Besides the usual side quests players receive from Hogwarts Professor to learn a new spell inHogwarts Legacy, there are also side quests given by fellow students. Although some are relatively easy and can be done within the castle’s grounds, others are more dangerous and require a bit of work.
Adelaide Oakes is a Hufflepuff student who sends an owl to the protagonists informing them to meet her at the Transfiguration Courtyard inHogwarts Legacy. The letter reveals that Adelaide is worried about someone immensely and requests players’ help to ease her nerves.
Updated on July 05, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah:TheTale of Rowland Oakes questwill mostly take place in the West side ofthe North Hogwarts Region in Hogwarts Legacy. If players haven’t unlocked any waypoint in this area, it won’t cause a problem as they can discover it along the way. The quest can be triggered inside Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by speaking with Adelaide Oakes. After that, players need to rescue Rowland from a bunch of Goblins while following the footsteps of a mysterious map found in one of the enemy’s camps.
How To Complete Tale Of Rowland Oakes Quest In Hogwarts Legacy
To complete the Tale of Rowland Oakes’sside quest inHogwarts Legacy, players must solve a small puzzle to find Adelaide’s uncle and save him. Triggering it requires completing The Helm of Urtkot quest.
Once players receive an owl from Adelaide, meet her at the Transfiguration Courtyard accessed from the Central Hall Floo Flame. The Hufflepuff reveals that she’s worried about her uncle, a metal trader, getting involved in a shady deal with Ranrok’s Loyalists. This pushes Adelaide to contact players and request their help finding her uncle. There are a couple of steps to complete this quest.
Clear Out The Enemy Camp And Search For Clues
To reach Rowland Oakes campsite, players can teleport to Jackdaw’s Tomb Floo Flame anduse the Broom inHogwarts Legacyto fly there. It appears that Ranrok’s Loyalists raided the camp and Adelaide’s uncle is nowhere to be found. Here, players have the choice of either fighting the Goblins head-on or discreetly using the Disillusionment spell.
After clearing the camp, use the Reveliospell inHogwarts Legacyto discover some hidden clues. The protagonists will eventually stumble uponRowland Oakes’s JournalandRowland Oakes’s Map, hinting at the location of the trade.
Solve The Map Puzzle
Upon closer inspection, the map is full of landmarks that players can follow to reach the trade location where Adelaide’s uncle is being held. Additionally, there’s a river that seems to connect the campsite to the trade location.
To reach the trade location immediately, players can teleport to the Korrow Ruins Floo Flame and enter the ruins after defeating the horde of Goblins. If they haven’t discovered the Flame yet, summon the Broom and head southwest from the campsite while following the river until the ruins appear.
Save Rowland Oakes From The Ruins
Once the protagonists are inside the Korrow Ruins, they need to find Rowland Oakes’sWand inHogwarts Legacyand give it to him, so he can free himself from the cell. To find Adelaide’s uncle:
To get the wand:
Upon acquiring the missing Wand, return it to Mr. Oakes so he can get out. Players will receive a Handcrafted Necklace and 180 XP as rewards.
