descendant of Salazar Slytherin it’s not surprising that fifth-year student Ominis Gaunt is in that very Hogwarts house. We recognise his surname because it’s the same as a certain Marvolo Gaunt’s. Yes, that’s Voldemort’s grandfather. So, like his aunt Noctua, Ominis is an ancestor of Harry Potter’s arch-enemy. He also shares Voldemort’s ability to understand Parseltongue, but not – apparently – his penchant for Dark Magic. 

__Noctua Gaunt__

You may well uncover some of Ominis’ Aunt Noctua’s letters – which shed a lot of light on her family’s ancestor Salazar Slytherin – in the Scriptorium. Noctua is, of course, also related to Hogwarts’ pure-blood obsessed Slytherin house founder, but unlike some of her descendants, it seems she shares her nephew Ominis’ disapproval of relying on the Dark Arts. 

__Eldritch Diggory__

If you’re in Hufflepuff you may well come across Eldritch’s portrait. Is he an ancestor of Triwizard champion and Hufflepuff favourite, Cedric Diggory? We think that’s very possible.

__Gerbold Ollivander__

Given that Ollivanders was established in Hogsmeade in 382 BC, it’s not surprising that there’s an Ollivander selling wands to Hogwarts Legacy students. We’re not sure of the exact relationship between Gerbold and Garrick – the Ollivadner who supplied Harry Potter’s wand years later – but there must be one. Ravenclaws may also come across Gerbold as part of Professor Fig’s quest to find missing pages for his book.

__Professor Charles Rookwood__

A former Hogwarts Professor – and potentially a relation of Viktor Rookwood – Charles is one of four Keepers whose Pensieve reveals the story of student Isidora Morganach.

__Silvanus Selwyn__

A leader of the Ashwinders, Selwyn’s name is familiar because there was a Death Eater called Selwyn in Voldemort’s time – and also because a certain [Professor Dolores Umbridge](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/how-dolores-umbridge-made-our-skin-crawl) once said she was related to a pure-blood family called the Selwyns. Silvanus Selwyn is one of several Infamous Foes; defeat him to earn a high-value reward.

__Ailsa Travers__

Ailsa Travers is also an Infamous Foe who shares a surname with one of Voldemort’s Death Eaters. Could she be an ancestor of the man who once tried to stop Hermione from entering Gringotts, when she was disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange?


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## Characters to watch out for

__Sebastian Sallow__ 

A Slytherin student with an affinity for the Dark Arts, Sebastian comes from a family with a mysterious secret. He’s also not afraid of casting Unforgivable Curses, and might even teach you how to do it yourself, if you’re willing…

__Anne Sallow__

Sebastian’s twin sister, Anne, suffers from a mysterious and debilitating illness that her brother believes can only be cured by Dark Magic. She is one of Ominis Gaunt’s best friends but the pain she lives with means she can no longer attend Hogwarts, so she lives at home with her uncle Solomon.

__Solomon Sallow__ 

Anne and Sebastian’s uncle Solomon is not happy about his nephew’s attempts to find a cure for Anne, at any costs. He disagrees with Sebastian’s methods, but Sebastian will stop at nothing to help his sister.

__Professor Eleazar Fig__

At first we thought Eleazar Fig might be related to Harry’s Squib neighbour, Arabella Figg, but the spelling is different so there goes that theory. And interestingly, that’s exactly what Professor Fig teaches. Magical Theory wasn’t a subject on offer during Harry’s time at Hogwarts, so we’re looking forward to finding out what it’s all about. Apparently he’s one of the greatest allies you’ll come across in Hogwarts Legacy, so watch out for him.

__Professor Dina Hecat__

She’s rumoured to have spent most of her pre-Hogwarts Ministry of Magic career working in the Department of Mysteries, but now Professor Dina Hecat is the school’s Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher – and there may be more to her story than meets the eye. 

__Professor Percival Rackham__

Professor Rackham can see traces of ancient magic, as you will also be able to. He’s also exceptionally skilled at Divination.

__Professor Aesop Sharp__

In a former life this Potions professor was an Auror, before an injury persuaded him to leave the Ministry of Magic – he’s definitely not someone who’d be happy just pushing parchment around.

__Samantha Dale__

A fifth-year Ravenclaw student, Samantha is a descendent of a famed Herbologist called Marmaduke Gilbertus Dale. She also has an impulsive brother called William, who likes to try and prove her wrong whenever he can – an impulse which has been known to get him into trouble.

__Adelaide Oakes__

Fifth-year Hufflepuff Adelaide was raised by her uncle Rowland Oakes after the death of her father.

__Rowland Oakes__

An adventurer and metal trader who often works with goblins, Rowland has mysteriously disappeared – to the concern of his niece Adelaide.

__Natsai “Natty” Onai__

A fifth-year Gryffindor student who grew up in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, Natsai transferred from Uagadou – the largest wizarding school in the world – to Hogwarts when her mother joined the teaching staff. She can use magic without a wand, but likes the fair of implementing wandwork into magic-casting.

__Poppy Sweeting__

A compassionate Hufflepuff student, Poppy loves all magical creatures and apparently has a particular dislike for poachers and all those who work with them.

__Ranrok__

One of the main antagonists, goblin Ranrok is leading a rebellion with help from a group of Dark Wizards including Viktor Rookwood. He has also influenced a group of goblins known as Loyalists to join him in his bid to overthrow wizards, but there are also numerous goblins who are actively working against him.

__Viktor Rookwood__

In Harry’s time, Augustus Rookwood was one of Voldemort's Death Eaters, a spy who originally worked in the Department of Mysteries and was later imprisoned in Azkaban before breaking out and returning to join his master. We suspect Viktor Rookwood was one of his ancestors, and it sounds like he was just as sinister. Viktor’s an ally of goblin rebellion leader Ranrok and leads a faction of dark witches and wizards called the Ashwinders, after the snake-like creature born from magical fire.

__Theophilus Harlow__  

A key member of Viktor Rookwood’s Ashwinders gang – essentially his second-in-command.

__Gwendolyn Zhou__

Leader of the Ashwinders, Viktor Rookwood’s gang of dark witches and wizards. Gwendolyn is also one of several Infamous Foes, who can be defeated for high-value rewards.


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## The rest of the new kids on the block

OK, they’re not all kids and, yes, we suppose we can’t call them ‘new’ if they were around in the 1890s, but we’re excited to meet the rest of the Hogwarts Legacy characters – students, teachers, house-elves, goblins and everyone else. Read on for our roll-call…

__Arn__

A goblin trader living near the Black Lake in Lower Hogsfield.

__Professor San Bakar__

San Bakar was once Professor of Beasts at Hogwarts and is one of four Keepers whose Pensieve reveals the story of student Isidora Morganach. 

__Evangeline Bardsley__

A Hogwarts student who enjoys playing practical jokes on the headmaster, Professor Black.

__The Bickle family__

Archie Bickle – a young boy living in Lower Hogsfield with his mother, Johanna – has gone missing, possibly after witnessing his father’s murder at the hands of Theophilus Harlow. Can you help find him?

__Cressida Blume__

A fifth-year Gryffindor student known for casting spells and charms that frequently backfire, you might come across Cressida in the Hogwarts library for an interesting little side-quest.

__Lucan Brattleby__

Gryffindor’s combat specialist, you’ll find Lucan Brattleby at the supposedly secret Crossed Wands Duelling Club (which the teachers definitely know about.)

__Betty Bugbrooke__

Betty can be found in Hogsmeade’s village circle, fretting about a unicorn called Hazel. If you can help locate Hazel, Betty would be happy for you to take care of the unicorn in your own private vivarium.

__Everett Clopton__ 

A Ravenclaw student who loves a prank, Everett is voiced by Hogwarts film alumni Luke Youngblood. Harry Potter fans might know Luke also played Lee Jordan in the films – another character who liked a prank, if we recall.

__Agnes Coffey__

Owner of a Niffler called Rococo, Agnes needs help rescuing her pet from Henrietta’s Hideaway. 

__Astoria Crickett__

A fourth-year Hogwarts student who you’ discover paid thieves to move Ferdinand Octavius Pratt’s portrait from Hogsmeades’ Three Broomsticks pub to an unknown coastal location.

__Deek__

House-elf Deek lives and works at Hogwarts and – just as Dobby did for Harry many years later – he introduces new students to the Room of Requirement. 

__Dorran__ 

A centaur who helps Poppy Sweeting locate some Golden Snidgets. 

__Crispin Dunne__

A friend of local resident Mary Portman, who is trapped inside her Aranshire cottage. 

__Feenky__

Another Hogwarts house-elf, Gryffindors will be directed to Feenky by none other than Nearly Headless Nick. Feenky’s gift of rotting roast beef is key to getting inside the Hogsmeade graveyard. You know, if you want to. 

__Professor Niamh Fitzgerald__

A former Hogwarts Professor and one of four Keepers whose Pensieve reveals the story of student Isidora Morganach.

__Sophronia Franklin__

A third-year student who can’t wait to learn the Depulso spell. Maybe you can teach her?

__Professor Mirabel Garlick__

Herbology Professor Mirabel Garlick grew up in London in a household full of Muggles, and never really felt at home until she found herself at Hogwarts.

__Garnuff__

A goblin whose beloved Mooncalf, Biscuit, has been snatched by poachers. Will you help him?

__Beatrice Green__

The proprietor of the Dogweed and Deathcap plant store in Hogsmeade.

__Catrin Haggarty__

A villain and petty thief involved with the Ashwinders – the name given to Viktor Rookwood’s gang of dark witches and wizards. Catrin is one of several Infamous Foes, a high-level target to defeat.

__Padraic Haggarty__

Catrin’s brother, a shopkeeper, believes his sister knows the whereabouts of a lost family heirloom.

__Professor Bai Howin__

Bai Howin is Hogwarts’ Beasts and Magical Creatures Professor. She has a healthy respect for magical features, but ultimately sees them as useful resources for wizard kind.

__Richard Jackdaw__

A Hogwarts ghost in search of his own skeletal remains, Richard Jackdaw is on hand to help guide you through the Forbidden Forest. He also plays a key part in unlocking certain aspects of Hogwarts Legacy’s overarching mystery. So keep an eye out for Richard…

__Madam Chiyo Kogawa__

Madam Kogawa is Hogwarts’ Flying professor. She previously worked for the Japanese Ministry of Magic, where she met Professor Matilda Weasley, who approached her about joining Hogwarts’ staff. 

__Fatimah Lawang__

Fatimah lives in Keenbridge, way down south in the Hogwarts Valley. She’s a tricky customer of Potioneer Parry Pippin, and Parry might just ask for your help in delivering a selection of Invisibility Potions Fatimah has been waiting for.

__Lodgok__

A retired goblin metal trader, Lodgok is a kind and thoughtful goblin who used to follow Ranrok but is now unhappy about Ranrok’s rebellious plans.

__Marianne Moffett__

Miss Moffett is a [Diricawl](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/weirdest-fantastic-beasts)-loving witch who might ask you to help her locate one of these dodo-like birds. The Diricawl in question is called Gwyneira, and she can only be rescued if you have both a nab-sack and the Disillusionment Charm under your belt. 

__Gladwin Moon__

Hogwarts’ caretaker has been plagued by [Demiguise](https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/which-fantastic-beast-would-you-take-care-of) statues, which some practical joker has been planting all over the castle grounds. Can you help him uncover who – and why?

__Isidora Morganach__

A former protege of Professor Percival Packham, Isidora once tried to harness the power of ancient magic, but went too far. What happened to her? Perhaps you’ll find out…

__Zenobia Noke__

A young Ravenclaw student who might send you off on a Gobstones-related quest…

__Nellie Oggspire__

A Gryffindor student with information about the Daedalian Keys. What are they, we hear you ask? You’d better ask Nellie… 

__Professor Onai__

Hogwarts Divination teacher. She used to teach at Uagadou, the largest wizarding school in the world, before joining Hogwarts, bringing her daughter Natsai or “Natty” with her.

__George Osric__

A Ministry of Magic employee concerned about the rising threat of the goblin rebellion.

__Ellie Peck__

Proprietor of Brood & Peck, a shop in Hogsmeade that sells beast by-products.

__Mahendra Pehlwaan__

This Muggle-born Ravenclaw student hates breaking rules.

__Grace Pinch-Smedley__

Grace is a fourth-year Slytherin who wants to locate her family’s long-lost astrolabe. It’s a much-valued Pinch-Smedley heirloom and Grace suspects it’s the bottom of the Black Lake – a lake she cannot enter. Can you retrieve it for her? 

__Parry Pippin__

Owner of J.Pippin’s Potions shop in Hogsmeade, Parry Pippin might send you off on a long-distance Side Quest.

__Arthur Plummly__

A cheerful Hufflepuff fifth-year, Arthur loves creatures of all kinds and has a complete lack of interest in anything competitive.

__Mary Portman__

Mary has been imprisoned in her cottage in the hamlet of Aranshire by spider-like Thornbacks, and needs rescuing.

__Ferdinand Octavius Pratt__

A conceited and flamboyant wizard whose portrait hangs in the Hogwarts Library and Hogsmeade’s Three Broomsticks pub.

__Imelda Reyes__

Slytherin’s Quidditch captain.

__Alexandra Ricketts__

A witch living near Lower Hogsfield, Alexandra’s attempt to domesticate a troll in order to defend her small hamlet has backfired enormously – and now she needs help.

__Nerida Roberts__

A student and member of Hogwarts’ duelling club, Nerida also aspires to become the Ministry of Magic’s first liaison to the merpeople – a role that does not yet exist. And there’s another problem with this ambition of hers: Nerida can’t swim.

__Professor Abraham Ronen__ 

Hogwarts Charms’ professor is jovial, light-hearted, and very much enjoys a game of Gobstones – it’s said he met his wife during an especially lively Gobstones tournament.

__Sirona Ryan__

Proprietress of Hogsmeade’s much-loved Three Broomsticks inn. Sirona is well-liked, quick-witted and very protective of her customers.

__Madam Scribner__

Hogwarts’ librarian. Wonder if she’s as scary as the librarian Harry Potter knew, Madam Pince?

__Scrope__

Scrope is a house-elf belonging to the Black family (and yes, we mean Black family as in Sirius Black.) If you’re in Slytherin, you may well come across him as you search for missing pages for Professor Fig.  

__Professor Satyavati Shah__

Hogwarts’ Astronomy teacher Professor Shah was raised by Muggles, and has a keen interest in the sciences.

__Dorothy Sprottle__

A friend of Three Broomsticks proprietress Sirona Ryan, Dorothy is in need of some horklumps to use for her Wiggenweld Potion. Are you up to the job?

__Amit Thakkar__

Ravenclaw Amit wants to be a famous wizarding historian, loves stargazing, and is always keen to help out a friend in need.

__Helen Thistlewood__

Ex-Auror Helen is the niece of Eldritch Diggory, whose portrait hangs in the Hufflepuff Common Room.

__Sacharissa Tugwood__

A Hufflepuff student who has apparently discovered a cure for acne – but she needs to retrieve some bubotuber pus to make it.

__Althea Twiddle__

A witch from Irondale who lost her husband, Greville, because he was obsessed with locating twenty mysteriously vicious vases. Yes, vases. Maybe you’ll succeed where he failed?

__Albie Weekes__

Owner of Spintwitches, a Quidditch and sports supply shop in Hogsmeade.

__Clementine Willardsey__

 A witch who has discovered a mysterious flock of butterflies hovering near the Forbidden Forest, and wants to know what they’re guarding.


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## Additional names to watch out for

Look out for these characters in various Side Quests:

- Edgar Adley
- Ackley Barnes
- Claire Beaumont
- Alfred Lawley
- Hyacinth Olivier
- Nora Treadmill

These poor witches and wizards have somehow got on the wrong side of Viktor Rookwood and Theophilus Harlow...

- Otto Dibble 
- Agabus Philbert 
- Daisy Rabe 
- Isko Rabe

Will history repeat itself? Listen out for these names, mentioned in Professor Binns' History of Magic class:

- Eargit the Ugly
- A goblin artisan called Bragger the Boastful – an ancestor of Ranrok 
- Grimbald Weft
- Sir Affpuddle the waving knight

Watch out for these other Infamous Foes, who are all high-level targets. Vanquish them for high-value rewards...

- The Absconder 
- Alexandra's Troll 
- Bardoplph Beaumont's corpse
- Belgruff the Bludgeoner 
- Dunstan Trinity 
- Grodbik 
- The Insatiable Spider
- Lord of the Manor
- Ogbert the Odd
- Pergit
- Quagmire Troll 
- Rampant Dugbog 
- The Riparian Troll 
- Tempeste Thorne
- The White Wold

Other members of the Crossed Wands Duelling Club:

- Constance Dagworth 
- Hector Jenkins

Other Hogsmeade residents and shop owners:

- Thomas Brown of Tomes and Scrolls
- Augustus Hill of Gladrags Wizardwear
- Calliope Snelling of Madam Snelling's Tress Emporium
- Timothy Teasdale of The Magic Neep

PlayStation Exclusive Hogsmeade quest-ers:

- Cassandra Mason, a witch who runs the haunted Hogsmeade shop
- Fastidio
- Penny

The Ron Weasley crossword

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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and the Half-Blood Prince

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Will you find our puzzle easy-Weasley? Or as difficult as Ron finds Divination homework?

Let's see! Good luck.

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