Harry Potter Wizards Unite - Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts quest steps explained

Back to Hogwarts start time and how Brilliant Events work in Harry Potter Wizards Unite

Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts is the latest limited event in Harry Potter Wizards Unite. Like the previous Brilliant Event, Potter's Calamity, it's going to be split across two different weeks, with a one week break in the middle of the Brilliant Event.

The first week of Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts will run from August 13th to August 20th, with a start time of:

• UK: 7pm (BST)
• Europe: 8pm (CEST)
• East Coast US: 2pm (EDT)
• West Coast US: 11am (PDT)

Once August 20th has passed, you'll no longer be able to take part in the first part of this Brilliant Event or claim any of its rewards.

The second week of Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts will run from August 27th to September 3rd, with a start time of:

• UK: 7pm (BST)
• Europe: 8pm (CEST)
• East Coast US: 2pm (EDT)
• West Coast US: 11am (PDT)

When September 3rd is gone, the Brilliant Event will end and you'll no longer be able to claim any of its rewards.

Throughout the event there will be new Brilliant Foundables to discover and a variety of activities to complete, including unlocking Portkey Portmanteaus and completing Special Assignments.

Unlike Daily and SOS Assignments, these Special Assignments only appear during a Brilliant Event.

Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts quest steps explained

There are eight sets of Special Assignments in total for Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts. Each week of the event has its own set of four Special Assignments and each Special Assignment consists of three different tasks.

You'll receive one reward for completing each individual task and three for completing each Special Assignment set. Remember, you must collect these rewards before the Brilliant Event ends - August 20th for Week One and September 3rd for Week Two.

You can't collect the rewards for Week One in Week Two either and, if you leave any rewards unclaimed, they'll be lost forever.

Week One - August 13th to August 20th

Here are the four sets of Special Assignments for Week One of Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts. Warning - there are spoilers below, including the details for each Assignment and their rewards.

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 1 of 4

• Recover 2 Brilliant Slytherin Student Fragments (10 Brilliant Family XP)
• Pick up 2 Ingredients or Portmanteaus (10 Brilliant Family XP)
• Return 3 Foundables of any Family (10 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 500 XP, 10 Brilliant Family XP, 1 Restricted Section Book, 1 Hogwarts Express Sign Sticker

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 2 of 4

• Recover 2 Brilliant Hufflepuff Student Fragments (300 XP)
• Unlock 3 Portkey Portmanteaus (15 Brilliant Family XP)
• Dine at Inns 5 times (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 15 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Potent Extimulo Potions, 2 Restricted Section Books, 1 Hogwarts Express Animated Frame, Hogwarts Express Conductor Foundable

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 3 of 4

• Recover 2 Brilliant Ravenclaw Student Fragments (500 XP)
• Use 6 Potions (500 XP)
• Perform 5 Great Spellcasts (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 25 Brilliant Family XP, 3 Restricted Section Book, 1 Luggage Trolley Sticker

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 4 of 4

• Recover 2 Brilliant Gryffindor Student Fragments (15 Brilliant Family XP)
• Return 5 High Threat Foundales (750 XP)
• Complete 3 Wizarding Challenges (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 9 Restricted Section Books, 50 Gold, 1 Hogwarts Conductor Uniform Lens, Hogwarts Express Foundable

Thank you to zviznemte from reddit for the help with these quest stages.

Week Two - August 27th to September 3rd

Currently, we don't know what the Special Assignments will be for the second part of Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts. We'll update this page when we have more information, so keep a lookout!

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 1 of 4

• Dine at Inns 3 times (10 Brilliant Family XP)
• Pick up 2 Ingredients or Portkey Portmanteaus (10 Brilliant Family XP)
• Return 1 Hogwarts School Family Foundable (10 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 500 XP, 10 Brilliant Family XP, 1 Restricted Section Book and Hogwarts Gates Frame

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 2 of 4

• Recover 2 Brilliant Sorting Hat Foundable Fragments (300 XP)
• Brew 3 Potions (15 Brilliant Family XP)
• Return 10 Foundables of any Family (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 25 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Potent Exstimulo Potions, 2 Restricted Section Books, Brilliant Winged Boar Statue Foundable, Hogwarts Hogsmeade Sign Foundable

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 3 of 4

• Return 1 High threat level Foundable (500 XP)
• Return 5 Medium threat level Foundables (500 XP)
• Use 2 Potions (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 25 Brilliant Family XP, 2 Restricted Section Books, Brilliant Carriage Foundable and Hogwarts Carriage Sticker

'Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts' - Step 4 of 4

• Unlock 4 Portkey Portmanteaus (750 XP)
• Brew 6 Potions (10 Brilliant Family XP)
• Defeat 10 Foes in Wizarding Challenges (15 Brilliant Family XP)

Rewards: 50 Gold, 9 Restricted Section Books, Brilliant Thestral Foundable, Hogwarts Conductor Hat Lens and Sorting Hat on a Stool Sticker

How to find Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts Foundables in Harry Potter Wizards Unite

Throughout Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts you'll be able to find Brilliant Foundables to add to a special page for the event in your Registry.

You can find this page by opening your Registry and selecting 'Events,' which can be found in the bottom right hand corner of the tab.

Each part of Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts will have its own Registry page and six Brilliant Foundables for you to collect.

Here are the Brilliant Back to Hogwarts Foundables for Week One and how to find them:

Here are the Brilliant Back to Hogwarts Foundables for Week Two and how to find them:

Thank you to zviznemte from reddit for the help with this information.

What are Brilliant Traces in Harry Potter Wizards Unite?

Brilliant Traces only appear during a Brilliant Event. Just like with regular Traces, selecting one will take you to a Foundable that needs to be freed from a Confoundable.

Brilliant Traces are purple, with a purple beam of light running through them, and have an exclamation mark on their centre.

You can only find Brilliant Traces during a Brilliant Event and they only contain Foundables that belong to that specific event.

How to find and use Brilliant Runestones in Harry Potter Wizards Unite

As you collect Brilliant Foundables and complete Special Assignments, your Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts Family Ranking will increase in your Registry. When you level up this ranking, you'll receive Brilliant Runestones, which can be used in Wizarding Challenges.

To compete in a Wizarding Challenge, head to one of the many Fortresses scattered across the map. If you successfully complete the challenge while using a Brilliant Runestone, you may be rewarded with a Brilliant Foundable Fragment.

What to do with Restricted Section Books in Harry Potter Wizards Unite

Restricted Section Books are books that can only be obtained during Brilliant Events. Like Scrolls and Red Spell Books, they are used to level up your chosen Profession and unlock new Strategic Spells.

You'll only receive a certain number of Restricted Section Books per Brilliant Event, so make your choices wisely.

Before beginning your wizarding adventure, you’ll want to join a Hogwarts House in Harry Potter Wizards Unite. After that you’ll need to learn how to battle, so you can compete in Wizarding Challenges at Fortresses or how to use Greenhouses, so that you can perform Potion Master Notes. You can also unlock Portkey Portmanteaus and choose a profession from Auror, Magizoologist or Professor. Don’t forget to take part in the monthly Community Day event either!

Other thing to know about Brilliant Event: Back to Hogwarts

• Speed and accuracy are both crucial to achieving a Great Spellcast, so try to find a Foundables whose spell you're familiar with.
• Drinking Exstimulo Potions will also help you perform a Great Spellcast, by temporarily improving the rating of your casts.
• Read through what each Strategic Spell does, before you spend your Restricted Section Books, because these precious tomes can only be used once.
• If you have any Silver Keys left, then this Brilliant Event is the perfect time to use them on the special Portkey Portmanteaus you'll find.