CONTENTS

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2 ON-SCREEN INFORMATION 15

INSTALLATION 3 SPELLS AND MAGICAL ABILITIES 15
GAMES FOR WINDOWS – LIVE 4 Tagging Characters 15
Connecting to LIVE 4 Spell-its 16
Family Settings 4 Spell-casting 16
Special Abilities 17
GETTING STARTED 5 Pet Abilities 17
Character Controls 5 Invisibility Cloak 17
Main Menu 7 Dig Ability 18
New Game 7 Potion Cauldrons 18
Load Game 7
ITEMS 19
HOGWARTS ™ SCHOOL LEGO ® Studs 19
OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY 8 Hogwarts Crests 19
Lessons 8 Spell and Ability Tokens 19
Story Events 9 Character Tokens 20
Polyjuice Potion Cauldrons 10 Students in Peril 20
Red Bricks 20
THE LEAKY CAULDRON 10 Gold Bricks 21
Go to Hogwarts 10 True Wizard Bar 21
Leaky Cauldron Noticeboard 11 Super Kits 21
Free Play Mode 11
Go to Diagon Alley ™ 11 PAUSE MENU 22

DIAGON ALLEY 12 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 26

Eeylops Owl Emporium 12 Customer Support 26
Wiseacre’s Wizarding Equipment 12 Limited Warranty 26
Madam Malkin’s Robes for All
Occasions (Character Customizer) 13
Gringotts Bank ™ (LEGO ® Builder) 14

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 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION
OS Windows® XP / Windows® Vista or Windows® 7 To install LEGO Harry Potter™: Years 1-4,
® ™ insert the DVD into your computer’s DVD-ROMOM
CPU Minimum: Intel P4 1.8GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+
drive. If you have Autorun enabled on your
Recommended: Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64,
computer, installation will begin.
2.8GHz
J If you do not have Autorun enabled, open
RAM Minimum: 512Mb
My Computer from either your desktop
Recommended: 2Gb
or the START Menu and double-click
Graphics Card Minimum: ATI X1300 or NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5800 on the DVD-ROM drive showing
with 256Mb RAM the LEGO Harry Potter icon. Double-click
Recommended: ATI HD 2900 or NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 the program icon to start installation.
Sound Card 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible audio device Once installation begins, a series of on-screen instructions
will guide you through the rest of the procedure. If you are experience
DVD-ROM DVD-ROM drive
problems with the installation, read the Troubleshooting guide on the Disc.
Input Device Keyboard and mouse; Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
supported
J We recommend closing all background applications and turning off any
virus scanning software before beginning installation.
J Some of the information in this manual may have changed prior
to the game’s release. If any information you are looking for does not
DirectX ® appear correct, please refer to the ReadMe file.

Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c (August 2007) is included on this disc. You will be
prompted to install DirectX® during the installation of this game if this
or a more recent version is not already properly installed on your system.
J DirectX® may require the “latest” updates for your operating system.
This may also include the latest drivers for your motherboard, sound
and video hardware.

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 GAMES FOR
OR W
WINDOWS
IN – LIVE GETTING STARTED
Play online for free! With Games for
Windows–LIVE, you can build your profile, e,
play online, chat with friends, see your
friends’ games and activities, and track gaming
ming
KEYBOARD & MOUSE
achievements across all Games for Windows–LIVE
ws–LIVE
games. Plus, you can download game content ent from ACTION
ACTI
CTION
ON PLAYER
PLAYER 1 PLAYER
PLAYER 2
Games for Windows–LIVE Marketplace. Gett connected
and join the PC gaming revolution! J Move left A Cursor Left
Lefft

J Move right D Cursor Right

Rig
ght
Connecting to LIVE J Move up W Cursor Up
To connect to Games for Windows–LIVE, you need d a hi
high-speed
h d Internet
connection and a gamertag. If you already have a gamertag, you have what J Move down S Cursor Down
Dow
wn
you need to connect to Games for Windows–LIVE. If you don’t have one,
you can get one for free. For more information, including availability in
J Jump U Num. 5
your region, go to www.gamesforwindows.com/live. J Cast on LEGO objects H Num. 1

J Press and hold to target H Num. 1

Family Settings
J Tag K Num. 3
Windows Parental Controls (Vista and Windows 7) enable parents and
guardians to restrict access to mature-rated games and set time limits on J Press and hold for Spell Wheel K Num. 3
how long they can play. Family settings in Games for Windows–LIVE enable
parents and guardians to approve who and how your family interacts with J Cast selected spell on Spell Wheel J Num. 2
others online with the LIVE service. For more information, go to
www.gamesforwindows.com/live/familysettings.
J Free play character toggle up L. Ctrl R. Ctrl

J Free play character toggle down Space Num. 0

J Start / Pause Enter Num. Enter

r

J F1
1 to drop in player 1 using the keyboard
J F2
2 to drop in player 2 using the keyboard

J Pl
Please
lease Note: Foreign language keyboards may display different
4 keys for each of the ‘actions’ but the keys are physically in the same

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  
   





    
 

Xbox 360 CONTROLLER FOR WINDOWS

Use the A / D / W / S keys or 
/ to navigate the menus,
press the U key or  to confirm your selection.
/ . . . . . . . . . . . Control character

.... . . . . . . . . . . View Camera New Game

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump When you begin a new game of LEGO Harry Potter™: Years 1-4, you’ll
be taken straight into Harry’s world—starting with his dramatic arrival at
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cast on LEGO objects Number Four, Privet Drive.
 (press and hold) . . . . . Target objects Soon, you’ll be collecting your school supplies from Diagon Alley, making
your way to platform nine and three-quarters, and travelling to Hogwarts
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tag character
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry aboard the Hogwarts Express.
 (press and hold) . . . . . Show Spell Wheel
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cast selected spell on the Spell Wheel Load Game
 / . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Play character toggle Choose Load Game to continue a previously saved game.
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pause game

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 HOGWARTS SCHOOL
H
TM
Story Events
OF WITCHCRAFT
O During each school year, you’ll be required to play through a series
of Story Events, which capture your favorite moments from the Harry

AND WIZARDRY
A Potter™ stories—such as the mountain troll fight in the girls’ toilets
and Harry’s discovery of the dark and mysterious Chamber of Secrets™.
To complete a Story Event, you’ll need to use the spells and magical abilities
you’ve learned during the course of the game.
Once a Story Event has been completed, you can replay the Story Event
or play the event in Free Play Mode. To do so, go to the Leaky Cauldron
Just
J
Jus
Ju
u t like any other young witch or wizard, you’ll need noticeboard.
to attend
atte lessons in order to learn new spells and magical You can leave Hogwarts and return to the Leaky Cauldron at any time.
abilities. When you arrive at Hogwarts,rts, find Nearly Headless To do so, simply pause the game by pressing the Enter y or  and select
Enter key
Nick (who will guide you around Hogwarts).arts). The
he Leaky Cauldron.
Whenever you complete a lesson, a token will appearr
on screen. Once collected, these tokens allow you to use
the spells and magic abilities you’ve learned. A new spell
or ability may enable you to interact with (or cast on)
n)
objects that you couldn’t before, and reach inaccessible
ble
areas. To explore Hogwarts in its entirety, you’ll need
d
to unlock a wide range of abilities and spell tokens. Keep
attending you may know almost
ng lessons and, before long, y most
as much h as Hermione!

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 Onc you’ve learned how to brew the Polyjuice Potion,
Once To replay a level that you’ve already completed,d,
you’ll be able to use the gold Polyjuice Potion cauldrons
you’ go to the noticeboard in the Leaky Cauldron.
scattered around Hogwarts to change into characters that
scatt The noticeboard will display the levels that youu
you’ve unlocked or purchased.
you’ have already completed. Use the A / D / W / S keys
switch characters, walk up to a gold cauldron and
To sw
or  / to highlight the level you want to
play again and press the U key or  to select it.
drink the potion by pressing the J key or . Then
drin
use the A / D / W / S keys or  / to select the
character
char you want to change into and press the U key
or . The spells and magical abilities of the character
Free Play Mode
will automatically become available to you. Selecting Free Play Mode enables you to play levels
with a large group of characters—and gives you
u the
opportunity to use their unique spells and abilities
lities
to unlock and access new areas.

Go to Diagon Alley
THE LEAKY CAULDRON To access Diagon
ago Alley, walk through the door that leads
Once inside the Leaky Cauldron, you’ll be able to replay previously to the magical
gical brick wall.
completed levels, return to Hogwarts, or access Diagon Alley.

Go to Hogwarts
To return to Hogwarts and continue your current game, go through
the door leading to Muggle London.

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 DIAGON ALLEY Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions
(Character Customizer)
Provided you’ve collected the relevant token and have enough studs, you’ll be
Diagon Alley is the place
pl for all your wizarding needs. able to purchase characters from Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.
You can also customise your characters in Madam Malkin’s by walking
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Ee them into one of the upstairs changing rooms. Use the A / D / W / S keys

Red Bricks are delivered to Eeylops once they have been

or  / to select the character part you wish to change, and to cycle
through the available replacement parts.
posted
pos ed via Owl Post. You’ll be able to purchase the Red
Brick
ck extras displayed in the emporium using LEGO
Bric The more characters you purchase, the more LEGO accessories will become
studs.
stud
ds. available
av to you.
To
T play as a customised character, you will need to activate a gold Polyjuice
Potion
P cauldron and select the relevant character from the character list.
acter lis

Wiseacre’s
Wizarding
Equipment
If you visit Wiseacre’s
Wizarding Equipment, t,
you will be able to view
ew
and purchase all the spell
spells
ls
you have collected so far.
Purchasing unlocked
spells with LEGO studsds
will add them to yourr
spell list (although purchased spell
spells
ls will
ill on
only
ly
be available to certain characters).
ters). In some instances, purchased spells will
upgrade your existing spells.
If you visit the upper level of Wiseacre’s Wizarding Equipment, you’ll be able
to access the cheat code entry area. If you have a cheat code you can enter it
here and see what it unlocks.

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 ON-SCREEN INFORMATION
Enter Gringotts Bank and discover the LEGO
Builder.
Buil
There are many different characters that you can
Dee inside Gringotts, you will find locked
Deep control while you’re at Hogwarts; you’ll see an icon
vaults.
vau These vaults may be unlocked of the character you’re currently playing as displayed
ed
individually
indiv provided you have enough Gold at the top of the screen.
Bricks
Brick to build their doors. Once you’ve opened
The number of LEGO studs you’ve collected is displayed
ayed
a vault,
vau you’ll find a Portkey—which will transport
next to your character’s icon. You can use LEGO studsds
you tto a unique LEGO Builder level.
to unlock extras, characters and Gold Bricks, as well
Within
Wi
With each LEGO Builder level, you’ll find a set
hin as spells.
of LEGO objects. By completing a task successfully,
of LE
LEG
Whenever studs are collected, the True Wizard bar will ill
you’ll
you’ll be able to unlock these—and other bonus LEGO
appear on screen and start to fill up. If you fill the bar
ar for each level,
objects—and use them to build your own creations within
you’ll receive a special bonus!
the level.
Unlocking and completing LEGO Builder tasks will increase the number
of LEGO objects
bjects in your collection.

SPELLS AND
MAGICAL ABILITIES
Tagging Characters
To tag other characters, press the K key or . Switching between characters
allows you to use each character’s unique abilities—enabling you to explore
Hogwarts and complete
nd co mpl Story
plete St
S ory Events.

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 Spell-its Special Abilities
Gone are the days when n Certain characters have special abilities. Once these abilities are learned
LEGO bricks needed or unlocked, they will be added to that character’s Spell Wheel.
to be built by hand!
Once you have your wand,and,
you can stand next to piless Pet Abilities
of twinkling, jiggling, Some characters, such as Ron Weasley™, can use their pets to complete
LEGO bricks and press puzzles. For example, while playing as Ron, you can select the Pet Ability
and hold the J key or  from the Spell Wheel to take control of his pet rat, Scabbers™ (who will be
to make the bricks able to climb inside small pipes and reach previously inaccessible items
magically build or areas).
themselves.

Spell-casting Invisibility Cloak

Once he has received it, Harry can use the Invisibility Cloak to sneak
To cast a non-specific spell, press the H key or . To cast the spell or access past Prefects and teachers. To put on the Cloak, select the Cloak Icon
the ability currently selected on the Spell Wheel, press the J key or . from the Spell Wheel. Remember: wearing the Cloak will limit Harry’s
If you want to choose a specific spell or ability, press and hold the K key movements and available abilities.
or  to bring up the Spell Wheel. While holding down the K key or ,
you can move round the Spell Wheel using the A / D / W / S keys
or  / . Highlight the spell or ability you require, then let go
of the K key or . You will now be able to cast the selected spell
or access the selected ability.
J To target a specific object with a spell or weapon, press and hold
the H key or , and use the on-screen indicator to highlight it.
When the object is highlighted, release the H key or  to cast.
J To cast Wingardium Leviosa, target the object with the on-screen
indicator and keep the
he H key
y or
ey  held down.
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nd Squibss can
c
cannot
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pe
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form
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bash objects by pressing
ing
the H key or .

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 Dig Ability
Certain characters will be
ITEMSS
able to dig up LEGO objects.
bjects
ts..
To start digging, stand yourr
character over the Paw LEGO Studs
Prints that will appear
above certain patches LEGO studs are the currency of LEGO Harry
arry
y
and press and hold the eH Potter™: Years 1-4. They come in three
key or . values:
J silver (adds 10 to your stud total),
J gold (adds 100 to your stud total) and
J blue (adds 1,000 to your stud total).
You can use studs to unlock new characters, rs,
As you
y spells, Red Brick extras,, and Gold Bricks.
move
mov the
ve through th game,
he game
ame, yyou
ou wil
willl
come across black potion
com ion cauldrons with ingredient icons
orbiting their rims. Adding all of the correct ingredients
orb
to a cauldron will cause it to bubble over and the relevant
Hogwarts Crests
H rest
sts
potion to become available. Be careful! Incorrectly brewed
poti Ho
Hogwarts crest pieces will be awarded to you
potions can have unpredictable side effects. If you don’t
pot for solving puzzles and accessing hidden areas
use the correct ingredients, you’ll have to face within Story Events. When you obtain four crest
wit
the consequences! pieces from a particular level, the pieces will join
pie
together and form a large Hogwarts crest. Completing
tog
J If you find a potio
potion ingredient, you can pick it up by pressing accrest will result in a Gold Brick reward.
the J key or .
J To place a potion ingredient in a cauldron, stand close to the cauldron
and press the J key or . SSpell
pell and Ab
Ability
bility
ity Tokens
J To drink a potion, stand next to a bubbling cauldron and press Tokens give the player new spells and abilities, or upgrade previously learned
the J key or . spells. Some tokens will unlock automatically; others must be purchased
from Wiseacre’s Wizarding Equipment with LEGO studs.

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 Character Tokens Gold Bricks
During the course of the game, you may come across hidden character Gold Bricks can be used to unlock rewards and bonusus
tokens. Once a character token has been found, the relevant character will content. Gold Bricks are awarded for completing puzzles
uzzless
become available in Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions in Diagon and tasks during lessons and Story Events, but additional
tional
al
Alley and the player can purchase them using studs. Gold Bricks can be purchased (using LEGO studs) from
rom
the ground floor of Eeylops Owl Emporium.

Students in Peril
Be on the lookout for unfortunate students who may have got
True Wizard Bar
themselves into a spot of bother. Helping these students will reward Collect LEGO studs in each area of LEGO Harry
arry
you with a Gold Brick. Potter™: Years 1-4 to fill up the True Wizard
d Bar.
If you manage to fill the bar with studs before
re
the end of the level, you’ll be rewarded
Red
Red B
Bricks
riicks with a Gold Brick.
Red Bricks allow you to activate special extras—which you
can use to help you progress through the game. Whenever
you find a Red Brick, you must send it to Eeylops Owl
Super Kits
Emporium in Diagon Alley using Owl Post.
Emp As you collect Hogwarts crest pieces in each year, you will be rewarded
with a Super Kit piece which will be added to the cellar in the Leaky
post a Red Brick, walk up to it and press the J key
To p
Cauldron. Collect all 24 crest pieces and you will be able to build
or . Then carry it to the nearest owl perch and press
a Super Kit to mark your achievement.
the J key or .
Once
Onc a Red Brick has been delivered to Eeylops Owl
Emporium, you can purchase it with studs. To activate
Emporiu
brick, press Enter or  (to pause the game) and then select
an unlocked brick
Extras. Highlight the extra you want to use from the available list, press
the U key or , and toggle to turn the extra on or off.

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 PAUSE MENU
Press Enter or  during gameplay to freeze the game and access the Pause
Menu. Use the W / S keys or  
/ to navigate the Pause Menu. Press the
U key or  to confirm your selection, and press the J key or  to go back
a step.
Coming in
2010
J RESUME Return to gameplay.
J OPTIONS Change in-game sound effects, display settings and music
volumes.
J EXTRAS Activate or deactivate Red Brick Extras.
J EXIT Depending upon where you are in the LEGO Harry Potter™:
Years 1-4 videogame, you may choose to exit to one or all
of the following:
J Return to Hogwarts Allows you to exit any Story Event
and return to Hogwarts castle.
J Exit to the Leaky Cauldron Will return you
to the Leaky Cauldron (where you can select different
game modes, visit the Diagon Alley shops, or explore
Gringotts Bank).
J Quit Game Will return you to the Main Menu.
J Save and Exit In Free Play and Replay Mode, this
option saves your progress as you exit a level—allowing
you to save items you have collected without having
havin
to com
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