Let the Festivities Begin Part 1

Updated For Game Version 4.0.0

Welcome to Part 1 of our Walkthrough for Let the Festivities Begin Adventure of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. This adventure is available for students of Year Four and above.

It is significantly longer than most of the other ones. Thankfully, you have 4 days and 17 hours to complete it, which should be enough time to finish all four parts.

Once you start the adventure, head to the Great Hall to meet your friends.

[Disclaimer: This walkthrough will feature the gameplay from the perspective of a Year 4 student. Since the adventure is available for students of Year 4 and above, the star and attribute requirements for certain tasks might be different for you, depending on your current progress of the main story. Walkthrough for this part has been updated in February 2022.]

Upon arriving, you’ll be able to interact with some of your classmates by tapping on the speech bubbles above them.

Dumbledore will reveal the reason for summoning the students to the Great Hall.

Shortly after the Headmaster finishes his speech, Merula will approach and ask for your opinion about the Celestial Ball. You have three response options. All of them will lead to pretty much the same outcome, so feel free to pick the one you prefer.

Afterward, you’ll get to discuss the Celestial Ball with your friends. You have one hour to complete this task and earn at least one out of five stars to pass.

You should easily be able to complete this task with a single energy bar. However, since the adventure is time-limited, you might want to consider earning a couple of stars and letting the timer expire. This will save you some energy, which could help you in the long run. On the other hand, if you are looking to earn some extra rewards and a chance for some chocolate frogs, you should fully complete this task.

When you are done with the task, Dumbledore will make one more announcement before dismissing the students.

Penny will then ask you to meet her in the Artefact Room to discuss something related to the Celestial Ball.

Once you are ready, hit the GO button and proceed there to meet her.

As you arrive, Penny will ask if you’d be willing to join the Celestial Ball decorating committee.

She’ll then ask if you hoped to talk about something else. You have two response options. There are some minor differences, but in general, they both lead to the same outcome, so you can freely pick either of those.

You’ll also learn that Emily Tyler plans to lead the decorating committee.

Shortly after, Penny will explain everything about the election to you. This is a task that requires you to earn five stars within three hours. All of the stars are needed to pass, so you should avoid starting it with an empty energy bar.

Prioritize doing 5-cost actions to save as much energy as possible.

When you complete the task, you’ll come up with a plan to help Penny win the election.

However, in order to do that, you’ll need help from none other than Bill Weasley. Proceed to the Great Hall to meet him.

When you arrive, you’ll be able to tap on the speech bubbles above some of your classmates to see what they have to say.

Once you reveal your plan to Bill, he’ll be fairly reluctant to help, so you’ll need to do some convincing.

The task window will display the recommended attribute levels and the cost.

This plays out quite similarly to Meal With a Friend. The attribute requirements are fairly low, so you shouldn’t have much trouble completing this task in six turns. Below are some of the questions and answers to them.

Once you are done, Bill will agree to help Penny.

Head to the Library to attend the election.

Upon arriving, you’ll notice the speech bubbles above some of the characters. Tap on those to see what they have to say to you.

Emily will be fairly confident that she will end up winning the election.

Shortly after, you’ll get the task to campaign for Penny. To complete it, you need to obtain five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

If you want to save some energy, you can earn a few stars and then wait for the timer to expire. This way, you’ll save some energy, which could make a difference since the timer for the adventure is limited. However, if you are looking to earn some extra rewards, you should fully complete this task.

Either way, when you are done, Madam Pince will announce the winner of the election – Penny Haywood!

Your Hufflepuff friend will wholeheartedly thank everyone for their support.

You’ll thank Bill for being kind enough to support Penny.

He’ll ask if you consider Penny more than just a friend. You have two options to choose from. If you like Penny, it is highly recommended to pick the second option.

For the next task, you should proceed to the Charms Classroom.

When you arrive, you can tap on the speech bubbles above your friends to see what they have to say.

Professor Flitwick will warn everyone not to use any magic while creating the decorations for the ball.

And making decorations is your next task. To complete it, you need to acquire five stars within an hour. All of the stars are required to pass.

This task should easily be achievable with a single energy bar. It’s also worth noting there are 5-cost actions tied to Barnaby and Penny. Prioritize those if you want to save a bit of energy.

When you are done, Penny will praise everyone for their efforts.

Tulip will suggest using magic to make the decorations better. You’ll get the option to do so if you want. However, if you use magic, Penny will get removed from the decorating committee, so you definitely want to avoid that. Because of that, it is highly recommended to pick the second option.

Also, if you decide not to use magic, Professor Flitwick will reward you with five House Points.

Before you can proceed, there is a waiting period of five hours. Since you will likely be low on energy at this point, it is recommended to wait and let your energy recharge in the meantime.

Head to the Great Hall once you are able to continue.

As you arrive, you’ll notice the speech bubbles above some of your classmates. Tap on those to see what they have to say to you.

Penny will thank you in case you decided not to use magic for decorations. Otherwise, she’ll be quite sad.

Shortly after, Ben and Rowan will show up and say they decided not to attend the Celestial Ball.

You’ll then get to ask them about it. This is your next task. You need to earn five stars within three hours to complete it.

There should be a fair number of 5 cost actions available for this task, which will allow you to save some energy.

After you’re done, you’ll find out why they don’t want to go to the ball. You have two options to respond with. This choice won’t significantly impact the story, so feel free to pick the option you prefer.

Shortly after, Part 1 of Let the Festivities Begin adventure will come to an end. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards.

One down, three to go. Now that you’re done with the decorations, you can try to convince Ben and Rowan to attend the ball and have a good time. But will you be able to persuade them to change their mind? Find out in the next part of this lovely adventure.

Thank you for reading.

You can check out our video playthrough of Part 1 HERE

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