Overview
-Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10
-Offline: 50 (1000)
-Online: 0 (0)
-Approximate amount of time to 1000: 10+ hours
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2
-Number of missable achievements: 0
-Do cheat codes disable achievements? N/A
-Does difficulty affect achievements? Yes
-Glitchy achievements: None
-Unobtainable achievements: None
-Extra equipment needed: None

Introduction
This game is a quick and easy 1000 but it does have a few frustrating moments. You will need to play through the campaign twice because you need to complete the game on normal or advanced difficulty to unlock expert difficulty. I recommend you play on normal difficulty first because the difficulty achievements do stack so completing the game on expert will unlock the advanced difficulty achievement as well.

Step 1: Normal Playthrough
Start a new game on normal or advanced and simply play through the story. It should take you around 4-5 hours to complete it. Follow this collectible guide for the collectibles. Also make sure to kill enemies in certain ways to get the kill related achievements. You may get the achievement for killing 1000 enemies on this playthrough but I didn't so don't despair if you don't either because you still have to play through the game again and challenge mode so you will get it then. I would recommend the first level for the "Not a Scratch" achievement.

Step 2: Challenge Mode
I recommend you do challenge mode before your expert playthrough because you learn a lot of useful stuff while playing through the challenges. Challenge mode is basically a time trial of the story levels. Most levels are the exact same length as on story mode but some are shortened. Make use of the Impedimenta spell because you can use it to take down multiple enemies from afar easily. You only need to get gold medals so you don't need to worry about the platinum medal time. The only Challenge I struggled on was Challenge 7 'The Lost Diadem'. For this challenge Apparate towards the guys where you need to make the junk fall on them. Here is a video guide for the challenges. See the achievement guide for more tips on these challenges.

Step 3: Expert Playthrough
Now that you have completed the game once and completed all of the challenges with a gold medal this playthrough should be a doddle. Simply use Impedimenta on every enemy you come across and use cover as much as you can. This playthrough should be substantially quicker than your first playthrough now you know what to do. Also if you haven't done so already pick up the collectible you couldn't get earlier on in the 'The Streets of Hogsmeade' level.

Conclusion
You may still have "That Showed Them..." and "Stopped in Their Tracks" still left to get, so refer here for some great locations on where to get them. You may also need to get some collectibles or kills you have missed but you can replay the levels to get the kills or collectibles you need. You should now have all the achievements, well done.

x360a would like to thank jamie1000013 for this roadmap

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Achievement Guide

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There are 50 achievements with a total of 1000 points

  • Completed the game on Normal

     

    See Accomplished Wizard

  • Completed the game on Expert

    You first have to unlock expert difficulty by completing the game on either normal or advanced difficulty. I recommend you play on normal difficulty and then play on expert difficulty which will unlock the advanced difficulty achievement as well. Expert difficulty isn't that hard and can be completed really quickly. I recommend you use the Impedimenta spell throughout the campaign. With this spell all you have to do is mark enemies and then cast it and it will kill all the enemies you have marked in one hit. Use cover often and don't be afraid to backtrack so you don't get surrounded by enemies. Also leave the collecting for your first playthrough so you can just run through this playthrough quickly. All the spells you unlocked on your first playthrough are available to use from the start of your next one.

  • Completed the game on Advanced

     

    See Accomplished Wizard

  • Defeated 100 enemy wizards from cover

    Simply defeat enemies from cover. It is essential that you stay in cover most of the game anyway. Impedimenta is a good spell to use from cover simply cast it and then you can go back in cover while it finds and hits its target. This achievement should come naturally.

  • Defeated 10 enemy wizards from cover, without aiming

    I found it easiest to use Petrificus Totalus (Double tap ) as it shoots straight. Expulso () is also a good spell to use. It's best to get this out of the way at the start so you don't have to deal with Protego shields and tougher enemies.

  • Defeated 100 enemy wizards with Expulso

    Expulso is unlocked on 'The Basilisk fang' level. Simply press to select it. Hold the instead of tapping it because it's automatic. You have to complete the game twice and complete challenge mode so you should get this without going out of your way for it.

  • Defeated 100 enemy wizards with Confringo

    Double tap to select the Confringo spell. This spell is best used in a crowd of enemies. This should come naturally.

  • Used Protego against 100 spells

    Hold to use Protego. Every spell that hits your shield counts as a spell that you have blocked. This should unlock quite early in the game.

  • Successfully dispelled 100 Protego shields with Expelliarmus

    Press to use Expelliarmus. Enemies will first use Protego to defend themselves on 'The Streets of Hogsmeade' level. Every time an enemy uses Protego simply use Expelliarmus on them. Keep doing this until it unlocks and then you can do whatever you want to get past their shields.

  • Successfully paralysed 100 enemy wizards using Petrificus Totalus

    You first get this spell on the 'A Job to Do' level. Double tap to select this spell. This spell is sort of like a sniper bullet - it zooms in your reticule and normally defeats an enemy in 1-2 hits. You will use this spell while defending Seamus and will get about 40 paralyzes there.   

  • Found all characters

     

    See Complete Collection

  • Found all Music Tracks

     

    See Complete Collection

  • Collected 100% of all items

    Use this collectible guide to find all of the collectibles. When you have collected all of the collectibles you will also unlock Listen Up and Full of Character. There is one collectible on 'The Streets of Hogsmeade' that you cannot get until you complete the game because you need to learn Apparate in order to get it. You can simply replay this level after you complete the game and get it. If you go on chapter select it will tell you how many collectibles you have for each level.

  • Defeated 100 enemy wizards, in the Main Story OR Challenges

    See Hogwarts Defender

  • Defeated 500 enemy wizards in the Main Story OR Challenges

    See Hogwarts Defender

  • Defeated 1000 enemy wizards in the Main Story OR Challenges

    I didn't unlock this on my first playthrough even though I am pretty sure I killed every enemy I came across. So you should unlock this while playing through the challenges or your second playthrough. There's no way you can miss this achievement.

  • Triggered 5 explosive reactions

    I believe triggering explosive reactions means shooting lit torches with spells. I unlocked this accidentally whilst shooting at a torch on the first level while trying to get past the dragon. This should come naturally near the beginning of the game.

  • Escaped Voldemort with minimal damage to Hogwarts

    This is obtained on the 'A Turn of Events' level. After you defeat Voldemort he will chase you through the castle. To get this you have to destroy less than 10 items while running from him. The objects that slow him down the most are the stone torches, the pillars, and the ceiling. Run past both torches and then as you are running up the second set of stairs shoot the roof down. I made it past this whole section without shooting anything until the first pillar that you can knock down. After this simply shoot at the stone torches and the other pillar and you should be able to do it. If it doesn't unlock during the cutscene quit out and choose continue story. I say quit out because after this cutscene it auto saves and you can't retry it straight away.

  • Completed your first challenge

    Simply complete any challenge with any rating and this will unlock. You first have to unlock the challenges by collecting collectibles that unlock them.

  • Completed a level without being defeated

    When you get hurt the edges of the screen will become blackened and then after a while the colour will go black and white and then you will be defeated. I would recommend the first level for this achievement as it's the easiest. You should get this without trying on normal difficulty though. Just stay in cover a lot and you should be golden.

  • Completed all challenges

    See Shining Example

  • Completed all challenges at Gold standard

    Gold standard is the rating below platinum so pay no attention to the first time. Here is a video guide for the challenges.

    The times needed for gold for each challenge:

    • Gringotts: 9:30
    • The Streets of Hogsmeade: 9:00
    • A Problem of Security: 4:00
    • The Basilisk Fang: 12:30
    • A Job to Do: 7:00
    • A Giant Problem: 4:00
    • The Lost Diadem: 3:30
    • The Battle of Hogwarts: 9:30
    • Surrender: 3:00
    • A Turn of Events: 3:30
    • Not my Daughter: 7:40
    • Voldemort’s Last Stand: 3:30

    As you can see the challenges are basically time trials of the story levels. Some levels have bits cut out but most of them are the full level. Use Impedimenta (Double tap ) throughout the challenges except for the 'The Baslisk Fang' level where it's best to use Confringo throughout. The only challenge I struggled with was challenge 7 the trick is to Apparate towards the guys where you need to make the junk fall on them. If you do this they should just run away and you don't have to knock the objects down on to them to proceed. Challenge 8 is also an annoyance simply take it slow and use impedimenta throughout and you should be okay. On the outside part I found it best to run out and then back in again and then defeat the enemies from inside. You can do the challenges in any order and as long as you get gold or better on all of them this will unlock.

  • Defeated 10 enemy wizards before they cast a spell

    This sounds a lot harder than it actually is. I unlocked this halfway through the second level. Impedimenta is a good spell to use to kill enemies fast. It is also good because it can be used at a long distance.

  • Defeated 10 enemy wizards with Protego deflections

    Simply hold to cast Protego and most spells that hit your shield should rebound back to the enemy that fired it. This shouldn't take you long to obtain and is especially effective against the rapid firing enemies.

  • Defeated 4 enemy wizards with a Confringo cast

    Refer here for some great locations on where to get it. I personally got it my first time in about two minutes using his written method. Both 'Surrender' and 'Gringotts' are good levels to get this on. 

  • Defeated 5 enemy wizards with one Impedimenta cast

    Refer here for some great locations on where to get it. I personally got this after following the videos location. Simply highlight five targets and then cast it and they should all go down in one hit.

  • Apparated over 100 metres

    This achievement is accumulative meaning all you have to do is Apparate about 10-20 times and this will unlock. You can first use Apparate on 'The Battle of Hogwarts' level. Just keep using it until this unlocks.

  • Defeated 50 enemy wizards using more than one spell

    This is really simple to get if you use Expelliarmus to break an enemies Protego shield and then use another spell on him this counts as using more than one spell. You can also mix and match any of spell to defeat enemies. This unlocked midway through the game for me.

  • Used Protego to defeat 20 enemy wizards at close range

    When an enemy is within touching distance use Protego and it will harm them and may even kill them. Keep doing this on an enemy until the enemy is defeated. This unlocked for me towards the end of the game.

 

Secret achievements

  • Completed 'Voldemort's Last Stand'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Played as McGonagall

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as McGonagall on 'A Problem of Security'.

  • Completed 'Not My Daughter'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'The Streets of Hogsmeade'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'A Problem of Security'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'The Basilisk Fang'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Got all achievements, 100% the game!

    This will unlock after you have got all of the other 49 achievements.

  • Defeated an enemy wizard from cover for the first time

    You should unlock this on the first level. Simple press while next to cover to go in cover and then defeat a wizard from there.

  • Completed 'Gringotts'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'The Battle of Hogwarts'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'Surrender'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'A Turn of Events'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'A Job to Do'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'A Giant Problem'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Completed 'The Lost Diadem'

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

  • Played as Molly

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Molly on the 'Not My Daughter' level.

  • Played as Seamus

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Seamus on the 'A Job to Do' Level.

  • Played as Neville

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Neville on the 'A Job to Do' level.

  • Played as Ginny

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Ginny on the 'Not My Daughter' level.

  • Played as Hermione

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Hermione on the 'The Basilisk Fang' level.

  • Played as Ron

    *Story related and cannot be missed*

    You play as Ron on the 'A Turn of Events level.   

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