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What Happens if You Blackmail Cressida
Hogwarts Legacy

What Happens if You Blackmail Cressida

Learn what happens when you blackmail Cressida in Hogwarts Legacy. Discover the dialogue choices, rewards, and consequences of confronting her about her diary.

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Learn what happens when you blackmail Cressida in Hogwarts Legacy. Discover the dialogue choices, rewards, and consequences of confronting her about her diary.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    To start the quest "Flying Off the Shelves," complete the main quest "Charms Class."
  2. 2
    Find Cressida Blume in The Library Annex, who has lost some books due to a magical mishap.
  3. 3
    Agree to help her retrieve the flying books.
  4. 4
    Head into the library and use the Accio spell to wrangle the six flying books.
  5. 5
    If you have trouble spotting them, cast Revelio to make them glow blue.
  6. 6
    One of the books is Cressida's diary, which contains negative opinions about her classmates.
  7. 7
    After gathering all five books, return to Cressida.
  8. 8
    You will have the option to either give her the books directly or blackmail her.
  9. 9
    To blackmail Cressida, choose the dialogue option "Perhaps a reward - to keep the diary a secret," followed by "Perhaps I’m not."
  10. 10
    Blackmailing Cressida will earn you an additional 300 gold.
Tips
  • The flying books can be found in various locations throughout the library, including above tables, looping through arches, near the ceiling, and around bookshelves.
  • Be careful not to confuse the flying books with Field Guide Pages.
  • Cressida's diary reveals her negative opinions of her classmates.
  • 300 gold (if you blackmail Cressida)
  • Avian - Grey wand handle (regardless of blackmail choice)

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