Aberforth Dumbledore, the untalkative inn-keeper at the Hog’s Head Inn, has heard unusual noises coming from The Shrieking Shack. Perhaps the place is haunted.
Monster Book of Monsters is a side quest given by Aberforth Dumbledore of the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade. He will not give the side quest unless the player has completed the storyline quest, Stupefy. The task involves retrieving Broderick's notes from a room full of feral books.
Steps[]
- Travel to the Shrieking Shack
- Fight off the poltergeists
- Return to Aberforth Dumbledore
Conversation[]
Aberforth Dumbledore: Hrm... The Shrieking Shack, yes.
That's what they call that abandoned house down in the valley.
They say it's haunted.
Codswallop.
Although... at times, at night, when it is quiet you can hear strange noises, like screams and laughter coming from the house.
Around once a month, you'll hear the howling of a wolf, but this is something else.
Perhaps someone should investigate.
I have never heard noises like this coming from that house.
Player: I could look into it.
Aberforth Dumbledore: Aye, you could.
Might be a stupid thing for a person to do, but I am not one to care or decide what you can and cannot do.
If you figure out a way to stop the noises I'll give you something in return.
The racket coming from that abandoned house might scare the occasional customer.
Player: I'll return.
[——— After completion ———]
Player: I've taken care of the noise.
Aberforth Dumbledore: Hrm. Good. I said I'd give you something in return, so I will. Take this.
How to Complete the Task[]
The player must go to the Shrieking Shack and defeat ten Poltergeists. All of the Poltergeists spawn outside of the shack, so there is no need to go inside. Poltergeists are fliers, which makes it easier to defeat them with Bombarda Maxima, but they frequently charge at you, so some melee attacks may also be effective. Another extremely effective way of defeating the Poltergeists is to equip a bunch of Dungbombs and press Q when you are relatively close to one of them.