Chapter 4 – Filching from Filch

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to our Walkthrough for Chapter Four of Year Three of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. In the previous chapter, you went to Hogsmeade for the first time and met Rowan at the Three Broomsticks Inn.

After talking to Madam Rosmerta, you learned that Jacob left a black quill at the inn, the last time he was there. Sadly, Rosmerta couldn’t find it on such short notice, so you agreed to help her with gathering some of the ingredients for her new and improved, extra-sweet butterbeer.

After collecting all of the items on her list, she gave you the black quill. Using Reparifarge, it turned into a notebook, but sadly, Mr. Filch took it from you, so you’ll have to find a way to get it back somehow.

Summary

Walkthrough

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Once you start the chapter, Tonks will ask you to meet her in the Herbology classroom, so proceed there when you are ready.

When you get there, you will be able to interact with some of the characters by tapping on the speech bubbles above them.

Tonks will say that she saw Filch exiting the Three Broomsticks. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to talk to her about what happened before the class ends.

To complete this task, you need to earn five stars within three hours. The best thing about it is that the stars earned here will count towards unlocking Stinksap lesson, which will make things easier.

This works the same as any other lesson, so you can simply follow the same steps and be done quickly and easily. Prioritize bonus progress actions to save energy.

Also, try your best to successfully complete the mini-tasks to earn some additional Empathy points.

Once you are done, Tonks will ask what happened with Mr. Filch. After explaining everything to her, she will ask you to meet her at Zonko’s Joke Shop in Hogsmeade.

However, you will need to wait three hours before you can do that, so you can continue with the lessons part of the chapter.

To earn the final star needed to unlock Stinksap lesson, you can simply do a one-hour class to complete it quickly. However, if you want to earn some additional attribute and house points, you might want to consider doing an eight-hour class.

When you are done with it, the lesson should be unlocked. Once you return to the classroom, you will notice the speech bubbles above some of the students. Tap on those if you are curious to see what they have to say.

Completing this lesson requires you to earn five stars within three hours. All of the stars are needed to pass, so having full energy when starting is highly recommended.

There are no major differences between this one and any other class. Simply prioritize the bonus progress actions whenever they are available in order to optimize the usage of energy.

And focus on successfully completing mini-tasks so you could gain some extra Empathy points.

As soon as you have all five stars, you’ll be tasked with fertilizing the plant. Trace the path on the screen to perform this task.

Tap on the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue. You can claim an additional reward in the Herbology section of your Hogwarts Record.

The other lesson of this chapter is Depulso. Hit the GO button and proceed to the Charms classroom.

Unlocking this one requires earning a total of six stars from Charms classes. The fastest way to do this is by completing three one-hour classes. However, this method will award you with the least amount of rewards, so if you want to earn some additional attribute and house points, you might want to consider doing two three-hour classes or even two eight-hour ones.

Like before, prioritize actions with bonus progress to save some energy. Completing all of the mini-tasks will earn you a nice amount of additional Empathy points.

When you are done with these classes, Depulso lesson should be unlocked. Head back to the classroom to attend it. Once you are back there, you will notice that you can interact with some students by tapping on their speech bubbles.

After that, tap on the exclamation mark to continue. Learning the Banishing Charm requires you to earn five stars within three hours. All five stars are needed to pass. When you are ready, hit the Start button to begin.

Again, focus on the bonus progress actions to save as much energy as possible.

When you obtain all five stars, you will be tasked with casting the spell. Trace the wand movement in order to do that.

Once you are done, hit the Collect button to claim your rewards and continue.

Lastly, Professor Flitwick will ask you to perform Depulso one more time in front of the entire class. Like before, trace the wand movement and cast the spell.

The Professor will be very pleased with your performance and he will award you with ten House Points. Another great thing is that you can now use this spell in duels.

The Banishing Charm is usable in the aggressive stance and it deals fifteen points of base damage, further increased if your Empathy attribute is higher than your opponent’s.

Now that you’re done with the lessons part of the chapter, you can focus on the story. Hit the GO button and proceed to Zonko’s Joke Shop.

Once you are inside, you’ll notice that some of the characters have speech bubbles above them. Tap on those if you want to see what they have to say.

Afterward, tap on the exclamation mark to initiate the conversation with Tonks. You will wonder how the wares from Zonko’s can help you get Jacob’s notebook back from Filch. Tonks will be confident that with the well-timed prank, you could create a diversion and scare Filtch out of his office.

You’ll receive a task to explore Zonko’s. Completing it requires earning five stars within three hours. One star is needed to pass.

Keep in mind that you can scroll the screen left and right in order to see all the actions that are available. Other than that, prioritize bonus progress actions to save some energy.

When you are done, the shopkeeper, Bilton Bilmes will join your conversation. After talking for a bit, he will scare you with one of the oldest pranks. You can react to this in two different ways.

Selecting the first option requires you to have level two friendship with Tonks. If you are a fan of jokes, it is recommended to go with that option.

Shortly after, you’ll get to choose which of the pranking items will suit you best for dealing with Filch.

This choice won’t affect the overall outcome of the story but will add a small twist to the upcoming task.

Your next task will be dealing with the caretaker. You will need to wait eight hours before you can proceed. Once you’re able to continue, head to the West Towers to meet up with Tonks.

The plan is pretty straightforward – you are to enter Filch’s office and set up the prank. Then, assuming it works, you will have all the time in the world to search for your brother’s notebook.

The first part of this plan is entering the caretaker’s office. Trace the wand movement on the screen to cast the Unlocking Charm.

When you enter, you’ll place the gift box containing the prank of your choosing on the caretaker’s desk. Shortly after, you’ll hear him approaching the office.

You’ll decide to hide quickly by using the Shrinking Charm. Trace the wand movement on the screen to cast Reducio.

You will then witness a rather hilarious scene involving Mr. Filch and the pranking item you picked.

Once he leaves the room, it should be safe for you to return to your original size. You can do so by casting the Engorgement Charm.

Now you can freely search the office for Jacob’s notebook. This task requires you to earn five stars within one hour. Since only one star is required to pass, this should be rather easy to accomplish.

There are several bonus progress actions available, so completing this task should be a piece of cake.

After you are done, you’ll need to cast the Unlocking charm on a nearby drawer in order to see what’s inside.

And inside of it is exactly what you’ve been looking for – Jacob’s notebook! Unfortunately, the writing in the notebook is coded, so you’ll decide to ask Rowan for help.

This will mark the end of Chapter 4 of Year 3. Hit the Collect button to claim your rewards. You will receive 250 Coins and 800 Experience points.

Thank you for reading and see you soon with another chapter of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery.