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If you ever wanted to feel like you're actually at Hogwarts, this DS game gets weirdly close. You start off waving the stylus around like a wand—took me a few tries to nail the spell motions without looking like I'm swatting flies. The potion brewing? Surprisingly tense when Snape's breathing down your neck and you're scrambling to crush ingredients before the timer runs out.

Between classes, you're sneaking around the castle uncovering little secrets (Dumbledore's got you doing his dirty work again, naturally). The German dialogue threw me at first, but honestly, hearing "Wingardium Leviosa" in angry Deutsch just makes the whole thing funnier. It's got that janky early DS charm—don't expect miracles, but it's solid for pretending you're in sixth year between bus rides.