Should you cast Crucio on Sebastian or yourself in Hogwarts Legacy?

One of the most pressing decisions you face throughout Hogwarts Legacy is if you should learn the Unforgiveable Curse, Crucio.

During the In the Shadow of Study questline, you must decide whether to learn Crucio and cast it on Sebastian, your friend, or refrain from learning the spell and taking the curse on yourself.

Should you cast Crucio on Sebastian? If you are unsure what to do, or what this decision could mean, here’s what you need to know.

Should you learn Crucio in Hogwarts Legacy?

You should cast Crucio on yourself because if you plan to learn it, you should also experience the pain. However, there is no difference between taking Crucio or casting it on Sebastian. There is only a slight dialog difference, and you need to heal up with potions.

Near the end of Salazar Slytherin’s puzzle, you are locked in a room with Ominis Gaunt and Sebastian Sallow. The trio soon figures out that the only way to escape the room is to cast Crucio, the Unforgivable Curse, on one another. Since Ominis is unwilling to cast or take the curse, the decision is left to you.

You are presented with three dialog options with different implications.

• “Very well. I don’t want to learn the curse“: You allow Sebastian to cast the curse on you and you won’t learn Crucio. By choosing this, you miss out on the only chance to learn the curse and are reduced to the least possible health.
• “I want to learn the Cruciatus Curse, but you must cast it on me“: Still has Sebastian cast Crucio on the you, however, you learn the Unforgivable Curse for yourself.
• “Teach me the Cruciatus Curse, and I’ll cast it on you“: You learn Crucio and use the curse on Sebastian at the same time.

Again, casting Crucio on Sebastian or yourself has no story breaking effect on the game and is just purely up to you and what you want your story and character to look like.