Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a 2021 mobile collectible game created by Net Ease for iOS and Android, inspired by J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World. The game is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment through its subsidiary Portkey Games. It was first released in Mainland China in 2020 as a soft launch before opening up to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan the following year. It was released globally on June 27, 2023.
Set ten years after Harry's defeat of Voldemort and nine years before the events of Cursed Child, a young Muggleborn heads to Hogwarts after being visited by Hagrid. However, after the sorting ceremony, a fellow first year named Ivy Warrington goes missing and it's up to you to find her. The game, like other Portkey projects, isn't considered a canon installment of the franchise.
Tropes:
- Acceptable Breaks from Canon: Although the game isn't canon, the magic displayed is way beyond what any first year is capable of to keep it fun and exciting.
- Alternate Continuity: This game is only "inspired" by the Wizarding World and not considered canon.
- Flashback with the Other Darrin: Gellert Grindelwald's design is based on Mads Mikkelsen's likeness, even during scenes set during the events of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, where he was played by Johnny Depp.
- Not Allowed to Grow Old: Downplayed as it's only been ten years, but Harry, Ron and Hermione look basically the same as they did while in seventh year, as do Neville and Luna. The most blatant example is George, as he and his twin Fred (who has been dead for ten years by this point) are as identical as ever although George should look at least a decade older by this point. Also instead of showing an elderly Newt Scamander he appears as his 1920's self in his portrait. This is averted with McGonagall, Filch, and Flitwick, all of whom look visibly greyer.
- What the Hell, Player?: Trying to equip Avada Kedavra or Crucio will result in a pop-up reminding you that these spells are 'sinister tools of The Dark Arts,' and then asks if you're sure you want to use them. Indeed, these spells cannot be used in classes or story quests, though they're able to used — and are, quite widely — in PVP.
