16 Magical 'Hogwarts Legacy' Easter Eggs, Ranked By Potterheads

Severus Snape is among the most popular Harry Potter characters.Severus Snape is among the most popular Harry Potter characters.Harry Potter.Severus Snape is among the most popular Harry Potter characters.The Potions master is not in Hogwarts Legacy.Severus Snape is not in Hogwarts Legacy.He appears in a cameo.

Professor Weasley introduces the Room of Requirement.The Room of Requirement appears.The Room of Requirement appears as the Room of Hidden Things. Players find a boar statue and a witch's portrait during exploration. Approaching this area, a musical box appears. A figure jumps out inside that looks like Snape.

Snape is not generally associated with the room. Harry always wonders about his sudden appearances. This arrival links to his reputation for showing up unexpectedly.

Ron spends all of his time.Ron spends all of his time in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.Ron has a broken wand. His failure to perform proper magic shows in his botched transfiguration of Scabbers into a teacup.

Fans of the movie find a reference to Ron's failed charm in the Transfiguration classroom. A field guide appears after casting the Revelio charm near a glass case. The guide states the botched transfiguration was likely a second-year student's error (Ron is a second-year in Chamber of Secrets), making the Easter egg self-referential.Ron's failed charm reference is in Chamber of Secrets.Ron's failed charm reference is in Chamber of Secrets.

Ron might have avoided embarrassment if he knew he was not the only one messing up so badly.

Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane passed.Robbie Coltrane passed.Coltrane passed months before the release of Hogwarts Legacy.Coltrane passed months before the release of Hogwarts Legacy.Coltrane passed months before the release of Hogwarts Legacy.Fans who want to remember the performer can visit a memorial near the hut where Hagrid lives.

Players go to the backyard at the hut. There, they find a gravestone with a Hippogriff statue in front of a headstone. The inscription is unclear, but the Hippogriff strongly resembles Buckbeak.

Hagrid raised Buckbeak. The Hippogriff was on a leash at this spot before Harry and Hermione released him.Hagrid raised Buckbeak. The Hippogriff was on a leash at this spot before Harry and Hermione released him.The reference points to the events of Prisoner of Azkaban.The reference points to the events of Prisoner of Azkaban.The reference is a tribute to Coltrane.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione use the girls' bathroom to brew Polyjuice Potion. This is their spot because Moaning Myrtle haunts the bathroom, making others avoid it.Harry, Ron, and Hermione use the girls' bathroom to brew Polyjuice Potion in Hogwarts Legacy.In Hogwarts Legacy, the bathroom functions like any other. However, an Easter egg references the trio's potion-making exploits.

Inside a cubicle, a potion is being made, showing it is a work in progress due to surrounding items. Like when Hermione placed ingredients around the Polyjuice Potion, scales, books, and other ingredients surround the potion in the game.

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneIn Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.Ron makes the Weasley name linked to wizards' chess. His ancestor shared this game's love, shown by Professor Weasley's chess pieces. These pieces sit on the shelf in Professor Weasley's office. The large statue across from her desk stands out most; it is the same statue Ron sacrifices himself to during Professor McGonagall's trial.

Chess pieces in the office of a Weasley family member, a Transfiguration and Deputy Headmistress like McGonagall, point to the events ofSorcerer's Stone.

One minor quest inHogwarts LegacyThe quest “Follow the Butterflies” has players find a chest when butterflies guide them.

This mission seems minor. It references one of Ron's quotes fromHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsRon fears spiders. He moans, “Why spiders? Why can't it be ‘Follow the butterflies?’” Harry and Ron must follow spiders into the Forbidden Forest to meet Aragog.

The Hogwarts trophy room shows several awards. The Herbology Award, given to Mirabel Garlick, who is the current Herbology professor in the game, is one example.

Another Easter egg is the Goblet of Fire, used duringthe Triwizard Tournament, seen in its grand casket.

InHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsRon's attempt to curse Malfoy into vomiting slugs backfires because his wand is broken. He stays sick, carrying a bucket to throw the slugs out.

Ron's mistake repeats an incident from a century ago. InHogwarts LegacyPlayers visit the Hospital Wing in Hogwarts Legacy, where a familiar sight waits. A student on a bed holds a cauldron and keeps throwing up slugs into it. A close look shows the contents are slugs. This student is from Gryffindor House, a reference to Ron's incident.

InHarry Potterthe Deathly Hallows, Hermione shows her book,Secrets of the Darkest Art. She tells Harry and Ron the books came from Albus Dumbledore's office after his death. The headmaster moved it from the library because Voldemort usedSecrets of the Darkest Artto study Horcruxes. InHogwarts Legacy, the Restricted Section placement stops students from reading the book.

The main character finds the book while entering the Restricted Section with Sebastian Sallow; Sallow even points outSecrets of the Darkest Art. The book looks like its dark contents, standing out clearly among other works. It is eerie to think Voldemort will visit this spot later and read the book that started his dark legacy.

InHogwarts LegacyLearning each spell needs a specific shape. The shapes show the wand motion and how spells look when cast. The Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, is the clearest example, linking to Harry Potter's scar. Fans see the shape looks like a lightning bolt during the spell.

The Easter egg goes further. When Avada Kedavra hits, the green light jet also looks like a lightning bolt. The lightning-shaped scar on Harry's forehead makes sense. It is supposed to be a permanent mark from the Avada Kedavra curse Voldemort cast on him.

Before opening their shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Fred and George.The twins idolize Hogsmeade's Zonko's Joke Shop. The twins often appear there during village trips, and Hogwarts Legacy.acknowledges this. The twins are not always present, but a pair can appear outside the shop. The brothers wear identical clothes and have red hair, just like the Weasley twins..

The boys' presence points to Fred and George. This reminds fans that mischievous siblings have visited Zonko's for over a hundred years.

After arriving at Hogwarts in Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry and the boys in his dorm eat sweets. Harry picks one that turns him into a human train, with steam coming from his ears. Honeydukes products are these sweets.

Hogwarts Legacy.calls back to Prisoner of Azkaban.when a player visits Honeydukes in Hogsmeade, sweets near an elephant poster on a bike make the protagonist react. They release steam from their ears, even mimicking a train. Film viewers instantly recognize this moment, having long wanted real train candy.

Several secret rooms around Hogwarts need spell knowledge to open. Those who learned Depulso can reach the South Wing of Hogwarts. Casting the spell opens a secret room. Inside, one painting catches the eye: a hippo and giraffes grazing in a savanna. This painting is the one the Fat Lady hides after Sirius attacks her. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, after her initial exit, the Fat Lady hides behind the hippo. She gets scared when Sirius slashes at her painting.

It looks like in the century between Hogwarts Legacy. and Prisoner of Azkaban., the painting moved closer to Gryffindor Tower.

In Hogwarts Legacy., unless the game runs under all houses, players skip some quests. During a Slytherin mission, the Giant Squid's toast preference matters. The quest, “Scrope's Last Hope,” shows a huge Giant Squid mural. Players must put toast on a pedestal to proceed. Richard Jackdaw's ghost also tells the protagonist some squids like toast.

The mission and the follow-up action connect toHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.Harry tosses toast pieces into the Hogwarts lake. The Giant Squid appears and eats them. The squid's love for toast spans over a century.

The dungeons are inside the school lake, not just under the castle.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.Harry and Ron venture deep below the school while they take the shape of Crabbe and Goyle.

Hogwarts Legacy.Hogwarts Legacy shows the Slytherin common room with the Giant Squid. Facing the underwater windows, players cast spells at the glass and see the creature. The creature places its tentacles on the glass, seeming to acknowledge the player's tries to pull it out.

One of the hardest tasks inHogwarts Legacy.locating all the Daedalian keys in Hogwarts Legacy. These keys are scattered, demanding Alohomora and finding Floo networks. The keys have wings and must go into cabinet keyholes, which sound familiar to fans ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone..

In the first entry, Harry, Ron, and Hermione need the right flying key to open the path to the Sorcerer's Stone. These keys have similar wings and need placement in the keyhole.