Saving Zonko’s Part 2

Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to Part 2 of our Walkthrough for Saving Zonko’s Adventure of Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery. During the previous part, you heard rumors from Tulip and Tonks that Zonko’s shop is closed. You went to check in Hogsmeade if the rumors were true, and sadly they were.

Shortly after, you and your friends went to Three Broomsticks to find out more about what happened. Madam Rosmerta informed you that Rita Skeeter gave a bad review for most of the shops in Hogsmeade, and she was particularly nasty towards Zonko’s shop.

Later, you Found Bilton Bilmes at Honeydukes and he explained that there are more reasons for closing his business than Rita’s review. He has fewer customers, one of his most loyal customers stopped visiting, and he thinks he isn’t that funny anymore. You and your friends decided to do all in your power to solve all of these problems for Bilton and save his shop.

Proceed to the Clocktower Courtyard when you are ready to continue.

Summary

Walkthrough

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[Disclaimer: This walkthrough will feature the gameplay from the perspective of a Year 7 student. Since the adventure is available for students of Year 4 and above, the star and attribute requirements for certain tasks might be different for you, depending on your current progress of the main story.]

Once you are there, you can tap on the speech bubbles to check what students in the courtyard have to say. Slide the screen left and right to see all the bubbles.

You will meet Tonks and Tulip and you will quickly update them on what you’ve found out. The worst thing is that many bad things happened to Bilton all at once.

You need to look into every single problem and see how you can solve it. Tulip will decide to first check Rita’s review, to see what damage it caused. To complete this task you need to earn five stars within one hour. All five stars are required to pass.

There is a bonus progress action tied to the newspaper. Prioritize this action to save some energy.

Needless to say, Rita’s review was very cruel. Although she gave negative reviews to other businesses in Hogsmeade, most of the piece is an attack on Bilton.

Some details written in the review are true, like when Bilton burned his house after a Stink Pellet accident, or when he put Bulbadox powder into Horace Slughorn’s mead. However, Rita’s claim that Bilton is not funny is not true at all and none of your friends will agree with what she wrote.

Tulip will ask if there is a reason for Rita to attack Bilton like that. You’ll have three options to respond with but they won’t have a significant impact on the story. Feel free to choose the option you prefer.

The only way to understand Rita’s attack may be to check the past connection between her and Bilton. Perhaps there is some information in the school records and this way you could learn the journalist’s true motivation behind the attack.

You’ll decide to research in the library while Tonks and Tulip check on Bilton. Go to the Library when you are ready to continue.

You approach the shelf with books and you’ll hear the familiar voice. You’ll discover that Merula is hiding behind the shelf for some reason and she won’t explain why.

She will wonder why you are interested in school records. When you explain what happened, Merula will be shocked and she’ll reveal herself.

You will be surprised to see that Merula’s face is all covered in boils. You have two options to react to that. If you like Merula it is recommended to pick the second option.

Merula will explain that she doesn’t feel pain but it is very embarrassing. She’ll decide to explain what happened to her.

To complete this task, you need to earn five stars within three hours. Three stars are required to pass.

Bonus progress actions are tied to Merula and your character. Prioritize those actions to save some energy.

You will discover that Merula wanted to create Bulbadox powder but it didn’t end up well. She will ask if it is true that Bilton is closing the shop. You’ll confirm it.

Merula will be very sad about it and she’ll admit that she is a huge fan of Zonko’s. Unfortunately, she couldn’t go there anymore since she started experimenting with Bulbadox powder.

You will conclude that she is that one missing customer Bilton was talking about. You’ll tell Merula that it’s best to come with you to Zonko’s so she can tell him that his doubts are not true. Unfortunately, Merula won’t be willing to go anywhere while she has boils on her face.

You’ll propose to go to the Potions Classroom and try to cure her. Go there when you are ready.

At first, the Potions Classroom will look empty, so you and Merula will proceed toward ingredients and equipment, but suddenly you will be caught red-handed by Professor Snape.

The Professor will see boils on Merula’s face and he will ask if you are responsible for that. Merula will beg you to not embarrass her.

If you like Merula, it is highly recommended to pick the second option and lie about how she got the boils.

Professor Snape will tell you that he usually doesn’t permit students to use his equipment and ingredients without his permission, but he will make an exception for Merula this time.

To brew Cure for Boils, you need to earn five stars within three hours. All five stars are required to complete this task.

Bonus progress action is tied to your character. Prioritize this action to save some energy.

Luckily, you will succeed in curing Merula. Before you leave the Potions Classroom, you will ask Professor Snape about Bilton Bilmes. He will explain that Bilton was a Hogwarts student long before Snape.

But Snape met Bilton at the Quidditch Match. Professor Snape will recall this memory. He’ll tell you that Bilton ran afoul with one Slytherin Beater because of some prank, but he managed to calm the situation and he even befriended that Beater.

Snape will admit that Bilmes is beloved among the people and he had a great influence on Hogwarts’s humor.

You will thank the Professor and you’ll decide to hurry to Zonko’s to share good news with Bilton. Go there when you are ready.

Once you are there, you can check what your friends have to say by tapping on the speech bubbles. Don’t worry about Bilton laying on the floor, he has a stomach ache but he will be fine.

Merula will apologize for not being in the shop lately and she’ll explain why.

She will beg Bilton not to quit his business, but he will be very depressed.

You and Merula will decide not to give up and you’ll try to reassure Bilton that his products are still popular.

To complete the next task you need to earn five stars within three hours. All five stars are required to pass.

Bonus progress actions are tied to Bilton, Tonks, and your character. Prioritize those actions to save some energy.

Merula will assure Bilton that she didn’t stop visiting his shop because his products are bad and that she’ll remain a loyal customer. It was all a misunderstanding.

This won’t improve Bilton’s mood. He’ll appreciate your help but he’ll think that you are a few people who love his old-fashioned jokes, an exception to the rule.

He will continue explaining how he can’t make people laugh anymore. Before, he could always make Andre chuckle or guffaw, but recently that wasn’t the case.

He will ask you to be honest and tell him if you really find him funny. You have three options to respond with. Although your choice won’t change the story much, it is not recommended to pick the second option because you may hurt Bilton.

Still, you won’t be able to lift Bilton’s spirits and he will go to the corner to curl up into a ball. You’ll understand that addressing only one of his problems won’t help, you need to solve them all.

You’ll decide to visit Andre. In the meantime, your friends will keep Bilton company and prevent him from eating too many sweets. If Bilton manages to make Andre laugh again, he can be confident in his jokes again.

This will conclude Part 2 of The Saving Zonko’s adventure. Hit the collect button to claim your rewards. You will receive 3 Gems and 1 Chocolate Frog.

Why did Andre stop laughing at Bilton’s jokes? Will you succeed in making Bilton happy again and save his business? Find out in the next part of this adventure.

Thank you for reading!