At some point in your Hogwarts Legacy adventure, you will unlock the ability to freely travel the vast landscape surrounding the iconic castle. Your first point of interest is Lower Hogsfield, which is also your first-ever Hamlet. Hamlets are small villages that contain quests, Floo, and the occasional shop. Miniature Hogsmeade in a sense.
In Lower Hogsfield there are a couple of side quests you can take on, with the first one being ‘The Lost Astrolabe’ which will be given to you by the rather wonderfully named, Gracy Pinch-Smedley. Needless to say, her Astrolabe is lost, and she needs you to find it. Simple as that really. Let’s dive in.
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Grace can be found on the outskirts of Lower Hogsfield standing on a small pier that pokes into the nearby lake. She is very hard to miss and has an audio cue when you are anywhere near her. She is also marked on your map.
Talking to Grace is quite the ordeal. She is from a supposedly well-known family, and since you, until very recently, had no connection to the wizarding world, you have no idea who she is. She is taken aback by this but goes on about her quest-giving like a champ.
Basically, her ancestors died on this lake. Suddenly and for mysterious reasons. They were carrying a family heirloom, the titular Astrolabe. Her father, being ever superstitious, bans Grace from entering the lake, which means this long-long relic will remain lost. That is unless you decide to chip in and risk life and limb.
This quest is largely a tutorial for the swimming mechanics in Hogwarts Legacy. Whilst not the most common form of transport, being acquainted with them will help you later down the
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