The first in-game action sequence of Hogwarts Legacy reveals a dragon, ancient ruins, and an ancient secret. At the start of the game, players are introduced to their customizable character, Professor Fig, and his friend George Osric from the Ministry of Magic. The main character enters Hogwarts as a fifth-year student, a very rare case, and Professor Fig is responsible for teaching him the basics and getting him to school safely.
The group sets out on their way to Hogwarts with a flying cart, and George reveals a strange item he received from Professor Fig's wife, Miriam, who is missing and presumed dead. He believes this item is somehow connected to the Goblin Rebellion and their leader, "Ranrok", but neither he nor Fig can open the container. Your character notices a strange glow and manages to open it by touching it, and a key appears.
The carriage ride is interrupted by a collared, dark-glow dragon, which rips off half the carriage and kills George, sending Fig and you plummeting to the ground with the key. Grabbing your hand, Fig uses Accio to summon the key into his hand, and you two are taken to a strange cave.
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scottish highlands
Shortly after you arrive, Fig gives you a Wiggenweld potion, and you learn how to use potions to heal yourself. After recovering, you can get up and follow Fig out of the cave, which reveals some strange ruins and indicates that you are now in the Scottish Highlands, near the coast. Fig decides the only reasonable course of action is to explore and worry that someone just died later.
You'll learn basic movement commands by following Fig and on-screen prompts as he explains his wife Miriam's research into ancient magic. Before long, you'll reach a strange ice-like crystal wall blocking the way.
The professor suggests that you demonstrate the magic he has practiced, and the basic spell (your basic attack) is unlocked. By hitting the crystal wall repeatedly, you will break it.
Keep following Fig until he turns right after climbing a wall, then go left to grab a chest containing some money before returning to follow him. Fig will use Reparo to restore the path to the ruins, you will advance into the ruins proper. From there, Fig suggests investigating, and you can explore a bit.
By interacting with various objects around the ruins, such as the fresco and the statue, you will chat with Fig. From the statue, you can head to the right to find a narrow path leading to more enchanted stones. As you examine it, you'll discover that only you can see the reflection of another place in the stone, and upon touching it, Fig and you are transported to a strange yet very familiar place.
Gringotts Bank
After waking the goblin from this new area's office and showing him the key, Fig and you will have reached Gringotts Bank through a private entrance and are taken to one of the oldest vaults: Vault 12. After a long descent into the depths of Gringotts and a piquant encounter with a guard, the Goblin Banker lets you into the vault. Apparently the instructions given were to let the keyholder into the vault and then lock the door, then he locks you in.
After learning the Revelio spell through a short mini-game, you'll need to use it to find the path to follow, then follow Professor Fig to find a glowing point that, when intercepted, changes the ground. Using Revelio near a statue's reflection will cause the statue itself to appear and trigger a conversation where Fig will teach you Lumos to align the statue with its reflection, which will animate it and call for reinforcements .
The knight attacks you, and you cast Protego to block the attacks. You will have to block three attacks to complete this tutorial, then fight the knights using the Basic Spell and Protego. Professor Fig then disappears, and you find yourself alone in the room. As you move, sparks of magic appear, and following the direction they fly you'll find another glowing spot and, again, another statue puzzle.
This time, you'll need to line up three statues using Lumos after revealing them with Revelio. So you'll walk near them with the spell active to get their attention, then move to a position where all three are aligned with their reflections. This time it's their reflections that follow the light rather than the statues themselves, but the trick is the same as before, and aligning them will trigger another fight.
After fending off early fights, the game introduces the spell Stupefix, a counterattack performed by holding down the button after blocking an attack with Protego and stunning the target when hit. Use it three times, then eliminate the remaining statues to continue.
Follow the trail of magical sparks again to find a third glowing dot that creates a portal when interacted with, and head inside to find a strange pendant floating above a Pensieve. Fig reappears here and explains how Thoughts work before finding a strand of memory in the pendant and pouring it into the bowl. Looking at the remembrance you will see Charles Rookwood and Percival Rackham discuss the creation of this place and demonstrate the use of ancient magic.
Unfortunately, they don't have time to chat as Ranrok arrives, assassinates the goblin banker and attempts to take the pendant. In the ensuing scuffle, a security system kicks in and a giant knight appears to attack Ranrok and his men before you can find a way out and escape with Fig in tow. Apparently, this vault was connected to Hogwarts, and you've finally arrived.
After a stern conversation with Headmaster Black and an introduction from Professor Weasley, you can attend the sorting ceremony and choose your house. Professor Weasley leads you to your common room, and the introduction is over.
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