For many witches and wizards, the "Minding Your Own Business" quest in Hogwarts Legacy stands out as one of the most memorable and thrilling side adventures in the entire game. Originally a PlayStation exclusive, this quest became available to everyone on all platforms in mid-2024, and even now in 2025, players are still buzzing about its spooky atmosphere and surprising depth. This sprawling, hour-long quest is far more than a simple errand; it's a psychological journey filled with puzzles, combat, and some fascinating Hogwarts Legacy Minding Your Own Business choices that leave a lasting impact on your game.

How to Start the Haunted Hogsmeade Adventure

To embark on this unique quest, you first need to have progressed the main story to the point of completing "Professor Weasley’s Assignment." Once that's done, head to the southern part of Hogsmeade. Near Spintwitches Sporting Needs, you’ll spot a boarded-up, vacant shop with a house-elf named Penny sweeping outside. Speaking with her is the first step into a much larger world. Penny will enthusiastically suggest you buy the shop, starting you on your path to becoming a Hogsmeade entrepreneur. 😉

The First Big Choice: Buying the Shop

Penny will direct you to her mistress, Cassandra Mason, who is located on the northeast edge of Hogsmeade. Madam Mason agrees to sell you the shop for a surprisingly fair price: 1,500 Galleons. This is your first major choice. While the price is steep, the reward is well worth it. After you pay her, she'll ask you to retrieve a chest of her late husband's belongings from the back of the shop. This simple request is where things take a dark turn. After returning to the shop and performing a few Reparo spells to tidy up, you'll find the chest... and the sinister secret it holds.

Down the Rabbit Hole: Uncovering the Shop's Secrets

Opening the chest reveals not old trinkets, but a ladder leading down into a dark, hidden cellar. Once you climb down, the ladder vanishes, trapping you. Welcome to the real quest! This is where the cozy shopkeeping fantasy morphs into a psychological horror experience. The atmosphere becomes incredibly tense as you navigate claustrophobic corridors,encounter creepy mannequins, and are introduced to a mischievous and malevolent poltergeist named Fastidio. He’s the one pulling the strings, and he’s very excited to have a new plaything. His greeting even changes depending on your Hogwarts House!

Navigating Fastidio's Labyrinth: Puzzles and Choices

Fastidio has constructed an elaborate labyrinth beneath the shop, and you must solve his puzzles to escape. The main foyer splits into two paths, the Library and the Atrium, and you'll need to complete both to proceed. These sections are a masterclass in environmental puzzles and illusion.

• The Library: This area will test your perception. You'll face rotating rooms, endless hallways that loop back on themselves, and ambushes from enchanted mannequins. You must use spells like Accio and Wingardium Leviosa to move lanterns to unlock doors, all while Fastidio taunts you.

• The Atrium: This path is just as treacherous. Get ready to dodge flying furniture, battle waves of mannequins, and navigate a giant, enchanted chess board where stepping on the wrong square can be disastrous. The key, once again, is finding and placing lanterns to open the way forward.

These puzzles are less about combat and more about keeping your wits about you. It's a true test of a clever witch or wizard.

The Confrontations: Fastidio and Cassandra

After solving the puzzles in both the Library and the Atrium, you'll face your tormentor. The final battle against Fastidio's creation, a monstrous amalgamation of furniture and poltergeist magic, is a multi-phase fight. The final phase is particularly challenging, as Fastidio will turn your screen upside down and invert your controls! A good tip is to save your Ancient Magic for this last phase to end the fight quickly. Once defeated, Fastidio agrees to a truce, allowing you to run your shop in peace.

But the ordeal isn't over. You emerge to confront Cassandra Mason with Officer Singer. Unsurprisingly, Cassandra doesn't go quietly and attacks. This duel is your chance for retribution. Defeating her leads to her arrest, and the shop is finally, legitimately, yours. What a journey! 🥳

Your Reward: Choices for Your New Shop

Completing this quest grants you the stylish Shopkeeper's cosmetic set and, most importantly, your very own shop in Hogsmeade! This isn't just for show; you can sell all your unwanted gear here for 10% more Galleons than any other vendor in the game. But the best choices are saved for last. You get to make two final, personal decisions:

1. Freeing Penny: In the cellar, you can find an elf-sized hat. At the end of the quest, you have the choice to give this to Penny, granting her freedom. She will gratefully choose to stay and work for you as a free elf.

2. Naming Your Shop: Penny will ask you to choose a name for your new business. Your choice will be permanently displayed on the sign outside. The options are:

   • Vesters and Venum

   • Cladwell and Brewster

   • Stitches and Draughts

These final Hogwarts Legacy Minding Your Own Business choices provide a wonderfully personal conclusion to the game's most elaborate side quest. You don't just get a reward; you build a small piece of Hogsmeade that is truly your own. So, next time you're in Hogsmeade, will you be running 'Stiches and Draughts' with a happy, free house-elf by your side?