Animagus Adventure Side Quest

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Animagus Adventure Side Quest of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery.

This Side Quest is available for students of Year Five who completed Become an Animagus adventure. It should unlock during Chapter 3 of Year 5.

During this quest, you’ll get the opportunity to use your Animagus ability again and potentially earn some nice rewards in the process.

So, let’s get right into it and see what this quest is all about. Once you start, Merula will ask you to meet her in the corridor, so proceed there when you are ready.

Summary

Walkthrough

Shortly after you arrive, Merula will tell you there’s a rumor that you are an Animagus.

She’ll ask if it is true. You have two options to respond with. Even if you choose to deny the rumor, she won’t believe you, so basically, both options will lead to the same outcome.

In any case, she’ll inform you that there is a job you can do and if you choose to do so, you can earn twenty-five House Points.

However, in order to be eligible for this job, you’d have to be a real Animagus. You have two options to respond to this. Even if you doubt her, she’ll remind you that the reward offered for this job is fairly decent.

She’ll then ask you to demonstrate your Animagus ability near a first-year student who happened to be in the corridor. You can choose to scare him or to play with him. The choice is up to you, but Merula will definitely prefer it if you scare him.

You’ll then witness an interesting scene in which your character uses the Animagus ability to turn into an animal. It is simply a sight to behold.

Afterward, Merula will tell you that the person who wants the job done is none other than Professor Snape.

Your next task involves meeting Merula in the library. Hit the GO button and proceed there when you are ready.

Once you arrive, she’ll explain the situation to you. Basically, Snape is out of Memory Potion and he needs someone to collect the ingredients for him. Ideally, you should be able to do it discreetly using your Animagus ability.

Before you can do that, you need to learn what’s in a Memory Potion, and that will require some studying. Suddenly, Madam Pince will approach and ask what you need.

You can bluntly state your intentions but be warned that this will anger Merula. Instead, it is recommended to be subtle about it and pick the second option.

You’ll then receive the task to study memory potions with Merula. To complete it, you need to obtain at least one out of five stars within an hour.

There is a bonus progress action tied to your notebook. Prioritize it if you want to save a bit of energy.

Once you’re done, you’ll sum up all the ingredients necessary for brewing the potion.

Your first goal is to obtain Alihotsy leaves and some Peppermint. You’ll likely find those in the Herbology classroom, so proceed there when you’re ready.

Upon arriving, you’ll be able to interact with certain characters and see what they have to say. Simply tap on their speech bubbles to do so.

Shortly after, you’ll ask Professor Sprout if it is possible to harvest some ingredients before she closes the classroom. She’ll be curious to know what you need. Both options will lead to the same outcome, but it might be better to remain secretive, so it is recommended to pick the second option as long as you meet the attribute requirement.

You’ll then wait for the right moment to use your Animagus ability to turn into your animal form, just before Professor Sprout leaves the classroom.

As soon as she’s out, you’ll get the task to gather Alihotsy and Peppermint. To complete it, you need to earn five stars within three hours. Only one star is needed to pass, which should be fairly easy to achieve.

There is a bonus progress action linked to your character. Prioritize it whenever it is available to save energy.

As soon as you are done, Penny will enter the classroom, looking for Professor Sprout. She’ll be surprised once she sees you and will want to know what you are doing. You can dodge her question or give her some answers if your friendship level is ten. Both options lead to the same outcome, so pick the one you prefer.

Before she gets the chance to ask you another question, Merula will enter the classroom and rudely interrupt her.

Afterward, you’ll get the task to gather some Eel’s Eyes. Hit the GO button and proceed to the Hospital Wing when you are ready.

You’ll get there just as Hagrid is about to leave and he’ll inform you that he’s leaving Fang to guard the place in the meanwhile.

Once he’s out, your character will use the Animagus ability to transform into an animal and play with Fang.

After Fang gets tired of playing, you’ll be able to gather the ingredients. To complete this task, you’ll need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

Do this similarly to the previous task and you shouldn’t encounter any problems. There is only one bonus progress action and it’s tied to the cabinet.

After gathering the ingredients, you should proceed to the courtyard to meet Merula. However, when you arrive, you’ll be greeted by Ismelda instead. She’ll be very angry that you are hanging around Merula.

As it seems, she is afraid that you’ll steal her only friend. You can respond to this in two ways. If you consider Merula your friend, you should pick the second option.

Regardless of the option you pick, Ismelda will be infuriated and you’ll be forced to duel her. The task window will display the recommended attribute levels as well as the cost of the duel.

It shouldn’t be too difficult to defeat Ismelda since you are very likely to have a significant attribute advantage. Given that both Courage and Empathy requirements are fairly low, it is recommended to go Aggressive or Sneaky and use Depulso or Flipendo. 

When you defeat her, Merula will arrive and ask both of you to stop fighting. She’ll genuinely seem very concerned about the well-being of both of you.

After Ismelda leaves, Merula will say that you owe her big time for this. You have two options to respond with. If you consider Merula your friend, you should go with the second option.

Also, if you pick that one, you’ll get to see her blushing, which in itself is quite an unusual sight.

After that, she’ll tell you that the last item on the list, which is the supply of Jaberknoll feathers, is located in Dumbledore’s office. Acquiring it won’t be an easy task.

There is a waiting period of three hours before you can proceed to get the last ingredient. Since this side quest is not time-limited, it is recommended to wait until the timer runs out.

Proceed to the Headmaster’s Office once the waiting time is over.

Upon arriving, you’ll notice Filch and McGonagall, so you’ll decide to turn into an animal using your Animagus ability and eavesdrop in order to obtain the password for entering Dumbledore’s Office.

After a while, both of them will leave the place, so you’ll be able to enter the office unnoticed… or will you?

Once you enter, you’ll get the task to obtain Jaberknoll feathers. To complete it, you need to earn five stars within eight hours. One star is needed to pass.

While doing this task, there are actions with bonus progress tied to the bookshelves and the Headmaster’s desk. Focus on doing those if you are looking to save some energy.

When you complete the task, you’ll grab the ingredients and exit the office. However, as soon as you are out, you’ll be greeted by Professor McGonagall. That will put you in an awkward situation. You can react to this in three ways. This choice won’t impact the story, so feel free to go with any option.

Apparently, McGonagall is quite familiar with your recent activities, so she’ll ask you about that. You can choose to admit using your Animagus ability or you can choose to deny it. This choice won’t have any effect on the quest, so feel free to pick the option you want.

After that, she’ll ask if you being near the Headmaster’s office is a coincidence or not. Again, this choice won’t influence the quest’s outcome, so you can freely pick either option.

Lastly, the Professor will ask you to tell her who put you up to this. You can either admit it’s a job for Snape or you can completely deny it. This choice will determine the final outcome of the quest.

If you admit that you are collecting ingredients for Snape, you will NOT get any House Points. Lying will get McGonagall furious, which could potentially have some effect on some future quests, but if you do that, you WILL get twenty-five House Points later on. This choice is up to you.

If you are in need of the House Points, you might want to consider going with the second option. Otherwise, you should probably avoid angering McGonagall.

For the final task, you need to go back to the Corridor to meet Merula. Hit the GO button and proceed there when you’re ready. When you arrive, you’ll be able to interact with some of your classmates and see what they have to say.

Merula will praise you for your efforts. Apparently, she wasn’t expecting that you’ll manage to collect all the ingredients.

Shortly after, Professor Snape will arrive and he’ll award you twenty-five House Points if you lied to McGonagall. Otherwise, you won’t receive any reward, but at least you won’t be punished either.

With that, the Animagus Adventure side quest will come to an end. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will receive 50 Empathy, 8 Gems, and 2000 Experience Points.

Now, that certainly was an exciting quest, to say the least. Sneaking around the castle in your Animagus form, what a thrilling experience! And there are surely more adventures to come, so see you soon in the Wizarding World.

Thank you for reading.