Set in the 1890s,Hogwarts Legacyfollows the journey of a young fifth-year student during their first year in attendance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While a great deal of the game’s story tasks the protagonist with completing day-to-day school work and activities, there is much to do outside the classroom.
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Hogwarts Legacyis home to a variety of interesting side activities that players must seek out if they hope to experience everything the game has to offer. Some side quests task players with collecting certain items, but if the player wishes, they can also collect living creatures likeDiricawls.
Capturing Magical Creatures
Upon unlockingthe Room of Requirement, players will be given the chance to customize the room to their liking. This entails decorating the room with various forms of furniturein exchange for Moonstones, altering the theme and lighting of the room, and adding a few unique items that allow for creating potions and growing plants. As if this wasn’t immersive enough, the room can also be used tohouse and breed magical creatures.
While exploring the world ofHogwarts Legacy, players will encounter an abundance of fascinating creatures, but sadly, onlythirteen of them can be capturedand returned to the Room of Requirement. Each of these creatures, when captured, will provide the protagonist with unique items, so players may want to seek them all out if they wish to get the most out of their playthrough.
Thankfully, capturing each of these creatures is a pretty straightforward task, but not all of them, like the Diricawl, are easy to find.
Finding Diricrawls
Upon completingCharles Rookwood’s Trial, the protagonist ofHogwarts Legacywill receive an assignment fromProfessor Howin, asking them to rescue aGiant Purple Toadand aDiricawlby using aNab-Sack. Completing this assignment will reward players withBombarda, one ofthe most powerful spellsin the entire game, so it’s likely players will want to get the job done as quickly as they can.
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There are four locations where Diricawls can spawn inHogwarts Legacy, but not all of them are as easy to find as others. For players who wish to find a Diricawl quickly, they shouldmount their broomand fly tothe hillside south of Lower Hogsfield. There, they will encounter aDiricawl Denin which several Diricawls can be found.
Inferi can also spawn here, so players should be sure to have a fire-based spell ready to deal with them. Once the coast is clear, all the player needs to do issneak up on a Diricawland use theNab-Sackto capture it. Diricawls tend to disappear when threatened, but a well-timedArresto Momentum spellwill halt them just long enough to be captured.
It is possible to capture several Diricawls from this location, but if the player wishes to explore, they can also find some atClagmar Coast,Poidsear Coast, andMarunweem Lake.
Hogwarts Legacyis available now on PS5, Xbox Series S|X, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.
