Content Type: Gaming Guides
This walkthrough will take you through the main quest “Herbology Class”, including finding the classroom, successfully learning how to use the Potting Table, and learning how to use plants in battle.
- Quest Type: Main Story
- Location: Greenhouses, Library Annex, Hogwarts Castle (map)
- Requirements:
- Tomes and Tribulations (Level 3)
- Rewards:
- 260 XP
- Potting Table
How to Find the Herbology Class
Once you’re assigned this quest, you’ll need to make your way to the Herbology Class. Hit and a shining gold thread will guide you to class.
Attend Herbology Class
Make your way to the Greenhouse, then go downstairs and out the door. Continue forward while staying left of the large tree, and hit /
to enter the Herbology classroom. Once the cutscene’s over, hold
/
to pull a Mandrake out of its pot. Shortly after, you will have to press
to put it in a new pot.
Unlocking the Potting Table
Once the Mandrake has been successfully moved, make your way to Professor Garlick and speak to her. Afterwards, make your way to your Potting Table (it will have a marker on top of it), and plant your Dittany seed. You will now have permenant access to the Potting Table.

Using a Chinese Chomping Cabbage
After a brief cutscene, walk up the stairs and speak to Leander Prewett, then follow him to a Chinese Chomping Cabbage. Pick one up with /
, then open the Tool Wheel and select the Chinese Chomping Cabbage. Once equipped, tap
/
to toss it at the training dummy. Once it finishes attacking the dummy, make your way back to
Professor Garlick.
Once you finished talking to her, you’ll have completed this quest! Next up will be the Potions Class.