Hogwarts Legacyis a beautiful and immersive world that lets players live out their own fantasy of being a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, providing many with a cozy feeling that is relaxing and comfortable despite the dark themes that fill the game. In reality,Hogwarts Legacyhas plenty of serious narrative threads that can add weight and depth to its story, including death, poachers, and more that is far beyond what any young student should have to experience.
Reddit userKatt_Natt96recently shared their experience of coming across theHaunted Hogsmeade questinHogwarts Legacy,which was added earlier this year to most versions of the game after having been a PlayStation exclusive questfor a year following the game’s release.
Shown in the thread is a screenshot of Katt_Natt96’s character in the game holding up their wand with the Lumos spell and revealing a horde of animated mannequins who come to life to attack whenever the main character is not looking at them, with the caption “the scream I scrumpt was loud.” In fact,this entire questline is filled with strange happeningssuch as rotating walls, upside-down rooms, and, ultimately, a mischievous and dangerous poltergeist.
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Though many players have foundHogwarts Legacyto be a relaxing and comforting experience of living in the familiar world ofHarry Potterfame, it isn’t always a peaceful and cheerful place to be. As Katt_Natt96 quickly discovered,this cheerful little store quest in Hogsmeade is far from being a lighthearted romp. The quest offers an incredible story with fun rewards at the end of it, but only if someone can make it through the fright of having creepy mannequins attacking them. Particularly when playing through the story late at night or in the dark, many players have experienced the same terror that this Reddit user felt.
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Commenters on the Reddit thread have even likened the scenario to the commonDoctor Whotrope of killer mannequins, through Weeping Angel-related comments such as “Don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead.” fromCraigfromomaha.
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Being that Haunted Hogsmeade was a PlayStation exclusive quest for so long, many players erroneously thought that it would be a small, quick quest to get through. This supposition left many unprepared to find magical mannequins hunting them down in the dark, especially as it is much longer than would be expected for a side quest,taking up to 90 minutes to complete.
In a way, it is interesting that the quest was available on PlayStation for a year without the concept of how truly frightening of an experience this is becoming more common knowledge until after it made its way to other platforms.
Several commenters on the thread also pointed out the reality of many people suffering from mannequin phobias.Hogwarts Legacyis a comfort game that many use as a relaxing escape from the real world. Therefore, combining what could be a very real fear with how unprepared a person can be when they come across this particular line of quests inHogwarts Legacycan truly be the stuff of nightmares.
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Editor’s Note: Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has been accused of transphobia by those in the LGBTQ+ community. Although not directly involved in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, Rowling does stand to earn royalties from the game. We would like to reiterate our support for trans rights and that trans identities are valid. Support services are listed below for trans people impacted by discussions of transphobia.
