Oh man I struggled so hard with this. Glad I'm not alone. Just walk into ONE of the doors. I can't remember which, but don't walk into the center of both doors.

When facing the doors, walk through the right side. The left door is static. Not sure why they did this.

Speak friend and enter

Ah yes, tricky one this. This is something we like to call a "door". Now, while most doors will only open in one direction, this door conveniently opens in both directions so as to add less confusion for the individual.

By simply walking towards the door and pushing it, one can gain access to the space inside. You can even try this at home!

Tune in next week for our next tutorial: What are stairs?!

/s 😘

I think you have to do all of the quidditch side quests before you’re let in (or it might have to do with the accio challenge… but one of them deffo)

Congratulations on the plat! 😁 This may be the first Harry Potter game I’ll get.

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Hogsmeade is close enough that Harry can walk through a tunnel connecting it to Hogwarts. Probably a good walk, but relatively close by.

It takes about an hour to walk to Hogsmede so it's probably 3 to 4 miles from Hogwarts but they mostly walk, Harry and Dumbledore flew back on brooms in HBP but usually that would be an exceptionally bad idea!

They just walked, Hogsmeade wasn't very far away. I don't think an exact time or distance is given.

I believe they walk

They walk down to Hogsmeade. It isn't far.

You can also get access to other locked areas, like forbidden forest and black lake, through TLSQs or untimed SQs.

I go from male to female characters, from house to house, from race to race. I’ve played close to 20 times.

on third house, still fun to play.

Welcome to the game :)

It’s the best game I ve ever played

I've completed it twice and got the platinum PS5 trophy. There are some things in the game that could be better but overall the game is amazing.

The haunted hogsmeade quest isn't a DLC. It shows up as a side quest in Hogsmeade in winter (Penny the house elf). My PS4 version included this quest.

That quest was NEVER ENDING! I get anxiety thinking about it.

Must be in Winter time for the quest to appear in Hogsmeade.

If you're on PS5 I'd be happy to do the quest for you through shareplay! Just message me if you're interested :)

I raced through there as fast as I could... didn't even look for chests or anything. I definitely could've used a way out.

Did this one this evening. I got a glitch that reloading the save made worse and soft locked me.

Luckily you can go to your quest menu hold X on the quest name to abandon the quest from there, and it takes you back outside the shop.

So glad to be done with that quest. What I REALLY hate not being able to exit are the broom races. If you fuck up early and know you won't win, you have to slog out the rest of the race. Terrible.

I was so tense and stressed out during that quest. That level was brutal for anyone with high anxiety. I yelled at Penny for not warning me beforehand because seriously what the fuck. I wouldn't have gone in if I had known.

Really thoughtful post, and I agree with almost everything you said, especially about Hogwarts. The castle is easily the most beautiful and accurate recreation we have ever seen, but after a few hours, it becomes clear that it is more of a backdrop than a living place. It is visually perfect, but there is nothing meaningful to do there. For so many fans, Hogwarts is not just a setting, it is the fantasy itself. And while the game gives you the structure, it never gives you the feeling of actually living there.

That is what the sequel absolutely has to fix. Hogwarts should not be treated like a hub between quests. It needs to feel alive, reactive, and full of day-to-day systems. The common rooms should matter. Students should have routines and relationships. Classes should be more than just cutscenes. There should be small, ambient moments that make the school feel real, like overhearing students talk about something you did earlier that day, or seeing the consequences of your choices reflected in how others treat you.

What the game also lacks, and what would make everything more grounded, is a proper sense of time. There is no real school year, no passage of weeks or terms, no momentum. You can be in winter forever and nothing changes. That completely breaks the illusion of being a student. The books and films used the seasons to mark emotional and narrative shifts, and the game should do the same. Autumn should feel warm and full of mystery, winter should feel magical and still, spring should bring stress, change, and tension. These seasonal transitions should not just change the skybox, they should influence the tone of the story, the activities available, and the behavior of students around you.

And this is where the idea of year progression becomes so important. Imagine starting in Year One, where your access is limited, your spellbook is basic, and everything feels new. Each year you grow stronger, unlock more of the world, and deepen your relationships. Friendships evolve over time. Professors remember your successes or failures. Rivalries from earlier years either fizzle out or turn into something more serious. That is how you create long-term investment. By the time you reach your final year, you feel like you have lived through something meaningful, not just rushed through a plot.

House identity should also matter much more. It should shape your social circle, your reputation, and your opportunities. Let the different houses have unique quests, different moral perspectives, or even different endings. Your choice of house should not be cosmetic, it should shape the way the world reacts to you and the way you see the story unfold.

As for the main character, I get why they went with a self-insert, but it does not work. The protagonist has no real personality, no history, and no emotional depth. Even when you pick more aggressive or arrogant dialogue, it never feels real, because the base character is too neutral and too polite. The sequel would benefit from either a defined protagonist with a real backstory, or at least one who reacts more naturally to the events around them. You can still let us shape their moral path, but give them something to start from.

In short, they already have the most important piece, the castle itself. Now they need to bring it to life. Give it rhythm, give it community, give it consequence. Let time pass, let the years matter, let the world evolve around the player in subtle and powerful ways. If they can do that, the sequel will not just be a better game, it will finally become the Hogwarts experience fans have always wanted.

Damn, I have more of a decade-long sentimental attachment to the franchise that I called it a great game, but reading through your thoughts, I can't help but agree. I enjoyed it for sure, but it could have been so much more.

I’m halfway (winter) through my first play through, with most spells unlocked. Agree with your point about there being nothing to do. And even though there are side quests and small puzzles around, the rewards are pointless. All the rewards in this game are gear. ONLY gear. And gear is near meaningless by mid game. It’s to the point where I don’t even want to bother opening chests anymore. I could turn it to gold, but there is nothing worth spending it on. I don’t really care about my room of requirement, other than as a greenhouse. I don’t even see much point in the demigise quest, because it just unlocks more useless chests. At this stage, I’m really just going through the quests for the plot cutscenes. Those are the only new content. Each quest is very similar- a few easy levitation or accio puzzles, a bit of easy combat. I’m playing normal mode, and am not feeling challenged by anything. And on top of that, my dialogue choices have no real impact on anything. There feels like very little to actively work on, other than the main quests.

Admittedly, I’m not usually an rpg player. The only other open world rpgs I’ve played are Zelda botw and totk. I really enjoyed those and didn’t get bored of the gameplay loop the way I am here. Maybe because puzzles were harder? Or more variety in enemies/items I encountered? Found items are more useful? More environment types? It’s hard for me to pin down what the big difference is here.

All this and more. My comment was too long, so I'll likely make my own review post, but yes, yes, and yes.

Completely agree with your takes!! I had a similar experience and am at the same point in the game as you (Just haven’t done that house cup part yet) and am a ravenclaw! Same exact sentiments as you. And I was really wanting more to do in the castle too. Or at least be able to sit down or interact with people more lol. Def second the common room things too! Also ravenclaw only has apples I wish we had more fun foods and drinks and stuff lol. I did really like that you could leave from the roof on your broom! That was super fun.

I’d love to see more quests with friends around the castle itself! That was the main thing I was looking forward to so I was kind of let down by that. The castle is so beautiful and fun to explore in the beginning but it gets old and I desperately wish there was more to do. Love your shallow puddle analogy that’s so real. Still adored the game and it was so fun and great for a mental escape from everything going on in the real world right now lol