How to get the Alohomora spell & open locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy has a massive open world, but many locations are inaccessible due to locked doors. If you’re constantly struggling to get inside rooms, here’s how to acquire the Alohomora spell to turn you into a locksmith.

As you journey through Hogwarts Legacy, you’ll find numerous locked doors, each hiding secrets, and valuable items just out of reach.

Just like Disillusionment Chests, puzzles doors, and empty-frame paintings, this can leave a lot of students confused and disappointed that they can’t uncover all the secrets hidden out of sight.

Even though it isn’t possible to get your hands on the charm in the early game, opening locked doors becomes extremely easy once you do. So, here’s how you can learn Alohomora and open every locked door in Hogwarts Legacy.

How to get the Alohomora spell in Hogwarts Legacy

Unique gear and helpful rewards can be found behind locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy.

In order to unlock doors in Hogwarts Legacy, you need to learn the Alohomora spell. This is obtained through ‘The Caretaker’s Lunar Lament’ quest that becomes available once you’re about 8 hours through the main story.

Gladwin Moon will contact you with an owl and ask you to sneak into a restricted area of the castle at night to collect two Demiguise Moon statues. After doing this, you’ll be granted the Alohomora spell which gives you access to all the level 1 locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy.

Remember, completing the quest gives you access to level 1 Alohomora, so you’ll need to upgrade it for higher-tier locks. We’ll go into how you can upgrade Alohomora below.

How to open locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy

The lockpick mini-game is extremely simple in Hogwarts Legacy with enough practice.

Opening locked doors requires you to complete a lockpick mini-game that looks complicated, but it is actually extremely simple.

The goal is to get both gears to spin at the same time, so focus on the outside ring first and find the correct location by slowly moving the lock until it begins to move. Then move onto the inside gear and follow the same process.

Once you’ve found both sweet spots, combine them together and the lock will open. This will give you access to the secrets and rewards hidden behind the locked door in Hogwarts Legacy.

How to level up the Alohomora spell in Hogwarts Legacy

Giving Gladwin Moon a certain amount of Demiguise Moons will allow you to upgrade Alohomora.

Opening higher-tier locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy will require you to upgrade Alohomora. This can be done by bringing Gladwin Moon any Demiguise Moon Statues you find across the open world and castle.

It’s worth noting you can only collect Demiguise Moon Statues at night, so make sure to switch the time regularly using the map menu if you’re on the hunt for the collectibles.

You can check out how many Demiguise Moon Statues you need to bring Gladwin Moon for the upgrades below:

• Alohomora level 1 – Complete ‘The Caretaker’s Lunar Lament’ quest
• Alohomora level 2 – Give Gladwin Moon seven Demiguise Moons total
• Alohomora level 3 – Give Gladwin Moon thirteen Demiguise Moons total

With so many rewards hidden behind locked doors in Hogwarts Legacy, it’s well worth upgrading Alohomora as soon as possible.

Using Revelio frequently while exploring the map at night is a great way to locate the Demiguise Moons efficiently.

That’s all you need to know about the Alohomora spell in Hogwarts Legacy. While you travel across the Wizarding World, check some of our other guides to learn Unforgivable Curses, unlock the Room of Requirement, or change your equipped spells.