After encountering the Centaurs, Poppy searches for a mysterious cave to find the special Moonstone in Hogwarts Legacy. The former chief of the Centaurs sends both Poppy and the Protagonist on a quest to find this rare Moonstone that could possibly save Snidgets. Snidgets rare creatures hidden in a cave for ages and are about to be endangered because of poachers.
The Centaur and The Stone is a side quest that is part of the Poppy Sweeting quest series in Hogwarts Legacy. Throughout this series, the Hufflepuff girl takes players on many exciting quests to rescue various types of Beasts.
The Centaur And The Stone Quest In Hogwarts Legacy
Players must enter the mysterious cave and find the Scholar’s Moonstone before the poachers to complete The Centaur and The Stone quest in Hogwarts Legacy. To start off, teleport to the Irondale Floo Flame and head to the marked location to speak with Poppy. She reveals that the nearby cave is probably the one mentioned in the books she read, which seems to hold the special Moonstone.
Upon entering the Moonstone Garden, head south to the blocked entrance and use the Depulso spell in Hogwarts Legacy to open it. Defeat the Cottongrass Dugbog and use the same spell again on the door to the east. Keep walking in the same direction until players reach a square room. Two Moths are needed to activate a mechanism that opens the gate.
How To Solve The Rune Puzzle Inside The Moonstone Garden
Similar to the rune puzzle in the In the Shadow of Time quest in Hogwarts Legacy, Players can only open the stone walls blocking the Moths by pulling the handles that match the symbols on the desired wall. The first Moth is behind the second wall on the left side. To open it:
- Pull both levers on the left side of the room using Accio.
- Use Lumos on the Moth and guide it to one of the butterfly mechanisms.
The second Moth is behind the first wall on the right side. To open it:
- Use Accio to pull the triangle rune lever on the right side.
- Pull the circle rune lever on the left side.
- Cast Lumos on the Moth that appeared.
- Take it to the other butterfly mechanism.
Finally, cast Depulso on both butterfly mechanisms multiple times to open the gate. Once the gate is open, the Protagonist now faces a broken bridge leading to a locked Moth door.
How To Open The Moth Door In The Moonstone Garden
To open the Moth door in Hogwarts Legacy, players must place three Moths in their slot on the door. To solve the puzzle:
- Retrieve the two Moths one by one from the square room.
- Place them inside the two mechanisms in the new room.
- Use Depulso on the butterfly mechanism near the door to raise a bridge.
- Cross the bridge and cast the same spell on the second mechanism.
- Take the newly appeared Moth to the door.
- Return to the previous mechanisms and guide the remaining two Moths.
Proceed further inside the cave and defeat the enemies. Then, swim in the water to dive into another section. The Protagonist will eventually arrive in a large clearing with a majestic tree that holds the Scholar’s Moonstone. The Centaur and The Stone quest concludes when the Moonstone is placed inside the henge and players witness the beautiful Mooncalf dance.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.