Chapter 2 – Grave danger

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Two of Year Five of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. In the previous chapter, you started Year Five of your Hogwarts studies.

You got to catch up with your friends and discuss the events of the previous year. Penny introduced you to her little sister Beatrice, who was clearly very excited to finally meet you. You also attended your first Defence Against the Dark Arts class under the tutelage of Professor Rakepick.

Afterward, you were introduced to Percy Weasley, a highly ambitious younger brother of Bill and Charlie. Later on, Bill, Merula, and you were handpicked by Professor Rakepick to serve as her assistants in finding and breaking the Cursed Vaults.

Lastly, you went to the Clocktower Courtyard to meet Ben and discuss the events of the previous year. In the end, you got attacked by the Dark Wizard. Apparently, someone else got controlled by whoever is pulling the strings and it’s up to you to discover who it is.

Summary

Walkthrough

As usual, you can do the lessons part of the chapter first. Head to the Potions classroom when you’re ready.

To unlock the Hair-Raising Potion lesson, you’ll need to earn a total of nine stars from the Potions classes. Like before, you have several different ways of doing this, so feel free to pick the combination of classes that suits you the most.

As for these lessons, follow the standard routine. Prioritize doing the bonus progress actions to save energy.

Every time you obtain a star, you’ll be given a mini-task. Each one you complete successfully will grant you ten Knowledge points.

Once you are done, the lesson should be unlocked, so head back to the classroom to attend it.

Learning to brew the Hair-Raising Potion is a three-hour task that requires you to obtain five stars. Since all five stars are needed to pass, you definitely want to avoid having low energy before starting the lesson.

Follow the same steps you did in the previous classes and you’ll be done quickly and easily.

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

When you are done, hit the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue.

You’ll be able to claim an additional reward in the Potions section of your Hogwarts Record.

Your second lesson of the chapter is the Hex-Deflection. Once ready, proceed to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.

Unlocking this lesson requires you to earn nine stars from the Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. As with the previous one, there is a number of combinations to achieve this, so just pick the one that suits you best and hit the Start button to begin.

Whenever you can, do the bonus progress actions to optimize energy usage.

Try your best to successfully complete all of the mini-tasks to earn some additional Courage points.

Once you have all nine stars, the lesson will be unlocked, so you should head back to the classroom to attend it.

To learn the Hex-Deflection Spell, you need to earn three stars within three hours.

Do this lesson just like the classes you did beforehand, and you’ll be done in no time. During the lesson, Professor Rakepick will ask you a question about Hex-Deflection.

After earning the third star, you’ll be tasked with casting the spell. Trace the wand movement on the screen to cast Salvio Hexia.

When you are done, hit the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue.

You’ll get an additional reward you can claim in the Defence Against the Dark Arts section of your Hogwarts Record.

Now that you’re done with the lessons, you can focus on the story. Proceed to the Three Broomsticks for your next task.

Once you arrive, you’ll be able to check out what some of the characters have to say by tapping on their speech bubbles.

Both Bill and Merula will await you at the table. Bill will be very surprised to hear that you’ve been attacked again. Merula, on the other hand, will have quite a different reaction.

You’ll tell her that in order to find the remaining vaults, you have to work together. She’ll seem genuinely surprised by this and will ask if you trust her now.

You can respond in three ways. While this choice won’t significantly impact the story, if you like Merula, it is recommended to go with the first option.

Bill will say that if there are any remaining problems Merula and you have between each other, you should talk about it now, rather than later.

This is your next task. To complete it, you need to earn five stars within an hour. One star is required to pass.

There are a couple of very interesting lines of dialogue during this task, so make sure to check them out. Other than that, you should easily be able to earn all five stars with a single energy bar. It is also worth noting there is a bonus progress action tied to Bill.

Shortly after you’re done, Penny will arrive to inform you that her sister Beatrice is missing.

You’ll offer your help without hesitating. The first place to search will be the Red Cap’s hole in the Forbidden Forest.

Bill will advise you to take someone else along since it could be very dangerous to venture there alone. You have three options to choose from. This is one of the rare opportunities to bring Merula along, so you might want to consider it. However, all three choices will eventually lead to the same outcome, so you can feel free to pick whichever one of your friends you prefer to accompany you.

The next task involves meeting the friend you selected at the Red Cap’s Hole. Hit the GO button and proceed there when you are ready.

Upon arriving, you’ll notice that Beatrice isn’t there, so you’ll decide to look for clues.

Searching for clues requires earning five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

There is a bonus progress action tied to the chest. Focus on it to save some energy and complete the task faster.

When you are done, you’ll notice Percy’s rat, Scabbers rummaging through Red Cap’s belongings.

The next place to look is the Spider’s Lair. However, there is a waiting period of eight hours before you can proceed.

Once you’re able to continue, head to the Spider’s Lair to meet your friend. Upon arriving, you’ll find one angry Acromantula awaiting you there.

Your friend will be quick to jump to your defense.

This will infuriate the spider, so you’ll be forced to fight it again. Tap on the crossed wands to bring up the task window.

It will display the recommended attribute levels and the cost of each attempt.

You can use the same strategy you used in the previous year and you should be able to win without much trouble. You can find it in our Walkthrough for Chapter 16 of Year 4 HERE.

As it seems, the Acromantula didn’t see Beatrice.

There is just one more thing you’ll have to do. Trace the wand movement on the screen to cast the Arania Exumai spell and banish the Acromantula.

Your next task is to meet Bill and Penny in the Potions classroom. Hit the GO button and proceed there when you are ready.

Upon arriving, you’ll notice that Penny is brewing something. Apparently, she’s making a potion that will help her locate her sister.

Helping her brew a potion is your next task. To complete it, you need to obtain five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass, so overall, this should be fairly easy to achieve.

There is a bonus progress action tied to the cauldron. Prioritize it to save some energy.

Once you complete the task, Penny will drink the potion. However, much to her disappointment, it won’t work and she’ll be unable to locate her sister.

She’ll quickly become infuriated because there is nothing she can do to find Beatrice. There are three options for you to reply with. Penny will react better to the first or the third option, so it is recommended to pick one of those.

Moments later, Merula will appear with the good news. She managed to find Beatrice!

Sadly, before she can take you to her, she has to find Madam Rakepick, which is why you’ll have to wait three hours before you can continue.

Proceed to the Grand Staircase once the waiting time is over.

Upon arriving, you’ll be able to interact with some of the characters and see what they have to say.

You’ll then find out that Beatrice is trapped in one of the portraits and can’t get out.

Unfortunately, none of the known spells had any effect on her condition.

According to Madam Rakepick, Beatrice’s condition is most likely tied to one of the cursed vaults. You’ll only be able to free her by finding the vault and breaking its curse.

The most logical way to approach this situation is by questioning the other portraits. There is a good chance one of them saw something. To complete this task, you’ll need to earn five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

Be sure to slide the screen left and right to see all the available actions. There is an action with bonus progress tied to Madam Rakepick. Focus on it whenever it is available to save energy.

Sadly, you won’t learn much by questioning the portraits. Madam Rakepick will say that it is of utmost importance to find the next vault or Beatrice may be lost forever.

Shortly after, the caretaker will appear and tell you that it is time for your detention in the kitchens.

Sadly, there is nothing Madam Rakepick can do to help you this time. It looks like you’ll be heading to detention after all.

That will mark the end of Chapter 2 of Year 5. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will receive 250 Coins and 2000 Experience points.

Wow, what a surprising turn of events! It appears that someone already tampered with the next Cursed Vault and unleashed a new curse. Poor Beatrice was its first victim. On top of that, you’ll have to spend time in detention. What will happen when you get to the Kitchens? Is Pitts really as bad as Filch says he is? Find out in the next chapter of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery!

Thank you for reading.