Crests 1-20 | Secrets HP and the HB Prince Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
There are 150 crests in the game, divided into two types - mini crests and normal, big ones. The first ones can be found in shining items. You'll run into them on every step in Hogwarts and additionally the crests hidden inside them will recover after some time. In order to get them, you just have to click the left mouse button twice. Generally you can just run around a press it the whole time and you'll be receiving crests the whole time. After getting enough of them, you will receive a normal crest. Overall, there are 25 of them to collect.
The big crests are hidden in various places. Some of them are just lying around, ready to collect while the ones hanging on walls must be firstly knocked down with an item, usually found somewhere around (for example a chest or a vase). There are also some that you will have to break at first and then reassemble with the Reparo spell. These are often hidden behind bars and it's the only way to get them out of there. Some crests may be also hidden in fireworks boxes and special traps which you have to first destroy with the Incendio spell. The last possibility is a crest hidden beneath an unfolded flag, which should be treated as the traps. You have to continue until you reach the flag with the crest and knock it down to the ground. There are 125 big crests in the game, out of which 10 are located by the stone lions, described in another chapter. Beneath there is a list of all 115 big crests:
Crests 1-20
 #1 | In the middle of the road leading to Hogwarts. |
 #2 | Also in the middle of the road, just a little bit further. |
 #3 | The third crest is also on the road to Hogwarts, right before the entrance to the area with Hagrid's Hut. |
 #4 | The next crest is located on Hagrid's Hut roof. |
 #5 | The fifth one is on the left side of Hagrid's Hut. In order to get to it, you must use Incendio on the trap. |
 #6 | In order to get to the 6th crest, you must go to the woods behind Hagrid's Hut. |
 #7 | You'll find the 7th one on the opposite side of the road leading to Hagrid's Hut. |
 #8 | Above the fireplace in Gryffindor Common Room. |
 #9 | In the Gryffindor Common Room, on the wall opposite to the fireplace, next to the bedroom entrance. |
 #10 | Between the beds in Gryffindor Common Place. |
 #11 | On the wall by the Great Staircase. |
 #12 | During the first trip with Nick, on the middle platform of the Great Staircase. |
 #13 | At the very bottom of the Great Staircase, in the corner. |
 #14 | In the Entrance Courtyard, on the pillar on the left side of the entrance door. |
 #15 | In the Entrance Courtyard, on the pillar on the right side of the entrance door. |
 #16 | Go through the corridor in the Entrance Courtyard and look at the wall on the left. You will find a broken crest that you have to repair with Reparo. |
 #17 | On the road from the Entrance Courtyard to the Paved Courtyard. The crest is on the wall, blocked by a plant. You need to use Incendio to get to it. |
 #18 | After crossing the long, stone bridge leading to the Viaduct Entrance, on the right. |
 #19 | In Viaduct Entrance, on the right side of the stone monument. |
 #20 | In Viaduct Entrance, above the entrance to the corridor on the left. |