Chapter 13 – Rats and dogs

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Thirteen of Year Five of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. In the previous chapter, you talked to Madam Rakepick and she advised you to look for a portrait of the Cursed Vault.

You and Badeea went to the Grand Staircases to look, but sadly, you couldn’t find it. Afterward, you went to the Library to meet your friends and see if you can find anything about the portrait there.

Unfortunately, you didn’t find anything helpful, so in the end, Jae and you went to see if the House-Elves know anything about it. Luckily, one of them told you that years ago, a Gryffindor student asked the same question.

You then went to Gryffindor Common Room to search for any clues. Sadly, you were unable to find anything, and to make matters worse, Percy arrived and he threatened to report you for breaking the rules. In the end, you managed to convince him not to do so, and in exchange, you will look for his missing rat, Scabbers.

Summary

Walkthrough

Now you can start things off by doing the lessons part of the chapter first. Hit the GO button and head to the Care of Magical Creatures.

To unlock the Porlock lesson, you need to earn a total of nine stars from the Care of Magical Creatures classes. You can do this in a number of ways, but ultimately, you should pick a combination of classes that suits your playstyle.

There should be a fair number of bonus progress actions available during these classes, which should make things a bit easier.

Be sure to do most of the mini-tasks successfully to earn some additional Courage Points.

Once you get all of the required stars, head back to Care of Magical Creatures to attend the lesson.

Learning to care for Porlock is a three-hour task with a passing requirement of five stars. Because of this, you might want to consider having full energy prior to starting the lesson.

Do this in a similar way to the classes you took before and you’ll be done before you know it.

Once you are done, hit the Collect button to claim your rewards.

You’ll receive an additional reward for completing the lesson. You can claim it in the Care of Magical Creatures section of your Hogwarts Record.

For the second lesson, you should proceed to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.

Unlocking the Trip Jinx requires earning nine stars from the Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. Like before, pick the class combination suitable to your liking and hit the Start button to begin.

Focus on actions with bonus progress to optimize energy usage. And try to do all of the mini-tasks for some additional Courage points.

Once you have all nine stars, head back to the classroom to attend the lesson.

To learn the Trip Jinx, you need to acquire five stars within three hours. Since all five stars are required to pass, it is highly recommended to avoid starting the lesson with an empty energy bar.

Approach this lesson just like the classes you took beforehand, and you shouldn’t encounter any problems.

During the lesson, Professor Rakepick will ask you a question about the Trip Jinx.

Once you’ve obtained all five stars, you’ll be tasked with casting the spell. Trace the wand movement on the screen to do so.

If you are successful, you’ll trip Ismelda and she’ll fall down.

Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You can claim an additional reward in the Defence Against the Dark Arts section of your Hogwarts Record.

Now that you’re done with the lessons, you can place your focus on the story. It is time to take Fang to the Forbidden Forest and look for Scabbers. Proceed there when you are ready.

Lucky for you, Torvus will offer to help with your search.

You’ll then notice that he and Jae have some sort of a deal.

After asking your Gryffindor friend about it, he’ll avoid telling you the details.

You can respond to this in three different ways. If your friendship with Jae is level five or higher, you can persuade him to tell you more.

In any case, you will receive the task to search for Scabbers. Completing it will require earning five stars within one hour. Only one star is needed to pass, which should be fairly easy to achieve.

There are bonus progress actions tied to Fang and the tree roots. Focus on those if you want to save energy.

When you are done, Fang will discover a strange set of footprints. Upon glancing at them, most Potterheads will immediately realize their meaning. Sadly, your character and Jae will only be able to speculate.

For the next task, you should proceed to the Prefects’ Bathroom to meet Charlie. After talking to him for a bit, you’ll get the task to search for Scabbers.

To complete it, you need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is required to pass.

There is a bonus progress action tied to Charlie. Prioritizing it should save you a bit of energy.

When you are done, Fang will discover some breadcrumbs. According to Jae, those are from one of the sandwiches that are made in the Kitchens.

Moments later, Professor McGonagall will arrive and she’ll want to know what you are doing with a dog in the Prefects’ Bathroom.

You have three options to respond with. If your Courage level is 26 or above, it is recommended to pick the first option since it will award you ten House Points.

Your next destination is the Kitchens. Proceed there when you are ready.

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

Pitts will scold you for bringing Fang into the kitchens. You have three options to respond with. All of the options will lead to the same outcome, but selecting the third choice will lead to some hilarious lines of dialogue that are definitely worth checking out.

To search the kitchens, you will need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is required to pass.

There is an action with bonus progress tied to Jae. Prioritize it to save some energy.

Next, you should proceed to the Care of Magical Creatures to meet Professor Kettleburn.

Once you get there, you can interact with some of your classmates by tapping on their speech bubbles.

The Professor will be delighted to see that you’ve brought Fang to his class. He is one of the people that can instantly ignite a spark of happiness in anyone.

You’ll explain the situation to him and shortly after, you’ll get the task to search for Scabbers. To complete it, you need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is required to pass.

Make sure to slide the screen left and right to see all the available actions. Also, there is a bonus progress action tied to Charlie. Focus on it whenever it is available to save energy.

When you are done, Fang will bark at you, implying that he found something.

Upon closer inspection, you will realize that he actually found some shards of the cursed ice.

Jae will ask if you can figure out the meaning of this. You have three answers to choose from. Each option will eventually lead to the same outcome, so you can feel free to pick any of them.

You’ll come to the conclusion that you should visit the cursed corridor again and see if you can find anything there. However, there is a waiting period of three hours before you can continue.

Once you are able to, proceed to the cursed corridor.

After you get there, you will explain the situation to Jae and then you’ll decide to look around and see if you can find any leads.

To do that, you will need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

There is a bonus progress action tied to Fang and it is recommended to do it whenever it is available to save energy.

Upon completing the task, Fang will find a bit of fur leading to the hidden staircase.

You’ll then need to cast the Revelio Charm. Trace the wand movement on the screen to successfully do so.

The spell will work and the staircase will be revealed. Jae will be fascinated by this and he’ll ask for your advice. You have three options to choose from. Each will lead to the same outcome, so feel free to pick the one you like the most.

The three of you will then proceed upstairs to see if there are any signs of Percy’s rat there.

Searching for Scabbers is an eight-hour task. To complete it, you will need to earn at least one out of five stars.

Do this task in a similar way to the other story tasks and you’ll be done before you know it.

Once you are done, you’ll find Scabbers standing on an odd-looking piece of paper near the entrance to the Cursed Vault.

Shortly after, Chapter 13 of Year 5 will conclude. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will earn 250 Coins and 2000 Experience points.

Now that you’ve found Scabbers, you can bring him back to Percy and then continue your search. But will Percy honor his word and keep his mouth shut? Also, what is the mysterious piece of paper that Scabbers was standing on? Does it have something to do with this entire mystery? Find out in the next chapter of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery.

Thank you for reading.