Why NPC’s lines outside quests don’t tell us anything about them
*with rare exceptions
Here we have Duncan saying he'd like to get rid of Muggle-borns like Garlick. And, surprise, then we have Hector Fawley (future Minister for Magic, btw) saying exactly the same line in the same voice.
The subtitles are hard to read, so I duplicated them with text under pictures.
Duncan and Hector: "If only Black had the power to choose the other professors too. Then we could get rid of Muggle-born like Garlick."
Or here Duncan rants about disgusting Mudbloods ruining the school. But look at this adorable Hufflepuff repeating the same word for word.
Duncan and a random Hufflepuff student: "It’s about time Hogwarts put someone like Black in charge. Perhaps now we can stop all these disgusting Mudbloods from ruining the school."
Suddenly, Duncan forgets his own words and says he will miss Professor Garlick or recommends that Garreth ask her for advice.
Duncan: "I can’t wait until I’m a sixth-year - then I won’t have to waste my time with Herbology anymore. I’ll miss Professor Garlick, mind."
Duncan: "I wouldn’t bother yourself about that. If I were you, I’d be more inclined to acquire myself some Bubotuber pus. I’m sure Garlick could point you in the right direction."
Garreth seems to have difficulties with making up his mind, too.
Garreth: "Have you been in any other common rooms? I'd love to know what it's like to be in another house - just for a day."
Also Garreth: "Even if I knew how to get into the other common rooms, I wouldn't bother. There's a reason I was sorted into my house."
This does sound like Garreth. Until you hear the same from half of Hogwarts lots.
Garreth and a random Gryffindor student: "Sometimes I wish someone would Transfigure me into a squirrel. Then I wouldn't have to worry about doing schoolwork anymore."
The same goes for Leander. Btw, hello Mousey @sparxyv!
Leander: "You think Garreth Weasley would be better at Transfiguration considering his aunt teaches the thing."
I see sometimes people think Leander is a bully because he says some mean lines like the one when he's bragging about a knee-reversal hex he tried on a small Hufflepuff. But it's NOT his lines. It's just the lines that belong to everyone, which means they belong to no one.
I even made a video based on Ominis's lines like this.
Ominis: "Well, my father naturally assumed I'd be a strong Seeker, just like him. I say, thank Merlin Quidditch was cancelled."
Ominis: "I met some of my best friends in Flying. Nothing creates a bond like thinking you're all about to die."
Ominis: "My friends and I like to spend our evenings watching the sunset from the Quidditch pitch."
Btw maybe Quidditch Champions devs took it too seriously 😂 I agree with the point that Ominis technically can play Quidditch: there are, without a doubt, disabled athletes in the world, and if there’s a wand, that helps him to see why not imagine a broom like this? Still, given his personality, I believe that Ominis appeared in that game just to gather more money from fans, and he's just as a quidditch player, as Seb's patronus is a cat. Because, seriously, Ominis? Saying that, "Nothing creates a bond like thinking you're all about to die." Haha!
From what I can see, random student dialogues exist only to fill the silence with background noise and create the illusion of life, but they can't tell us anything about the characters.
*HOWEVER, this does not apply to situations where NPCs say something to MC, rather than during dialogues with random students.
For example, Ominis’s lines like, “Heard you're defending Hogsmeade against trolls. You know there is such a thing as trying too hard." or “Heard you and Sebastian traversed a mountain in Loyalist territory. You know, that sort of thing could have gotten you both killed.” really belong to our gossip king Ominis.
Or when MC walks past Amit near Hogshead before talking to Lodgok for the first time, Amit shouts greetings to MC. Those are the lines that really were intended for those NPCs.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN ARGUING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT OVER DUNCAN FOR SO LONG.
MY BOY ISN'T HATEFUL, HE ISN'T RACIST OR A BLOODPURIST!
HIS LINES OUTSIDE OF HIS QUEST MEAN NOTHING!!!! THEY TELL NOTHING ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY.
Is Duncan a bit of a liar? Yes. He does lie, but NOT for malicious reasons. He lies out of desperation. He admits to being STUPID for lying.
He says "I stupidly blurted out that I had been to the hidden herbology corridor."
Why does he says this? Because he was being bullied. He's just a kid being bullied that said something stupid to try and get himself out of a situation where he was feeling threatened only to dig himself into a deeper hole on accident.
He's not asking MC for help to seem like some sort of hero, he's asking MC for help out of desperation because he knows if he can't prove his words his bullies will come down on him 10x harder!!
Not helping Duncan is cruel! He just wants to be left alone!!!
Hogwarts Legacy: Directors Cut is coming in 2025 which will include gameplay features that was cut from the game. These include Spells, Missions, Morality System, social interactions and the Hogwarts Express.
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