Pansy Parkinson, spotting Harry, stood and shrieked for someone to grab him; all of Gryffindor House rose in a mass, almost immediately followed by all of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and as one drew their wands, indicating their willingness to fight for Harry.

One of the Death Eaters tried to summon the Cloak, but the Summoning Charm did not work on it because it was secretly the cloak of legend, one of the fabled Deathly Hallows. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione ran down the Marble Staircase, the hourglass used to record Slytherin's house points was shattered and spilt its emeralds everywhere. Regardless, opening a new box feels exciting and interesting, and is best experienced by mixing the new cards into the old without looking.However, between the production issues and that lackluster potions offering, this one can also be safely given a pass if you feel you’ve already got enough Harry Potter Hogwarts Battles content. And that brings us to the theme, which I’m pleased to say is largely pretty good, but you do need to put away your Hard Potter Nerd Hat because the designers have taken some creative freedom. The whole castle shook with the force of the Death Eaters' sinister enchantments, and Harry met up with Aberforth Dumbledore and Rubeus Hagrid, his boarhound Fang, and his giant half-brother, Grawp, as they joined in defending the castle against Death Eaters. Fortunately, the contents in this expansion are modular so players can choose what to include and what to dump. It isn’t one of those posh Legacy games where you permanently alter the game by ripping up cards or anything like that and no progress carries over, so each new game means giving up all those cool new cards you bought, but there’s still a feeling of progress as you excitedly rip open a new box and examine the tiny rules sheet.

On 1 August 1997, Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour was secretly captured by Voldemort and interrogated for the whereabouts of Harry Potter. As Neville ran for the Clock Tower Courtyard, he briefly duelled Scabior before casting a spell that rebounded into the wooden beams producing a large explosion on the Sundial Garden-side of the Wooden Bridge. With the greatest effort it had ever cost him, Harry managed to conjure his stag Patronus, and the Dementors scattered in earnest.Using the temporary distraction, Dean shot a Stunning Spell at the Death Eater and Dolohov had a Full Body-Bind Curse shot at him by Parvati before he could react.

James told Harry that they would stay with him until the very end, and Sirius informed him that the others would not be able to see them, as they were a part of Harry and invisible to everyone else. Although Snape was reluctant, even asking about the impact of such an action on his own soul, Dumbledore implied that this kind of coup de grâce would not damage a human's soul in the same way murder would; mercifully ending a life was different. Boxes 4 and 7 alter the game the most, but even then there are no radical shifts in gameplay mechanics or rules, rather they just introduce small, new ideas into the mix that help keep things fun. Many other details of Snape's behaviour were revealed in these memories as well: the scenes also showed Dumbledore's portrait telling Snape that he must give Voldemort the correct date of Harry's departure if Voldemort was to trust Snape. However, in one last brave act for Harry, Scrimgeour told Voldemort nothing, and was murdered by the Dark Lord as a result.

There are ten different ones to choose from, allowing you to create some great combos with your character, or even just diversify their skill sets.