In Hogwarts Legacy, you might be wondering how to open the locks barring the doors of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Get to know how to do lockpicking in Hogwarts Legacy, how to unlock the locks, and more using this guide.
Alohamora is the spell that you need to open locks. To get this spell, you must first clear the story mission, “The Caretaker’s Lunar Lament”. During the mission, Hogwarts’ Caretaker Moon teaches you the Alohamora spell. However, he only teaches you the level 1 version. You need to do a bit of looking to level it up to level 3.
Demiguise Statues are the small objects that stand out because of their blue glowing orbs. You might have seen a couple of them while touring around Hogwarts. To get them however, you need to clear “The Caretaker’s Lunar Lament” and you can only get them at night. Collect a couple of them then return to Moon to level up your Alohamora. A higher Alohamora grants you access to more locked rooms, meaning more rewards. Level 3 Alohamora is also needed for some sidequests.
To open locks, you must make both red and green gears to turn for a few seconds. To do this, use your left and right joysticks to drive the orbs to the crevices of the gears. Turn them slowly. It does not matter whether you do it clockwise or counter-clockwise. The goal is to set the orbs at the right location. Once a gear starts running, stop rotating the involved gear and continue until you meet the same result with the other one. Once you have both gears running, keep them at the same location for about three seconds to open the lock.
For useful Talents, check out the Hogwarts Legacy Talent List.
Hogwarts Legacy is available on PC, PS5 & PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. Get to know more about the game via the official website.
