Hogwarts Legacy - Harry Potter open world action RPG prequel set in the late 1800s

[Jermu]

Hermione Granger had Muggle parents. Same goes for Lily Evans. How the ability to do magic is obtained was never really explained.

If both parents are white and child is black how would you explain that

 

[Harthwain]

If both parents are white and child is black how would you explain that

Midi-chlorians.

 

[gerey]

Hermione Granger had Muggle parents. Same goes for Lily Evans. How the ability to do magic is obtained was never really explained.

Wizards can easily erase the memories of non-wizards with the wave of a wand, repair clothing and remove body fluids.

You do the math.

 

[Dhaze]

Idea for an extension/dlc: you play the whole game as a Squib. It would be somewhat akin to a low-Int run in Fallout, inasmuch as many questlines would be closed to you, but other specific ones would become available. Think of it as a class with many restrictions, but a handful of exclusive feats.

Because I've recently re-read the books for the first time in fifteen years, and amongst other things I wondered why exactly are Squibs not enrolled into Hogwarts? Now, I can imagine some contrivance for why that is; but deep down, surely you don't need magic for such purposes as herbology, potion-brewing, or caring for magical creatures. Admittedly it would be very useful, but not a pre-requisite by any means.

"Alas! my entire lineage is that of potent wizards—but I can't do magic for shit. Oh well, guess I'll become a bitter and loathsome janitor; better get a cat, too." So what if you can't cast spells? You can still nurse mandragoras to maturity then hurl them at your foes who will die upon hearing the plants' abominable wailings. And you can brew such potions allow you to morph into someone else, or kill or maim or soothe in a multitude of ways as befit your intentions. And you can raise helpful or dangerous creatures of many species. And though you might not be able to manufacture them, you can still use implements like Dungbombs and Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder.

Hermione Granger had Muggle parents. Same goes for Lily Evans. How the ability to do magic is obtained was never really explained.

Wizards can easily erase the memories of non-wizards with the wave of a wand, repair clothing and remove body fluids.

You do the math.

Wait... what about fetuses? Aborta Kedavra?

 

[Funposter]

Hermione Granger had Muggle parents. Same goes for Lily Evans. How the ability to do magic is obtained was never really explained.

If both parents are white and child is black how would you explain that

A wizard did it

 

[Tyranicon]

So what if you can't cast spells? You can still nurse mandragoras to maturity then hurl them at your foes who will die upon hearing the plants' abominable wailings. And you can brew such potions allow you to morph into someone else, or kill or maim or soothe in a multitude of ways as befit your intentions.

Not to rehash an old discussion, but if you give the player a FN P90 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, they're already stronger than the vast majority of wizards.

Gun mods are only a matter of time, and they will be glorious.

 

[Dhaze]

So what if you can't cast spells? You can still nurse mandragoras to maturity then hurl them at your foes who will die upon hearing the plants' abominable wailings. And you can brew such potions allow you to morph into someone else, or kill or maim or soothe in a multitude of ways as befit your intentions.

Not to rehash an old discussion, but if you give the player a FN P90 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, they're already stronger than the vast majority of wizards.

Gun mods are only a matter of time, and they will be glorious.

And it could be interesting. I can see wizards, especially those glorying in their pureblood ancestry, brushing guns aside partly because they require ammo, whereas a wand requires only its wielder (and in some cases they even act of their own volition). I want to say an argument to that effect was raised in Stargate SG-1; perhaps when Carter made a show of the P90 in front of rebel Jaffa, in comparison to their staff weapon?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

 

[Azalin]

 

[laclongquan]

So what if you can't cast spells? You can still nurse mandragoras to maturity then hurl them at your foes who will die upon hearing the plants' abominable wailings. And you can brew such potions allow you to morph into someone else, or kill or maim or soothe in a multitude of ways as befit your intentions.

Not to rehash an old discussion, but if you give the player a FN P90 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, they're already stronger than the vast majority of wizards.

Gun mods are only a matter of time, and they will be glorious.

Hell, with Enfield 1914 the Muggles had ability to kill wizard from a mile away. And they would never see it coming.

Right now? With antimateriel Barret, they could be killed from 2 miles away~

We dont even talk about fancy stuff like Javelin antitank system, or Carl Gustav.

The wizards are right to hide away, and not because they sneer on Muggles. No, they are scaredy rats, is all~

 

[Sarathiour]

Great, the thread is now going back to weapon autism.
Stay tuned for when it will shift back again to malding troon in 2 page.

 

[Arthandas]

Please post more funny people from resetera

 

[vota DC]

Hermione Granger had Muggle parents. Same goes for Lily Evans. How the ability to do magic is obtained was never really explained.

Maybe they were both Squibs but they are ashamed. They don't even try to visit their daughter that means they already know Hogwarts.

 

[Harthwain]

Maybe they were both Squibs but they are ashamed.

As far as the official records go I don't think there is anything about that in the books. I do recall Hermione saying she did cast the magic to make them forget they even had a daughter in order to keep them safe, while she was in hidding and everything suggests they were Muggles. Maybe they had some hidden magical ancestor, but Rowling said that Petunia was a Muggle and not a Squib, while Lily was able to cast magic and they were sisters, meaning it's still random who can cast magic, even if you had a Squib somewhere in your family tree.

They don't even try to visit their daughter that means they already know Hogwarts.

I wouldn't read too much into them not visting. However, if I am not mistaken, Snape told Lily that someone will have to explain to her parents that the magic exists after she turned out to be a witch. Even the Dursley family was also informed (more or less directly) about Harry's magical heritage and they were the perfect Muggles (granted, Petunia had some contact with the magic world prior to that, but still).

 

[Jaedar]

Maybe they were both Squibs but they are ashamed. They don't even try to visit their daughter that means they already know Hogwarts.

Iirc wizards don't really extend muggles "basic human rights". Or maybe it's more that they consider them permanent minors?

Hell, with Enfield 1914 the Muggles had ability to kill wizard from a mile away. And they would never see it coming.

This is true. At the same time a wizard can go invisible, teleport into the oval office, and mind control the president into firing every nuke on the planet. And turn their houses into antimemes for muggles.

 

[laclongquan]

Hell, with Enfield 1914 the Muggles had ability to kill wizard from a mile away. And they would never see it coming.

This is true. At the same time a wizard can go invisible, teleport into the oval office, and mind control the president into firing every nuke on the planet. And turn their houses into antimemes for muggles.

The Ministry of Magic seems to have bodyguard contract with Downing Office and or Buckingham Palace. If there's no MoM, there's certainly magicians who signed that kind of contract with some of the most powerful people in England. The trick you said can work only once, in far past, and then people learn~

 

[Bohrain]

I don't really care about the game, but the idea that someone who I find annoying might be mad about it if I buy it does interest me.

 

[Dhaze]

Great, the thread is now going back to weapon autism.
Stay tuned for when it will shift back again to malding troon in 2 page.

Rowling: "There exists this magical world aside and apart from ours, wherein lies wonder and mischief and—"
Codexers: "What about thermobaric missiles?"
Rowling: "No, no. You're missing the point. Wizards, being in most ways removed from the non-magical world, do not use that technology."
Codexers: "Pfft. They wouldn't last five minutes deployed in the Middle East. Let me tell you about the TOS Buratino; you see... [insert thick, splashing noises of fountain-like cumming]"

Maybe they were both Squibs but they are ashamed.

As far as the official records go I don't think there is anything about that in the books.

Yup. From the first book, during the first ride aboard the Express: "Nobody in my family's magic at all. It was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, ..."

They don't even try to visit their daughter that means they already know Hogwarts.

I wouldn't read too much into them not visting. However, if I am not mistaken, Snape told Lily that someone will have to explain to her parents that the magic exists after she turned out to be a witch.

Also yup. Happens in chapter 34 of the last book.

 

[flyingjohn]

32 gb of ram.
Dx 12.
Denuvo.

I hope there ain't no stutters.

 

[Ghulgothas]

Aborta Kedavra?

Fetus Deletus.

 

[deuxhero]

I do recall Hermione saying she did cast the magic to make them forget they even had a daughter in order to keep them safe, while she was in hidding and everything suggests they were Muggles.

That makes essentially no sense with the slightest examination.
"Man, how did our bank accounts keep getting charged for children's clothing, food, and school supplies for so many years without us noticing? And why do our neighbors, relatives, the census office, the tax office, AND the police insist we used to have a daughter? And who is that girl in all these photographs? Also why do you look like you were pregnant in this one?"

 

[Zombra]

That makes no sense

What part of "magic spell" did you not understand?

 

[deuxhero]

That makes no sense

What part of "magic spell" did you not understand?

The "on [her parents]" part. There's a big power difference between "make two people next to you think something" and "make years of financial records, government records (many of which are already electronic at this point, explicitly a format that wizard have issue with), hundreds of physical artifacts, and people a great distance away think something". If a wizard can do all that casually, there's huge setting implications.

 

[laclongquan]

Hell, there's at least YEARS of record before the kid get into Hogwart and activate forgetmespell.
We are talking about peditrician's record, of hospital's record, of dentist, of kindergarten's record etc...

In the new days you can talk about hiring hackers to delete them all then spell the hackers. But in the old days the paper records would have exhausted you

 

[Zombra]

Y'all have been playing too many RPGs and not reading enough books.