lore

[worthy trench]

And not everyone can be a professor and create functional languages and then make their fictional universe and all within etc which uses said languages

[odd orbit]

i mean, u could just say words in reverse 🤣 that was a new language to me and my friends

[warped thistle]

The script for the magicians TV show maybe

The show felt like a mix of Harry potter and game of thrones

[worthy trench]

JRR Martin also I assume wrote his ASOFAI books for adults given the themes etc

[brave echo]

I never read lotr

[shy gyro]

As long as 2 of the 3 pillars of storytelling hold, the story holds.
Worldbuilding is one of the 3 pillars of storytelling, the others are characters and plot.
In the Harry Potter series, characters and plot are solid. Not without flaws, granted, but still solid.

My Wife is a gigantic Harry Potter fan, to the point of knowing some of the books by heart, word for word, and could recite them in their entirety. Our two sons are playing with toy wands, yelling "Aratastabra", "Pelliamus", "Lililiosa", or "Espetto Watomo" at each other.
They also watch Paw Patrol. That's an animated childrens show about talking dogs that save people and do the job of police, firefighters, and so on.
Me and my wife frequently talk about how it makes no sense that Humdinger isn't arrested for his frequent crimes that range from petty theft all the way to kidnapping, massive property damage, sabotage, threat to public safety, negligent assault, and even acts of terrorism, or how Mayor Goodway is completely useless and incompetent, relying entirely on a 10 year old boy and his dogs to solve every single issue the town has, making Ryder and the Paw Patrol the de-facto leaders of the town, etc, since they can pretty much do whatever they want and tell the Mayor to just trust them, and she does. And there's more of it.
All of that goes way over the heads of the boys. They watch a cute and funny story about some talking dogs with cool high-tech gadgets saving the day.

That works for a kids show.
A 10 years old will not ask about the economy of a place where the money is made of gold coins and goblins own a bank, or about the history of a place where the ancestor of the main villain hid a giant snake.
A 10 years old also isn't gonna look up when Merlin lived, or supposedly lived according to legend, when Pottermore mentioned that he was a student in Hogwarts, to discover that given how old Hogwarts is according to chamber of secrets, Merlin would have predated Hogwarts by about 500 years.
But 25 year olds do that stuff.

[warped thistle]

I think it's G for George

[worthy trench]

I mean its a doorstopper of a book and the language and prose style used is not gonna be for everyone. It was the kind of book Tolkien liked to read. Its not something I expect young children to read and I'm not sure he had a specific audience in mind when he wrote it, only that he wrote what he would like to read. But it feels to me more like something for teens or adults to read than young children.

[dapper lark]

Tolkien was a master of way too much detail. Spent like a few pages on hobbit houses and the worms in the ground near hobbit houses

[solid folio]

What you have to appreciate is books from that era were expected to have loads of detail to help the reader become more immersed

Modern Tolkien would probably trim bits out to fit the more fast paced demand of books today

[twilit basin]

Media in general was definitely slower paced decades ago.

[uneven pendant]

Unfortunately he also suffered in the end. A lot of unfinished work that’ll never be the same.

[burnt glen]

Now it's just mostly brainless "woke" people that have free reign over the internet without any consequenses

[dull mason]

Hold your horses there Joey. "Woke?" You can't just be throwing those words around!

[uneven pendant]

Let’s keep politics out.

[dapper lark]

Or keep it to Wizengamot politics. Wands for Goblins! Werewolf rights! Weird fanfic light and dark faction debates!

[olive swan]

Unsure if Wizarding World Politics are any better. lmao

World is extremly racist and overall just not a good place to live in.

[dull mason]

Werewolf rights? No. Out of the question. Last thing we need is werewolves voting.

[severe grotto]

Fellow Hogwartians! I've been thinking about the curse that's inflicted Anne Sallow in the game. More specifically, I've been thinking about the "behavior" of the curse. Random bouts of pain, slow, excruciating death. Anne's appearance; pale, weak, sunken eyes. Even the fact that there's no cure. Could....could Anne's curse be a metaphor or symbolism for cancer?

[timid otter]

That's a great idea. I also read that Seb can't take away Anne's pain because it's a physical pain and not emotional, unlike Isadora (or however you spell her name)

[solid folio]

Not just that, the implication is that taking away the ability to feel pain also removes the ability to experience positive emotions

[severe grotto]

Aren't emotions connected to the soul?

[rocky rose]

emotions are "My unmatched perspicacity, coupled with sheer indefatigability, makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour."

[deft nymph]

My thing with her curse is that she heard the person that cursed her say “Children should be seen, and not heard”. So why curse her with bouts of pain that are actively making her cry out in pain? Could it be a failed curse or dark charm maybe? Wouldn’t they have just killed her on the spot?

Could it be that something stopped her curser perhaps? I mean you have to have the intent to kill in order to use avedra cadavra, same with the other unforgiveables. Intent to harm or kill.

[severe grotto]

Yo! The dark tower cell above the charms classroom-I think that's where they held Sirius Black!

[deft nymph]

I was thinking the same thing!

[steel needle]

Hey, I'm new to the game and the first thing I noticed was why is our ancient magic so different to Lilly Potter's ancient magic?

Is there an explaination

[worthy trench]

No

We just have the innate ability to see and harness ancient magic.

Lily did not.

What she did wasn't even intentional on her part. There's no indication she even had knowledge of the existence of ancient magic.

Game ||doesn't really define what it is or what qualifies as ancient magic. It seems to just be a term that used to refer to magic that cast over a certain time period or a specific type of magic that is more potent than normal||.

Ancient magic is vague in book lore too, dragon hide is imbued with ancient magic and Hogwarts was described as a fortress of it.

[late grove]

Ok, I have this little thing that bugs me about the mermaid lore in Harry Potter...
You know how in the fourth book/movie, Harry opens the egg and it's revealed that you can only hear and understand the clue underwater?
And when he does open it in the Prefect's bathroom, it's this lovely mermaid song??

BUT during the trial itself- the mermaid that tells Harry "Only one!" has a horrible smoker voice DESPITE being underwater

[worthy trench]

That one isn't singing and isn't the same one...

[late grove]

Also, if the egg above water is mermish, how does one learn it like Nerida Roberts? It sounds like a hundred nails on a chalkboard

[worthy trench]

A wizard did it...

Its magic, ur not gonna get an in-depth explanation for some of these things.

Like Parseltongue can be mimicked enough to open locks requiring it and AD was able to learn it enough to understand and recite it verbatim to HP when he heard it spoken

How does anyone understand wookie in SW

don't expect a good explanation

[late grove]

That's the thing! It's magic! It makes the lore even more exciting don't you think? I don't need a in-depth explanation, it was just a little thing I notice every time I watch the film

[steel needle]

Thanks

[steel needle]

There is evidence that it is tonal like groot in gotg

Reliant on pitch and context

[solid folio]

Lily used love magic which is a flavour of ancient magic

Kind of like how you have transfiguration, charms, dark arts, defence against dark arts, etc with modern magic

Having said that though I don't think Lily would have used it "intentionally" I think it's more like she voluntarily sacrificed to protect Harry when she didn't need to and that act was so strong it imprinted some kind of "mark" (as mentioned in book one) within Harry's blood

Meanwhile in game we can not only use ancient magic we can control it precisely and deliberately

[solid folio]

Also I think this might be reading a little too much into it. I think it's more like they just placed a charm on it so it would be heard better underwater as a way of telling them what the next trial is

[severe grotto]

Yo. I just had an emotional thought. I tear up just thinking about it. The fact that our MC is late going to Hogwarts. Could it be symbolically us, the players, being late to Hogwarts and finally arriving after 20+ years?

[steel needle]

Thanks

[dapper lark]

Our magic is like the opposite of Lily. We have death magic. 🙃

[sinful elbow]

About time we finally got there TwT

[fervent crest]

I was wondering how Krum turned into a shark in gob

So I went to Reddit to find out and now I’m even more confused 😍

I feel like when there’s a plot hole I should just fill it with my imagination 😭😂

[mild crane]

hah

[severe grotto]

I just thought of something. Professor Shah says the stars can't be used for divination (or something like that). But, the centaurs use the stars to divine events/divination all the time. So.....what gives?

[solid folio]

I always thought he was an animagus or something

I know Cedric has the bubble head charm

[fervent crest]

apparently not seeing as it only transfigured his head not whole body

[solid folio]

Ah fair

[fervent crest]

but there are some plot holes around transfiguring urself into an animal apparently lol

[solid folio]

Also another thing that's definitely canon is it wasn't even Krums idea

Karkarov was essentially the mastermind behind whatever Krum did in the games

[fervent crest]

people are saying that its not possible to partially animagus lol according to canon jk rules of becoming an animagus, theyre saying she made a mistake

[solid folio]

Which is why you get the red herring of him being dodgy in the books. It's just because he's trying to gain an advantage for his school

[fervent crest]

I love karkarov ha

[fervent crest]

ahhh

[solid folio]

Could be a Mandela effect but I'm pretty sure he calls Krum stupid at some point lol

It could have been a potion anyway even

Say if it was polyjuice for example which has been shown to allow the user to have some animal like properties (chamber of secrets)

It probably wouldn't be polyjuice though because karkarov would've had to know two months in advance

[solid folio]

There's a quora post saying it's human transfiguration which is apparently NEWT level magic idk. But I guess it's not the same as becoming a full animagus

[sullen edge]

Tell me the lore

[solid folio]

What about it?

[strong yew]

lol wut

[severe grotto]

Yooooo! I think the character of Professor Fig was inspired by the dev team's late mentor, Dave Ross 🥹

[severe grotto]

Lol I think Madame Lawang fancies Pippin.

[serene kiln]

but thats just a theorie a wizarding theorie

[severe grotto]

Hmm....I wonder if the numbers on the house chest mean anything. 🤔

[queen abyss]

ive never noticed that before

[warped thistle]

The numbers Mason! What do they mean?!

[modern moth]

how many hours till the Harry Potter reboot

[hollow marlin]

i rather that be minutes and not hours

i mean if that was in microseconds to calender yearss then it would 6.666 years

[long magnet]

i looked it up and so far it is nothing. same for all houses and just seems to be a random number. maybe we can research and see if it is birth dates or something.

[inland thorn]

true bc i doubt devs would put it there for no reason

i’m gonna look it up it’s got me curious lol

some people just assume it’s the code to the lock on the chest

[olive swan]

The number is the same across all houses, it's the combination lock after you've inserted the Dandelion key disks.
If anything, it's something to give the whole fetch quest chest some more flavour, but beyond that - unlikely there is any deeper meaning.

[indigo holly]

Dandelion lmfao

[olive swan]

Blaming it on my auto correct. 🤷‍♂️

[indigo holly]

I know lel but it's still funny

[modern moth]

Idk if anyone was aware but you can use certain parts of a basilisk as a wand core

[unique sapphire]

Oh really?

[hardy wolf]

Technically the core of the Elder Wand was taken from Thestrals

Dumbledore's wand supposedly made by death itself

[indigo holly]

Yeah but Slytherin's wand had a sliver of a basilisk horn as the core

[hardy wolf]

Oh really?

[spiral nebula]

Not my thestrals- 😩

[modern moth]

It wasnt originally his but yes

[modern moth]

It was a fang

[indigo holly]

Oh yeah lel

[modern moth]

But you can use their horns

Or scales

Or venom

Or optic lens

[indigo holly]

How would venom work??

[modern moth]

ask the wand makers ¯_(ツ)_/¯

An Ollivander could probably do it

Man I want a basilisk core wand

[indigo holly]

Do you have a source for that? For venom specifically?

[modern moth]

Venom cored Basilisk wands are among the most powerful of Basilisk cores and the most rare with Basilisk Venom cored wands taking up some 2-3% maximum of Basilisk cored wands. Such wands are, while not necessarily quick, highly efficient, and while their casting speed may not be significant, the speed at which their spells take effect is. As with most Basilisk cored wands Basilisk Venom wands have a preference for Parselmouths, but also like those with razor wit and learned cunning, though they do well in the hands of those who naturally tend towards cunning as well. As with Fang-cored wands they often are near-incapable of healing magics, though Venom cores in woods such as Rowan, Willow and Juniper can be unusually effective when used to Heal.

Quote^

Perhaps through certain magical means it can be solidified

[hardy wolf]

I love my Unicorn core, though not the most powerful it casts the most consistent spells and this core usually only chooses one that is pure of heart. Also the wood English Oak chooses an intuitive mind ❤️

[modern moth]

Mine is Laurel and unicirn core

But I'd prefer basilisk

Or Thestral

They dont pick the same way other cores do

I.E. Basilisk cores only bond with the owners and are passed down through generations rather than buried with the og

[hardy wolf]

A Thestral core would be cool, don't get me wrong butI am ok with the wand I was paired with.

[modern moth]

Usually only work well for Parseltoungues

[modern moth]

So am I but to be fair Thestral and basilisk cores arent options

[hardy wolf]

Truth

[modern moth]

I wanna find a site that includes those 🤔

A basilisk fang core or venom core would be perfect for me

Both are usually incapable of healing magic. Something I wouldn't bother to learn.

Fang cores tend to prfer those who are vicious and swift-acting in vengeance, and who are sometimes almost reckless in the speed of their responses, be it to help a friend or hurt an enemy. Fang, like Venom cores, make wands often almost incapable of Healing magics.

I also have the above mentioned traits

[hardy wolf]

For me I sometimes act quickly but I would definitely use healing charms so I still probably got my best wand probably

[modern moth]

Hmm

You are a Ravenclaw.

Thats no insult

Just

Basilisk cores prolly wouldn't be the best for you

[hardy wolf]

Yeah ^^ I get you

[modern moth]

However venom if paired with a healing wood can do the healing charms

[hardy wolf]

I like being able to learn and use it all, though technically my core is not so good for Dark Arts

[modern moth]

Along with horns and optic nerves

You could also use the skin/scale but those are vastly different from the others

A somewhat weaker core than Optic Nerve and Venom, Skin is however much more common than the both of them, and than fang sliver, with Basilisk skin cores making up about 75-85% of all Basilisk cored wands. Generally Basilisk skin cored wands are fairly reliable, and prefer those who are capable of changing into entirely different people depending on who they’re with – family, friends, acquaintances, rivals – and who are more than capable of keeping contrasting identities up even when faced with friends and rivals at once.

Not much info on the horns

But heres a link abt Salazars wand

https://href.li/?http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Salazar_Slytherin's_wand

Venom cored Basilisk wands are among the most powerful of Basilisk cores and the most rare with Basilisk Venom cored wands taking up some 2-3% maximum of Basilisk cored wands. Such wands are, while not necessarily quick, highly efficient, and while their casting speed may not be significant, the speed at which their spells take effect is. As with most Basilisk cored wands Basilisk Venom wands have a preference for Parselmouths, but also like those with razor wit and learned cunning, though they do well in the hands of those who naturally tend towards cunning as well. As with Fang-cored wands they often are near-incapable of healing magics, though Venom cores in woods such as Rowan, Willow and Juniper can be unusually effective when used to Heal.

---

Much more rare and much more closely regulated than other parts of Basilisks, wands cored with the Optic Nerve of a full grown basilisk are among the more dangerously powerful, with a tendency to emit random stunning spells if their wix is in some way upset. Like most Basilisk-cored wands, wands cored with Basilisk Optic Nerve tend to skew toward Parselmouths, but also like those inclined to observe rather than act, and who have the patience for the long game when necessary. In particular Basilisk cored wands like those who enjoy power plays, be it with enemies or with those who are dear friends.

[hardy wolf]

Also Draco Malfoy had a Unicorn Hair Core too. So Dark Arts can be used, I think the motivation behind them could be what would kill the core. Though this is speculation from never seeing a Unicorn hair core actually die

[modern moth]

Its also a matter of the wood type

And if its an unjust form useage of magic

Some woods can work well with dark arts

[hardy wolf]

This!!!

[modern moth]

Ik cuz my core is also unicorn hair

[hardy wolf]

As a Ravenclaw I believe there is a time for everything, no knowledge is off limits given the right circumstance

[modern moth]

I do agree no knowledge should be off limits

But likely for separate reasons

[hardy wolf]

That is where myself and Sebby agreed very much

[modern moth]

Hm. I suppose its true that Slytherins and Ravenclaws often get along well

[hardy wolf]

That was something I noticed pretty quickly

[modern moth]

Oh I had heard it before

Not that they dont get along but

[hardy wolf]

I am fairly new to the fandom

[modern moth]

Slytherins get along the least well

With gryffindors

Typically.

[hardy wolf]

Yeah ^^

[modern moth]

Not that they dont get along well but thats in comparison

[calm solar]

Can confirm because I just want to conform to stereotypes and nothing else

[modern moth]

Lmao

Why

[calm solar]

For the lulz

[modern moth]

Thats valid

I had my gf take the test and shes a hufflepuff

[calm solar]

But nah

It depends

[modern moth]

It does

[calm solar]

I don't click with people I don't like

[modern moth]

I wonder why

(This is a joke)

[hardy wolf]

For me had I been in Gryffindor it would have been basically a big party

[calm solar]

The worst interaction I had was with a Ravenclaw from reddit who wouldn't stop nagging tbh

[hardy wolf]

I am a fire sign, Leo/Lion so I would have literally learned the least there I felt

[calm solar]

But its reddit lmao so people are going to be terrible regardless of their house

[spiral nebula]

So that's where this all went wrong 🤔

[hardy wolf]

Clique?

[modern moth]

My gfs wand

[calm solar]

More like insufferable redditor syndrome

[modern moth]

This is true

[hardy wolf]

Feel free to correct my spelling too if I make a mistake ❤️

[hardy wolf]

I am sorry, I used to do the same to my brother. His spelling was atrocious

To be fair he missed a lot of school for open hearts and other surgeries in his defense

[calm solar]

It's not the spelling but the high and mighty attitude of "I'm in Ravenclaw so I have to be smarter than you! You're a Gryffindor so you're naturally the stupidest because your House is full of stupid jocks,"

[modern moth]

Bravery is muscly strength and braindeaded-ness

☠️

[hardy wolf]

I like to show my smarts but I believe all have knowledge that can benefit each other. I believe you know stuff that could benefit me too

[calm solar]

It's really the bad attitude of said person I dislike

[hardy wolf]

I have more a Hufflepuff approach to Ravenclawness

Lol

[spiral nebula]

and what is that supposed to mean??? 👺 (⬅️ sarcasm)

[modern moth]

Tbh based on this one line I'd guess you were a Ravenclaw were you ti not have the blue name and

[calm solar]

Pickles is a Kabuki Actor now?

[modern moth]

Which actually leads me to question. In thine opinion, would you think I'm a slytherin if it wasnt a given?

[spiral nebula]

...I make that face about 75% of the time. Happy, mad, indeterminate...

[hardy wolf]

I am a Ravenclaw... I can explain though. What I mean is I believe everyone is equal or is better than others in different ways, only by coming together as one will we ever get the full effect of what we are capable of... Also worked in Mental Health for 8½ years so ethically I would fit as hufflepuff too

[modern moth]

Btw if it wasnt obvious this question was for you @hardy wolf

[hardy wolf]

Honestly, I feel only you could answer that question. I might see things that may lead me to believe you were Slytherin but only the Witch or Wizard themself can really make that determination ^^

Let me put it this way, the sorting hat for you is not on my head 😉

[spiral nebula]

I've never noticed a clear distinction between 'houses'. Everyone asks for DLC in the same way. 🥹

[calm solar]

LMAO

DLC or Romance Beggars

[hardy wolf]

I love this observation

[spiral nebula]

heheh i said something well received-

https://tenor.com/view/night-thank-you-good-night-twilight-zone-rod-serling-gif-5373022

woaw i forgot GIFs materialize in here-

[hardy wolf]

I feel like I can get a taste of ones personality but even so I can be wrong, to make errors is human nature, so if I was to make a determination it is based on very limited information and my own intuition which are not free of bias or even just human error

[spiral nebula]

this is all great lore, by the way LOL-

[hardy wolf]

I love when others point out my mistakes, maybe not right out the gate but definitely am thankful when I get those things corrected

Moves to another channel?

[modern moth]

True

[calm solar]

DLC Begging Saga Volume 1: They never read the pinned comments or Announcements Channel

[modern moth]

Was just curious of your opinion

[hardy wolf]

I believe you were placed in the right house and am confident in that ^^

[spiral nebula]

i will most definitely do this. but privately to spare the embarrassment 🥹 ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ'ˢ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵘᶠᶠˡᵉᵖᵘᶠᶠ-

[modern moth]

Agreed

[hardy wolf]

I prefer embarrassment. I do not soon forget with the embarrassment present

[modern moth]

My family thinks I should be in Hufflepuff but they only see the caring side of me. Yk. Cuz they family.

[hardy wolf]

I have a simile for that

Mental Health again

[spiral nebula]

when we getting gobstones minigame

[hardy wolf]

A Peer, which is what I was, can not counsel a family member or close friend... know why?

[calm solar]

February 29th 2527

[modern moth]

Lol

[spiral nebula]

my family sees the opposite. 🤖 "Slytherin" at home, "Hufflepuff" in public...

[modern moth]

Lmao

[hardy wolf]

Too close and too biased to see clearly. You can't help if their problems are also yours.

[modern moth]

When I was little I wanted to be a Gryffindor

I matured and stopped caring abt what house the mc is in

Yk Merlin himself was a Slytherin?

[spiral nebula]

is that a leap year though 'cause i gotta move some monkeys- I MEAN-...monies around..😶‍🌫️

[hardy wolf]

Yes ^^

[spiral nebula]

thank you for the yes.

🤣

[modern moth]

The "Order of Merlin" award is tied off with a green ribbom for that very reason

[hardy wolf]

I was replying to @modern moth but that works too

[modern moth]

I think thats a kool detail

[spiral nebula]

I know 😆

[hardy wolf]

Either way I do like encouraging people too

[modern moth]

I forgot Slughorn was a slythetin

[hardy wolf]

From Schizophrenic to Peer to Ravenclaw. I also just realized not a lot of schizophrenics are able to live med free like I do

[modern moth]

He was kool

[modern moth]

W you then lmao

[calm solar]

Where you taking the monkes?

[hardy wolf]

I think it through logically. Like one night I was hearing switches flicking in our living room from the bathroom. How I knew it was not real was we do not have any light switches in our living room

I was seeing things that night too

[modern moth]

I read the 1st sentance and had to say:

I usually act

Then think after

I.E. I dont usually think.

[hardy wolf]

Like the visuals are scary along with the dialogue. It feels like I am in a horror movie I can not escape at times

[spiral nebula]

It's nice how you can shut those thoughts down like that. I personally have watched too much Dateline, and am now very paranoid. 🥲

[hardy wolf]

Oh I get pretty scared at times

I'd be a liar if I didn't admit it

[spiral nebula]

somewhere where they can never stow away in barrels, ever again...

[hardy wolf]

When I face that fear it stops

The night in question I had all the lights out to keep from waking my son up. I walked out in the living room and all the hallucinating stopped

❤️

[spiral nebula]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. It's interesting to hear what other people's life experiences are like. I'll pray you continue to have peace over your situations. 💖 ✝️

[hardy wolf]

^^ thank you.

Gotta carry my sleeping son upstairs though. You guys take care ❤️

[indigo holly]

Quote from whom though, you pasted text but that isn't a source

[modern moth]

Oh

https://wandmore.tumblr.com/basilisk

This is all the info gathered

But

The sites source is pottermore

It scources all its info

[indigo holly]

It cites Pottermore and fanmade theory.

Also, I was right. The core of Slytherin's wand was a horn, not a fang.

[modern moth]

I said that did I not?

[indigo holly]

If you corrected yourself it must have gotten buried.

[modern moth]

I remember you saying fang

But

[indigo holly]

No??

[modern moth]

In my defense

I have terrible memory

[indigo holly]

^

[modern moth]

Oh

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Mb ig

[indigo holly]

Anyways. The only source on that particular post is for Slytherin's wand. It does not cite any other sources for alternate basilisk cores besides the horn.

[modern moth]

I dont read disclaimers tbh

But why do you care so much if its fact or not?

[indigo holly]

I would advise that you start. Like. In general. In life.

[modern moth]

I wont.

[indigo holly]

Listen, we can theorise to Nebraska and back and tweak or disregard whatever bits of canon we want for our own purposes. I do that myself. But in this channel, the channel for the express purpose of discussing stated lore, yes, it is important to make sure we have our facts straight.

[indigo holly]

Be prepared for people to think you're an idiot when you ignore their disclaimer and then complain about something that was in it then??

[modern moth]

I dont complain about the results of my own dumb choices

[indigo holly]

At least you're that smart

[modern moth]

If its a dumb idea I usually realize that

And

Proceed to choose to do it

I need entertainment

[worthy walrus]

I have a question that has been bugging me recently...,regarding house elves in wizarding families, is it more like the house elves only in the houses of the pureblood wizarding families that have just influences, wealth, and ancient, or was it that any pureblood families will have one? cause if the first one is true, then why does the Blacks and the Malfoys have one while the Lestranges didnt, and if the latter is true.., so does it mean that "less famous" pureblood families like Greengrass and Notts, also have one as well..

[calm solar]

I think it's more to do with money than anything else. The Black family and the Malfoy family are known for their wealth

But the others likely aren't as wealthy to be able to afford one or their pureblood traditions varied.

[worthy walrus]

if wealth is a benchmark for one to have a house elf, then what of the Lestranges then, their vault shown in the Deathly Hallows movie certainly indicated that they are as wealthy as well, arent they not? or was it more like since the Lestranges didnt featured a lot in the HP universe so JKR didnt do a lot to do a little continuity on the traditions?, afterall... Malfoys are the first antagonist we know, and the Blacks have a close relations to the main character via Godfather role, aka Sirius Black, while the only Lestranges that we know are Bellatrix, while with the Blacks, we know Narcissa, Sirius, and ofc Bellatrix, so popularity wins I guess...

[calm solar]

Well you'd also have to note that we didn't see the Lestrange home to see if they did or did not own house elves.

House Elves are confined to the places they work and aren't really allowed to leave freely. Dobby snuck around to warn Harry in the Chamber of Secrets

[worthy walrus]

Ah...that too...., which I think tbf like I said, since the Lestranges didnt have any close links to the main characters and only being presented in later books, so maybe JKR thinks that she didnt feel obligated to show the extensiveness of their homes, and their properties, cause such details isnt important to teh story, for narrative standpoint

[calm solar]

It likely isn't. Too much padding for irrelevant details that aren't connected to the plot would hurt the plot more than anything tbh

I don't like it when authors leave things hanging most of the times

[worthy walrus]

same here..., I guess for now the answers for my question would be that as you said, the Lestrange Home didnt get presented or described in the books, nor the movies, so because of that we didnt see their house elf, if they have any haha...

btw thanks for answering my questions, I guess I hadnt thought the absence of the Lestrange home being presented ,is a possible answer

[calm solar]

No problem. If you want to play around or expand the concept in fanworks. It's pretty much an ideal free for all blank canvas.

[indigo holly]

I have a house-elf OC and the family she lives with just has money, they're not pureblood at all

But then again that says nothing for official lore; it's like Marie said, it's essentially a blank canvas

[modern moth]

[modern moth]

@hardy wolf

[hardy wolf]

Aww yes that makes sense, thank you ^^

I notice of all trees Oak trees usually speak the loudest, a very prideful tree mostly so I definitely can see why those traits define it.

[weak slate]

Well, we do have Leta Lestrange, Corvus Lestrange I/II/III/IV, Radolphus Lestrange, Bellatrix Lestrange, M. Lestrange, Josette Lestrange and Eglantine Lestrange which play important parts of the fantastic beasts series.

[unique sapphire]

Narcissa is a Lestrange along with her sisters Bellatrix and Andromeda. Cousins to Sirius and Regulus Black

Andromeda became a tonks (the mother of Nymphadora, but disowned from the family for marrying her husband)

[indigo holly]

Narcissa and Bellatrix were both Blacks.

As was Andromeda.

Andromeda became a Tonks, Narcissa became a Malfoy, Bellatrix became a Lestrange.

[unique sapphire]

Ohhh

Yes

[modern moth]

Idk where to post this but I got a replica of Marvolo Gaunts ring

[indigo holly]

Oooooh, how?

[modern moth]

Noble Collection website has a lot of replicas and whatnot

[indigo holly]

That's a really good replica lel

[modern moth]

Was gonna get Slytherins locket but the locket part was a bit big

[modern moth]

Its the official replica

Warner Brothers authorized

[indigo holly]

I wondered lmao

Wish there were more lel

[modern moth]

The ring was only $50

What kind of replica are you lookin for?

[indigo holly]

Pfff, anything lel, but I've always wanted a Time-Turner (and also probably would take Slytherin's Locket)

But even then this is all hypothetical since I'm very broke right now kfjhds

[warped thistle]

keep finding jugger heads don't sell?

[modern moth]

https://www.noblecollection.com/Item--i-PRP-HP-7017

https://www.noblecollection.com/Item--i-PRP-HP-7968

[modern moth]

Time turner

[modern moth]

Locket

Luna's dad deathly hallows necklace is on there too

Among with horcruxes, wand replicas, and more

And I personally would try lookin elsewhere

Why?

Well for example

Ppl on ebay are tryna sell the ring and display case for $150

When it's only $49 + shipping and tax

[mild crane]

🙀

[modern moth]

If you want one I can send the link for that as well

Or I can dm you

[mild crane]

would you DM me?

[modern moth]

If you want me to

Or

Is that asking me to

I cant tell

[mild crane]

asking you to.

[modern moth]

👍

[rich oasis]

I found some Time Turners a few years ago from a FB ad that were pretty good and not very expensive. Like US$10 apiece. I got 2, still have one.

[indigo holly]

Yeah, but those were probably the cheap plastic ones, yes? I want to get my hands on a good one.

[rich oasis]

I suppose what I'm saying is, just look around. Sometimes you can find cheap stuff that's pretty good quality and it doesn't have to be from an expensive replica site.

Nah, I think they're metal. I'll double check later.

They might be gold-painted metal, but most of them I'm finding are metal and not plastic. If you want a "good" one that's solid gold, then yes, you'll pay for that 24K gold.

[indigo holly]

LOL I know

[modern moth]

Hey

[fervent crest]

Amazing

Don’t wear it too long 😂

[warped thistle]

No it's ok to wear that one longer. This one comes without the piece of a dark lord soul.

[dapper lark]

Oh do you have to pay extra for that one?

[warped thistle]

That addition was limited to only 6 items in shop.

[modern moth]

Altho the soul wasnt what would've killed dumbledore if not for snapes counter-curse
It was a separate enchantment althogether

[indigo holly]

Yes, it was a curse designed to protect the Horcrux, not the bit of soul in and of itself

[quiet coyote]

when was the secrecy act put into action?

[worthy trench]

1700s

[quiet coyote]

so in rackam's time the secrecy act wasn't active? or was it just put into place?

[indigo holly]

No?? Rackam was alive over 400 years ago

[quiet coyote]

oh then i got my math wrong

[wheat sand]

The game isn't canon anyway

[rotund dirge]

pretty sure it is

its just takes place in the 1890s

[calm solar]

Unless JKR says so then not really. HL still has a lot of continuity errors with the canon. Like the Frog Choir Music Room in the Bell Towers? That doesn't exist until the mid 1900s since Celestina Warbeck said that when she enrolled in 1928

[wheat sand]

it absolutely is not canon

the official FAQ for the game said so early on as well

Jo was not "involved" in the game, though I imagine there might have been elements she might have had to approve, kinda like the EA games where the developers explained sometimes she would veto things when a certain character was doing a certain mission because it wouldn't be right for that character, things like that, but since those were game adaptations of the films, different scenario

I like the story for the game, I think it works for what it is, but it's basically fan fiction

[lucid coral]

I just realized something-

However, Raczidian failed to remember that only the pure of heart could produce a Patronus. Thus, for the first time in history, it was revealed what happened when a competent, but unworthy wizard or witch attempted the spell. Maggots shot out of Raczidian's wand and quickly devoured him as they engulfed his entire body. The villagers then hailed Illyius as a hero.

Is this proof that Snape was pure of heart 👀

[vagrant dagger]

Is it just me or dose anyone question when the hl character’s birthdays are…ik it is not mentioned but I’m still very curious.

[calm solar]

I have some data but I'm not sure if I can post it publicly in this server. You can DM me about it

[vagrant dagger]

Ok

I DM d you

[worthy trench]

Its clear one doesnt need a pure heart to cast the spell properly. Umbridge for one

So the maggots thing is i'd say fictional in verse

it is just legend afterall

[terse cobalt]

I have a calendar that shows me when

I have an extra lol

You want it?

[vagrant dagger]

Sure

[quiet coyote]

calendar for what?

our character's birthday?

[modern moth]

ooo can I see it!! pleas

[vagrant dagger]

All if that’s ok

[fallow glade]

Wow

[modern moth]

js finished the main story, I CRIED AT THE ENDING

time to 100% the game :’)

[indigo holly]

NICE ALSO MOOD

[nova tree]

story spoiler||: R.I.P. professer fig 🥲 ||

[modern moth]

i srs didn't expect to cry but his line when mc almost gave up 😭

[nova tree]

A moment of silence for professer fig 🫡

[spiral nebula]

you just spoiled your spoiler- 😭

[modern moth]

he was the best mentor

[nova tree]

DAMN IT-

[spiral nebula]

😂

[nova tree]

https://tenor.com/view/frustrated-upset-annoyed-stitch-ugh-gif-16084285

[wheat sand]

Yes?!

[fallow glade]

Yes?!

[fallow glade]

Hi

[wheat sand]

wow to what exactly?

[unkempt sundial]

Lore

[mild crane]

lore

[unkempt sundial]

Lore

[raw spoke]

lore

[calm solar]

The deepest lore

[dapper lark]

Lore Voldemort

[glad canopy]

lore

[lucid coral]

lore 🥰

[glad canopy]

Lore

[west briar]

Lore

[lavish fox]

The cats are the evilest most vile animals in hogwarts legacy.

[calm solar]

No the disgusting vermin known as Everett Clopton is the foulest creature to grace the game

[lavish fox]

Who?

My brain is drawing a blank.

[calm solar]

||The fat kid from Flying Class||

[lavish fox]

The dude who challenges us to a race first day?

He’s not as vile as the cats.

Those demons bit off my toes while I was sleeping in my dorm…

[calm solar]

No he is vile for forcing me to waste my time on a dumb tutorial I did for the nth time

[modern moth]

Also if I recall correctly he bullied some girl but yeah forcing you into breaking the rules on your first day is loser behaviour

[calm solar]

You mean Zenobia right?

It's implied he might be responsible among the people she named as the culprits

[modern moth]

Yes, also tbh it’s sort of more than implied

I fully believe he is a scoundrel

[calm solar]

I honestly think he's to blame for it entirely. ||Zenobia mentions Leander Prewett, Everett Clopton and Imelda Reyes as the "losers" who she fought against. Her Gobstones that were stolen from her in the Ravenclaw Common Room are stowed in high places which means the only method of how it can get there is either levitation or flying. While her opinion of Leander is the lowest, I found Leander struggling to actually maintain his balance on a broom while exploring which means he's likely in the clear for being a "skilled flyer". Imelda is skilled with the broom but outside of hyper competition, I don't see her as a bully since she will still acknowledge people better than her. Neither of these two are Ravenclaws so they don't have access to the Ravenclaw Common Room anyways. So that leaves Everett, likes to fly and prank people for his own amusement. Involved with spats against Zenobia||

Clearly guilty as charged

[modern moth]

Yes! I thought so too with his house and all. I’ve never trusted him and even at the start in flying practice it irks me we can’t skip his quest I don’t want to give him the time of day 😭

[calm solar]

Honestly I wanted to hex his broom so he'll fall into the Lake

Across all four saves but especially my Ravenclaw one

"wHY doN'T gIrLsSs lOvE iT wHEn I pRAnK tHEm wHeN strEsSSeD??"

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar And the fact that Everett is known around as a "stud" in Hogwarts baffles me! Like since when does he look like a stud bro

[sage timber]

Um...I mean...I suppose compared to Duncan Hobhouse? owo

[gritty orbit]

@sage timber I hate Duncan with passion but he is more cuter than Everett

[mild crane]

cuter*

and this is the 1800s people had different opinions…

[sage timber]

In no century should Everett Clopton be considered a stud.

[mild crane]

he’s also 15-16

[sage timber]

Your point being?

[mild crane]

not sure. i’m just saying. (i don’t think he’s a stud)

[modern moth]

Puffskein Dunkein

[calm solar]

Ravenclaw had that guy Andrew Larson who looks better than him. Idk why Clopton is the "stud" yuck

The library conversation would have been believable if the girls were fighting over Andrew Larson.

It just feels odd and cringe because they're fighting over a guy most women would be disgusted by irl lmao

[random moon]

Fun fact! Andrew Larson is also voiced by Jacob Edwards, the VA for Ominis and two NPC distinct student voice variations

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar lmao true, And Andrew is cute as hell, and Ravenclaw also has Hector Fawley, he looks just like Tom riddles from the chamber of secrets. And there is also Mahendra Pahalwan, the olive skin, dark haired boy in flying class, who is quite good looking too. Honestly, so many cute Ravenclaw boys, but it's Everett that's the stud, Unbelievable!!

[calm solar]

Oh yeah Hector Fawley the Minister of Magic in FB timeline

Everett is the "stud" according to those nameless NPCs but irl in the fandom he's even less popular than Leander Prewett lmao

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar yeah the future garbage minister of magic, though I don't think he is a fellow fifth year, probably a year older than us, I'm not sure.

[idle heart]

"Once a coward, always a coward"

[idle heart]

No wonder I feel like I hear his voice everywhere...

[gritty orbit]

@idle heart Says Mr. Gaunt

[idle heart]

We hid him in our common room..

[gritty orbit]

@idle heart Which were littered with a lot of puffskien

[idle heart]

Shhhhhhh, that's secret..

[calm solar]

||Based on my digging at the game's files, he's a Pureblood Ravenclaw in his Seventh Year||

[gritty orbit]

@idle heart Of the Hufflepuffs ..

@calm solar huh, well that explains why he sounds the way he does, conceited and arrogant. Wasn't he mocking Sebastian for being poor. By the next game he would have graduated, so good riddance I guess. Though I do wish we get to meet Andrew and Mahendra in the next game, Mahendra especially coz he is a Muggleborn

[calm solar]

No that's because he shares the same voice actor for Duncan and nameless ambient NPCs. So who the line belongs to is an absolute mystery

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar as far as I know, Duncan shares his voice actor with Mahendra, Adam I Connor. Though I don't really know the voice actor for Hector, I guess I"ll have to check

[calm solar]

They're the same just different pitches

Fawley has a lower pitch than Hobhouse

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar ok, that means Adam Connor is voice three Students, all Ravenclaws. Cool

[calm solar]

Yeah because they're categorised by voice types

His voice is used for some named unique characters and ambient NPCs

Just as Jacob Edwards voice is used for ambient NPC conversations as well

Like how Leander's voice type is shared by ambient students and Isko Rabe, the kidnapped Cursebreaker

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar yeah, I hear Jacobs voice a lot, aside from Andrew and Ominis

[calm solar]

Also that Gryffindor boy, Eric Northcott

[gritty orbit]

@calm solar yeah, the one in crossed wands, I just checked all the cast on IMD, and they don't mention the voice actor for Hector Fawley at all. But I'll take it word for it

Your*

[calm solar]

It's likely uncredited or not updated

But a lot of characters are voiced by the same voice actor

Even Natty's voice actress was used to voice Charlotte

[gritty orbit]

Hmm, yeah. Aside from few, almost all the voice actors are voicing multiple characters. Especially the Sorting Hat voice actor, What's his name again? Anthony smthng

[mossy crane]

Jason Anthony is the Sorting Hat, Victor Rookwood & Peeves. He's got the most fun characters honestly. Either colorful or classy for his main 3 & I like it.

[ember silo]

I love Natty's accent so much.

[sage timber]

Same. I wonder if people from Zimbabwe like it.

[ember silo]

Her voice is so calming.

African accents sound awesome.

[mossy crane]

Natty eventually teaching wandless magic at Hogwarts for an elective would be awesome.

[sage timber]

o: Yes!

[mossy crane]

Sebastian teaching cursebreaking for 7th years per DADA class recommendation would be fun too. Garreth would take Sharp's place & Ominis would soo take Charms. Why charms? Cuz he has a playful side to him & would rather have fun than be mean like his family. Being blind, he'd make enhancements to that set of spells to help others who suffer from vision impairment & other disabilities. 🥰

[sage timber]

But Garreth seems like he's terrible at potions. He likes it. But he's terrible at it.

[mossy crane]

Not so much terrible, just experimentive. He'd certainly help Sebastian out with Anne with a potion to make it where if Seb is sick, Anne can function for the entire school day as his substitute. 🥰 Not so much a cure per se, but a pain reducer to where she can function better. Her body is damaged & even with the curse lifted from her, the damage left is permanent.

[gritty orbit]

@mossy crane yeah, but he is terrible with those experiments. If he actually succeeds in his experiments, which he never does, he might be brilliant at potions, but he doesn't. Fred and George uses to be Almost always successful with their joke experiments

[modern moth]

This actually made me SOB 😭 omg that’s so cute

[mossy crane]

He's trying at least & nobody gets good at anything unless they keep trying at it. He might just succeed in 6th or 7th year. He's certainly inventive & there's no shame in that.

[mossy crane]

Sebastian would definitely do the cursebreaker class after what happened to his sister & Ominis isn't letting his family define him either. He's good at tripping his little sister up, but is very strong for those that are disabled & blind like he is. Nobody gets left out of getting taught between him & Sebastian. Garreth makes class fun & has a "Free Friday" to let his class try their own potions or catch up on work.

[random moon]

It took Fred and George years to get their jokes and tricks to work right though

And they were a two man team, supporting each other and bouncing ideas off each other

Garreth as a potions teacher who disapproves and his aunt who also disapproves

[gritty orbit]

@mossy crane Never said it's shameful, though experimenting with potions, and too in class like that could be dangerous. Gareth should probably keep his experiments outside of classes and school stuff

@random moon yeah,good point. Fred and George having each other's support and team work with their best mate Lee Jordon could have helped with their experiments. Garreth doesn't get that kind of support from anyone lmao. Though I still think he should keep his experiments outside of school stuff as it could prove to be dangerous

[severe grotto]

So hey, I've been reading the wiki page about Scourers. Let me see if I'm understanding it right; Scourers are witches and wizards, who can assumingly do magic. And they h8 magic. So....does that essentially mean they h8 themselves? 🤔

[worthy trench]

they sold out magic users out of greed and revenge etc

like actual people during the trials

acccusing people so they could get their stuff after

thats it basically

[cinder wren]

Hello, I just wanted to ask into the round if anyone exept me has ever noticed that hogsmeade is on the wrong side of the map? In the beginning I was really confused, because hogwarts students usually met in the clock tower courtyard in order to go to hogsmeade. And if I remember correctly they had to pass the groundskeepers Hut and passed the wooden bridge. But in the game Hogsmeade is on the exact opposite side and that actually really annoys me. I also googled it a couple of times, but didn't find anything on the matter. I just wondered if I am completely bonkers now and hogsmeade is in fact on the right side in the game. 🙂

Just to prevent any confusion: I was talking about the map in hogwarts legacy.

[sage timber]

I don't know. And I don't have the third book in front of me to check. 🥺

I think it's odd how they changed the location of the greenhouses, though.

And there's supposedly a door near the Great Hall that leads down to the dungeons, but I don't think there's any such door in Hogwarts Legacy.

[cinder wren]

I'm also not sure about the books because I read them a long time ago but I know that in the movies hogsmeade is on the other side

[cinder wren]

I think they changed many things, but hogsmeade is the most prominent one.

[sage timber]

https://media.harrypotterfanzone.com/hogwarts-map-house-editions-levi-pinfold.jpg

[cinder wren]

I think this is similar to the portrayal in the book. But besides that the entire design of the game is based on the design in the films, so it makes absolutely no sense to me why they would change something big like that.

[sage timber]

This is actually from the book.

[cinder wren]

Oh I'm sorry. I meant it was similar to the movies. Sorry.

My brain is a little scrambled

Of course this map is from the books

[ember silo]

If the story Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 1800s and Newt Scamander was born in 1897... that means there could be a baby Newt in Hogwarts Legacy 2. Like, he could exist already.

[sage timber]

It’s set in 1890-1891, to be precise

[ember silo]

So my characters could meet Newt a couple years after Hogwarts.

Two of them are related to Newt anyway. 😊

[sage timber]

Welll....I mean...as a baby, yeah...

[ember silo]

Babysitting little Newt

[oak oak]

That would be such a cool Easter egg!

[ember silo]

So MC starts going to Hogwarts in 1890?

[indigo holly]

Ye

[sage timber]

Mmhmm.

[idle heart]

That means he's younger than MC

By he I mean Dumbledore

[calm solar]

Not mine I retconned it because I hated the idea of any of my protagonists being some "le speshul kid who joined in Fifth Year"

[sage timber]

Yeah, Albus is a First Year in September 1892, after our O.W.L.s.

[idle heart]

Wow, an ickle firstie...

[ember silo]

So he joins Hogwarts in our sixth year.

[sage timber]

Yas.

[ember silo]

What about Aberforth? How old is he?

[sage timber]

He joins in our seventh year.

[random moon]

That would be our seventh year in September 1892

We start in September 1890, our sixth year starts in September 1891

[sage timber]

Oh, tru. Forgive me. Math and I aren’t on speaking terms.

[random moon]

Same tbf

Only know the right years because I was sorting my MCs birthdays and getting them to line up correctly as one of them would turn 16 during the events of HL due to the fact that if you turn 11 after the school year has already started they you’d actually join Hogwarts the year after and turn 12 early during your first year

[sage timber]

Correct.

[glacial pivot]

So, I have a theory. Moaning Myrtle is a decendant of Cressida Blume!

[sage timber]

Because?

[glacial pivot]

The hair, the face, and the voices are very similar...

[sage timber]

So it's just superficial similarities?

Well, according to Canon, you're wrong, anyway: Myrtle Warren is a muggleborn. c:

[glacial pivot]

Okie dokie. 👍🏻

Sorry. Can't keep up much of a convo rn. Currently playing HL while sneezing and coughing. Lol 😵‍💫😄

[sage timber]

Try playing it without that other stuff. Should be much easier.

[glacial pivot]

😅 You're telling me... I've literally been standing in the DADA hallway for the past 5 minutes.

I was also looking up how to do the chalk board puzzles, cuz I forgot and I haven't been able to play for ages. I started looking it up and had a coughing fit. When I went back to searching, it literally took me to "how to do the chicken dance"... smh...

See? 🤣

[dapper lark]

Maybe the chicken dance solves the puzzle

[sage timber]

Chalk board puzzles...?

[dapper lark]

Arithmancy math

[sage timber]

You wanna know how to do the Arithmancy puzzles, @glacial pivot? ||Cheeeeeeat.||

[glacial pivot]

I remember now. Lol. It just took me a minute to remember about the rolling pieces on the walls.

[idle heart]

There's an actual cheat sheet(I haven't found it yet and will find it now now)

[sage timber]

Ooo, maybe this'll be faster.

[idle heart]

But as someone who watches yt I solved most of them

[idle heart]

It's just the numbers 0-9 from left to right

[glacial pivot]

Correct! But, if your someone who forgets things easily and hasn't played games in a while due to working 6 days a week, then it's easy to stare at the puzzle, add all the numbers together to solve it, and then ask, "now what?"

[idle heart]

I play(almost) every day so I kinda memorized the numbers and I have eventually ignored playing other games so I'm taking a small break from Hogwarts Legacy even though I'm obsessed with it

[mossy crane]

If you expect me to math early in the morning... I ain't doin it... neither are most of the kids! 🤣

[idle heart]

Arithmancy teacher would be disappointed 😞

[mossy crane]

Lemme eat first & then I can math...

[idle heart]

No math first then breakfast

[mossy crane]

Zzzzzz

[idle heart]

GRRRRRR 😡😡

[mossy crane]

I have abnormally low blood sugar... so yes... I have to eat. I just want a cinnamon roll & a can of pop.

[idle heart]

Eat during class

[mossy crane]

Yay! 🥰

[idle heart]

Just don't get caught 👍

[mossy crane]

Oh I can bring mini versions.

[idle heart]

There's mini versions..?

[mossy crane]

Cinni-minis... yes.

[idle heart]

WHAT

We don't have those😭

[mossy crane]

Mini Cinnamon Rolls...

[idle heart]

I'm jelly😭

[mossy crane]

Could probably make em in a cupcake pan honestly.

[idle heart]

I don't have cupcake pans😭

[mossy crane]

Hello New Year's "try-it" list.

[idle heart]

I'm too broke for it

[mossy crane]

Not necessarily, cuz looking up recipes is the start.

[idle heart]

I eat like...plain bread for breakfast

[mossy crane]

Cinnamon toast for me. Wish is was Molly Weasley in the kitchen though.. 🥺 HC best cook. ❤️

[idle heart]

I wish all Weasley's could cook😭

[mossy crane]

I wouldn't be shocked if the oldest ones did.

[idle heart]

I wonder if Aunt Matilda knows how to cook..

[mossy crane]

No doubt she does & it's probably why Garreth likes potions so much...

[idle heart]

Maybe we can use the plants in the RoR to cook...

[mossy crane]

Heaven forbid we cook up something that smells so good that Garreth comes up there begging to know what it is. 🤭

[idle heart]

"Did you learn this from Aunt Matilda?"

[mossy crane]

"Sounds like somebody's jealous..."

[idle heart]

"Uh...noooo? Can I have the recipe though?"

[mossy crane]

"Like I'd tell the most lovable in Gryffindor no!!" Honestly, Garreth is a lovable goofball.

[idle heart]

As his broke younger brother, I can confirm, but he did kinda try and use me as a test subject for his new brews..

But seriously I don't even know how he has the potion ingredients for this stuff

[mossy crane]

Ahahaha! Probably from his auntie...

[idle heart]

He stole from Aunt Matilda 😭😭

[mossy crane]

Naw... he's probably allowed to experiment once all his classwork is done & if his grades stay up. Not like she wouldn't reward him.

[idle heart]

Sharp is NOT gonna be happy

[mossy crane]

He's watched by his auntie.

[cold forge]

Just saying, wouldn't mind a prequel set in Ilvermorny for the sequel

https://www.cbr.com/harry-potter-voldemort-ilvermorny/

[oak stone]

is this good lore wise?

[indigo holly]

Formidable.

[mild crane]

what

[random moon]

What

[mild crane]

my baby boy

[mild crane]

i don’t even remember what the message i replied to said.

[indigo holly]

Saaame

[mossy crane]

Bored boys... but class be like that sometimes.

[sage timber]

eardrum-piercing scream of joy

[sage timber]

😍

[dapper lark]

The Mandrake Cry has increased from level 1 -> Level 2. Congrats!

[vast parrot]

They should make a 6th year for the game or ur an adult and dive more into lineages for some of the characters weasleys ,blacks, ect.

[modern moth]

The original default option was you were a pure blood so you very well could be a Weasley or black

[hollow parrot]

Lore question about the game.

This has bothered me since day 1..

Does it explain anywhere in the game why the forbidden forest in the game infested with so many Acromantula?

They are native to Asia/Borneo and they are not introduced into the forest until Hagrid lets Aragog loose when he is at school in the 1940's.

[random moon]

Do you mean the Thornbacks? They’re not Acromantula, they’re a different species of giant spider.

There’s only a handful of Acromantula found in the game. There’s also quite a big presence of poachers so you could argue that maybe Acromantula eggs have been left to hatch (Acromantula eggs are highly contraband so dumping them if there’s a risk of being caught is safer) and with the abundance of wildlife they’ve thrived in the dark corners they’ve settled in.

[hollow parrot]

Ahh that makes sense! Thank you.
😂

[cold forge]

Personally I thought the Uagadou lore was some of the coolest. Wouldn't mind a sequel set there

https://www.cbr.com/harry-potter-wizarding-world-uagadou-explained/

[buoyant bane]

how does the education system in hogwarts work exactly

shouldn't there be more teachers and classes if there are multiple students for each year

and before a child is sent to hogwarts, should the child learn basic stuff like the alphabet, things from 1st to 5th grade maybe even 6th grade since that's when they turn 11, normal age to get to hogwarts

does the o.w.l.s test paper have all subjects in one paper or different ones each day

do the teachers get paid anything

[worthy trench]

I mean the majority of kids in the 90s would know the alphabet and basic math by then. Way back when the school was founded, unfortunately not.

Yes teachers get payed.

[pine ledge]

OWLS is just the name of the over all tests: there is one test per module

[north bison]

I think be more formidable to use a cherry wand with a dragon heartstring

[indigo holly]

Buddy it ain't a competition that person just asked about their own wand

[severe grotto]

Hey, yall. I was playing HL last night (for the 6th time) and I just thought of something that slightly annoys me. The Ravenclaw Riddle. We all know the answer, but it basically says that Ghosts and poltergeists don't exist. But.....they do exist in the Wizarding World? 🤷‍♀️

[wide pond]

I believe the words that were used were “Who lived longer a ghost or a poltergeist? a non-being can never have been.” Which means something that is the opposite of being and the word being has two definitions. One definition is as you used in your interpretation “existence“ or something that exists but the other meaning is “Living creature”. Ghosts and poltergeists do not live, so I think it’s more about that. Also the question is about living so it makes sense that the answer refers to the second meaning of being

To live and exist are two different things. A chair exists but does not live for instance

But something that lives also exists but something can exist without living

[random moon]

They exist yes

But Poltergeists aren’t born

Ghosts are classed as spirits and are imprints if a soul that died bot chose to linger instead of more on.

But poltergeists form from certain extreme emotional states/energy, specifically enough michevious energy in obe place. So they’re Amortal non-beings as they don’t have a ohysical firm (some choose to make themselves one, like Peeves but most stay invisible and incorporeal)

So as they aren’t born, nor did they ever live (unlike ghosts who technically lived as a human first)

A non being can never have been is the right kind of answer the door wanted, remember it doesn’t need the exact answer nor is there any “correct” answer per se, so long as your answer uses logic and maybe thinks outside the box, it will accept it.

[brave tartan]

Definitely some prejudice in the game i heard a student say that he wanted Black to choose the professors to they could get rid of muggle borns like Garlik

[vernal mountain]

Yes it's privately funded by former alumni

Pretty easy too when all you have to pay is taxes to the ministry and teachers salary

As for why there's no staff, well, hogwarts is very selective. Everyone has to be one of the leading experts in their field.

Students probably also don't do several classes all 7 days of the week. Especially in the later years when there's a lot of individual studying

So it's perfectly manageable for snape to teach year 2 5 and 7 potions one day, year 1 and 4 the next, etc

[vernal mountain]

Yeah it's not really clear who has power in hogwarts

Like who elects a new headmaster

And hires proffessors

But i assume its the body of former alumni

But i think the headmaster has the ability to hire and fire proffessors as they see fit

Our character was clearly raised by muggles so one has to wonder if they would consider that muggle born. Could make for an interesting plotline further down.

Or we were in an orphanage

Growing up in London must be torture for those not raised under proper wizarding peerage. Place is crawling with magical stuff.

[sage timber]

I don’t think they were muggleborn, no.

[vernal mountain]

Wouldn't matter if THEY concluded we were

I don't think they're gonna have anyone call people a mudblood though

[boreal shuttle]

The board of governors appoints new headmasters and they in turn, or their deputies depending on the situation, appoint professors.

The board definitely lets headmasters do as they see fit most of the time - which makes sense organisationally - but at the end of the day it has the final say when it comes to staffing and the day-to-day life in Hogwarts.

[boreal shuttle]

I think it's safe to say that 'we' were at least raised in a non-magical environment - as either a pure-blood or half-blood Squib - but ultimately heritage and upbringing lose their importance the more powerful and talented an individual is. Voldemort and Dumbledore are prime examples of that.

So the time for that particular plotline would have ideally been the first game, but it would be nice to have anything relating to character background in the sequel - at the very least for a couple of dialogue choices.

[sage timber]

Yes, we were obviously raised away from the magical world at large.

[vernal mountain]

Yeah

[boreal shuttle]

@wide pond This is probably a better place to reply to your post, because this is gonna be a long one lol.

The Patronus and becoming an Animagus (although that might be too much of an undertaking, unless they were to give us a 'canon' form) are definitely near the top of the list. The spells / branches of magic I want to see most in the next game are first and foremost:

1. Battle and human Transfiguration, as well as Animation

I'm thinking of building statues and constructs into the level design that we can then animate (Piertotum Locomotor) or transform into AI allies that fight alongside us. Conjuration is another option but I just feel like it would be way more engaging to actively interact with the level design and making use of it beyond throwing things at enemies.

Human Transfiguration could be a really cool gameplay element for an espionage-type mission, but while I'm a fan of the concept, I think we can all agree that they didn't exactly handle stealth well in HL, so it might be better if they focus on improving that aspect first. Still wanted to mention it.

2. Elemental Magic

Quite self-explanatory. Incendio and Glacius are good and definitely sufficient for a first entry, especially when upgraded, but they don't come close to the more impressive feats of magic revolving around the elements - honestly even within this game alone... looking at you, Executioners.
The only spell we can actually use that falls into that category is the ancient magic lightning finisher, which isn't exactly an always usable spell. I'd like to see some more elemental magic going forward, similar to Grindelgraves' lightning spell (the one he used against Newt), Dumbledore's fire storm and orb of water, Yusuf Kama's earth rupture spell or even more simple ones like Ventus.

And of course there are numerous options for more beasts/creatures (both for the Vivarium and as enemy types) and locations they can draw on, as you already alluded to. Diagon Alley is an absolute must imo, and places like the M.o.M. and Azkaban would be great for singular missions.

Lastly... mini-games, one of HLs bigger flaws. And I don't even mean Quidditch - because let's be honest, that's not really a 'mini'-game - but things like Wizarding Chess, Gobstones and Exploding Snap. There's so much potential in the lore without Avalanche having to come up with their own games.

[barren ibex]

Maybe... for the elemental magic part... This would let people specialize in certain elemental types, having you focusing talent points in one direction only

Also adding that if you are evil you are expelled from hogwarts and haunted by good wizards... Allow you to kill and loot, fight "civilian magicians"

they could make this into an entire universe instead of limiting it to hogwarts

Oh my god, they could take all my money from DLC's for the rest of my life!

[onyx nova]

@boreal shuttle The only huge payments that would be made would be for the cores, food, and the building throughout the years

That wouldn't be too much, plus remember, magic is involved

[boreal shuttle]

Yeah, but cores are expensive - even Unicorn hair goes for 21 galleons standard rate. And while he will definitely get a better deal, that still sounds like a lot

And iirc wands are 7 Galleons, not 15. I might be misremembering that though, would have to double check

[onyx nova]

Cores would be, for sure, expensive. However, Ollivander probably has contacts that donate certain cores, plus if you see the sheer amount of wands in his shop, you can see that he has plenty of time to go searching in the wild for some

[boreal shuttle]

Oh yeah, there are most certainly donors. I guess since we don't know the ins and outs of how he operates, there's always reasonable doubt, especially because he could have other sources of income besides selling wands - considering his vast knowledge in wand lore.

[crude wing]

Hey, I was reading how we [the players] in the video game awakened magical abilties at late age. Does that means we're muggle born?

[onyx nova]

Not necessarily, you could be a half- or pureblood who didn't manifest signs of magic till a later age

[boreal shuttle]

A Pure-blood that was cast out by their family or a Half-blood living in a mostly Muggle household make the most sense imo.

[crude wing]

I see-I just didn't think that's possible since they're exposed to magic even as a baby.

[boreal shuttle]

Because the MC definitely has some background knowledge.

[crude wing]

if half or pure blood that is*

[onyx nova]

That is so true, we don't see the background. If certain magical animals die they could use those resources too, kind of like organ donations that we humans do

[boreal shuttle]

Yeah, that's a good point.

[onyx nova]

Especially when there are multiple magical enclosures that we know about (and probably some we don't know about)

[dapper lark]

Made me consider the organ donations from magical beasts to humans. Lol. “Dragon heartstrings work well with me cause I have a dragon heart.”

[onyx nova]

https://tenor.com/view/el-risitas-juan-joya-borja-ratones-coloraos-laugh-meme-laughing-man-gif-24899295

Oh my word I'm dying 😂

Probably wouldn't work anatomically but YES

[boreal shuttle]

Fulldragon Alchemist

[dapper lark]

Lol, having the dragon heartstrings in the arm so they can do clapping alchemy magic.

[vernal mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/watchgods-eso-gif-21303090

[vernal mountain]

Having a canon family might be weird

Even if we are an outcast

Unless we design our own like in the sims

Here's a good reveal. We grew up in the same orphanage as Tom Riddle

😎

[ember plaza]

is the player muggle born

if they are kinda weird they have ancient magic

also debunks pure blood superiority

thats if legacy is canon

if if if

[boreal shuttle]

That's already debunked in the main series, considering two of the three magical titans are Half-bloods - maybe all three since we don't know if Grindelwald was a Pure- or Half-blood.

Harry is also the most magically "powerful" wizard of his generation while Hermione is the most gifted in general.

[sage timber]

No.

[vernal mountain]

He's not in the sacred 28

Nvm that's just the UK

I forgot he's from eastern europe or something

[sage timber]

There are UK pureblood families who aren’t in the Sacred 28.

[vernal mountain]

Not anymore

Or even in Grindelwalds time

[sage timber]

@vernal mountain No, I mean, at the time the list was created, some families protested the fact that they weren’t included.

[vernal mountain]

Right but they probably werent anyways

[sage timber]

Sorry?

[boreal shuttle]

Yeah, the Sacred 28 were pretty much named by an extremely partial Pure-blood. It's a biased list and there are plenty of mostly Pure-blood or mixed families not included in it.

[vernal mountain]

Right! So its biased both ways

[solid folio]

Also Voldemort himself being half blood and yet is arguably the most powerful wizard of all time

[cunning karma]

lol

[sage timber]

<@&755190193367023772> Sus link.

[main surge]

it's a youtube video

[sage timber]

Sussss.

[main surge]

how is youtube sus?

[white zealot]

A 10h video is not what this channel is for really

[main surge]

but it's about the lore

[white zealot]

"Wizard Prisons and Wizard Cops Committing Wizard Hate Crimes"

Yeah nah

[main surge]

what, do you think there's nothing morally wrong about azkaban?

[white zealot]

I just don't think this is the place to discuss the stuffs in the video. Sensitive topics are a nope, be it real life or in-lore, it never ends well when they're brought up here

[main surge]

I wonder why that could be? 🤔

[acoustic timber]

Let's just not go there please.

[main surge]

why not?

[sage timber]

Are you trying to get kicked? 'Cause this is how you get kicked.

[white zealot]

Nobody is getting kicked

[main surge]

could it be that you're uncomfortable with the knowledge that you're supporting terrible things by supporting rowling and this game?

[white zealot]

I may retract my statement

[modern moth]

Kick kick kick ....

[main surge]

pretty eager to get rid of a trans guy's differing opinions

sus

[white zealot]

But in case you missed it, nobody here is supporting the rowling, people just want to enjoy the game in peace. Considering it was the most sold game in 2023 people clearly can weight good and bads

[warped thistle]

Yea could it be that this is a great conspiracy. To suppress the truth yall don't want to talk about on this gaming discord?!?

[white zealot]

And again coming in here just to spark a discussion isn't welcome behaviour

[main surge]

do you know where she puts her money?

money from the sales of this game?

[white zealot]

Not my business really, i'm only here to shut down arguments before they're born

[warped thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/rigged-conspiracy-tin-foil-hat-gif-20017234

[main surge]

interesting that you use the word discussion

[warped thistle]

You know this channel is about lore of the wizarding world. Who tf cares who puts who's money where

[white zealot]

Look if you're here to discuss the game in a constructive manner you're welcome to do so. But again sensitive topics are best kept out of here so kindly refrain from bringing them up.

[main surge]

this started with me posting a lore video

it was deleted

[warped thistle]

Yea it skirted the rules about not posting politics stuff

[main surge]

🤷‍♂️

[modern moth]

Tbh someone will always break the rules every day

[main surge]

I wonder why

big mystery that

[white zealot]

Cause they think they're more important than everybody else's peace and well being that rules exist for. Now can we move on from the matter? Thank you everybody.

[warped thistle]

Wonder and curiosity is a good thing 🙂
Stay curious children

[main surge]

all the more reason to think about where your money is going

[warped thistle]

I'm thinking alot

[main surge]

but not about what exactly you're funding by having bought this game

[warped thistle]

Trying to figure out how you can tie this money trail to a relevant #lore discussion

[sage timber]

Hm, that is a tough one...

[main surge]

this is just where this convo is happening, not my fault you're all indulging me

[warped thistle]

How do you know I have bought this game?

[acoustic timber]

Alright, enough.

[main surge]

I don't

[acoustic timber]

Gonna start muting soon.

[warped thistle]

Alr. My sister gifted it to me for my bday 🥰

[main surge]

was it a first hand or second hand purchase?

[acoustic timber]

Let's not be rude. Also,please dont get around the filters. But please, this isn't the spot to discuss this kind of thing.

[main surge]

that last one was just genuine curiosity, not trying to be rude

[acoustic timber]

Let's bring things back on topic to the lore of the game. 🙂

[acoustic timber]

You weren't being rude there. Deleted a comment that was

[main surge]

??

I didnt

[warped thistle]

Someone was rude to you and the mod protected you by deleting it

[main surge]

ah

I imagine it was transphobia or something

[warped thistle]

No

[acoustic timber]

Wasn't, just rude.

[white zealot]

It wasn't

[main surge]

I'm curious what it was then

[indigo holly]

You have very clearly joined this server just to argue.

[main surge]

wrong

[white zealot]

If it was deleted it's because people aren't supposed to see it so i am afraid your curiosity will remain unanswered unfortunately

[main surge]

dang 😔

[warped thistle]

Pls don't spam

We already seen this

[modern moth]

What's the link?

Go to?

[main surge]

wait no that's the wrong one

[warped thistle]

Yea I can see

[indigo holly]

A ten-hour video talking about how Problematique™ the HP verse is

[modern moth]

Haha mods we need to punish this person

[warped thistle]

Instead of links just talked about the lore stuff that you want to talk about

[main surge]

wow, kinda getting bloodthirsty there spyder

[warped thistle]

Ain't nobody got 10hrs time for that vid

[main surge]

the other one is significantly shorter

[modern moth]

https://tenor.com/view/enough-wrap-it-up-shorten-it-one-punch-man-opm-gif-18852352

Bro sry I got mad cause of that link and the other links u put in this server

[warped thistle]

Just talk about it here. If its about lore

[indigo holly]

Did you seriously just edit this message to circumvent a deletion???

[main surge]

lol

lmao, even

[serene ibex]

We don't all have to be supporters of the game, but this is not the environment for this discussion

There have been several moderators who have said stop, so we do ask that you do

[main surge]

do something about it then

[indigo holly]

Lmao you really think you're doing something here

[modern moth]

Wow man

[main surge]

not really

just having a bit of fun

[modern moth]

You're actually asking for a ban of sorts

[indigo holly]

Hate to break it to you honey doll but the bit got old back in about April

[serene ibex]

Lets just move on

TO MORE LORE

[modern moth]

LoooOOoore

[sage timber]

Lore, please. c:

[acoustic timber]

Plz ur gonna give me ptsd 😂

[indigo holly]

Lmao

[warped thistle]

Is there any norse mythology ties in the wizard wizarding world?

[modern moth]

😂

[acoustic timber]

Hm. Probably? Guessing not a main lore bit, since UK vs Norse stuff

[boreal shuttle]

Nothing definitive aside from some characters (and their names) being very loosely inspired by it. There are some bits and pieces in relation to Ancient Runes as a subject/study but that has never been explored beyond surface level.

[sage timber]

Yeah, but that could be Celtic runes, right?

[worthy trench]

Norse myth figures are likely just wizards and witches in WW verse same as the Greek ones we know of from Choco frog cards.

[warped thistle]

Like Thor and Loki?

Maybe Wizarding World is in gow universe 🤔
Just ages after

[worthy trench]

There'll obviously be exaggeration but wizards and witches can easily pull off feats with magic that would make them considered deities by muggles

Loki's and Odin's shapeshifting - metamorphmagus

Thor strength and lightning powers - potions and various spells. also thor can just be naturally strong

Circe of Greek myth is already a canon witch

though she is described as both a witch and goddess in myth depending on the source i think

Clionda is an irish witch in canon but a goddess in myth

Goliath the giant of bible is canon also

cyclops of greek myth were just one eyed giants in canon

[vernal mountain]

That's a little worrying in Zeus's case lol

Just some guy going around...y'know

[modern moth]

Zeus x HL confirmed?

[worthy trench]

I mean thats Greek deities in general. Zeus doesn't even have the most kids among the Olympians if we include all the myth versions and count the kids. Poseidon won that contest from what I've read.

[hollow marlin]

he managed to make a whole host of cyclops warriors and smiths because of his actions

but i still think Zeus was the most downbad though

the man turned himself into a horse to seduce someone, how downbad do you have to be to do that

[vernal mountain]

Yeah so maybe not such a great wizarding history

If we thinking like it about that

I remember reading this looooong thread about how jesus was a wizard though, yes,

I remember it being mentioned somewhere here

Its hard not to say "good lord" " good god" cause its too british. I guess its not wizard religon confirmed

[calm solar]

It's intentionally done because JKR did not want her work to be associated with any known religion.

[dapper lark]

That is a good call.

[worthy trench]

Religion of all manners existed in the WW accept Wicca according to JK. Also characters do you ""Oh God"" etc in the books, Malfoy mainly I think.

[sage timber]

<@&755190193367023772>

[serene ibex]

Appreciate it! Some reason the bot isnt deleting them

[sage timber]

yw.

[shy gyro]

Which doesn't make much sense, given the historical context of witch hunting. Why pray to a god, when the holy texts specifically state that he wants you dead?

[worthy trench]

i think only the king james version says that.

also it makes sense with muggle born wizards and witches.

and the religious person in question may not be a uber conservative one

or a fanatic

their idea of god is unique to them

they can believe what they want

holy text or no

Regardless it is canon that the WW has people in it that are religious and follow several bar wicca

them knowing for a fact certain things when it comes to magic disprove certain notions about the supernatural in their religion won't auto change their belief in a God or gods despite having no proof of their existence just like muggles learning certain things bout the universe won't and hasnt' done that either.

Indeed them having magic could enhance their belief in a deity who in most religions is a supernatural entity and they know there are things bout magic that they cannot understand fully or at all despite magical kind studying it since the sapient species of Earth first discovered its existence.

[shy gyro]

The German Luther version of the Bible also says "Hexen sollst du nicht am Leben lassen" (You shall not not leave witches alive)

[worthy trench]

ok

[shy gyro]

And with how many people died because of that sentence (Including nearly headless nick and fat friar) it would seem natural that a group of people would reject a religion with that specific line about them in the holy textbook, and taken literally...

[vernal mountain]

I mean its pretty clear why muggles would view certain dark arts magic as satanic

Wizards and witches had a major advantage over them in being able to just totally ruin their lives with curses and generally not suffer plagues or major hardships

Circe being an early example of a transfiguration expert that managed to gain momentous ire with the local mycenaean community without even seemingly needing dark magic

[worthy trench]

From what i read, that line about witches in the bible is a mistranslation to begin with and that led to atrocities committed irl. ofc that wouldn't matter to some

[warped thistle]

Where have you read that and what was the alleged mistranlation?

[worthy trench]

It was ages ago on tv tropes i think. and i checked again on internet in general. i don't know what the apparently actual translation is but i read the qoute from king james bible is a mistranslation or believed to be

[warped thistle]

Well Luther translated the nt from Greek and old testament from Hebrew.
Don't think he looked at the King James version.

So if there were any mistranslations that changed the part about witches it must have been earlier or it didn't change the meaning substantively.

[worthy trench]

regardless it wouldn;'t matter to those who hate witches

[warped thistle]

It's definitely a help if the holy book of the established culture you live in sanctions and encourages rather than punishes violence against witches.

[worthy trench]

We just know the WW has religion in it. And that muggles persecuted and killed magic users with varying success depending on the region of the world it was happening and it got so bad that magic users had to hide in the end.

Also magic users themselves contributed to the killings of their own kind out of greed

during that time

[warped thistle]

Ok my statement is still true. A text that is by a culture widely believed to be inspired from the creator of the universe, saying you should kill witches does matter to those who hate witches.
Because without that text saying what it says the violence can be described just as individual bigots acting on their individual bigoted beliefs rather than the violence being systematic and endorsed/encouraged by that text.

[vernal mountain]

"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

From book of revelations

However if anything i think Dante's works, which actually a crazy fanfiction and was dismissed by the catholic church, was also adopted as popular belief somewhat

In that multiple circles of hell exist and wizards and witches, beleive it or not, have our very own circle

[lyric apex]

Sry guys if there is stupid link im really sry, i got hack and deleting it one by one right now

[worthy trench]

So anyone got theories on who these 2 are on the walls

[sage timber]

Where dis at?

👀

[warped thistle]

Looks like slytherin common room

I think

[sage timber]

Oh, no, it's the scriptorium, I think...

[worthy trench]

yah

scriptorium

i assume right is salazar

left no idea

i was thinkin helga

but the animals bove don't match either person's house

but i noticed first time there i was like interesting i wonder who those are

[sage timber]

What animals?

[warped thistle]

Look like dragons

[worthy trench]

aye

[shy gyro]

Chicken snake hybrid is the classical depiction of a basilisk, before more modern depictions (like in Harry Potter) started depicting them as a giant snake with no chicken features. A basilisk with wings is called a wyvern.
That's myths and legends from real life, however, and the Wizarding World lore may differ...

[summer frost]

I remember playing scribblenauts when I was younger and typed in basilisk expecting it to be like in Chamber of Secrets. Was thoroughly confused

[fresh axle]

I think Voldemort's real name is Thomas 'Tom' Marvalo Riddle III (The Third)
His father was Tom Riddle as was his Grandfather (Muggle Parental Side)

[royal adder]

That’s correct lol

No I think about it that’s just plain lore

[boreal shuttle]

Both Voldemort and his father were Tom's by name, not just by nickname. His grandfather was called Thomas.

[fringe grove]

Is there any information on the other Schools? I know Hogwarts is (obviously) the most popular but.. I’d rather learn about the others if possible. Assuming there is any information.

With Hogwarts being the most popular, I kinda find it least interesting because of that lol

[royal adder]

Yes there are about 11

https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wizarding-schools

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wizarding_school

https://youtu.be/-CDP0fv4nlY?si=xpwelV9dPYd_5NfU

Some good sources about it, my personal favourite the the YouTube video because it explains them all + the lore

[fringe grove]

Ah nice. Currently found the video on the American school.

[royal adder]

By movieflame?

That’s one of my favourite videos of his, I’ve watched it so many times

[fringe grove]

Haha yes

[royal adder]

I can actually type out the lore behind ilvermorny just from memory

[fringe grove]

That’s how I am with anything Tolkien lol

Not so much Harry Potter, though I’ve only recently gotten into it fully lol

[royal adder]

Well if you have any questions feel free to come to me because it’s been my special interest for 8 years lol

[sage timber]

Same. Kinda obsessed.

[fringe grove]

Thanks, Will do! 🙂

[royal adder]

I just had a random thought

Do you guys think Professor McGonagall knew what Hermione’s boggart was

I feel like she’d be really sad about it

[modern moth]

She must knew.

[warm loom]

What if the massive poacher population in the Dark Forest in Hogwarts: Legacy was the only thing keeping the Forest relatively safe/controlled, and the MC mass murdering several hundred poachers led to a massive increase in the beasts usually hunted by the poachers, thus making it so that, alongside Hagrid’s release of Aragog, by the time Harry Potter attended Hogwarts, it possible for there to be hundreds or thousands of giant spiders in the entire forest instead of a few dozen all told like like we see in Legacy?

[waxen latch]

where is the elder wand in hogwarts legacy ( the real one, not the book one)

[worthy trench]

The real one is not in the game.

The Hallows are just for the book trial

[coarse ibex]

Is the girl in the memories related to Tom Riddle

[sage timber]

No. But Ominis is.

[vernal mountain]

The centaurs still hunt wildlife... i think

As would probably hunt big momma spiders if they posed a significant threat

(To the ecosystem)

[shadow wedge]

super carlin bros have a good video about it

[royal adder]

I can’t tolerate their voices enough to watched their videos

They all seem super interesting and I’d love to watch them but their voices irritate me to no end

[shadow wedge]

U should try, Id start with their HP in Slytherin bc u will be engaged enough to forget the voices

[sage timber]

Same. The loud, obnoxious intro, especially, makes me cringe a bit.

[cold forge]

I'm still totally in favor of Ilvermorny Legacy

In fact playing with the setting for my TTRPG and a plot involving Slytherin's wand, but no idea what to do with it. I thought about unleashing a horned serpent but thought that'd be too close to Chamber of Secrets

https://www.cbr.com/hogwarts-legacy-2-needs-new-setting/

[worthy trench]

I doubt we get an Ilvermorny game since JK hasn't given us much detail relative to Hogwarts. And casual fans would expect and want to play wizard/witch at Hogwarts

[cold forge]

That's the weird part, she did. She explained how it goes back to Slytherin's family and how the "best parts" of him migrated to America. She set up how they choose houses, wands, etc.

I mean yeah there's holes she hasn't filled in, but can't the same be said about the Goblin rebellion?

[worthy trench]

Yah we have a good bit of detail but not as much relative to hogwarts. Hence i don't we are getting one set there

And as i said, casual HP fans who gamers are expecting Hogwarts as the setting of HP world game

I would like stories set elsewhere in the other schools though

[tawdry ivy]

Merlin
The Greatest Wizard
Merlin's story is definitely very fascinating and compelling. Not only is he famous in the muggles' world, but he is also highly celebrated in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. In both versions of his story, he stays true to his identity as a powerful wizard who is not easily defeated.

In the magical world, he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was also a part of the Slytherin House. Although he was a Slytherin, he fought hard for muggles' rights, as he believed in equality and wizards and muggles should live in harmony. He was the figure behind the Order of Merlin, an organization that supports this cause. “Merlin’s Beard!” is also a famous saying in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

King Arthur
His Legacy Lives On
There will not be a story about Merlin if there is no King Arthur. Although it is not specified whether King Arthur is a wizard or just a regular human, in the Harry Potter universe, King Arthur's legacy has definitely left a mark on the magical community.

It is well-known that Merlin served as King Arthur's advisor, holding an important position as one of the knights of the Round Table. Many fans have also pointed out that the story of King Arthur shares a resemblance with Harry Potter, as both are guided by wise figures on their journeys. The use of the mythical sword is also another point of King Arthur's influence in the Harry Potter universe.

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so what if the sword of gryfindor is really excalibur??

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/harry-potter-real-life-legends-that-exist-in-the-wizarding-world/ar-BB1hLAOp?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=98f5f363c06142fca13328e3f0193004&ei=15

[calm solar]

JKR actually said she based the Sword of Gryffindor off Excalibur

Since the spiritual ancestor of Harry Potter is TH White's The Once and Future King

[random moon]

That’s also why it’s hidden in a lake in Deathly Hallows. It’s a little nod to Excalibur being in a lake in Arthurian legends

[rotund cave]

I actually didn’t know King Arthur was mentioned in Harry Potter. I love King Arthur stories

[stark hare]

Sebastian Sallow quests summed up in one photo

[candid abyss]

trying to be a good Quidditch coach

[reef surge]

theres Quidditch?

[sage timber]

No. :c

[reef surge]

:C

[sage timber]

:C

[candid abyss]

hanging out with my fav beast

beautiful bird

[snow bison]

But there is a new quidditch game coming on all platforms! 🥳 I already see me struggling with the controls 😅

[reef surge]

Sameeee

[frigid drift]

Sebastion and Ominis are the best

[stark hare]

Yes they are

[frigid drift]

I love them so much, I was talking about them in the Slythering chat and someone said I was tripping because She doesn't have them in her game, I was like well ya lost there because their awesome

[stark hare]

I’m more leaning toward being friends with them, lol

Some people here are a little too…

Um

“Extreme”

[frigid drift]

Yes I agree and why does Our character and Sebastion have so much tension

[random moon]

Seb 100% manipulating MC a lot tbf

Look at how mad he gets when you manage to pursuaded Ominis. Hes lowkey so jealous lol

[frigid drift]

Exactly like we're not even dating Sebastion yet he be jealous when we're talking to someone else 🤣

[stark hare]

Stooooop

It’s called “FRIENDSHIP”

[frigid drift]

Mhm then why does he get so jealous when we're talking to someone that isn't him

[stark hare]

Friends get like that…

[frigid drift]

Nah Sebastion is something else, I swear

[stark hare]

N

o

[frigid drift]

I'm telling you, Man has tension with us

[stark hare]

I’m trying to use gifs

[frigid drift]

It's weird, Somtimes it works and sometimes it won't

[random moon]

Oh no he’s jealous because his best friend told this rando new 5th year that he’d help get into the Scriptorium when he’s been asking for ages lol

Imo Seb is only interested in what MC can do to aid HIS ambitions to explore dark arts

I legit think that if Solomon hadn’t cone and Anne had gone to the catacombs then Seb would have tried to make MC the “dark sacrifice”

[frigid drift]

Yeah I agree with you there, Maybe Ominis agreed when we asked because we we're more nice about it