Summary
For a game likeHogwarts Legacy, which was built upon the back of an entire book and movie series with all sorts of spinoffs, there is naturally a vast array of easter eggs waiting for players to discover. Considering how many pagestheHarry Potterbooksspan, there are plenty of details people may not remember without reading the whole series multiple times.
In Avalanche Software’s game, these easter eggs range from small callbacks to the lore, to funny and somewhat out-of-place appearances. Thebest easter eggs inHogwarts Legacy, however, are those that only die-hardHarry Potterfans are able to find and understand.
Updated June 19, 2025 by Joe Grantham:Due to how big Hogwarts Legacy is and how much love the developer poured into the game as huge Harry Potter fans themselves, there are countless easter eggs just waiting for players to stumble on.
In fact, there are many minute details in the game that won’t even appear to be easter eggs until players reread the books or pay close attention to the movies. Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy is now available on Nintendo Switch, meaning all these Easter eggs await Potter fans playing on the move or nestled under a pile of blankets.
1The Painting That The Fat Lady Hid In
A Prisoner Of Azkaban Movie Easter Egg
WhileHogwarts Legacywas primarily based on the books, there are still many movie easter eggs dotted around, and one of the best is one that players will only see if they manage to find the secret room hidden behind a map in the South Wing of Hogwarts. To get in, they must firstlearn the Depulso spelland then use it above the map.
Inside, players will find many paintings, but one featuring a hippo and giraffes might stand out in particular. This is because it is the very same painting in which the Fat Lady hid after Sirius Black tried to enter the Gryffindor common room in thePrisoner of Azkabanmovie. This iconic painting isn’t the only reference to the Fat Lady in this room, as a note to a certain Violet can be found inquiring about the procurement of more alcohol. Book readers might recall that Violet is the Fat Lady’s friend and that they often get drunk together.
2A Student Throwing Up Slugs Into A Cauldron
A Chamber Of Secrets Easter Egg
Hogwarts Legacyhas many funny random interactionsthat players might trigger upon entering certain areas of the castle or surrounding highlands. With how rare some of these events can be, most players won’t have seen the instantly recognizable easter egg of a student throwing up slugs into a cauldron.
Obviously, this is a reference to the time when Ron Weasley’s spell backfired inThe Chamber of Secrets, causing him to throw up slugs instead of his intended target, Draco Malfoy. What exactly happened to this particular student is unknown, but the result was the same. This interaction happens in the Hospital Wing where players rarely go seeing as it is a dead end high up in the castle.
3Curse-Breaking Runs In The Weasley Family
After completing the Assignments set bythe professors inHogwarts Legacy, players can often engage in conversations with their teachers to find out more about them and their past. By talking to Madam Kogawa and Professor Onai, however, players will also find out more about Professor Weasley’s past, and as it transpires she used to be a curse-breaker for the Ministry.
This is a nod to Bill Weasley, Ron’s eldest brother, who worked as a curse-breaker in Egypt for Gringotts Wizarding Bank. His ancestor Matilda Weasley seems to have traveled even further afield, by going deeper into the heart of Africa, as well as spending time in Japan while working.
4Gladrags Wizardwear
A Goblet Of Fire Easter Egg
For the latest in wizarding fashion, players can head down to Gladrags Wizardwear in Hogsmeade.Here they can sell their gearand purchase a range of outfits and accessories from proprietor Augustus Hill, the self-proclaimed expert in clothing extraordinaire.
What not many players will know is that Gladrags Wizardwear was actually mentioned a few times in theHarry Potterbooks. The first time the clothing store was mentioned was on the magical billboard at the Quidditch World Cup Final, with the brand humorously advertising its various branches in London, Paris, and Hogsmeade.
5Talking Mirrors
A Chamber Of Secrets & Prisoner Of Azkaban Easter Egg
ThroughoutHogwarts Legacy, players will run into a variety of talking mirrors that will comment on their appearance. Sometimes the mirrors compliment the player’s fashion or beauty, and at other times they insult.
What makes these mirrors an easter egg is the fact that Harry himself had to deal with talking mirrors during his time both at The Burrow and at the Leaky Cauldron. The mirrors in both the game and the booksall have hilarious lines.
6Sweets That Make You Sound Like Animals
A Prisoner Of Azkaban Easter Egg
The third installment of the series,Harry Potter and the Prisoner and Azkaban,is one of the best and does a great job of making life at Hogwarts feel more fun and natural. One of the best scenes in the film, as small as it is, shows Harry and his fellow 3rd year Gryffindor friends trying out an assortment of sweetsin Gryffindor Tower.
These sweets make the boys erupt into hilarious and accurate impressions of animals, including an elephant and lion before Harry takes one that turns him into a steam train. Amazingly, these exact sweets and their effects can be enjoyed inHogwarts Legacyby visiting Honeydukes and finding the Elephant on a Bicycle poster.
7Herbology Award
A Hogwarts Legacy Easter Egg
One easter egg, which players can find by heading up to the Trophy Room from the Grand Staircase, is a Hogwarts Herbology Award. This trophy was presented to none other than the current Herbology teacher Mirabel Garlick.
Mirabel Garlick earned the award in her 7th year at Hogwarts, exceeding expectations in her work with flora, from Mandrakes to mistletoe and Bubotubers to Bouncing Bulbs. The Trophy Room is host to many otherthrowbacks to the main series, including the casket that holds the Goblet of Fire.
8The Giant Squid Likes Toast
Hogwarts Legacyhas unique quests for members of different houses. One such Slytherin mission presents a funny easter egg. In Scrope’s Last Hope, Slytherin students will have to place a piece of toast on a pedestal to get through the wall decorated with a depiction of The Giant Squid.
Once inside, the ghost of Richard Jackdaw says that some squids seem to love toast, which is a callback to Harry and others feeding toast to The Giant Squid on days off.
9De-Gnoming
Somefan-favorite moments from the bookssadly never made it into the movies even as a small mention, but thankfully the length and depth ofHogwarts Legacyallows them their moment in the sun. One such book memory which fans hold dear to their heart is Harry helping out the Weasleys with de-gnoming their infested garden.
Harry learns to swing the gnomes around to make them dizzy before flinging them as far as possible in the hopes they will be unable to make their way back to the garden. When players attend their first Herbology lesson, Leander Prewett, himself an ancestor of Molly Weasley, will tell them about his memories of de-gnoming, something that his Weasley descendants will do a century later.
10Potion Brewing In The Toilet
InHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as part of the plan to sneak into the Slytherin common room, Hermione brews a batch of Polyjuice Potion in one of the cubicles of Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. However, Hermione wasn’t the first witch to come up with the idea of brewing potions in a cubicle.
For a Polyjuice Potion easter egg, players can head to the witches' toilets near Professor Fig’s office and upon opening one of the doors they will find a full cauldron, books, scales, andanything else needed for a potion.
