The Harry Potter universe created by JK Rowling in the 1990s has met with colossal success for over 20 years. With more than 500 million books sold and the success of the films, there is no shortage of fans of the bespectacled wizard and some know the Lore of Harry Potter inside out. Whereas Hogwarts Legacy caused quite a stir when showcasing its gameplay last week, some fans picked up clues about the potential timeframe for the next game to come from the Harry Potter universe.
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Hogwarts Legacy would take place over 100 years before the start of the Harry Potter books
It is thanks to the few information revealed by the Hogwarts Legacy gameplay demo that fans of the saga have found a small clue that could say a lot about the era in which the game would take place: it is the wizard black Viktor Rookwood. This name may mean something to absolute fans of Harry Potter Lore, but perhaps less to the general public.
During the presentation demo of Hogwarts Legacy, we can discover the villain Viktor Rookwood who allies himself with Ranrok, the goblin leading a rebellion with his fellows. However, the name Rookwood has already been mentioned in films, especially from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Indeed, we discover through the Death Eater Igor Karkaroff (also director of Durmstrang) the existence of a certain Augustus Rookwood who would have served as a Death Eater and spy within the Ministry of Magic during the first Wizarding War, in the 1880s. This position would have allowed him to deliver confidential information to Voldemort during the conflict, which makes Augustus Rookwood an antagonist of choice.
Knowing that the game takes place a few generations before the birth of Augustus, the latter would therefore be a descendant of Viktor Rookwood, the big bad of Hogwarts Legacy. The universe created by JK Rowling is full of mysteries and family ties are not uncommon through books and films. If the game really takes place 100 years before the beginning of the books, few characters known to the public should appear, even if Nearly Headless Nick has already been seen in the last trailer. Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled for release in late 2022 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStation4 Pro, Nintendo Switch, and PC.