Charles Rookwood's Trial Quest Walkthrough

Charles Rookwood's Trial is one of the main quests in Hogwarts Legacy. Read on for a detailed walkthrough, list of rewards, and tips on how to complete Charles Rookwood's Trial!

Charles Rookwood's Trial Overview

How to Unlock

Charles Rookwood's Trial unlocks after completing Back on the Path.

Quest Information

Charles Rookwood's Trial Walkthrough

Quest Objectives

1. Meet Fig at Rookwood Castle

Rookwood Castle is found near the center of Feldcroft Region. If you unlocked Floo Flame in Feldcroft during In the Shadow of the Estate, fast travel there and head west to reach the castle. Professor Fig will be waiting for you near the entrance.

2. Speak With Professor Fig

Speak with Professor Fig to start the quest.

3. Enter Rookwood Castle

Follow the trail up and turn left once you're at the castle walls. You can sneak past the first line of guards, but an unavoidable fight will initiate once the Ranger appears so best take the enemies out on your way.

Once the guards are dealt with, use Wingardium Leviosa on the box and use it to reach the large opening on the wall.

You will get into another fight as you step foot on the castle grounds. Try to use the throwable objects around to finish the fight quickly. Open the chests—one containing the Ambush I trait—inside the tents on the west side and another inside the tent on the northeast, which contains the Fangs I trait.

Go up the stairs and turn right at the top. Follow the rampart to get inside the castle. Drop down the lower floor and hit all three locks to open the door to the cellar. The third lock is hidden behind a wooden cover on the north wall.

4. Find Charles Rookwood's Portrait

Turn left and follow the path until you reach one of the repositories taken over by Ranrok. Continue to your right and you will find the room with Charles Rookwood's portrait. Open the chest on the northeast corner of the room first then talk to Rookwood.

5. Connect With Ancient Magic

Investigate the pool of magic near the wall adjacent to the portrait.

6. Enter Charles Rookwood's Trial

Pass through the revealed pathway and enter the Second Trial.

7. Complete Charles Rookwood's Trial

Enter the first room and climb the stairs on your right where you will find another pool. Investigate it to activate the archway at the center.

Go back down and check the southwest corner of the room to find a cube. Pull it out with Accio then pass through the archway to turn it into a small chest.

Now grab the pillar-turned-cube on your right and place it next to the stone wall. Pass through the gateway again and climb the pillar you just moved to reach the next area.

Once you reach the bridge in the next room, stop at the middle and look on your left. You will spot a switch that will raise another bridge when hit. Cross this bridge and grab the chest on the other side.

Now proceed to the main platform and interact with the pool. Go behind the archway and you will see a chest on the other side. Pass through the archway and grab the chest's content.

East of the room is a fence with a cube behind. Use Wingardium Leviosa to pull the cube above the fence then pass through the archway to change it into another chest.

Make sure you're in the red version of the room first, then hit the switch on the southwest corner. This will rotate the archway and change the pillar in front of you into a cube. Without crossing the archway, pull the pillar through with Accio to unblock the path then flip the switch again.

Before you proceed, place the cube you just pulled near the ledge behind you. Place it as close to the edge as possible to make it easier to jump over. Pass through the archway to switch back to the blue version of the room.

Grab the cube from earlier (the one that turned into a chest) and place it next to the pillar. Cast Levioso on the cube and use it to reach the top of the pillar and finally, the ledge and the chest on it.

Pass through the archway and move to the next area where you will fight Sentries and a Sentinel on a platform.

After the fight, continue to the next room and interact with another pool. Hit the switch across to make the archway move to your right. Pass through the archway and from there, hit the switch again so the archway moves out of your way.

Run to the next room and interact with the pool. As you approach the archway, two Sentinels will awaken, with one on the other version of the room. Except for its weapon, the Sentinel on the other version will be invisible, but can attack and damage you. Pass through the archway after dealing with the first Sentinel so you can attack the other.

When the room's safe, pass through the archway until you switch to the red version of the room. Now hit the switch south of the room to move the archway closer to the cube. Move closer to the archway, and without crossing over, pull the cube through. The cube should not change into a pillar just yet.

Take the cube around the archway (don't let it pass through again) and place it to where it was originally. Pass through the archway to switch to the blue version. The cube should now turn into a pillar, and a platform above the archway should be close to it.

Get to the platform using the small pillar and grab the chest at the top. Hit the switch again to move closer to the ledge on the other side.

Move to the next room with the moving stairs and turn left. Before you proceed further, turn left again to find a small Chest.

Run into the next room and defeat the two Sentries. West is a small room with another pool and archway. Interacting with the pool makes a chest and a switch pop up on the other side as well as a metal fence in the middle.

You'll have to be a bit quick on this one. Once you hit the switch, wait for the archway to rotate 180 degrees then immediately pull the chest with Accio once it changes into a cube. Open the chest and proceed to the final room, where you will face another Pensieve Guardian.

8. Continue Exploring Charles Rookwood's Trial

Cross the bridge and enter the next room where you will find Rookwood's Pensieve. Be sure to check the chest behind the Pensieve before you leave.

9. Exit Charles Rookwood's Trial

Return to the Map Chamber through the crystallized passageway.

10. Speak to Percival

Speak to Percival Rackham's portrait.

11. Speak With Professor Fig

Speak to Professor Fig to complete the quest.

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