Dungeon Delving

*Ernest Potts has hoped to add a special urn to his collection for a long time. This urn, located in an ancient dungeon in the middle of The Forbidden Forest, is tricky to get to and Ernest Potts has given up after failing to retrieve it himself. Potts still has the key to the dungeon, and now you have offered to help.*

**Dungeon Delving** is a side quest given by Ernest Potts of Urns and Pots in Hogsmeade (x=5234, y=96, z=2515). The player must have completed the storyline quest Bombarda Maxima before this quest will become available. The task involves searching a hidden dungeon for a rare and valuable urn.

## Steps

* Pick up the dungeon key
* Enter the dungeon in the Forbidden Forest
* Retrieve the Urn
* Speak to Ernest Potts

## Conversations

Ernest Potts: *Ah, you have an interest in urns?
I have had my eyes on a very special urn for all my life.
Ancient, and near-forgotten.
But not by me.
This urn is in a dungeon beneath a ruin in the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts.
I tried to retrieve it for myself, many years ago, but I didn't succeed.
It's dangerous down there.
I barely got out alive.*

Player: *Perhaps I could get it.*

Ernest Potts: *Really? Well, you look sturdy enough ... for a student.
Although I don't suppose sending students of Hogwarts out on dangerous quests, where they are likely to be blown to bits or clawed to death is really a good look...
That being said...
I still have the key to the dungeon upstairs.
And if anyone were to come by that urn, I would pay them very handsomely for it.*

Player: *I'll get the urn.*

[——— *After completion* ———]

Ernest Potts: *Ah, you have it! I can't believe it!
I'm sure this looks quite ordinary to the untrained eye, but let me assure you: This is something very special.
Here, I promised a reward:*

## How to Complete the Task

**WARNING:** **The following section contains spoilers**
First, grab the key up the ladder next to Potts himself, and then fast-travel to The Forbidden Forest. Follow the compass to the dungeon, which can be found in a large cleft in the ground (x=-100, y=4, z=234).

The dungeon is extensive, but relatively straight forward. At the beginning, turn right, defeat the skeletons, and open the chest on the left side of the room, which contains a Key. Head down the tunnel until you reach the gate and locked door. Unlock the door and use Wingardium Leviosa to move the block to the left of the gate to open it.

Several enemy-filled rooms later, you will encounter another gate with two rotating pillars. Simply turn the pillars to match the engravings on the wall above them. In the next room, descend to the bottom of the central pit to find the way forward. Watch for pressure plates, which will trigger arrow traps.

Once you reach the room with the wooden platform, head through the passageway in the left corner (pictured above, to the left of the wand). This will lead to a series of suspended beams at the top of the room. Jump them, and then drop into the fenced-off wooden platform below. You will find another gate. Head into the tunnel for another simple rotating pillar puzzle to open it.

Next, you must cross the water-filled room with careful jumps while minding pressure plates for arrows. This is the only way to reach the treasure on the right, but if you simply want to proceed, it is also possible to swim up the waterfalls at the far side of the room.

In the room with the pixies and the water, search for chains that will raise the water level. The first is in the arch at the bottom of the room. The second is just to the right when you emerge. If you turn back to face the room, you will see several large platforms: you can now climb them.

At the end of the platforms you will see a concealed passage partially obscured by vines. Pass through it to easily reach the exit.

The next large room is full of details, but is simple to navigate: simply go to the second-lowest level and leave through the opposite tunnel (where the wand is pointing in the picture below). In the final room, you will have to defeat two Enchanted Suits of Armor with Vera Verto (if you do not have it yet, you can defeat them and then run). The urn is in the room after that. You will only be able to collect it if Dungeon Delving is your current quest. You can then fast travel to Hogsmeade and give the urn to Potts to end the quest.