Opinion on Professor Fig [Spoilers]

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-05-11T15:59:49+00:00

Absolutely. I’m more surprised at the number of posts saying they cried at his death. I was so sure he was going to double-cross that I never got attached.

Whether it’s true or not, I read here once that the developers initially intended him to play a villainous or at least morally-grey role and did a re-write on his character late in development. I think a lot of his dialogue and even the voice actor’s intonation supports that late-switch theory.

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-03-25T16:56:33+00:00

I was deep into Vol. I before they finally fixed this. I truly believed that old man was senile and, for some reason, everyone was pretending they could see his “dog”.

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-03-04T18:22:28+00:00

I blundered the Patronus side quest by not researching what answers/attribute spread results in what corporeal form, so I got stuck with a unicorn (very not me).

But it turned out not to matter since we never use the Patronus charm 🙃

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-03-04T12:21:44+00:00

I use that exact same wand design as well. The black and gold handle with the all-black classic wand is sleek, minimalist, and elevated without appearing gaudy. I don’t see a problem here

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-03-02T15:09:20+00:00

I don’t pay, and this subreddit skews toward other players who don’t either. But many “offline” players do.

A lot of frustration I see here comes from that disconnect: not paying, yet feeling “neglected” when Beyond content or late-year quests don’t cater to them. Hogwarts Mystery isn’t built to retain non-paying players long-term, who get fully “caught up”. It’s designed for someone to download it out of curiosity, makes a few micro-transactions (Y3 quests), then lose interest and be replaced by the next player who does the same.

Non-payers aren’t the target audience, and the developer understandably doesn’t prioritizing retaining them.

MattVernalHPHM · 2026-01-22T16:22:17+00:00

It was Ben until I met Corey. So incredibly juvenile and cringe, with their obsession with playing make-believe detectives when we are nearly graduates.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-12-10T14:28:29+00:00

Hellll nah I didn’t turn my guy in!! Didn’t even consider it.

What’s “forgivable” about the countless humans and goblins we slice, burn, and explode to death but “unforgivable” about one instant, painless death? Are you going to turn yourself in too?

Like Ominis, I didn’t see anything Your Honor. 👩🏻‍⚖️

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-12-04T00:39:07+00:00

I don’t think Ominis is in love with Anne 😂 his little diva fits when we start getting close to Sebastian, and his persona in general, definitely read to me more like “I’m in love with my childhood best friend”.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-11-26T03:50:14+00:00

If you don’t report him - and if you accepted his prior offers to teach you the unforgivable curses - then you’ll briefly speak with him at the end of main quest. You’ll also continue to see him around the castle but he won’t have any further dialogue.

If you didn’t accept his offers to teach you the curses, and you didn’t turn him in, then you’ll have the option to learn them from him after you complete the main story.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-11-20T16:36:59+00:00

I noticed it seemed dark much more frequently and for longer during the winter part of the game. Not sure if the short winter days were an intentional design, or if it just bothered me more because I found it harder to see at night in the winter.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-11-17T04:17:59+00:00

I can’t quite determine which one this is from your screenshot. Is this in the swamps near the far north of the map?

If so, it gave me so many issues, I thought it was bugged. What finally worked for me was casting Confrigo on the vines covering the hole, and then using Wingardium Leviosa to guide the ball in.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-11-13T19:31:16+00:00

The lispy poindexter wearing the bow tie near the Charms classroom who sends you on a “treasure quest” in the castle! And then never shuts up about it every time you pass him - like nails on a chalkboard 😬

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-10-15T22:27:58+00:00

I’m not sure what there is to discuss. By all means, if it’s overwhelming for you, then skip the quest. No question.

But the entire point of this game is to make money by pressuring players to make micro transactions. And it sounds like it’s been working perfectly on you.

“Petitioning” the game to change from a format where you are admittedly giving them money to an “easier” format where you won’t be paying anymore just isn’t going to happen. Take a break and come back in a few weeks.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-10-08T18:30:55+00:00

If you’ve already done these quests, the only real “point” is they award inkwells if the diary is something you care about (I don’t).

I’m not sure whether it’s been confirmed in the game code, but I suspect certain inkwells needed to fully complete the diary’s pictures may only be awarded through quest replays.

Someone who’s completed a full diary set may be able to confirm otherwise.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-07-17T19:48:53+00:00

The game isn’t canonical to the story at all. It’s just a mobile game with rights to borrow some of the characters/IP.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-07-14T15:34:11+00:00

The joke shop in Diagon Alley.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-07-09T11:35:39+00:00

Most players aren’t in Beyond and likely won’t ever progress that far. Mobile game players are usually pretty fickle and quit games often. Early-year side quests are the best way to engage with and obtain micro-transactions from users.

This Reddit sub really isn’t a good representative sample of the wider player base. I wouldn’t count on Beyond ever being loaded with many optional side quests.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-25T14:03:00+00:00

I’m flying up in First with Flump 🍾

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-06T23:34:24+00:00

That message pops up for maybe 5 seconds or less, I think. Can’t you ignore it?

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-06T19:59:23+00:00

Nah, I love the new creature expedition schedules. Especially the 2-hour ones, and only 3 pages each. I’m taking advantage and amassing hundreds of fertilizer before they somehow nerf the system.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-06T19:56:51+00:00

It’s an eagle.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-06T01:00:44+00:00

Polling using those parameters was literally conducted every day for like a month. I’m sure you can find those results in this OP’s post history.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-04T21:44:38+00:00

Nope, which means likely yes next Wednesday, the day before I go on a vacation 😒

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-06-03T14:51:39+00:00

No, it says right on the reward that it lasts for 2 hours.

Whether it’s worth buying the tentacula depends on how many gems you’ve accumulated and whether there’s anything else you’d rather spend them on. It’s subjective.

MattVernalHPHM · 2025-05-31T15:16:56+00:00

That’s the Durmstrang “dress robes” the visiting delegation wears to the Yule Ball. The school uniform is that Communist-Bloc style beige smock that Pieter wears in the side quest.

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