Year 1 Chapter 6

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Six of Year One of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. In the previous chapter, you finally got to face Merula and put an end to her tyranny by defeating her in a duel in front of everyone. However, it caused quite a scene, and both of you were taken by Professor Snape to face the consequences of your actions.

Now is the time to find out what kind of punishment Snape has in store for you. Hit the GO button to proceed to the West Tower.

[Disclaimer: Walkthrough for this chapter has been updated in September 2021.]

On your way there, you’ll encounter a cheerful Hufflepuff student. Her name is Penny Haywood and she’s the most popular first-year girl. She will thank you for being brave enough to stand up to Merula since none of the other students dared to intervene in the situation.

After a bit of a talk, you’ll learn that she is very good at Potions and she’ll even offer her help if you ever need it. She is also pretty familiar with the gossip around Hogwarts, so that could come in handy in the future.

After you part ways, you’ll proceed to see what your punishment will be. Merula will try to get out of the situation as usual, but she won’t have it easy this time, especially since she was the one who caused the scene. That won’t save you, however, so you’ll have to explain yourself to Snape.

You have three possible options. Each of them will give you five points in a different attribute. Sadly, whichever option you go with, you’ll lose twenty House Points. What a way to punish you. At least it was completely worth it. Twenty points to stop Merula is nothing to be sorry about.

Afterward, the caretaker Mr. Filch will appear and ask Snape to go with him to the Upstairs Corridor. Merula will decide to follow them straight away because it looked like they want to discuss something related to the Cursed Vaults.

So, this is your next task. Tap on the GO button to follow them.

You’ll witness the conversation between Filch and Snape about the Vaults. Apparently, your brother is somehow involved, but sadly, you won’t be able to find out more.

In the end, you’ll decide it is for the best to get out of there and avoid getting caught.

Since the next story task requires you to wait three hours, you can do the lessons for this chapter in the meanwhile.

Proceed to the Charms classroom when you are ready.

To complete the Nox lesson, you will need to earn five stars within three hours. It should take roughly two full energy bars to complete this lesson, so there should be plenty of time, especially if you start with full energy.

As usual, tap on the various glowing objects and complete the actions tied to them in order to fill up the star meter.

When you earn all five stars, trace the path on the screen to cast the spell.

Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards.

You will earn an additional reward for completing the lesson. You can claim it in the Charms section of your Hogwarts Record.

That is another spell learned and plenty of attribute points gained. Your next task is the Mount Broom lesson, so head to the training grounds when you are ready to attend it.

This lesson will require you to earn five stars within three hours. Once you’re ready, tap on the Start button to begin.

Like always, complete actions to fill up the Star Meter. 

And as usual, if you want some bonus Courage points, be successful at completing mini-tasks after earning each star.

Lastly, when you earn the fifth star, do the Focus mini-task in order to mount your broom.

Congratulations! This will not only give you a nice amount of attribute points but will increase your maximum energy by one, which will surely come in handy in the future.

Now is the time to continue the story. Hit the GO button and proceed to the Great Hall to meet with Rowan.

When you get there, you can tap on the speech bubbles above other students to check out what they have to say.

Once you’re done with that, tap on the exclamation mark to start the conversation with Rowan. After explaining what happened, you’ll have to convince Rowan to help you investigate the forbidden corridor.

Tapping on the handshake icon will open the window in which you can see the recommended attribute levels for this task. When you are ready, hit the Start button to begin.

In order to complete this task, you’ll need to be friendly and supportive and make it clear that Rowan is an essential part of solving this mystery.

If you are having trouble, you can check some of the questions and the optimal answers below.

In most cases, four good answers will be enough to complete this task. Given that you have six turns, it shouldn’t prove too difficult. After a bit more talking, your next task will be to investigate the upstairs corridor with Rowan.

However, there is a three-hour waiting time until you can do it. If you don’t want to wait, you can always spend some gems or time toffees to remove the waiting time.

In any case, once you are able to continue, hit the GO button and proceed to the upstairs corridor. You’ll find Rowan there, waiting for you. Tap on the exclamation mark to continue.

You’ll work out the basics of the plan, but Rowan will start having second thoughts, so you have three options to reply with.

Each of the options will earn you five points in a different attribute. Regardless of your choice, you’ll decide to search the corridor quickly and see if you can find anything interesting.

Tap on the exclamation mark and hit the Start button to begin. In order to complete this task, you’ll need to earn five stars within one hour. However, to be able to pass, you only need one star.

If you plan to obtain all of the bonus stars, it is highly recommended to start with full energy. That way, completing the task on time shouldn’t be a problem.

Complete actions by investigating various glowing objects in the corridor in order to fill up the Star Meter.

After completing the investigation, you come to the conclusion that the door is locked with an impenetrable lock, and getting inside at this point would be impossible. Rowan will suddenly notice a cat approaching.

But it’s not just any cat, it’s Mrs. Norris, the caretaker’s cat, and if she is here Filch is probably not too far away. In the end, you and your friend will decide it’s for the best that you get out of there.

With that, Chapter 6 of Year 1 will come to an end. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards.

Thank you for reading and see you soon with the continuation of this adventure. Until next time!

You can check out our video playthrough of Chapter 6 HERE

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