67 Fun Facts About Hogwarts Legacy

Which studio developed Hogwarts Legacy?

Avalanche Software, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, developed Hogwarts Legacy, its first project in over a decade that was not tied to its former parent company.

Warner Bros. publishes its Wizarding World titles under which label?

Portkey Games, announced in November 2017, is the Warner Bros. label for Wizarding World titles; 2017 was also the year Warner Bros. bought the game's developer.

The player character joins Hogwarts unusually late, as which kind of student?

The protagonist enrols as a fifth-year, and arriving late is a plot point: they must catch up on years of missed classes while unravelling the ancient magic mystery.

How many concurrent viewers did the game peak at on Twitch on 7 February 2023?

Hogwarts Legacy peaked at 1.28 million concurrent Twitch viewers, the highest ever for a single-player game on the platform at the time, a mark later recognised by Guinness World Records.

How many copies did Hogwarts Legacy sell in its first two weeks?

Hogwarts Legacy sold over 12 million copies in its first two weeks, Warner Bros. announced in March 2023, the biggest launch for a Warner Bros. game up to that point.

What was the estimated production budget for Hogwarts Legacy?

Hogwarts Legacy's production budget was reported at about $150 million, a figure the game more than paid back in its first two weeks on sale.

Hogwarts Legacy was built on which of these technologies?

Hogwarts Legacy was built on Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4, even though its successor Unreal Engine 5 had launched in April 2022, ten months before the game shipped.

Which actor voices the Hogwarts Headmaster in the game?

Simon Pegg voices Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black, an ancestor of Sirius Black whose portrait later hangs in Dumbledore's office in the books.

Ranrok's followers, who share his corrupted ancient magic, are known by what name?

Ranrok's goblin army is known as the Loyalists; he infuses some of them with the red ancient magic he stole, turning them into corrupted goblins.

Who leads the group of Dark wizards allied with the goblin rebellion?

Victor Rookwood leads the Ashwinders, the Dark wizards allied with Ranrok; he descends from one of the Keepers, which is the only reason the goblins tolerate him.

What subject does the protagonist's mentor, Professor Eleazar Fig, teach?

Eleazar Fig teaches Magical Theory; he escorts the new student to Hogwarts by flying carriage, a trip that is violently interrupted mid-flight.

Isidora Morganach used ancient magic to extract what from people?

Isidora Morganach drew out people's negative emotions, their pain, starting with her own grieving father; the Keepers realised she was absorbing what she extracted to grow her own power.

The 'Keepers' who set the protagonist's trials are portraits of how many former Hogwarts professors?

There are four Keepers, each guarding one trial; their portraits hang in the Map Chamber, a secret room hidden beneath the castle, where they speak to the protagonist.

Each of the Keepers' trials ends at which magical device?

Each trial ends at a Pensieve, the stone basin in which the Keepers stored their memories; viewing them reveals the story of Isidora Morganach piece by piece.

After defeating Ranrok in Hogwarts Legacy, the hero chooses between sealing the ancient magic away and what?

The alternative is absorbing the power themselves by opening the repository; whichever you pick, the story ends the same way, with Professor Fig eulogised as a hero.

How many house points does Professor Weasley award the protagonist at the end of the story?

Professor Weasley awards 100 house points at the end-of-year feast, enough to swing the House Cup to whichever house the protagonist was sorted into.

In the Room of Requirement, players keep captured magical beasts in areas called what?

Vivariums are the beast enclosures in the Room of Requirement; creatures kept there can be brushed and fed, and they yield materials such as feathers and fur for upgrading gear.

Which spell acts as the game's scanning tool for finding secrets and collectibles?

Revelio is the scanning spell: casting it highlights nearby secrets, chests and collectibles, and it is one of the first spells the protagonist learns from Professor Fig in the prologue.

Apart from flying a broom, how do players fast-travel around the map?

Floo Powder travel via the green Floo Flames is the fast-travel system; once a Floo Flame is discovered, players can warp to it from the map.

Which Hogsmeade character was the Wizarding World franchise's first transgender character?

Sirona Ryan, the landlady of the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade, was the Wizarding World franchise's first transgender character when the game launched in 2023.

Which of these familiar figures from the novels appears in the game, a century before Harry's time?

Peeves the Poltergeist haunts the 1890 castle just as in Harry's day, and Nearly Headless Nick also turns up; the writers deliberately kept the main Harry Potter cast out of the story.

The arachnophobia mode replaces spiders' legs with what?

It is a nod to the books, where Ron's boggart spider is defeated by giving it roller skates.

Hogwarts Legacy topped 2023 US game sales, ending a 14-year streak shared by Rockstar Games and which series?

Call of Duty or a Rockstar title had led Circana's US annual chart every year from 2009 to 2022; Hogwarts Legacy broke the run as the best-selling game of 2023 in the United States.

Which studio handled the Nintendo Switch port?

Shiver Entertainment, a Miami studio later bought by Nintendo in 2024, handled the Switch version, which arrived in November 2023, nine months after the game's original release.

In January 2025 the PC version added official mod support through what tool?

The Creator Kit, released for the PC version in January 2025, lets players build and share mods through CurseForge, from cosmetic tweaks to new quests.

The Deluxe Edition's Dark Arts Pack included a clothing set, a battle arena and what else?

The Dark Arts Pack's third item was a mount, a Thestral; Standard Edition owners could buy the pack separately as DLC.

What collectible came in the box with the Collector's Edition?

The Collector's Edition came with a life-size floating wand, levitating above a book-shaped base, plus a steelbook; buyers also got 72 hours of early access.

Warner Bros. acquired the game's developer from which company in 2017?

Disney sold the studio to Warner Bros. in January 2017, a few months after closing its Disney Infinity toys-to-life game; Hogwarts Legacy was the studio's first non-Disney project since 2005.

Which professor teaches Herbology at Hogwarts in the game?

Mirabel Garlick teaches Herbology in the greenhouses; Abraham Ronen takes Charms, Bai Howin teaches Beasts and Satyavati Shah teaches Astronomy.

How many copies did Hogwarts Legacy sell during 2023, its launch year?

Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies in 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed in early 2024, making it the year's best-selling game worldwide.

What is famously missing from the game as a playable activity?

Quidditch is not playable: the story has the season cancelled after an injury, and reviewers lamented its absence; Warner Bros. later released a separate Quidditch Champions game in 2024.

The 'Haunted Hogsmeade Shop' quest was originally exclusive to which platform?

The quest was a PlayStation exclusive for over a year; a June 2024 update finally opened it, and the Felix Felicis recipe, to every platform.

On the protagonist's first trip to Hogsmeade, which creature sent by Ranrok do they defeat?

A troll rampages through Hogsmeade on that first visit, and the protagonist brings it down with help from their companion; afterwards the leader of the Ashwinders confronts the student at the Three Broomsticks.

According to the quest rewards, which spell does Professor Hecat's first class of the year teach?

Hecat's first lesson rewards Levioso, the levitation spell; Charms class the same day rewards Accio, so the two lessons give you a lift and a pull.

Companion Natsai 'Natty' Onai belongs to which Hogwarts house?

Natsai Onai is a Gryffindor who transferred from Uagadou, the African wizarding school; her mother Mudiwa teaches Divination at Hogwarts.

Poppy Sweeting, the beast-loving companion, is in which house?

Poppy Sweeting is a Hufflepuff; her questline is all about magical creatures and the poachers who hunt them.

Natsai Onai is an Animagus who takes the form of which animal?

Natsai Onai's Animagus form is a gazelle, which she reveals during her questline; Animagi are wizards able to transform into one specific animal at will.

What does Poppy Sweeting call her secret Hippogriff?

Highwing is the hippogriff Poppy rescued from her poacher family as a child; the protagonist later flies Highwing during The High Keep quest.

Which Hogwarts caretaker asks the protagonist to collect the Demiguise statues?

Gladwin Moon, the Hogwarts caretaker, is terrified of the Demiguise statues and asks the protagonist to gather them in The Caretaker's Lunar Lament, which unlocks higher levels of Alohomora.

In Poppy's questline, the poachers' hideout Horntail Hall turns out to be what?

Horntail Hall is a dragon fighting pit run by the poachers; in the quest Fire and Vice the protagonist and Poppy free a captive Hebridean Black there.

Sebastian Sallow's cursed twin sister is named what?

Anne Sallow, Sebastian's twin, was struck by a goblin curse near Feldcroft; her illness drives Sebastian's whole storyline as he turns to the Dark Arts searching for a cure.

Solomon Sallow, Sebastian's uncle and guardian, previously held what job?

Solomon Sallow was an Auror before taking in his orphaned niece and nephew in Feldcroft; he forbids Sebastian from meddling with Dark magic, which fuels their conflict.

Ominis Gaunt, Sebastian's best friend, is a descendant of which Hogwarts founder?

Ominis Gaunt descends from Salazar Slytherin, like Voldemort's mother Merope Gaunt in the books; he was born blind, uses his wand to sense his surroundings, and speaks Parseltongue.

In which secret room does Sebastian Sallow teach the protagonist the Disillusionment Charm?

The Undercroft, a hidden hall beneath the castle, is where Sebastian Sallow teaches Disillusionment before the pair sneak into the library's Restricted Section.

What is the name of the student duelling club organised by Lucan Brattleby?

Crossed Wands is Lucan Brattleby's student duelling club; the protagonist can fight through its three rounds to become champion, earning gear and rewards.

Before teaching Transfiguration, Professor Matilda Weasley worked for the Ministry as what?

Matilda Weasley was a Curse-Breaker for the Ministry before returning to teach Transfiguration; as Deputy Headmistress she is the one who assigns the new student to Professor Fig's care.

Which house-elf helps the player set up the Room of Requirement?

Deek is the house-elf who helps the protagonist furnish the Room of Requirement and teaches the Conjuring spell; Professor Weasley introduces him when she first reveals the room.

Which goblin metal trader is Ranrok's estranged brother?

Lodgok, a goblin metal trader and old friend of Miriam Fig, helps the protagonist against his brother Ranrok and is killed for it late in the story.

Which ancestor of Ranrok built the repositories that hold Isidora's ancient magic?

Bragbor the Boastful forged the repositories for Isidora, and by goblin notions of ownership whatever a goblin makes stays his family's property forever, which is Ranrok's claim.

In his youth Ranrok was nearly beaten to death for doing what?

Goblins had been banned from carrying wands since 1631, and the incident left him hating wizardkind.

Isidora Morganach returned to Hogwarts to teach which subject?

Isidora Morganach came back to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts and was popular with students, which made her experiments with ancient magic all the harder for the Keepers to stop.

Which Keeper ultimately killed Isidora Morganach?

San Bakar, the Keeper who taught Beasts, cast the Killing Curse on Isidora Morganach after the Keepers confronted her, as the final trial's memory reveals.

Wandmaker Gerbold Ollivander is what relation to Garrick Ollivander of the Harry Potter books?

Gerbold Octavius Ollivander is Garrick's grandfather; Garrick later recalled his 'august grandfather' calling fir 'the survivor's wand'.

Early in the game, the protagonist and Fig break into which numbered strongroom at Gringotts?

Fig and the protagonist use a key carried by a Ministry official to open Vault 12; Ranrok had been tipped off about the key, which is why the goblin is already waiting inside.

The in-game menu that tracks your level, map, quests and collections is called what?

The Wizard's Field Guide, handed over by Professor Weasley, tracks your level, map, quests and collections; filling in its pages and challenges earns much of the game's cosmetic gear.

Which of these does Hogwarts Legacy notably not include?

Community manager Chandler Wood confirmed the no-microtransactions policy before launch.

Who teaches Potions at Hogwarts in the game?

Aesop Sharp, a stern ex-Ministry man who walks with a limp, teaches Potions; Ronen teaches Charms and Binns teaches History of Magic.

Where was gameplay footage of Hogwarts Legacy first leaked, two years before its official announcement?

The October 2018 footage surfaced on Reddit, showing character creation and spell-casting long before Warner Bros. said a word about the game.

On what date was Hogwarts Legacy released for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows?

Hogwarts Legacy launched on 10 February 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC; the PS4 and Xbox One versions were pushed back to 5 May 2023.

Which two actors voice the player's protagonist in Hogwarts Legacy?

Sebastian Croft and Amelia Gething voice the two protagonist options, and players pick the voice during character creation.

Who was the lead writer of Hogwarts Legacy?

Moira Squier, the game's lead writer and narrative director, said the late-19th-century setting was chosen deliberately to avoid established heroes such as Harry Potter and Newt Scamander.

Which curse must be cast on someone to open the final door of the Scriptorium?

Crucio, the Cruciatus Curse, must be cast on someone to open the Scriptorium's final door; the protagonist either endures it from Sebastian or learns it and casts it on him.

At which event was Hogwarts Legacy officially announced in September 2020?

Hogwarts Legacy was revealed at Sony's PlayStation 5 showcase on 16 September 2020, the event that also announced the console's price; footage had already leaked in 2018.

How much global revenue had the game generated within two weeks of launch, per Warner Bros. Discovery?

By 5 May 2023 it had passed $1 billion on 15 million copies sold.

Which Ministry official carrying the Gringotts key dies in the opening carriage attack?

George Osric, a Ministry official escorting Fig and the new student, is killed when their carriage is attacked in the prologue, leaving behind the key to a Gringotts vault.

Which prize did Hogwarts Legacy win at Valve's annual user-voted awards?

Hogwarts Legacy won Best Game on Steam Deck at the 2023 Steam Awards, where it was also a Game of the Year nominee alongside eventual winner Baldur's Gate 3.

Which rideable beast came as Hogwarts Legacy's pre-order bonus?

The Onyx Hippogriff was the pre-order bonus across all editions, a black-feathered hippogriff the protagonist can ride once flying beasts are unlocked.