A Bird in the Hand is a side quest in the Poppy Sweeting questline of Hogwarts Legacy. Read on for a detailed walkthrough on how to enter the ruins, all rewards, how to unlock and location, and how to complete this side quest!
List of Contents
| A Bird in the Hand | |
|---|---|
| Quest Type | Relationship Quest |
| Quest Giver | Poppy Sweeting |
| Description | Dorran suspects he knows where the snidgets were hidden. Poppy and I are meeting him southwest of Brocburrow to investigate it. |
| Completion Rewards |
|---|
| 180 XP |
| A Bird in the Hand Unlock Conditions | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fire and Vice (Main Quest) |
| 2 | A Dragon Debrief (Side Quest) |
| 3 | Poached Egg (Side Quest) |
| 4 | The Poacher's House Call (Side Quest) |
| 5 | Surprise Meeting (Side Quest) |
| 6 | The Centaur and the Stone (Side Quest) |
| 7 | It's in the Stars (Side Quest) |
A Bird in the Hand is unlocked as part of Poppy Sweeting's Relationship questline. In order to unlock it you'll first need to have completed all of the previous quests as listed above.
| Map View | World View |
|---|---|
 Hogwarts Valley |
 South of Brocburrow |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  You can fast travel to the Brocburrow Floo Flame. The quest can only be started at night, so just Wait in the glowing circle if Poppy isn't there. |
| 2 |  Dorran is found inside the den. |
| 3 |  Place the Scholars' Moonstone in the central pedestal. This will make the pillars cast light. Using Accio, drag the pillars to cast light on the symbols indicated on the door in front of you. ▶︎ How to Solve Light and Darkness Puzzle |
| 3a | Move 1 pillar to the west (to light up the snowflake symbol) and another pillar to the southwest (to light the circle symbol with a dot in the middle). |
| 4 |  Enter the opened doorway and head down the stairs to enter The Gilded Perch. |
| 4a |  |
| 4b |  |
| 4c |  |
| 5 |  |
| 6 |  Head to the eastern door, the one with the sun and moon symbols, and simply interact with it to open it. Enter the room to complete the quest. |
The Bird in the Hand puzzle outside of the ruins can be solved by moving the pillars to cast light on the symbols indicated on the door in front of you.
Move 1 pillar to the west (to light up the snowflake symbol) and another pillar to the southwest (to light the circle symbol with a dot in the middle).
How to Solve Light and Darkness Puzzle
The Gilded Perch dungeon has no enemies (except for the second to the last room) and only a couple paths branching from the main quest, so it shouldn't take too much time to explore the dungeon and loot it for Gold and random gear.
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