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In the Shadow of Time
Hogwarts Legacy

In the Shadow of Time

Follow our guide to complete the 'In the Shadow of Time' quest in Hogwarts Legacy. Learn how to find the relic, solve the skeleton door puzzle, and choose whether to learn the Imperius Curse.

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Follow our guide to complete the 'In the Shadow of Time' quest in Hogwarts Legacy. Learn how to find the relic, solve the skeleton door puzzle, and choose whether to learn the Imperius Curse.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Receive a letter from Sebastian prompting you to meet him at a catacomb southeast of Feldcroft.
  2. 2
    Enter the catacombs and fight the initial spiders. Use Accio to pull handles on stone tombs for treasure, including a gear chest and a collection chest.
  3. 3
    Use a fire spell (like Confringo) to clear cobwebs blocking the path.
  4. 4
    Continue through the catacombs, fighting more spiders. Use Flipendo on burrowing spiders for extra damage. Use Wiggenweld Potion if poisoned by Venomous Scurriours.
  5. 5
    Cast Depulso on a set of doors to open them, revealing more spiders and gear chests. Clear cobwebs in a corner with a fire spell to find another chest.
  6. 6
    Head to a new room with a door covered in skulls. Pick up and discuss the note with Sebastian.
  7. 7
    Use Accio to pull out tombs, revealing skeletal remains. Collect three sets of skeletal remains (two from tombs, one in the center) and drag them to the skull door to open it.
  8. 8
    Optional: For extra treasure, use Depulso on rubble to the left of the skull door, creating an opening.
  9. 9
    Follow the tunnel to a room with Devil's Snare. Use Lumos to temporarily scare it away.
  10. 10
    Open tombs using Accio to find two sets of skeletal remains. Drag them to the skull podiums on the ledge to create a skeleton bridge.
  11. 11
    Cross the bridge and use Depulso to open the door. Loot the collection chest and two gear chests in the enclosed room.
  12. 12
    Pull a block out of the wall with Accio to lower wooden beams, allowing you to drop back down.
  13. 13
    Head through the opened skull door. Sebastian will ask if you want to learn the Imperius Curse.
Tips
  • Spiders scale with your level.
  • Use Accio on tomb handles to find loot and quest items.
  • Use fire spells like Confringo to clear cobwebs.
  • Use Flipendo against burrowing spiders.
  • Use Wiggenweld Potion to cure poison.
  • Use Lumos to temporarily dispel Devil's Snare.
  • The choice to learn the Imperius Curse can be made now or later.
  • Experience Points
  • The option to learn the Imperius Curse (if chosen)

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