The first day in Hogwarts Legacy is part of many magical and mesmerizing experiences as players get to experience walking around the stunning recreation of Hogwarts castle and beyond its walls for the first time. During players' first day at Hogwarts, new witches and wizards get a big taste of all the game has to offer with main first-day story quests and the freedom to complete optional side quests as they explore the castle, its grounds, and the beautifully recreated local areas like Hogsmeade.
Beginner players new to Hogwarts Legacy may be eager to get going with main quests to get closer to obtaining desirable spells and equipable items like a broom. However, there are many things to do and take in during the first day at Hogwarts, with many things to see and experience without any level restrictions, in addition to completing main story quests and attending classes.
10 Visit Iconic Hogwarts School Locations Like The Great Hall
Many players excited about Hogwarts Legacy and the prospect of exploring the Hogwarts castle and grounds may find themselves in awe of all there is to see and experience. Knights stomp to attention as players walk past, mirrors talk back as players look inside, and players can visit numerous iconic locations from the Harry Potter books and movies, like the Great Hall and its beautiful bewitched ceiling.
Many fans are likely to have their favorite locations, whether that's Hagrid's Hut, the Greenhouses, their chosen House common room, or beyond. Whatever areas players choose to explore first, it's easy to get lost in enjoying all there is to see and discover.
9 Pet The Cats
Players eager to care for and raise magical creatures in Hogwarts Legacy can satisfy their anticipation for the moment with the option to pet the cats that wander the castle and its grounds. Players only need to press the interact button to start stroking the cat, initiating a short-cut scene of the player's character interacting with the cute animal.
While exploring, players may also spot other creatures like owls flying about and may even see them perched on memorable castle locations like the wooden bridge.
8 Join The Secret Crossed Wands Dueling Club
After attending Defense Against the Dark Arts for the first time, players are invited to attend a secret dueling club called Crossed Wands as a side quest. To begin the first quest, players must speak with Lucan Brattleby at the base of the clock tower, where they can take part in duals, either solo or with their chosen companion, like Natty or Sebastian.
Players can also use the opportunity to practice spell combinations using Lucan Brattleby's training dummy, which is also handy practice for fighting against students in more challenging rounds and against PVE enemies.
7 Discover Potion Ingredients And Resources
Towards the end of the first day at Hogwarts, players get to visit Hogsmeade with their choice of companion, Natty or Sebastian, who introduce players to lacewing flies. The journey to Hogsmeade is an ideal time to spot and gather other collectible ingredients or resources, like moonstone crystals and leaping toadstool caps. This is handy foraging work for later in the game when players can brew potions and access the Room of Requirement.
Players can collect moonstone crystals found on rocky areas by shooting them with the basic wand attack and can collect leaping toadstool caps by interacting with them.
6 Find And Open Chests
There are many types of chests to unlock and secrets to uncover in Hogwarts Legacy. Players will need to learn particular spells to open certain chests, such as opening chests of eyes and the house chest present in each common room. However, new players can freely open standard chests discoverable throughout the world or by using Revelio, one of the first spells that new players learn.
Standard chests give players rewards like gold, which players can spend at the game's various shops and vendors to buy new outfits, potion ingredients, and beyond. Sometimes chests even reveal gear items like hats or glasses, many having handy stats to bolster traits like offense.
5 Explore And Go Shopping In Hogsmeade
When players first visit Hogsmeade, there are a few supplies to buy, but there's also time to explore freely. This is the perfect opportunity to discover the shops and see what potion ingredients, clothing, or other items they can buy, such as perusing potion recipes and supplies in J.Pippin's Potions shop.
New players will discover that some areas of Hogsmeade begin locked behind achieving particular levels in the game or progressing in the main story, including the Spintwitch's Sporting Needs store where players can get a broom. However, there are still plenty of things to buy and places to explore.
4 Have Fun In Zonko's Joke Shop And Honeydukes
Although some locations are locked, there are plenty of fantastic shops and buildings for new players to see and explore inside, including Zonko's Joke Shop and Honeydukes. In both shops, players can interact with many objects inside, such as a Bewildering Can of Mystery in Zonko's, which pops out different delights. Trying sweets in Honeydukes can have animalistic or other surprising effects.
Although players may notice a few locked doors while exploring Hogsmeade's locations, players can also freely explore other buildings like Dogweed and Deathcap, The Three Witches pub, and Madam Snelling's Tress Emporium to change their hairstyle, to name a few.
3 Use Revelio To Discover Field Guide Pages
While exploring, players should keep an eye out for the gold glint of hidden field guide pages, which update players' handy Wizard Field Guide and helps players grow XP. It's also important to look out for flying pages that leave a glittering trail, which players can grab using Accio once they learn the spell in day one's Charms class.
While players search new areas, they can also unlock handy floo flame locations to learn how to fast travel and make it quicker to move around the castle and other places.
2 Talk To Other Students As Well As Companions
It's good to take the time to speak with companions like Sebastian Sallow to learn more about them. However, while exploring, it's also crucial to be on the lookout for students in distress or overhearing other kinds of conversations while wandering the hall of Hogwarts and beyond, as this can lead to other opportunities.
A white quest marker symbol appears above a student or other character that can offer side quests, such as the Like a Moth to a Frame or Gob of Gobstones side quest. It's also possible to learn much just by listening to NPC conversations.
1 Choose And Customize A Wand
As well as creating and customizing their character with new gear, new players may also want to spend some time thinking about their choice of a wand and how to customize it at Olivanders shop in Hogsmeade during the first-day main quest line. There are numerous wand customization options available, from different types of wood, colors, cores, and more. There are also later opportunities to change the wand's handle.
Choosing a wand might not be an easy choice, but it's another fantastic customization option that allows players to personalize their HogwartsLegacy experience, helping them to shape the witch or wizard they want to be.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PS5, Xbox Series S|X, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.
