The Sims 4: Harry Potter Legacy Challenge
Have you ever thought “Hey, how can I make my sims cooler than they already are?” We got you, man. You can now ascend to the next level of fandom with the Harry Potter Legacy Challenge. There’s really only one question, are you ready to get back to Hogwarts?
If you haven’t read (or watched) the Harry Potter series, WHY? Just kidding. This challenge is fun for everyone, not just hardcore fans! Besides, maybe playing will make you want to introduce yourself to the wonderful world of Harry Potter.
This challenge was made by me (@clovervalley) and @bumblebee-sims. We had so much fun making it, and would love to talk to you guys and see your sims if you decide to play this challenge!
Each generation is only loosely based off a character from the wildly popular Harry Potter™ series since there’s not an exact conversion from the series to the sims! We tried our best to accommodate what we felt were some of the most important traits and values of each character.
You are in no way obligated to have your heir be the same gender, race, or sexuality as the main character in each generation.
Each gen “starts” when the heir turns into a young adult, but feel free to build up their skills and complete objectives before then!
Money cheats are generally frowned upon :(
Try and save all the gravestones from your heirs (and their families if you would like!) for reasons that will become evident later on in the challenge ;)
Please don’t reupload/repost this challenge as yours without permission! We spent a very long time making it…
The packs technically “needed” for this challenge are Get to Work, City Living, Cats & Dogs, and Parenthood. See the disclaimer at the end for more info if you are missing any of these!
If you want to follow our own HP Legacy sims’ adventures on Tumblr, they’re @leviossims and @lumo-sims
You can also follow my let’s play of this challenge on youtube, starting here!
You can posts sims you make and builds you create for this legacy on the gallery using #ts4hplegacy or #hplegacy and you can use that same tag on Tumblr if you want us to check out your legacy!
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Your childhood was, to use the technical term, sucky. You were adopted by an awful family and when you were still in school an evil classmate would constantly harass you. Because of everything you went through, your dream career is to be the chief of your local police squadron so that you can stand up for those taken advantage of by others. Along with fighting crime, you aspire to give your children the life you never got growing up.
Traits: Good, Hot-Headed, Family-Oriented
Begin your life as a young adult living in a semi starter home- it’s okay to cheat a little so your house is actually decorated, but once you build it cheat the family funds to §2000!
Master the Parenting skill
Reach level 10 of the Detective career and complete the Super Parent aspiration
Have as many children as you please, but one must be adopted. (You want to give a kid just like you a chance at a happy life)
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Unlike your parent’s childhood, which was filled with cruelty, your own childhood was practically perfect. With your kind and devoted parents carting you to whatever class or sport they could afford and having enough siblings to form a soccer team, you grew up with one dream: making it to the big leagues.
Traits: Athletic, Self-Assured, Outgoing
Aspiration: Bestselling Author
Join the Athlete Career (Quidditch, anyone?)
Master the Fitness and Writing skills
Reach level 6 of the Professional Athlete branch in the Athlete career before you have your first child (traveling for games takes up all your time!)
Once your first child turns into a toddler, you quit your job as an athlete and become a stay-at-home mom/dad who loves to write about sports and your adventures as an athlete
Complete the Bestselling Author aspiration
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Your parents were great, really. It’s just that with one of them unemployed and taking care of you and your siblings, there wasn’t really enough money… ever. It’s not that you were jealous of your friends, per say, you just think that you deserve exactly what they have. Your grandparent helped raise you, and they would regale you with tales of their daring detective adventures. You want to be just like them… except you want more danger.
Traits: Jealous, Glutton, Slob
Aspiration: Friend of the World
Visit all the city festivals at least once on “missions”
Master the Handiness and Charisma skills (Macgyver, anyone?)
Reach level 10 of the Secret Agent career and complete the Friend of the World aspiration
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Gen 4: “Tom Riddle/Voldemort”
So what if your parents were kind and supportive? Some people just want to see the world burn, and you are one of those people. You know you’re better than your family, and one day you’re going to prove it. This is a world that runs on ambition, and you certainly have plenty of it.
Traits: Evil, Ambitious, Snob
Become enemies with both of your parents
Have a one night stand resulting in a baby
Never marry or have a significant other and only have one (1) child
You resent your child and ignore them whenever possible
Reach level 10 of the Criminal Career and complete the Public Enemy aspiration
Master the Mischief and Vampire Lore skills (you’re obsessed with the idea of being immortal, switch or leave the skill out if you don’t have the vampire game pack)
Drink the “Potion of Youth” once in your lifetime
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All you ever wanted was your parent’s love. If you had to be a bad person, no matter how uncomfortable it made you, you did it just so that they would pay attention to you for once. Your parent’s evil ways led you to join the business career, although you pride yourself on not always making the unethical decision.
Traits: Snob, Materialistic, Perfectionist
Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy
Have a bad or nonexistent relationship with your parent your whole life
Hang around with the “bad” crowd as a teen, and become enemies with a nice sim (it’s your choice whether or not to make up with this sim!)
Follow in your parent’s footsteps by joining the Criminal Career, but quit at level three. You want to do something better with your life and join the Business Career directly after.
Marry a sim with the “Good” trait
Have the perfect little family with only two children
Reach level 10 of the Business Career
Master the Charisma skill and complete the Fabulously Wealthy aspiration
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You were always grateful that your parents were the opposite of your evil grandparent, but the world of business and bowties is not for you. You’ve always loved the great outdoors, and all the little animals that came with it. As an adult, you’ve decided to devote your life to saving animals, and you couldn’t be happier. Now all you need is a family of your own to have everything you’ve ever wanted. Little animals included.
Traits: Dog Lover, Cat Lover, Loves Outdoors
Aspiration: Friend of the Animals
Master the Gardening and Pet Training skills
Have a 5 Star Veterinary Clinic before you die
Complete the Friend of the Animals aspiration
Fall in love with a scientist, but never get married. (You believe that a simple piece of paper isn’t enough to symbolize your love)
You always have lots of children and animals running around your house
Your partner disappears or dies (up to you) the day before your first child ages up into a teen due to a lab accident
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You’ve always been somewhat of a “strange” child (or so your classmates have said), but when your parent disappeared from your life for good you became even more secluded, and somewhat of a loner. Your other parent loves animals and when their partner disappeared, they became obsessed with idea of bringing them back. You would often join your parent on their quest to the mystical, and now you want to catalogue all of the fantastic beasts you’ve encountered.
Traits: Cheerful, Creative, Loner
Reach the Journalism branch of the Writer career
Complete the Curator aspiration
Master the Rocket Science and Writing skills
Complete the Frog and Alien collections
Visit Sixam on the rocket ship at least once
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If there was a “total bad-a**” trait in the Sims 4, you would definitely have it. As a child, you were always the one dubbed as the “mom friend”, and now, as an adult, you want children aplenty. After all, it’s practically your destiny. With your high school sweetheart at your side, you are ready to conquer the world of parenting- one diaper at a time.
Traits: Neat, Foodie, Outgoing
Aspiration: Big Happy Family
Career: Stay-at-Home Parent
Marry your high school sweetheart
All of your children and teens must have an A in school before they age up
Complete the Big Happy Family aspiration
Master the Cooking and Parenting skills
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Gen 9: “Hermione Granger”
As one of many children, you would often sneak away from your boisterous brothers and sisters to read the newest book at the library. What could be more interesting than the latest adventures of Henry Puffer? As much as your siblings and your classmates tease you for your obsession, one day you’re going to save the world, you’re sure of it.
Traits: Bookworm, Ambitious, Perfectionist
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim
Complete the Renaissance Sim aspiration, but cheat/skip over every requirement that has you changing careers (You’re a one career sim!)
Reach level 10 of the Politician career in the Charity Organizer branch
Master 4 skills, what those are is up to you!
Only have twins, no other children
One of the twins dies (or disappears) when they are a teen or as soon as they turn into a young adult
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Nature gave you a built in best friend. You would run around town with them, playing pranks, and causing mischief. You were inseparable, until an accident took your twin away. It was hard to be funny when you’d lost your other half. Slowly though, you regained your smile, and you continued to live, just as your twin would have wanted. You decided to become a comedian and bring a smile to those who need it.
Traits: Goofball, Childish, Genius
Every time the Humor and Hijinks festival comes to town, you have to go- it’s a twin thing
Master the Comedy and Mischief skills
Reach level 10 of the Entertainer career in the Comedian branch
Complete the Joke Star aspiration
The death of your twin left you emotionally scarred, and you don’t want to have kids and have that happen to them. (See below if you want to continue)
If you want to keep your legacy going, only have a few kids after you turn into an adult- it was a huge decision to make
Throw a huge party when you turn into an elder and invite as many of the heirs of this legacy as possible! You can do this by befriending their ghosts from the gravestones we had you save, or you can take old copies of them from your gallery. This is pretty much the equivalent of a death day party in Harry Potter :)
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Congratulations, you have successfully (I hope) completed the Harry Potter Legacy Challenge!
This challenge is only an interpretation of the Harry Potter series by us, and it’s converted to the sims so there is a degree of inaccuracy. Pretty please with a cherry on top don’t attack us if you disagree with something we wrote, if you send us a nice ask we’ll most likely respond!
If you are unable to complete some of these tasks because you don’t have the proper game pack, fret not! You are totally free to make up some rules for that gen that work with what packs you do have based on who the character is- just ask us permission first if you are going to repost a different form of the challenge on your own social media. And if you have no idea what to do for that gen, send one of us an ask or message and we’ll help you out.
We’re not perfect, so if you see any mistakes or have suggestions, just send us an ask or message! (@bumblebee-sims and @clovervalley)
