As you progress through the main quest, there will be several achievements you will get automatically.

The Sort Who Makes an Entrance
Complete the introduction and finish the Sorting Ceremony


First Class Student
Attend your first class


Troll with the Punches
Survive the troll attack on Hogsmeade


That's a Keeper
Meet Charles Rookwood in the Map Chamber


A Keen Sense of Spell
Invoke Ancient Magic for the first time


Rising From the Ashes
Rescue the phoenix


Grappling with a Graphorn
Subdue the Lord of the Shore


Coasting Along
Visit Poidsear Coast


The Defender of Dragons
Save a dragon


The Hallowed Hero
Wield a Deathly Hallow


The Hero of Hogwarts
Defeat Ranrok


The Seeker of Knowledge
Win the House Cup

There are achievements to reach the Map Chamber as each of the houses. These are the only ones where you will need to start a new game to get them all.

The Wise Owl
Find the Map Chamber as a Ravenclaw


The Gryffindor in the Graveyard
Find the Map Chamber as a Gryffindor


The Auror's Apprentice
Find the Map Chamber as a Hufflepuff


The Toast of the Town
Find the Map Chamber as a Slytherin

The Avenging Gazelle
Complete Natsai Onai's relationship line


Natsai is a student in Gryffindor House.


Beast Friends
Complete Poppy Sweeting's relationship line


Poppy is a student in Hufflepuff House.


A Sallow Grave
Complete Sebastian Sallow's relationship line


Sebastion is a student in Slytherin House.

The Good Samaritan
Complete all side quests


There is a total of 57 side quests to be completed.


Challenge Accepted
Complete all tiers of a challenge



Collector's Edition
Complete all collections


To have completed all collections, you will need to collect a grand total of 603 items.


Loom for Improvement
Upgrade a piece of gear


Third Time's a Charm
Upgrade a piece of gear 3 times



The Nature of the Beast
Breed every type of beast


There are 12 types of beast in total.


Going Through the Potions
Brew every type of potion


There are 6 potions required for this achievement.


Put Down Roots
Grow every type of plant


There are 8 plants you will need to grow to get this one.


A Talent for Spending
Spend 5 Talent Points


Savvy Spender
Spend all Talent Points


All up there are 36 Talent Points to spend. You will get a progress achievement after the first five.


Floo Around the World
Unlock all Floo Flames


The equivalent of fast travel points. There are 83 all up.


Rise to the Challenges
Defeat enemies in all battle arenas


There are only two battle arenas in the game that count. One is in the North Ford Bog region and the other is in Feldcroft.
There is also a DLC arena which you get for pre-ordering. Thankfully this arena is not required for this achievement.


Merlin's Beard!
Complete all Merlin Trials


You'll be introduced to Merlin Trials during the main quest. Once this happens, you'll be able to work towards completing each of them. There are 95 Merlin Trials all up.


The One Who Mastered Memories
View all Pensieve memories



The Intrepid Explorer
Discover all cairn dungeons


There are 5 cairn dungeons to discover.


Demiguise Dread
Find all Demiguise status


Demiguise statues are small collectibles you can find throughout the world. There are 33 Demiguise statues to find across the game.


Finishing Touches
Use Ancient Magic on every enemy in the game


Ancient Magic is a spell you learn pretty early on in the story. There are 34 enemy types you will need to use ancient magic on in order to get this achievement.
Any one-off enemy types are not required, so you should be able to go for this one at any time.


The Spell Master
Learn all spells


There are only 26 spells required to learn for this achievement.


Flight the Good Flight
Beat Imelda's time in all broom races


There are only 3 broom races to complete. Find Imelda on the quidditch pitch, challenge her to some broom races, fly yourself through some hoops and you'll have this achievement before you can say "Quidditch"!

Room with a View
Reach the highest point in the castle, the Headmaster's upper study



Spilled Milk
Use Flipendo 10 times to tip one cow or several


Flip cows on their endos using Flipendo.


Followed the Butterflies
Follow butterflies to a treasure



The Ends Petrify the Means
Defeat a total of 50 enemies using Petrificus Totalus



Raising Expectations
Reach a combo of 100



A Forte for Achievement
Reach Level 40


Self-explanatory. Progress a character to level 40.