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Any Harry Potter fan will tell you that wizards are excellent at keeping secrets. Or at least, wizards pretty good at keeping secrets from Muggles, and not so great at keeping secrets from other, 11-year-old wizards like Harry and his buds. But if you're able to visit the wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter, you're going to want to keep an eye out for some very clever secrets, tricks, messages, and hidden objects all around Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. Here are just a few of the secret things you might find on your next visit.
After all, catching a portkey to Universal Studios isn't an everyday affair. If you're making the trek to check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (and I highly suggest that you do), you're going to want to take in every last detail. Both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley are intricately designed, from the shop windows to the phone booths to the giant dragon that periodically belches fire into the sky. You're going to want to ride the rides and spend all your hard-earned cash on those sweet, sweet wizard souvenirs, of course. But be sure to leave some time to just explore the park, Butterbeer in hand, and see if you can spot a few hidden treats:
Well the one called Hogwarts Wizarding World was the best - unfortunately it was never finished by the creator as he basically quit gaming when Real life got too busy - but the two being worked on presently look pretty good.
1. The 'Muggle' Phone Booth
To get to Diagon Alley, you have to pass through a street in Muggle London. Step into the classic red phone booth and dial the word 'MAGIC' (62442) to access a message straight from the Ministry of Magic itself.
2. The 'Muggle' Employees
While you're in Muggle London, try asking the employees of King's Cross Station for directions to Platform 9 and 3/4. They'll look at you like you're off your rocker.
3. Literally 'Dark' Magic
If you purchase an interactive wand at the park, you'll be given a map of magical locations where your wand can actually cause 'magic' to happen. The Knockturn Alley section of the map can only be read if you place it under a black light (luckily, you can find plenty of black lights in the depths of Knockturn Alley).
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4. Hidden Beasties
It's hard to miss that big ol' dragon. But if you're looking for a fantastic beast that's a little more subtle, check out the second level of the Magical Menagerie store, where you can spot Luna Lovegood's legendary Crumple-Horned Snorkack.
5. A Chance to Practice Your Parseltongue
Also at the Magical Menagerie, there's a snake in the window that will speak to you in both Parseltongue and English.
6. A Familiar Face at 12 Grimmauld Place
Take a moment to look in the upstairs windows at Sirius Black's dismal London residence. You can spot Kreacher the house elf peaking out through the window of 12 Grimmauld Place every so often.
7. Moaning Myrtle's Lament
If you take a moment to use the public restrooms in the charming town of Hogsmeade, you're going to want to listen closely for everyone's favorite sadgirl ghost weeping from a bathroom stall.
8. An Offended Goblin
While in Diagon Alley, you can exchange your pitiful muggle money for some wizard currency at the Gringotts Money Exchange. Try asking the animatronic goblin if he's a house elf, and see if he appreciates your question.
9. Secret House Handshakes
If you know your Hogwarts house, be sure to find a cast member wearing your house colors and ask them to teach your the secret house handshake. If you don't know your Hogwarts house, there are sorting hats for sale that'll sort that out for you straightaway.
10. Shadows at The Three Broomsticks
While you're slamming a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks, keep an eye out for the shadows of house elves bustling about behind the scenes.
11. The Mirror in Madame Maulkin's
While you're trying on your wizarding robes at Madame Maulkin's, be sure to check yourself out in the mirror. The mirror while likely comment on your appearance (fair warning that it's not always complimentary).
12. The Vanishing Cabinet
Listen closely to the Vanishing Cabinet at Borgin and Burkes, and you'll hear a trapped bird chirping inside. The very same bird that Malfoy used to test whether or not he could sneak Death Eaters into Hogwarts.
13. Sharks in Diagon Alley?
There used to be a Jaws attraction where Diagon Alley now stands in Universal Studios. If you look very closely, you can see that the Muggle record shop sells the hit song 'Here’s to Swimmin’ with Bow Legged Women,' a direct quote from the movie Jaws. You can also buy shark teeth at the apothecary.
14. 'The Monster Book of Monsters'
Walk right up to The Monster Book of Monsters in Dervish and Banges and see what happens. Don't worry, it can't actually bite you... I think.
15. Poor Neville Getting a Lecture
There are a ton of Easter eggs along the line for The Forbidden Journey ride at Hogwarts. Be sure to stop by and listen at the potions classroom door, to hear poor Neville getting a lecture on how to properly cast a spell.
16. A Very Leaky Cauldron
Watch out — the sign at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley will actually leak on you if you're not careful.
17. Receive a Howler
Hang around The Owl Post for long enough, and you'll hear a howler explode at some unfortunate soul.
18. A Familiar Perfume Ad
The ad in King's Cross Station is the very same one from the film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It's right on the way to Platform 9 and 3/4 (where, by the way, you'll be able to watch yourself disappearing into the wall, as if by magic).
19. Don't Mention He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
Or actually, do mention Voldemort to one of the cast members in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade and see what happens. They'll be quick to remind you that such a name is not to be spoken aloud.
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- edited March 2014This is the most accurate Harry Potter world created for Sims 3. Strictly based on the architecture of Hogwarts of Harry Potter books, games and movies.
Who wants to play it, I advise to use the same version of Sims 3 game I used (1.42.130) + the two expansion packs I needed to this: World Adventures + Seasons Pack.
I tried to create as many spaces as possible. So, you can find, outside, Hogwarts grounds, the Quidditch Pitch, Owlery, Hagrid's Hut!
Hogwarts Grounds
Entrance Courtyard
Clock Tower Courtyartd
Quidditch Pitch
Hagrid's Hut
Stone Circle
Owlery
Inside the castle, were created all the most emblematic spaces that exist at Hogwarts, such as the Great Hall, Grand Staircase, Dumbledore's and Umbridge's Office, Gryffindor and Slytherin Common Room, Hospital Wing, Charms, Potions, DADA, Herbology and Transfiguration Classroom, Prefects and Myrtle's Bathroom, Portrait Gallery!
Me
Great Hall
Grand Staircase
Transfiguration Classroom
Gryffindor Common Room
Myrtle's Bathroom
Portrait Gallery
Dumbledore's Office
Slytherin Common Room
Prefects' Bathroom
Charms Classroom
And also the Chamber of Secrets!
Yes, Hogsmeade Village is algo available, so, you are welcome to visit Three Bromsticks, Zonko’s and HoneyDuke’s and much more!!
Hogsmeade Village
Three Broomsticks
Shrieking Shack
Zonko’s and HoneyDuke’s
Residential Area
Market Place
watch this in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3K-19m5t7Q
[url] http://hogwartsarchitect.blogspot.pt/[/url]6 - edited March 2014This looks awesome! Is it CC free? Did you use any store items? and if so which ones?
- edited March 2014This looks awesome! Is it CC free? Did you use any store items? and if so which ones?
Yes, this is totally free! You don't need any store items, because many of the custom items are new meshes made by me. For example the portraits in Grand Staircase are REALLY Hogwarts Portraits, converted from PS2 Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix game! Some meshes were converted to TS3 from Yolartut conversions, like Hogwarts lights.
http://hogwartsarchitect.blogspot.pt/
watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3K-19m5t7Q - edited March 2014Hi hogwartsarchitet!
Your work is great, just to say, these new meshes 'made by you' and those convertions etc are what CC is (custom conten) so your world is not CC free, it is store (EA extra items) free but this is not what has everybody frightenned of, it is CC 'made by you' with third party tools and ressources what people don´t trust.
I can play at last TS2 TS3 and TS4 So great that toddlers are here!!! - edited March 2014Hi EswenRaedself!
I was not meaning anything against CC, it is well known I am personally great fan of CC, better free CC than tons of store items I do not have and don´t want to buy spending hundreds of Euros for EA, or the items will be replaced in the EA way (everybody knows the way EA replacements go).
I use plenty of CC and mods, in package format, in sims3pack format, in my worlds in my buildings etc, and never had any issue uploading exporting installing or playing that was due to the CC (virtual memory problems, updating issues... but once these were fixed I went on with the CC still installed)
Just one time long ago with a pair of high boots and one Tshirt missasigned for all sims that were very difficult to uninstall (I found them and deleted) and used to be selected by EA for the new borns (where the choices are very few and the ramdom EA uses gave them more than 60% of probability) giving them a monstruous appearance.
But people with virtual memory problems just see that with the CC (CC uses at times a great deal of memory to render and transferr) they have a problem and if they delete it, the problem disappears and they think it is the CC which gives the problem and not that it is the virtual memory, so when the game crushes on them they don´t know what happened...
I can play at last TS2 TS3 and TS4 So great that toddlers are here!!! - edited April 2014Yes, I know, my Harry Potter world for Sims 3 had lots of errors and problems. Now, I fixed them all, Hogsmeade Village is now complete!!,
with shops like Zonko's and HoneyDukes with interiors (not only the facade). In Hogsmeade you can work in some lots like the Ministery of Magic (city hall), Burgin an Burkes or St. Mungus Hospital. Now you can really live in Hogsmeade Village!!!
This is what you can find in Hogsmeade of 'Hogwarts Forever':
D... H... a nectary- Three Broomsticks and Madam Puddifoot's tea store.
G... a small shop- HoneyDukes where you can buy any thing you want.
G... L... a relics store- Zonko's where you can buy relics from all over the world.
G... L... a elixir store- Burgin and Burkes, where you can buy ingredients for your potions (if you have Supernatural)
I... a city hall- Ministery of Magic
E... a hospital- St Mungus Hospital
J... a big market- in this Market, with a lot of tents where your sims can have fun!
In Hogwarts Castle I've fixed too the accessibilities among the diverse spaces: now it's really easy walk on the castle and live inside it!
The Hogwarts Castle is divided by the different needs:
H...the residencial area is the Grand Staircase, where are the common rooms, hospital wing and Prefect's Bathroom. You can live also in Hagrid's Hut!!
F...the kithen and dining room is the Great Hall, where you can cook at the kitchens and eat in the Great Hall.
J...the 'living room' is the Classrooms Area, where you can learn all the skills - if you have Supernatural expansion pack, of course you can learn magic in Charms, Transfiguration and Potions Classrooms, and create magic plants in Herbology GreenHouses. And attention!! Here is also the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets! Can you find it?
E...a music space in the Clock Tower, where are the school choir practice
B...a sports area in the Quidditch Picth, where you can practice flying on broom. (with Supernatural)
G...a fishing zone in the BoatHouse
You can also visit the graveyard, where Dumbledore lies and the Hogwarts' Gates, where Filch hid some Muggle objects
To download this world you need Sims 3 World Adventures + Seasons Pack.
IF YOU PREFER, you can choose a second version of Hogwarts Forever for Supernatural + World Adventures + Seasons. Of course this is a most complete way to enjoy this Harry Potter world: in this versions, lots of magical objects were added to all lots!!2 - edited April 2014Include also a lot of Hogwarts Portraits, converted from Order of the Phoenix PS2 game!
- edited April 2014Absolutely gorgeous!!! Reminds me so much of my old PC game
I have a question though: I like to take photos of my Sims - would it be alright if I took some photos of them in this world? You would be credited of course. - edited April 2014Absolutely gorgeous!!! Reminds me so much of my old PC game
I have a question though: I like to take photos of my Sims - would it be alright if I took some photos of them in this world? You would be credited of course.
Thank you! Of course you can use my world as scenery for your sims. That's it, I love to feel that harry potter universe is still so alive! - edited April 2014Alive and kicking, especially with the new movies coming out
I look forward to taking pictures in this beautiful world!
However, I'm unfortunately having a few issues - it crashes when I try to go into edit town to place my sims in, or when I try to save the game. I currently have all EP (+ Dragon Valley, Midnight Hollow, and Monta Vista), and my game is up to date (Patch 1.67.2 ) so I'm not sure if it's my patch or the extra EPs that are the issues, or if it's something else :S - edited April 2014Looks amazing! your attention to detail is great!
Will be downloading for sure. How much do you have left to go? - edited April 2014Alive and kicking, especially with the new movies coming out
I look forward to taking pictures in this beautiful world!
However, I'm unfortunately having a few issues - it crashes when I try to go into edit town to place my sims in, or when I try to save the game. I currently have all EP (+ Dragon Valley, Midnight Hollow, and Monta Vista), and my game is up to date (Patch 1.67.2 ) so I'm not sure if it's my patch or the extra EPs that are the issues, or if it's something else :S
It's really strange you cannot edit the town... I had installed three expansion packs (world adventures, seasons, supernatural). My version was 1.50.56 (the same of university life - a bit old, I know). Could be this? - edited April 2014I extracted all the install files into packages. I am left with a package folder with well over 100 packages and with the save folder.
This was the entire download from mediafire, the one including supernatural.
I believe there needs to be a world file, am I wrong? Hoping for a response by one of our experts
Thank you in advance.
sharonxyz - edited April 2014Hi sharonxyz!
I have not downloaded this world but reading the creator instructions from his blog, you should have a .sims3pack file with the name of the world, that you have to place in the sims3/downloads folder; (this will be the bigest one)
Then you place all the package files in your sims3/mod/package/... folder, or if you don´t have one coppy/past the one that the creator has suministrated 'all in one' sims3/mod/...
Then the save folder (all in one) should go into the sims3/saves/... folder;
Now go to the launcher downloads tab and you will find the world to install. Once you have installed the world, you can play both the save you have downloaded or start a new one from the worlds tab.
Hope it helps, happy simming
BTW Great work hogwartsarchitet, though I don´t play Harry Potter games this looks a very nice one!
I can play at last TS2 TS3 and TS4 So great that toddlers are here!!! - edited April 2014Hi Junceda!
The pictures and video are beautiful, and that is why I downloaded both versions to try to find a world file...but sadly, no file is over a few kbs and none have the name of the world.
If anyone knows where the world file is, I'd like to know!
Thank you in advance
just a note: I used Delphy's package extractor and honestly, all files are cc. I can put the file of them in my mods folder, but I'd only use the launcher to install a world file and there is none to be found. Seriously, if anyone can prove me wrong, I welcome the correction. - edited April 2014Hi sharonxyz
I´ve downloaded the mediafire versión, trying to help you (I have not a box acount)
this is what I found
inside the downloads folder I found this
Can you see the world sims3pack framed in black at the top of the list?
this is the world file, all the other files are CC you should install also if you want the world as the creator made it, though I think that if these ítems are in the world they will be installed with it.
Then there is the mod folder, I told you earlier what to do with it...
The same about the saves folder, open it and take the save folder that is inside to your own saves folder in your game.
My rar program is in spanish but it is easy to identify everything in the images I think, if this does not help you I don´t know what more to say...
Good luck
I can play at last TS2 TS3 and TS4 So great that toddlers are here!!! - edited May 2014You've got a couple of key spelling errors that I just noticed, and I'm sorry this is the first I've seen of this project, so I apologize if my corrections come too late to be of any service. Nevertheless, in the interest of accuracy:
It's St. Mungo's, not St. Mungus. The full name of the hospital is St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
It's Borgin & Burkes, not Burgin and Burkes. - edited May 2014I believe that may be the issue - maybe an updated patch version will work?
- edited June 2014I am having the same exact problem as FurryFur7 - has someone found a fix for this issue? Your world is just incredible- too good not to explore.
- edited July 2014I want to play this so bad, but it just crashes when I try to do anything. If I enter any of the areas in Hogwarts it crashes, if I try to edit the town it crashes, if I try to just play the game like normal it crashes...it's a really great world and I would absolutely love to play since I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. Too bad I didn't discover it earlier.
- edited July 2014Great work !
I really like the atmosphere of your surroundings and monumental buildings.0 - edited August 2014Oh this is just wonderul, and gorgeous, and my sims life is now complete!
- It doesn't work by me because when i download it i get this as a rar file but than i cannot do anything else with the file
- are you allowed to download it? because I cant figure out how. can someone please help me
- edited January 2015@gammergirl0221
I found this on his blog. It's the download. The blog is linked on the first page.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/enm04pe4z4m85ug/Hogwarts_Forever_2.0.rar
OR you can use
https://app.box.com/s/4k3po76136ghbtz2oddx