I Solved Hogwarts Legacy's Darkest Mysteries

[@RetroRaconteur]

How many of these NPCs did you find in your Hogwarts Legacy playthrough?

[@thebakersruview131]

None yet but i'm gonna search for them

[@ilyfromblue]

A lot of these sound familiar. I've been picking up letters throughout my gameplay, so i probably found a few of these already. I haven't taken a look yet since I've been working on a complete account.

[@hearyouremine]

About five of them!

[@xlerb2286]

About half of them I'd guess. I didn't realize they were part of a set.

[@factsoftheconfederacy7151]

I’ve found them all, but I didn’t really stick around for long or read the writings. I should have by the looks of it.

[@Fuzzycatfur]

Glad someone is still covering this game at all, it all seemed to end 10 months ago, this game deserves better. It's an amazing game.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Hopefully they have a DLC planned! Would love to see something more from them before they move on to the sequel.

[@Fuzzycatfur]

@@RetroRaconteur With all the hirings, who knows. I kinda doubt it

[@TheHumanMoment]

Agreed

[@goth.baby420]

Not that great tbh, for a game called hogwarts legacy you're not really spending a lot of time at the school.

[@tededwards5709]

@@goth.baby420because people would’ve complained it’s too repetitive just doing school things or going to classes

[@billymalone4170]

I hope the sequel has more rpg elements, patronuses, animagi, wand types could give early game bonuses/penalties, you could actually play thru the story as a villain, etc

[@RetroRaconteur]

I'm still shocked we didn't learn the Patronus charm at some point. Such an iconic spell!

[@XMillyyX]

@@RetroRaconteur There's over 400 different patronuses. that is a lot of stuff to animate for a spell that only works for 2 creatures

[@billymalone4170]

@@XMillyyX the patronuses could have been narrowed down to 100 or so, maybe even less, of the most common patronuses with a handful of the cooler rare ones. It would have been a pain for them, but still. The patronus also could have been incorporeal

[@laurend5457]

The developers put so much detail into this game that it's amazing

[@RetroRaconteur]

For sure!

[@Samurai_XIII]

I just wished they could have finished properly. Oh, the El Dorados beyond the horizon 🥺

[@trshaffa744]

Would better if the game kept going multiplayer etc

[@ilyfromblue]

I don't know about that. If that's all the detail there was, i would have preferred a quest line for each one, or something to dive deeper into their deaths like a detective. The bodies were barely noticeable during the gameplay, that i hardly remember them. So it may have been a little Easter egg kind of thing. But as for the game as a whole, there are a lot of gaps and things that could have been improved, which leads me to believe that they rushed this game a bit too far. Personally, i didn't want to end the game the way it did. And now i have little to no extracurricular activities to do except collect stuff. So I'm not sure why they had to gloss over these important details.

[@aimeedacosta6864]

It’s to make up for Skyrim not coming out yet! Hahahha.

[@angbandsbane]

Case 4: That letter's actually from Poppy's father. So, yeah, that whole "Such a relief not to be weighed down anymore" is probably him saying how happy he is Poppy is out of his life

[@RetroRaconteur]

That’s what someone else pointed out too. What an amazing detail to include!

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

He deserved his fate then Poppy is a sweatheart

[@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677]

On #11, if you use either of the fire spells on the victim, you can release them if they are talking to you. They are a dark wizard and can’t be hit or killed by any of your spells. I have released them several times and other times I have left them to their demise.

[@okami-chan9772]

I didn't know you can release them. Welp.

[@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677]

@@okami-chan9772 if they are wiggling around showing they are alive, you can use incendio to release them. The only problem is that they are a dark wizard and you cannot kill them.

[@XpectoGO]

YYOOO great editing Retro! Love the narration and sfx of typing, plus fun details about the best game.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thank you, sir! Crazy to think how many little details they packed into this game.

[@sweetniblets]

There's so much to look forward to in the next development! Basilisks, Werewolves, Diagon Alley, the Ministry of Magic HQ?! I hope all of these are included and more.

[@autumnleitzsch9718]

QUIDDITCH???

[@stonewbie5981]

The basilisk case always bugged me in that it also means there's a basilisk out in the wild. I do hope in the next version of HL that there's follow ups to these cases, especially concerning the basilisk. Something I haven't really heard discussed by those discussing what might be in the next version of HL -- small random encounters, continuations of things left open-ended, like these cases -- filler material for when a player is exploring the Highlands. I wonder what might be if the next version of HL takes us to Diagon Alley. Would there be a mystery case tucked away in Knockturn Alley? Jack the Ripper cases happened around the 1888's, kinda close to the 1890's events of HL. Hrm, I wonder....

[@RetroRaconteur]

I *almost* had a line in there asking: "so does this mean there's a basilisk roaming the Highlands in Hogwarts Legacy?!" I'm sure it would've been found by now, but imagine if it was actually there and just super hard to find. Could definitely see on in a DLC or sequel!

[@veridicusmind3722]

​@@RetroRaconteur I would love for us to find a newly hatched basilisk or a toad on top of a chicken egg, but I think the former might mess with the lore a bit since according to Newt, there has been no known cases of basilisk breeding for 400 years. Of course, there could be unknown ones ;) They can incorporate similar creatures into the sequel though, like runespoors.

[@Blondie4404]

Theres a basilisk event in the slytherin common room: its assumed to be the one from Chamber of Secrets, but since its so rare theres a chance that there is a baby basilisk event in the fame that nobody has posted or seen

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

Typical HP fare, everything is bright and cheery until you start to delve further in and see just how dark the world is

[@indiraklassen8308]

near case 9 there's a field guide page that labels the cottage as belonging to a squib maybe the squib that lives in the cottage is the same as the one who ended Callum's life

[@RetroRaconteur]

😳😳😳

[@mocassindo]

You can find a dead dragon with a carriage in a small tour of the south region. Maybe the remaining debris of our crash?

[@kryvi9415]

where exactly is it?

[@okami-chan9772]

There's a body I found when I was going to Henrietta's Hideout. Don't know much about that, but I'm having a feeling the poor guy obviously got murdered by the Ashwinders. Don't know the victim heard news about the secret treasure and tried to go find it or just traveling around and ended up bumping into the Ashwinder camp. Another one, that is connected to another quest, is at a big manor near the West Manor Cape. And the Mary Portman quest? She's not the only one who got 'tied up' as her. Her next door neighbor suffered the same faith upstairs in their room. It's even more depressing when seeing it after reading a letter you find once you walk into the house!

[@vish4287]

Poppy actually once mentioned her parents were dealing with acromantulas, so maybe smithy is a friend and violet and angus are her parents?

[@Majeika1976]

Probably found a fair amount of these by accident and just exploring various places and caves. I wasn't aware of the challenge put down by the developers

[@RetroRaconteur]

Yeah, it's so eerie when you just stumble upon them randomly!

[@highiqwarrior]

So many little thugs in this game I still hadn’t noticed. One of the more interesting ones was accidentally unlocking an arena and stumbling on the treasure hunt sidequest.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Those are some of the best moments - when you discover things you really didn't even know you were looking for.

[@danielnelson3136]

I don't the need for the devs to issue this detective challenge to the players. They underestimate that some players and gamers will explore way more than most and will encounter these mysteries as they explore. They should study and take notes from Super Metroid. Unless devs are giving a huge reward for the exploring players, or it's a PR and marketing ploy, don't say anything else and let the game design make the players WANT TO EXPLORE.

[@travisvanalst4698]

I really hope this dev keeps on creating more things for this game. And even creating cross world games by implementing Ilvermorny, Uagaodou, Beuxbaton, Durmstrang…etc. Have like a decade worth of secrets, castles, wars, duels, and legendary characters would make the most epic game franchise of all time.

[@EliseHanson216]

Blerg, I wish we could go back to the area where the dragon was, but it seems to be unavailable once you finish that quest. Unless I’m missing something…

[@MasterFireball307]

Callum and jocesta love pranks... And someone died because of a prank. And because we know callum is dead too, we know that callum did dangerus pranks. Are they related? Plus, they both relate to explosins

[@LiamGers-cx1kn]

I actually found the Case 3 victim randomly by doing Madam Kogawa’s assignment.

[@britter_critter]

Amazing video Retro! I loved these notes and am glad to see a comprehensive video on their stories. Best video yet I say!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@benjaminb4407]

There's a body in the goblin cave just north of Poidsear of a goblin skeleton holding a teddy bear.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Well, I know what I'm looking for tonight 🤣

[@Angelrc22]

It's easy to breeze straight past some of these. especially the cave ones. The Tower Tunnel one is also hidden by rocks that you have to Bombarda to see the Devil's Snare

[@DBuckyBoy]

Did the 2 wolves in the cave nearby kill William in his werewolf form?

[@DarkHorse3575]

I know what happened to victim number 11, during one side quest you have to go kill a Acromantula called the Absconder to get a heirloom pocket watch from a man named Milo who died trying to get spider venom, and in the same area where you find the body is near the Absconder’s nest and the fact it’s surrounded by a bunch of spider eggs my guess is that victim is Milo

[@JJ_6036]

Epic. I named the Absconder my mortal nemesis at LvL 17. Absconder is Lvl 30. Luckily it was my second playthrough and I paid attention in Potions and Herbology. Used Piles of potions and rose victorious haha. Fun game.

[@kumakuma4859]

I just picked this game up again trying to 100% collections so I feel less alone seeing someone cover this still ❤

[@RetroRaconteur]

Nice! Definitely a fun one to 100%

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

I’ve never had so much fun with a game! I want DLC/EP so badly.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Awesome to hear! Hopefully we get a nice DLC somewhere down the road.

[@rpopova]

I hope we get another video covering the rest of the notes and interesting NPCs! I didn't know about half of these!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Thehaystack7999]

I just started playing and came upon my first spider nest and there was one body that I cast the fire spell on and it freed a living wizard which got up and apperated away. I thought that there might be a dialogue but he disappeared and no prize for saving him. I wonder if I had not saved him if he would be dead later in the game?

[@Blumoon14]

Love this content! Great work Retro! Looks like I've happened across all of these except the Mudblood case so far it seems. Looking forward to that next possible vid 😉, i felt like a lot of notes around the map were breadcrumbs that I didn't know how to follow further hah, so many seemed like dead end mysteries left unfinished..

[@Hannibal-Rx]

Damn we just flinging the M-word around I guess 😭

[@Mochi_Madness87]

There's another one that I found that was rather peculiar and isolated. I found a dead body in a little cave, I odn't quite remember where..but it had a singular corpse, and a note beside it. All it said was MUGGLE. And it was interesting to note an NPC was standing not too far outside the cave of where I found this poor guy.

[@vincemcgaj628]

Yes! Thank you for uploading these. Otherwise, I would have no idea these easter eggs existed in the game.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@alpha_omega9222]

This game is so amazing i can't even describe how much i love it. And these lore videos are awesome.🐍🐍💚💚🖤🖤🖤🖤💚💚

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you like them!

[@gamerboi93]

I didn’t even know about these! Even after my play through and trying to 100% the game! The developers definitely did an amazing job with these small details! And hope they add more into the next game

[@RetroRaconteur]

Yeah, it's been fun finding all of these little details!

[@lovelove-55s]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@phoqueme]

You would think that wizards would be extremely hard to kill, that even the weakest of wizards would be wise enough to be well-versed in defensive magic or equipped with decent enchanted gear lol but no, many seem to be as clueless as us muggles

[@RetroRaconteur]

I remember how getting "spliched" was kind of treated as joke throughout the series...then you get to book 7 and realize just how serious it is.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

@@RetroRaconteur careful. wouldn't want anyone losing their heads over this!

[@JustCharlesBro]

Being killed by your own wand as ur fighting for ur life is seriously sick….like now its going to be destroyed bc it can’t act right-

[@D2attemp]

I always thought William died from injuries given to him by the Grim and the White Wolf because his cave is so near their lair also Angus and Violet are Poppy's parents

[@sparkycreates]

This was such a fun video!! I loved the format! I haven't touched hogwarts legacy in months but now I'm going back through to see if I found all these letters. 🥰😀

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

Amazing! Happy 2024 Retro!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Same to you, Phoenix!

[@Petulant_Kragg]

The apparent amount of death in the Wizarding world is crazy and slightly concerning

[@RetroRaconteur]

Right? Some of it is pretty dark. “Splinching” was sort of a joke in the first 6 books, but then you see how serious it is in book 7.

[@malagastehlaate230]

Great Job... believe I've stumbled across all of those bodies as well... and many more... wonder how many there truly are ...

[@RetroRaconteur]

Right?! How much have we missed?

[@donnacooper8088]

Wow this is excellent! I’ve finished the story on 3 houses and I haven’t played it in a few weeks but this gives me more to do! Thanks😃

[@RetroRaconteur]

Nice! Enjoy your search.

[@chamseddinemahmoud27]

I know im super late but there also a dead body by the ashwinders in herinta hideaway the place where you need to find the niffler in the top where the astronomy table there is a group of ashwinders looming over a dead body

[@RetroRaconteur]

There's not a note with that one though, right? I found a few random ones that didn't have a note. Definitely made me curious if they had planned for more originally or if there's more secrets we're still missing.

[@anapim]

Wow! Great detective work. Well done! I found some of these but not all. I love the details they put into the game.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks, Ana! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@dorkmanchu]

I found "Failed Animagus" due south of North Ford Bog, and just West of Spinners Cavern.

[@EliseHanson216]

Thank you! This really helped!

[@Angelrc22]

Thank you! Found him!

[@alexsinger5408]

I can't find the failed animagus, can anyone give me more specific instructions?

[@Angelrc22]

I saw another comment that said it's just West of Spinners Cavern

[@piplup10203854]

Dang this is amazing :O I found all these but I didn't have a clue what it was eluding to, how cool!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Hey, thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@piplup10203854]

@@RetroRaconteur You're welcome! I love how after all this time there is still so much to discover!

[@AJDraws]

Love the ominous vibes!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Had to set the mood right! 😄

[@vish4287]

For the follow the spiders, in the second book it takes about that taking them to an acromantula, Aragon. So maybe he was looking for acromantula Venum

[@dharmamoon2024]

I found all these and I did not even know I was supposed to look for them until I watched the videos.

[@StoicOptim]

This was awesome! More like this please! Loved it. I only found 2 or 3 of these in my 120 hours!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@PhillipMorrison276]

I've found all the notes in the game and I'm still finding new mysteries to ponder over.

[@MichaelFromTheAttic]

Amazing video, my friend! Love mysteries like that.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Appreciate all your help a long the way!

[@Mary_Studios]

I think the only note that I got my first playthrough was the one the one that you encounter during Poppy's quest.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Now you know how to find the others!

[@meritbadgeMGMT]

to Pokémon theme: DEADBODYS, gotta find them all!

[@vanessastoddart5166]

😅😅🤣🤣👍🏼

[@joemachado33]

Well done Retro Holmes!! 🎉

[@RetroRaconteur]

Haha. Thank you, sir!

[@Omizuke]

I don't get why when they have magic the would sent their werewolf family member away. Roaming around free its even more dangerous. While with with magic, they could make enchanted chains, a cage and a magically sealed room. In addition to just knocking him out, stunning or petrifying him the fool moon night.

[@jarrodvirant7811]

I knew there were different stories about these bodies, I’ve been waiting for a video like this!!! ❤🎉

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks, Jarrod! I'm surprised no one had made one quite like this yet, haha. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@janetthompson3307]

One of the Infamous Foes is the Grim too lol amazing job Devs

[@danielroper1]

From the treasure vault that William is found in follow the Merlin Trial, into the cave. Inside the cave are inferi and The White Wolf & THE GRIM!

[@Jaszi007]

Case 7 is just one of the multiple SCP-001s.

[@evangravell5140]

15:25 Someone hasn't been getting enough play!

[@barritellothe1]

Yeah, fantastic video…I picked up several of these throughout the game and just carried on without thinking of the story depth

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@stanjames603]

Am i the only one who thinks that Angus and Violet are Poppy’s Parents

[@RetroRaconteur]

Whoa....now THAT would be a fun twist. You even find the letter on her mission 🤯

[@stanjames603]

@@RetroRaconteur Poppy even tells you that her parents are in Borneo for Acromantulas

[@IvanoGigino]

Came here to comment the same. It also makes the last line of the letter really cruel. "So good to be unburdened" (can't remember exact wording) i.e. because Poppy ran away.

[@clemdaph1]

Firmly believe they were Poppy's parents. Luckily found your comment before repeating it. Sad about the 'unburdened' bit.

[@queensavcy]

So... what was the answer for Hubert's mystery (Case 6)? Who was jinxing him? Why were they doing it? What jinx would have caused an explosion while leaving a cauldron and body intact?

[@destinir3739]

interestingly, I played and beat this game on two different characters within a few months of its release. I recognize these letters, but have never once seen a body on the ground (aside from actual fight-able enemies), there as "set design". perhaps they added them later?

[@trisharenee6208]

I missed so many of these 0.o Guess its about time to start a new play through lol

[@RetroRaconteur]

Haha. Always good for another playthrough but you can find these jumping back into your main game if you want.

[@itzfrosted5199]

I found the guy in the daily prophet who was breeding the basillisks and I was like "oooh"

[@TeacupS3L]

I found five of the 11. I’ll go look for the others with your guidance. I had an immediate through about number 10. There were binoculars found on a tower near by. I now presume they belonged to the dead muggle.

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders follow the spiders

[@RetroRaconteur]

🕷️🕷️🕷️

[@KxNOxUTA]

Well there was a whole qust with a spider breeder and them investing a village, so.... :'D We sure did follow them there!

[@pixywings]

I need to play this game again.

[@dharmamoon2024]

When I found the Mudblood there were blackbirds circling the body.

[@KxNOxUTA]

Very interesting and gruesome :'D I think I came across most and I remember some of their stories, too. I had also considered to re-start and replay a character (I really wished we had a 5th character slot, I don't wanna delete mine :'D). Because I wanted to look into the lore of all those letters again. Because once you pick them up, you lose sense of the context on the site. And I remember being aware that I found letters outside that were linked with letters from e.g. professors in the castle. I would love a video on how the letter and notes belong together 🤩 Well, since there's be a release of the shop DLC on PC around the anniversary and maybe - very very very very maybe - they might bless us with another DLC after all??? Plz??? That'd be a great opportunity to restart one of my characters and then really take the exploration suuper slow. Listening to Hogwarts Student remarks and all that, too! It's just such a shame my poor brain is useless with Names and dates🙃 Thus, I wish some hardcore lore loving fan would work their magic n unravel these mysteries for me!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@DBuckyBoy]

Smithy = I believe that the letter to Smithy is actually from Poppy's parents

[@DBuckyBoy]

I can post more info if needed

[@RetroRaconteur]

Someone else mentioned this too. Great catch!

[@archonbegnoche8726]

How do I get your green robe

[@ipsychotik-_-4453]

Anyone know what robe that is and how I can get it?

[@RetroRaconteur]

The Gryffindor one? It's the Relic House Uniform, final reward for the Daedalian Keys quest.

[@Michael_Green5]

legit might start a play through just to spend more attention to stuff like this

[@RetroRaconteur]

Considering how thoroughly I played the game, I was surprised I missed some of these! I really wish there was more of a reason to explore all of the hidden treasure locations. Some of the designs on those are really fun. I still have so many of them on my map waiting to be explored.

[@reptongeek]

If I hear 'such style, such finesse' one more time we can add Charlotte to the list!

[@hishan5017]

First and this all looks sick and we need dlc tri wizard tournament

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks for checking out the vid!

[@roxiesayspew]

This is the kind of thing I just go throught and think: Oh that's dark, but I wanna go fight somewhere else now Just too much of a Gryffindor Edit: I think I took a photo for every single one of those and didn't realise, dudee

[@RetroRaconteur]

Right?! Some of the stories are so heartbreaking.

[@kse8348]

The grim (wolf) killed the wizard writing about the grim

[@RetroRaconteur]

Oh my, so you think he took out all 3 of the wizards there? Given that it was mostly skeletal remains… 😬

[@jamesu9508]

I’m at 22% completed. I have to grow plants and make potions in the cauldron I set up. I haven’t played it in a month cause I am dreading making things to use in the game. More frustration really and I know it is just really long busy work. Fuuuuudge hahaha

[@chamseddinemahmoud27]

So in case02 was have a basilisk on the lose im smelling a basilisk dlc if the devs are hesitant about the chamber of secrets since it may interfere with the HP lore so this one is logical to be a future dlc

[@pete27144]

Thanks for diving deeper into the game Retro and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎉 I have recently discovered a new location within the castle that I have never seen before.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks, Pete! Hope your 2024 is off to a great start.

[@davidlee50]

I sure wish we could have grown a Dragons Egg.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Would have been pretty cool!

[@Remoniq]

I have over 900 hours, and never seen some of these. But then again, I don't tend to look for secrets most of the time.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Wow!!!

[@NocturnalPyro]

1:30 only 200 hours? That's nothing.

[@tifaelisehadland9309]

I do not manage to get to the bodies near the spiders even with aracnarfobia mod on i stil freak out its the sound and jump scares and that i know they are spiders im a Ron in this case 😂

[@LakenAckland]

What gane are you playing

[@AyAyRon666]

Hogwarts Legacy

[@mariacristinagitsoudi2426]

Am I the only one unable to locate case 8?

[@usern4metak3ns]

difference between a mudblood and a squib?

[@RetroRaconteur]

A squib is someone born to at least one magical parent but They have no magical ability. Mudblood is a derogatory term used to describe a witch or wizard who’s muggle born.

[@usern4metak3ns]

@@RetroRaconteur nope. they're both almost useless to the wizarding world

[@DAN7_YouTube]

@@usern4metak3nshow are mudbloods useless? Hermione was a mudblood, as Draco calls her 😂

[@usern4metak3ns]

@@DAN7_KZbin hermione was kinda useless except for a few spells harry and ron didn't know yet. she was kinda there as a tag along morale support character if anything. a novelty really

[@DAN7_YouTube]

@@usern4metak3ns you really need to rewatch the movies or re read the books - she was the opposite of useless

[@MrTaktic121]

I found them all , the only thing i missed is a broom

[@KhulZA]

Lol feels like I'm watching an episode of cheaters with your tone of voice.

[@EventHorrorEyesOn]

Love the Forensic Files vibe. You might consider pro voice over work, other than your own videos obviously.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks, Alex 😊

[@kelly.mondragon]

This video makes so happy.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it, Kelly! I'm honestly surprised no one else has made a similar video on the topic, especially after Chandler mentioned it directly in the HL secrets video 😄 Now I feel like I need to explore every single treasure vault to see what else I've missed!

[@kelly.mondragon]

@@RetroRaconteur my team was responsible for these NPCs, so they have a special place in our hearts. May they rest in peace 😉

[@Martyn_Wolf]

Turns out I found 8 in my 105 hrs of playing

[@RetroRaconteur]

Nice!

[@Martyn_Wolf]

@@RetroRaconteur Thank you for creating a cohesive narrative

[@RetroRaconteur]

@@Martyn_Wolf Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@DBuckyBoy]

Hubert = I still think the cauldron was a portkey

[@RetroRaconteur]

I could definitely see that! It almost looks like it smashed through from the outside of the house.

[@MAup]

So what was the secret?