Hogwarts Legacy - 10 Amazing Easter Eggs & Secrets You Need to Know!

*Thank you:* Thanks to the amazing @HogwartsLegacy team who invited me to play the game in early access at their London Leavesden Studios (WB Studios) in January as well as meet the wonderful dev team to ask them questions about their game! My additional thanks to Josh at Warner Bros PR UK over the last several months.

*Disclaimer:* I have permission to share all footage and topics discussed in this video via confirmation from Warner Brothers, Warner Brothers Games, Avalanche Software & Hogwarts Legacy. All gameplay captured and footage shown adheres to the parameters set by Warner Bros UK in line with the UK embargo and fair use guidelines.

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- Jester AKA TeggPlays - Squid Clip
- Castiel - Squid Clip
- John Williams - Harry Potter Interview (WB)

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═══════════ Official Info ═══════════

Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled to launch worldwide for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 10, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One will launch on April 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 25.

🎬 | Hogwarts Legacy - Official Launch Trailer 4K

Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software released today the Hogwarts Legacy launch trailer ahead of the open-world, action role-playing-game’s worldwide launch for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 10, 2023.

In the stunning new trailer, fans are welcomed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where they will become part of the magic and live out their dreams as a student.

Hogwarts Legacy invites players to embark on an epic journey as a fifth-year student at Hogwarts, gifted with a rare ability to tap into ancient, powerful magic. Guided by the Wizard's Field Guide and unique instruction from professors and other characters, fans will uncover a compelling storyline filled with thrilling challenges and mysteries.

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🎞️ | Footage | dpersson_, GebakkenDonut, @CptJamesForce , IronKnight, N.i.k.o

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00:00 | Info to know & Intro
00:19 | 10 - Sirius Black & The Grim - Hogwarts Legacy
02:37 | 9 - Ron Weasley & Slugs - Hogwarts Legacy
04:39 | 8 - Harry Potter, Hedwig & Bubotuber Pus - Hogwarts Legacy
07:08 | Sponsor: NORDVPN
08:24 | 7 - Giant Squid, Spiders & Basilisks - Hogwarts Legacy
11:14 | 6 - Dragons, Dragons & Dragons - Hogwarts Legacy
12:32 | 5 - Paintings, Tapestries & Portraits - Hogwarts Legacy
14:46 | 4 - Ghosts, Music & Mozart - Hogwarts Legacy
15:58 | 3 - Transfiguration Secrets & Chess - Hogwarts Legacy
17:04 | 2 - Hagrid & The Daily Prophet - Hogwarts Legacy
18:29 | 1 - Death Eaters & Room of Requirement - Hogwarts Legacy
20:32 | ☕ | Thanks Reloads Club

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[jandi]

A dragon actually appears in the world map menu. It's completely random and happened when I was idle long enough on the map menu it flied across

[HaRRRdgE]

They got the atmosphere of the forbidden forest perfect imo

[robertmartin]

Sirius is a star, also known as “the Dog Star” it’s a star found in the constellation “Canister Major”. (No surprise Sirius black turns into a black dog) So when the student says “it’s a dog, right”. They aren’t wrong. He’s not talking about the person, he’s talking about the star.

[skarmex]

There's also another Chamber of Secrets reference in the side quest "Follow the butterflies" where you literally follow butterflies to get hidden loot. You can repeat it at other locations, too, when you see a butterfly symbol on the map.

[archie]

i think the bottles in the vase is a nod to dobby helping winky the house elf get through her drinkiung problems as mentioned in the books.

[NakedGeep]

The Astronomy lesson quote is an Astronomy reference. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and forms part of the ‘Canis Major’ (Big Dog) constellation.

[kasper_]

One little (and VERY easy to miss if you don't know where to look) easter egg that I think is neat is another cameo/tribute to a character from the HP universe that is played by a now-deceased actor. In the Room of Requirement quest/mission, when you first are walking through it with Prof. Weasley, on the right side of the main path you will come upon a Jack-in-the-Box that pops open as you walk by it. When it pops open revealing the "Jack" inside, they look suspiciously VERY similar to one Severus Snape, played by the late Alan Rickman of course. I thought that was really cool.

All the movie references are so awesome in this game! I haven't read the books, so I didn't get many of those references, lol.

[chiross]

Another Ron Easter Egg is in the Transfiguration Room. There stands an exact Cup which Ron creates at the second Year as he try to transfigurate his rate and the Spell fail, because of his broken Wand :D

[vandal]

I love the theory that the basilisk in the girls dorms is actually a giant squid glitch. There are so many hilarious glitches in this game, it makes total sense, and you can definitely see in the video that there seems to be a sucker on the "tentacle" as it moves

[RavenNezarec]

On the stag reference.. Lily Potters patronus was a doe which is why you see both stag and doe together. Snape copied her patronus cause he "loved" her.

[timhusson]

FINALLY!!! Really great to see you in your videos Andy, only took you 2 years 🤣 Another great video my friend, thank you!

[thortaub]

Actually dependent on the necklace that beletric squares is not just any bird skull it's her family crust which was a raven skull

[ItsMeFranz]

1:06 i think the students are mentioning the Sirius Star Constellation or the Alpha Canis Majoris 😂

[carlodelavera]

The squid is part of the quest only or Slytherins, each house has a different version of how to get to the pages.

[benji_battle]

I think they're mistaken about the bottles by the room of requirement...they're butterbeer bottles which leads me to believe it's a nod to Dobby helping Winky throughout her butterbeer addiction because he hides her in the room of requirement after she's been on a bender.

[Thataliah]

You missed one to go along with the reference of The Fat Lady and the hippo picture behind the map of Argyllshire. I am fairly certain that I also picked up a letter in there that was written by The Fat Lady to her best friend, Violet. It's not actually signed "The Fat Lady", but seeing as Violet was her gossip and drinking buddy and the letter mentions procuring mead from another frame, there is a very good chance the letter was, in fact, from The Fat Lady. Also, item description in inventory says so.

[pjstartv]

Great video. I only just completed the Jackdaw questline so I've been to the lake with the stags and noticed that reference right away. I haven't seen any of the rest yet but I do know that the squid mural on the wall during the Jackdaw questline is house specific. Each house gets their own special part of the Jackdaw quest that others don't. I'm Hufflepuff and their unique part of the Jackdaw questline takes them to Azkhaban, which is pretty cool.

[David]

The butter beer outside the room of requirement was a reference to Dobby helping Winkey recover from drinking butter beer

[Dpers]

#teamearly🎉 like the new format with the intro. Great vid, Andy

[Innorizer]

Was really waiting for a new video, Andy! Cheers 😁