Hogwarts Legacy introduces new characters set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, featuring ancestors and descendants of familiar characters. Students like Poppy Sweeting and Constance Dagworth have connections to characters like Havelock Sweeting and Hermoine Granger, adding depth and history to the game.
Hogwarts Legacy is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games under its Portkey Games label. The game is part of the Wizarding World franchise, taking place a century prior to the events chronicled in the Harry Potter novels.
Q: Will you see Harry Potter, Hermione Granger or Ron Weasley in the game? A: No, Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1800s, before the time period of J.K. Rowling's original stories.
"Hogwarts Legacy" is a video game set in the Harry Potter universe in the 1800s. J.K. Rowling was not directly involved with the game, and it's unclear if it's considered "canon." The game, however, is based on wizarding world lore that the author has established.
Is there a Harry Potter reference in Hogwarts Legacy?
Polyjuice Potion in Bathroom
In the girls bathroom near Mr. Figs classroom, the player can find a pot of brewing Polyjuice Potion sitting in the last bathroom stall. This is another reference to Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets.
Although Dumbledore himself isn't in Hogwarts Legacy, the Astronomy Tower where he famously fell to his death, of course, is and its location reveals a sad truth.
Professor Weasley is voiced by English actress Lesley Nicol in Hogwarts Legacy. Several decades later, another member of the Weasley family would take up the same work of Curse-Breaker that Matilda had done.
Is Professor Weasley in Hogwarts Legacy related to Ron Weasley?
Summary. Professor Matilda Weasley is likely Ron Weasley's great-great-great-great aunt, based on their shared ancestry and the four-generation gap between them.
While no Malfoy can yet be expected in the game, the Black family's views on blood supremacy make them close Malfoy allies and the next best thing narratively. With some characters still unknown and the timing working so that player could run into a young Albus Dumbledore, players could expect some familiar encounters.
If we had to guess the reason for this, the easy answer is that adding Quidditch to the already massive game would have taken a huge amount of extra work. This would have meant a more bloated budget, and longer development time, and clearly the developers found a core story that didn't require the sport to occur.
Sirona's deeper voice in Hogwarts Legacy might throw some off, but it's just a creative choice by the game developers. Voice actors can portray a wide range of characters, and this choice adds to the diversity and depth of the Hogwarts world.
What happens if you tell Professor Weasley in Hogwarts Legacy?
Professor Weasley already knows the player's secrets regardless of their choice. The decision to lie or tell the truth to Professor Weasley is purely for role-playing purposes and does not affect character relationships either.
One of the more notable characters that players can attempt to take on as their character is Hermione Granger. While players won't get to interact with the genius friend of Harry Potter in the game, they can take a lot of actions inspired by what Hermione herself would do in any given situation.
Just like in the book and movies, you can visit Hagrid's Hut through the southern entrance of Hogwarts. Though the game is set 100 years before the events of the mainline series, the iconic hut is almost identical to when Hagrid lives there—including the pumpkin patch next to it.
Can you go to Azkaban as a Gryffindor in Hogwarts Legacy?
Only students of the Hufflepuff house will be able to access the only Hogwarts Legacy mission set in the dementor infested prison. The Hogwarts Legacy map is huge and includes some of the most emblematic locations in the world of Harry Potter, so Azkaban prison was almost a given.
Albus Dumbledore is 10 years old during action of Hogwarts Legacy. Aberforth even younger. Minerva McGonagall is younger from them both, so the answer is no. There is a little chance of Albus Dumbledore showing up as sort of Easter Egg at the very end of the story.
Said to have been constructed as a Death Hallow by Death, the Elder Wand appears in Hogwarts Legacy as the ultimate weapon for players to have, with two ways to get it. Capable of defeating any enemy in the game with any spell, the Elder Wand remains stronger than even Unforgivable Curses like Avada Kedavra.
