Chapter 2 – Growing and shrinking

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Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Two of Year Two of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. In the previous chapter, you arrived back at Hogwarts after spending your summer holidays. You attended the welcoming ceremony, during which you realized that your friend, Ben Copper, is missing.

Sadly, no one you asked knew where Ben was, so you decided to check some of his hiding places. You went to the artefact room. There, you managed to find a note which pointed to Slytherin (or Gryffindor if you are Slytherin or Ravenclaw) Common Room. Rowan decided to come up with a plan to sneak in there, while you need to figure out how to avoid their Prefect.

There is one hour of waiting time until you can proceed with the story part. Unfortunately, lessons won’t be available until you progress through the story, so the best course of action would be to wait until the timer runs out.

Summary

Chapter Summary:

  • Task 1: Talk to Rowan
    • Location: Your house’s Common Room
    • Requirements: None
    • Choice: Tell Rowan what you think about the plan
      • Yes, it’s brilliant (Rowan level 4): +5 Courage
      • It’s dangerous: +5 Empathy
      • It’s quite mad: +5 Knowledge
  • Task 2/Lesson 1: Reducio
    • Waiting Time: 3 hours
    • Location: Charms Classroom
    • Unlock: 7 Charms stars
    • Requirements: 3 hours – 5/5 stars
    • Choice 1: Decide if you want to trick the Prefect or not
      • Trick the Prefect (9 Empathy): +10 Empathy
      • Don’t trick the Prefect: +5 Empathy
    • Choice 2: Tell Flitwick if you are planning to break school rules again
      • Yes (10 Knowledge): +10 Knowledge
      • No: 5 Courage
  • Task 3: Talk to Rowan
    • Location: The Great Hall
    • Requirements: 7 Courage, 9 Empathy, 7 Knowledge; 150 Coins; 6 turns – 3/3 Diamonds
      • What if we can’t find Ben? – Don’t worry. We’ll find him. (Courage)
      • I have a really bad feeling… – You’re just worried. We all are. (Empathy)
      • What if he’s lost? – We won’t stop searching. (Empathy)
      • Ben is probably so afraid… – We’ll do everything we can… (Knowledge)
      • I wish I had your confidence… – We just have to stick together. (Knowledge)
      • What if we disappear too? – Our friends will find us. (Courage)
    • Choice: Decide if you want to make a promise to Rowan
      • I promise (Rowan level 4): +5 Empathy
      • I can’t promise: +5 Knowledge
  • Chapter Rewards: 150 Coins and 300 Experience Points
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Walkthrough

Video guide for this chapter is available at our YouTube channel. Use the button below.

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Hit the GO button and proceed to your Common Room to continue with the story once the waiting time is over. When you get there you’ll notice that some students have speech bubbles above them. Tap on those to check out what they have to say.

Once you’ve done that, tap on the exclamation mark to start the conversation with Rowan. Your friend will explain the plan to enter the Slytherin (or Gryffindor) Common Room. It involves the use of shrinking and growing charms. Rowan will ask for your opinion about it. You have three options to reply with.

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Each of those will award you with five points in an attribute, but the outcome is pretty much the same – you’ll decide to stick with his plan. If you like Rowan, it is recommended to pick the first option if your friendship level is 4 or higher.

One of the problems with the plan is the Slytherin (or Gryffindor) Prefect, so you will have to do something about it. That is your next task. However, there is a three-hour waiting period before you can proceed, so you can either wait a bit or spend some gems to speed up the process. Since there is no need to rush the story, it is recommended to simply wait until this timer expires.

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Once the waiting time is over, hit the GO button to continue. You’ll get to Slytherin Common Room where you’ll encounter Felix Rosier, the Slytherin Prefect. Note that this part is different if you are playing a Slytherin or Ravenclaw character – in which case you will go outside of Gryffindor’s Common Room and encounter their Prefect Angelica. However, the gameplay aspects are fairly similar with very minor differences.

After a bit of talking, you’ll try to convince the Prefect that students from your house are planning to prank their house. The Prefect will be awfully suspicious, so you’ll have two options.

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It is recommended to select the option to trick the Prefect since that one will award you with ten Empathy points, and will also make your plan go much smoother. After a bit more talking, the Prefect will be convinced to stay at the Quidditch match until it ends.

Your next task is to learn Reducio spell. Head to the Charms classroom once you are ready to continue.

To unlock Reducio lesson, you need to earn a total of seven stars from the Charms Class. The fastest way to do so is by completing an eight-hour and a two-hour lesson. But if you want to get some additional attribute and house points, you can go with two eight-hour classes. When you are ready, hit the start button to begin.

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For these classes, simply follow the same steps as with any other Charms class. Complete actions by tapping on the glowing objects. This will fill up the star meter and eventually grant you stars. Prioritize actions with bonus progress (those with the highest cost) if you want to save some energy.

Each time you earn a star, you’ll receive a mini-task. Completing one of those will award you with ten Empathy points, so it’s in your best interest to succeed at them.

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When you are done, tap on the Collect button to continue. After earning all seven stars, Reducio lesson should be unlocked, so head back to the classroom to attend it. 

When you get there, you’ll see that some of the students want to tell you something. Tap on their speech bubbles to see what they have to say.

Once you’ve done that, tap on the exclamation mark to start the conversation with Professor Flitwick. You will ask the Professor several questions about the Shrinking Charm: does it work on humans? Can you control how much you can shrink? How does one avoid being stepped on? Professor Flitwick will say that using the Shrinking Charm on yourself would be very complicated, dangerous, and incredibly foolish.

He’ll then ask if you plan to break the school rules again. He will insist that you be honest with him. You have two options.

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It is recommended that you pick the first option for two reasons. The first one is because it will be beneficial for your relationship with the professor. The second one is fairly obvious – this option will award you with ten Knowledge points. The only downside is that your Knowledge needs to be level ten to select it.

Moments later, the class will start. In order to complete this lesson, you need to earn five stars within three hours. It is highly recommended to start it with full energy, so you don’t have any trouble completing it. When you are ready, hit the Start button to begin.

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Same as before, tap on the glowing objects to complete the actions, fill up the star meter and earn stars. Also, pay attention to the mini-tasks, since completing each of those is worth ten Empathy points.

After you get the fifth star, you’ll be tasked with casting Reducio. Trace the path on the screen to successfully cast the spell.

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When you are done, hit the Collet button to claim your rewards. Don’t forget to claim an additional reward in the Charms section of your Hogwarts Record.

Congratulations! Now you have all the components of your plan ready. The next task is to meet with Rowan for a final discussion about it. Tap on the GO button and proceed to the Great Hall.

Once you get there, you’ll notice the speech bubbles above some of the students. Tap on them to check out what they have to say to you.

Afterward, tap on the exclamation mark to initiate the conversation with Rowan. You’ll notice that your friend is pretty upset about the whole situation with Ben’s disappearance, so it’s up to you to cheer Rowan up. Tap on the handshake icon to open the task window. It will display the recommended attribute levels for this task as well as the cost of it. When you are ready, hit the Start button to begin.

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Basically, this task is pretty similar to the Meal With a Friend mini-game, so in order to pass, you need to select the answers that will reassure Rowan the most.

Simply be supportive and select the friendliest options, and you should have no problem completing this in three or four turns. Below are the questions and answers for this task.

  • What if we can’t find Ben? – Don’t worry. We’ll find him. (Courage)
  • I have a really bad feeling… – You’re just worried. We all are. (Empathy)
  • What if he’s lost? – We won’t stop searching. (Empathy)
  • Ben is probably so afraid… – We’ll do everything we can… (Knowledge)
  • I wish I had your confidence… – We just have to stick together. (Knowledge)
  • What if we disappear too? – Our friends will find us. (Courage)

When you’re done, tap on the Collect button to continue. You’ll notice that your friend is feeling much better.

Rowan will ask you to promise not to keep any secrets. This choice is entirely up to you, but honestly, Rowan has earned your trust so far and was the one person you could always rely on, which is why it is recommended to pick the first option.

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Shortly after, Chapter Two of Year Two will end. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will earn 150 Coins and 300 Experience points.

The second year of your Hogwarts studies has just begun, and things are already getting very interesting. Thank you for reading!