On this page of the guide to Hogwarts Legacy we describe the main quest Charles Rookwood’s Trial.
Reach a small hill and stand in a circle to wait for Professor Fig to appear.
Enter Rookwood Castle
The castle is guarded by goblins- Ranrok’s loyalists.
After reaching the castle walls,use Wingardium Leviosato move the chestto the hole in the wall.
There are more goblins and Dark Wizards in the castle courtyard.
Remember to react to block/dodge circles, as well as destroy enemy shields with appropriate spells.
Assassins are especially dangerous - attack them first.
After the fights, takethe path leading to the castle walls.
Turn right and reachthe entrance to the castle.
Jump down to the lowest level.
One of the switches is behind the barricade - you have to destroy it first.
The entrance to theRookwood Cellarwill be unlocked.
Goblin tracks will lead you tothe red source of magic.
Turn right and you’ll reach a room withRookwood’s portrait on the wall.
you could talk to him only after Professor Fig gets here.
You will be moved to a new dungeon.
Reach the larger room and take the stairs on the right.
They lead to a small balcony with thefirst circle of ancient magic.
under the inaccessible balcony.
Go through the blue magic gate.
verify it is stable.
Go through the red magic gate.
Use the Wingardium Leviosa toextend the lower chest.
Run over the moving stairs and the moving bridge.
You will reach the room with thesecond circle of ancient magic.
Go through the blue gate.
Use Wingardium Leviosa topull a crate towards you(it’s not a tower in this dimension).
it’s possible for you to go back through the gate andhit the switch again.
By moving the boxin the current dimension, the tower was movedand this unlocked the exit from the room.
Stay in that place andhit the switch behind the blue gate(picture above).
In the new location, thefourth circle of ancient magicis located on the right side - interact with it.
Two larger guards will get activated downstairs.
The difficulty of this fight is that each of the animated statues is in a different dimension.
you could of course change the dimensions by going through the magic gate.
After the battle, check that you’ve gone through theblue gate, i.e.
you’re in the dimension whereyou can see the upper bridge.
Return to the starting area andhit the side switch with the basic spell.
This will cause the bridge to rotate 180 degrees.
Use Levioso on the chest(it has no top in this dimension).
This will allow you to climb on it and then on the bridge.
While standing on the bridge, don’t go through the magic gate, justhit the right switch again.
Run up the next moving stairs.New animated statues will activatein the new hall.
In the second part of the battle,you will face a boss - Pensieve Guardian.
A general strategy for this boss can be foundin the Bosses chapter.
The Guardian can use a new punch in of attack -hit with a ball on a magic chain.
Wait for the yellow circle to appear above the hero’s head andhold down the block button.
Continue exploring Charles Rookwood’s trial
Walk over the newly unlocked bridge.
In the last chamber of the dungeon, collect the loot andwatch Charles Rookwood’s Memories.
You will obtain a Pensieve Artifact.
you’ve got the option to now use the gate toleave the trial.
In the Map Chamber, talk to Rookwood and the character in the new portrait - it’sNiamh Fitzgerald.
Talking to Fig will end the quest.Winter will come to Hogwarts.
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