Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery first launched on April 25, 2018, and since then, Harry Potter fans have been enjoying a years-long narrative as they guide their player character through Hogwarts. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will be reaching its third year anniversary later this month, and developer Jam City plans on celebrating in style. While specific details about Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery's anniversary event are being kept secret for now, the developer has released a brief teaser to get fans excited.
The teaser for the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery anniversary surprise shows Hogwarts students entering the Dining Hall area, which is lit up with floating candles and is full of students from all four Houses. The trailer then shows what appears to be fan favorite character Penny Haywood, though she looks decisively older than she usually does in the game. This has led to speculation that the anniversary event will address one of Hogwarts Mystery's lingering criticisms.
Even though Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players are nearing Year 7 in the game, the characters still look the same as they did in their first year of school. This doesn't make sense, as they would be 17 or 18 years old by this point in the story. Perhaps this teaser is suggesting that the characters are going to get their long-awaited age-up, though it's also possible that fans are looking a bit too much into it.
With the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery anniversary event coming up on April 25, fans of the mobile game should learn more concrete details sooner rather than later.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.