Chapter 6 – Explore the forbidden forest

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Six of Year Four of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery! In the previous chapter, you talked to Charlie and realized that you need a broom in order to fly into the Forbidden Forest. Sadly, Madam Hooch was unwilling to lend you one, so you had to resort to some alternative methods of obtaining it.

After consulting with your friends, you decided to prank the caretaker once again and see if there is any broom in his office. You procured a pranking item from Zonko’s and easily managed to take care of Filch. You then went and searched his office, but all the brooms in there were broken.

You did, however, find another black quill in the caretaker’s office. After using Reparifarge, it turned into a note. This one was threatening Madam Rakepick to stay away from the Cursed Vaults.

You then talked to Charlie and decided to ask one of your classmates for a broom. Thankfully, after drinking some butterbeer and explaining the situation, your classmate agreed to let you borrow their broom.

Summary

Walkthrough

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Now you can start things off by doing the lessons part of the chapter. Hit the GO button and proceed to the Potions classroom when you are ready.

To unlock Weedosoros Lesson, you need to earn a total of nine stars from Potions classes. There are several different ways to do this. A relatively quick and balanced way is by doing three three-hour classes.

A somewhat slower, but much more rewarding way involves doing two eight-hour classes. You should find a combination of classes that suits you best and do it that way. Once you’ve made up your mind, hit the Start button to begin.

Follow the usual routine for these classes. Complete actions by tapping on the glowing objects. This will fill up the star meter and after completing enough actions, you will earn a star.

Keep in mind that the highest-cost actions will contribute more than the other ones, so you should prioritize those.

After earning each star, you’ll be given a mini-task. Completing it successfully will award you ten Knowledge points.

When you are done, hit the Collect button to continue. After unlocking the lesson, head back to the Potions classroom to attend it.

Once you arrive, you’ll be able to interact with some of the students by tapping on the speech bubbles above them.

Completing Weedosoros lesson requires earning five stars within three hours. Try to avoid starting it if your energy bar is empty since all five stars are needed to pass.

Do this just like the classes you had beforehand and you shouldn’t have any trouble completing it in time. During the lesson, Professor Snape will ask you a question about Weedosoros potion.

Upon earning the fifth star, you’ll be tasked with waving your wand over the cauldron to finish your potion. Trace the wand movement on the screen to complete this task.

When you are done, tap on the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue. You can claim an additional reward in the Potions section of your Hogwarts Record.

Proceed to the Care of Magical Creatures for the second lesson of the chapter.

In order to unlock the Niffler lesson, you need to obtain a total of nine stars from the Care of Magical Creatures classes. Like before, pick a class combination that suits you best and hit the Start button to begin.

Do these similarly to any other classes you had so far. Whenever possible, focus on actions with bonus progress to optimize the usage of energy.

Also, try to successfully complete all of the mini-tasks since each of those will award you ten Courage points.

When you obtain all nine stars, the Niffler lesson will become available. Head back to the Care of Magical Creatures to attend it.

Once you get there, you’ll notice that some of the characters have speech bubbles above them. Tap on those if you are curious to see what they have to say.

Professor Kettleburn will introduce Madam Rakepick and her Niffler, Sickleworth to the class. The little fellow will look absolutely adorable.

To complete this lesson, you need to earn five stars within eight hours. Since all five stars are required to pass, having full energy prior to starting is highly recommended.

Prioritize bonus progress actions to save as much energy as possible. As always, try to complete all of the mini-tasks since each of those will grant you ten Courage points upon successful completion.

When you are done, tap on the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue. You can collect an additional reward in the Care of Magical Creatures section of your Hogwarts Record.

Now that you’ve done the lessons part of the chapter, you can resume the story. Hit the GO button and proceed to the Training Grounds to meet Charlie.

After telling him you managed to obtain a broom, he’ll say that you should bring one more person with you, just to be safe. You have three options to choose from.

Rowan is available regardless of the friendship level. However, in order to select Bill or Barnaby, you need to have level four friendship with them. There are some minor story differences, but the general outcome is the same, so pick the person you like the most. It’s also worth noting that you will earn a fair number of friendship points with the person you choose.

There is a waiting period of three hours before you can proceed to the next task. Head to the Great Hall once the waiting time is over.

When you arrive, you’ll be able to interact with some of the characters and see what they have to say. Simply tap on their speech bubbles to do so. Afterward, you’ll need to convince your friend to join you in the Forbidden Forest.

Tap on the handshake icon to open the task window. Regardless of who you selected, the recommended attribute levels and the cost of the task will be the same.

This behaves pretty similarly to the Meal With a Friend mini-game. Simply pick the answers that would fit with the friend you chose.

Below are the questions and answers for convincing Rowan.

• Why do you want me to go? – You’ve studied the Forest. (Knowledge)
• What if we get caught? – We won’t get caught. (Courage)
• I can’t get detention. – I won’t let that happen. (Empathy)
• I’m worried about the creatures… – We’ll protect each other. (Empathy)
• Isn’t there another way? – Trust me, this is the best plan. (Courage)
• I’m still not sure… – We opened a Cursed Vault! (Knowledge)

Here are the questions and answers for convincing Bill.

• Why do you want me to go? – You’re a natural Curse-Breaker. (Empathy)
• What if we get caught? – We won’t get caught. (Empathy)
• What would Rakepick think? – She’d want us breaking curses. (Courage)
• The Forest is dangerous… – That’s why we need you with us. (Knowledge)
• I’m worried about my career… – You can still be a Curse-Breaker. (Courage)
• I’m just not sure about this. – You, Charlie, and I can do this. (Knowledge)

Below are the questions and answers for convincing Barnaby.

• Why do you want me to go? – You’re a loyal friend. (Empathy)
• What if we get caught? – We won’t get caught. (Knowledge)
• I can’t get detention again… – l won’t let that happen, Barnaby. (Courage)
• I wish I never followed Merula… – We’re friends because of it. (Empathy)
• I don’t know… – We can do this if we stick together. (Empathy)
• What if I get expelled? – Trust me, this plan will work. (Courage)

You will earn plenty of friendship points for completing this task. You’ll then receive the next task to meet Charlie. However, there is a waiting period of eight hours before you can continue.

Once the waiting time is over, hit the GO button and proceed to the Courtyard to meet your friends.

The three of you will mount your brooms and fly into the Forbidden Forest.

When you get there, you’ll realize that Charlie is missing.

The friend you picked for this adventure will help you look for him. You have three hours to complete this task and earn at least one out of five stars.

Do this just like any other story task you had so far and you’ll be done quickly and easily.

Even after all the search, the only thing you’ll be able to find will be some hoofprints. Your friend will ask what to do next. You have three response options. All of the options will end in the same outcome, so if your Courage is level twenty or higher, you might as well go with the third choice and gain some additional attribute points in the process.

You’ll then be tasked with casting Vermillious. Trace the wand movement on the screen to successfully perform this spell.

Moments later, your friend will approach you. Apparently, Charlie is so much better at flying that he was exploring the forest on his own while you were still getting there.

Sadly, he couldn’t find anything and since it’s getting pretty late, you’ll decide that it would be best to head back to Hogwarts.

Your next task involves searching Jacob’s room with Tulip. You’ll need to wait three hours before she’s ready to meet with you.

Proceed to Jacob’s room once the waiting time is over. When you arrive, you’ll be in for a surprise.

It looks like Tulip invited Merula to assist you with the search since she has spent a lot of time in Jacob’s room, and her help could be essential to find some clues.

Tulip will ask if you’re upset about this. Going with the first option will make Merula surprised, but if your friendship level with Tulip is three or higher, you can pick the second choice.

In any case, both options will lead to the same outcome, so select the one you prefer more.

You’ll then need to cast Lumos to make the search easier. Trace the wand movement on the screen to perform this spell.

Searching the room requires earning five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

There are bonus progress actions tied to Tulip, the board, the book, and the sketch. Focus on those actions to save energy.

When you complete the search, you’ll stumble upon a drawing that could have clues needed to uncover the next vault. 

However, further investigation of the Forbidden Forest will be necessary in order to find out more information. You will be able to bring one person with you.

You will need friendship levels of four and five if you want to bring Tulip or Penny along respectively. Picking Merula, however, will open up a unique possibility to work along with your rival, so you might want to consider that option.

Once you decide who to pick, hit the GO button and proceed to the Forest Grove. Shortly after you get there, you’ll encounter a centaur named Torvus, and he’ll want to know what you are doing in the forest. You have three options to respond with.

The first two options will give you five attribute points, while the third one is worth ten Courage points. Since all of these will lead to the same outcome, you might as well go for the third choice.

You’ll then have to duel Torvus. The task window will display the recommended attribute levels as well as the cost of the duel.

Overall, this duel isn’t too difficult. Since the Empathy requirement is only 18 for this duel, there is a fairly straightforward strategy you can use. Simply go Aggressive on every turn and use Depulso. As long as your Empathy isn’t lower than the recommended value, you should easily be able to win the duel using this strategy.

When you manage to win, Torvus will explain that Jacob stole an arrow that belonged to him.

Apparently, it is the same one you found in the Vault of Fear. However, it is missing its arrowhead.

Torvus will be puzzled why the arrowhead is missing and he’ll wonder how his arrow ended up in a Cursed Vault. You’ll learn that he already knows about the existence of the vaults because his father told him about them, and also to stay away from them.

Torvus wanted to help your brother open the cursed vault. Back then, he refused to give Jacob an arrow, so Jacob stole it. Because of this Torvus was exiled from his herd. Now, the arrow is missing its jeweled arrowhead.

Torvus will consider taking you to the forest vault if you find the missing arrowhead and return it to him. Shortly after, Chapter 6 of Year 4 will be completed. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will receive 250 Coins and 1500 Experience points.

Will you be able to figure out where the missing arrowhead is? Will any of your friends help you with that? Find out in the next chapter of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery!

Thank you for reading.