Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world RPG game set in the wizarding world. The game takes inspiration from the Harry Potter world but is set way before the movie and the events of the book. The game was released on 10th February for PC and the latest consoles but it will be released on April 4th for PS4 and Xbox One and 25th July for Switch.
Other than Main Storyline, Hogwarts Legacy have many side quests to complete, puzzles to find, spells to discover and beasts to rescue. “In the Shadow of the Study” is one of those side quests, Sebastian Sallow is one of the 3 companions of the Main character and he has his own questline into which “In the Shadow of the Study” falls.
In this guide, you will learn about what are the requirements and a brief walkthrough of the side quest “In the shadow of the Study” in Hogwarts Legacy.
In the Shadow of the Study quest Walkthrough
In order to get the quest, players first need to do the following things:
- Complete “The High Keep” main quest
- Complete the “In the Shadow of the Bloodline” side quest (also given by Sebastian)
- Also need to complete 1 more quest after doing “the High keep” main quest (do any quest)
- Players must be Level 16
After unlocking the quest, players will need to go to the Slytherin Common room, where they will meet Sebastian waiting for them (outside of the Common room), if he is not there you can wait for him to spawn if you have the quest.
After meeting and talking to Sebastian, players must follow him to meet the Ominis. You will meet Ominis and talk to him about how he is the heir of Salazar Slytherin.
After the discussion, players will need to enter the Scriptorium but to find the door Players will need to solve a torch puzzle in which they have to light them all at the same time. (Use Incendio to light the torches).
After solving the puzzle, a small cutscene will the door opening in the wall. Enter the door and cast Revelio to find the Noctua Note and a broken stone wall. Players will need to cast Reparo to repair the broken stone wall.
After repairing the wall, Players will need to talk to Ominis as he can speak Parseltongue to unlock the door.
After Ominis helped open the door, players can go to the next room and will need to light several torches with Incendio to unlock the Slytherin lock (the lock is next to the torches).
In order to unlock the Slytherin lock, players will need to match the symbols on the upper ring to the lower ring. This will unlock the door and you can move forward.
Note: Players can use the Revelio spell to see all the torches in the whole room. There are also 3 doors that need to be unlocked. The process is the same as the first one.
After unlocking all the 3 doors, players will move forward to the final door which will present Players with one of the most difficult choices they need to make in the game. The choice is whether or not you want to learn Crucio and who to cast the spell upon.
Players can check the implications of the choices in this article Who should cast Crucio?
After making the choice, enter the door and search Slytherin’s Scriptorium and find the spell book lying in front of the Giant Statue. After getting the book, talk to Sebastian and give him the book.
Players now will need to leave the Scriptorium, they cna do so by going behind the Giant Statue and using the waypoint to travel back to the Slytherin Dungeon. After that, all 3 of you will talk about everything that happened and this will mark the end of the quest.
That’s all you need to know about the side quest In the Shadow of the Study in Hogwarts Legacy. If you find this guide helpful, you can check our website for all the latest news and guides about Hogwarts Legacy and other games.