Wizarding World 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[BrickBob Studpants]

On 8/14/2025 at 4:42 AM, Gryffindor said:

I’m just curious what sets you all might like to see in the future!

My wishlist has shrunken down to the following sets:

• The Battle of the Department of Mysteries / the duel between Voldy and Dumbledore
• A set depicting the unicorn scene from PS (even though that might be too dark, given we only ever see its corpse)
• A Knockturn Alley set with a proper Borgin & Burkes (plus the Vanishing Cabinet)

Minifig-wise, Scrimgeour and Fletcher perhaps? Who else is even left?

[Gorilla94]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Minifig-wise, Scrimgeour and Fletcher perhaps? Who else is even left?

Bloody Baron and some obscure teachers/ghosts.

I hope we get 2 more big castle expexpansions with a house ghost and a new teacher each. The last important thing would be Medium legs printed house robes for the other three houses.

[BrickMatit]

5 hours ago, Gorilla94 said:

I hope we get 2 more big castle expexpansions with a house ghost and a new teacher each.

Well, at this point I would be surprised not seeing two big castle expansions, one with Slytherin common room and the Bloody Baron (I think this would be the Viaduct Entrance) and one with Ravenclaw common room and the Grey Lady (I think the Astronomy Tower).

[BacktoBricks]

8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

My wishlist has shrunken down to the following sets:

• The Battle of the Department of Mysteries / the duel between Voldy and Dumbledore
• A set depicting the unicorn scene from PS (even though that might be too dark, given we only ever see its corpse)
• A Knockturn Alley set with a proper Borgin & Burkes (plus the Vanishing Cabinet)

Minifig-wise, Scrimgeour and Fletcher perhaps? Who else is even left?

I would love to get another Ministry Of Magic set so we can get the remaining minifigures from that scene, Neville and Luna specifically, as Ron and Ginny can be made from old parts if necessary. They could easily do a small set based on the orb shattering scene I would have thought.

Would it be too dark to get the white unicorn form the new Unicorn Castle set and display it with a Harry and cloaked, hooded figure? Asking for a friend. 

Knockturn Alley, or more specifically Borgin and Burkes, is still on my wishlist. Long have I expected that archway in DA to lead to somewhere. 

Along with @BrickMatit I would also like the Leaky Cauldron as another DA location yet to be done with Tom minifigure included. Either variant would do, although appearance wise POA Tom is technically more accurate.

22 hours ago, brickbride said:

What do we think are the sets for the Summer 2026 wave? Some slots seem to already be taken:

- a large (think EUR 200+) expansion for the Hogwarts system (I'd guess Chamber of Secrets)

- at least one or two mid-size expansions for the Hogwarts system, possibly one inside and one outside the castle proper

- at least one interior-only expansion for the Hogwarts system

- another playset Diagon Alley entry (I'm expecting Flourish and Blotts and a price of at least EUR 100)

Anything else?

Like you, I think a Chamber Of Secrets next year is almost certain and I'm really expecting, and wanting, this to include the final house ghost The Bloody Baron. A new, and hopefully not watered down (no pun intended), version of Myrtle and a classroom accurate Lockhart would also be much appreciated for me. The Lockhart included in the last COS set was technically wearing his going down into the COS outfit, the silk tie at his neck being red and not cream. Minor difference I know, but for displaying all scenes purposes I would appreciate the variant.

Although if I had to choose I would appreciate a Quidditch match fully green attire Lockhart version more. If another Quidditch set does come around soon, and I would have thought it was due, then I hope he finds his way in there. A Quidditch set could take the same place as say Privet Drive this year I would have thought. That or maybe another Horntail set.

Considering the MBOM buildable figure this year included that new MBOM book piece, I'm expecting Flourish and Blotts to appear next year utilising the piece again, a bit like how I think the new Sorting Ceremony set might use the so far exclusive being sorted Harry version. Gringotts I think will probably be left as the last module, but when it does come around, a PS Griphook would be more appreciated to me than yet another DH version.

I'm expecting the DADA classroom to appear as the interior Hogwarts module. Lupin's Classroom would probably be the most exciting although the Bricktober pack gave us a lovely Boggart Snape.  

The Prefects' bathroom with the lovely mermaid stained glass window needs to make an appearance one way I think. You can't have the most complete Hogwarts without that!  Speaking of bathrooms I'm expecting the Girls' Bathroom to be in the COS module along with the Slytherin Common room, just like @BrickMatit. The writing on the wall would be very cool too.

I could see them releasing another booknook and I can't help but think that the DA entrance would be perfect for this.

And of course, there's got to be a buildable creature or two. We're getting a Pixie in January so the candidates are getting smaller, but they could maybe do the Horntail in the chibi or more detailed format again or maybe do Norbet instead.

I'm sure Lego will continue to surprise us though, but overall I just hope the quality of minifigures doesn't continue to drop and we continue to great location sets.

 

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

22 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

[…] I just hope the quality of minifigures doesn't continue to drop and we continue to great location sets.

I think the minifig quality is still good overall! Except for the new Fudge, that is. That stupid overused generic faceprint they picked is just horrendous  Why didn‘t they use the Ken Wheatley print again? It‘s still in circulation thanks to the 2023 Gandalf minifig!

Please TLG, either retire that generic print altogether or go back to only using it for Stormies and other troops. It looks bad on Holmes, it doesn‘t fit Hawkeye, and it sure as s*** doesn’t work for Fudge!

Edited August 15 by BrickBob Studpants

[BacktoBricks]

2 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I think the minifig quality is still good overall! Except for the new Fudge, that is. That stupid overused generic faceprint they picked is just horrendous  Why didn‘t they use the Ken Wheatley print again? It‘s still in circulation thanks to the 2023 Gandalf minifig!

Please TLG, either retire that generic print altogether or go back to only using it for Stormies and other troops. It looks bad on Holmes, it doesn‘t fit Hawkeye, and it sure as s*** doesn’t work for Fudge!

The minfigure quality is generally good, but Hogsmeade, ironically the most expensive set of the theme this year, has not lived up to many peoples' expectations in that department from what I've read. And I think because the minifigures of this theme have always been so bright and colourful and frankly, magical, that when you start to see the generic reusues creeping in more it really takes the shine off quicker. I don't want the theme to loose that magical feeling it had at the start due to clear cost cutting. Wishful and frivolous thinking as that may be.

I'm generally someone who likes to have the newest version of a minifigure, but even I will be keeping my old Hagrid's Hut Fudge. The Ken Wheatley print captures his age far better I think and he gets his own unique torso plus leg printing. The generic faceprint used this time around is the epitome of boring.

Speaking of generic, what do you all think of both Mr Dursley and now Slughorn getting the same bushy swept over hair this year instead of their previous comb overs? Seems like another way to just have one piece fits all from what I can see as the comb over piece hasn't been used in light grey for a couple of years and even longer in dark bluish grey. The bushy hairpiece on the other hand appears this year in a Friends and City set in light grey. This is the sort of minfigure decline I don't like (not everyone can, nor should they have to resort to BL in my opinion if they want to make their characters more accurate). I don't think the current hairpiece  fits for either character, neither in style for Mr Dursley nor the style and amount of hair for Slughorn. I think the comb over in dark grey would have worked better if just one piece in one colour had to be used for both characters.

[evanevanevan]

I haven't seen many requests for this, but I really hope for a D2C Quidditch Pitch! Kinda surprised we've gotten more Flying Lessons sets in this reboot than Quidditch fields.

[Virginia_Bricks]

5 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

The minfigure quality is generally good, but Hogsmeade, ironically the most expensive set of the theme this year, has not lived up to many peoples' expectations in that department from what I've read. And I think because the minifigures of this theme have always been so bright and colourful and frankly, magical, that when you start to see the generic reusues creeping in more it really takes the shine off quicker. I don't want the theme to loose that magical feeling it had at the start due to clear cost cutting. Wishful and frivolous thinking as that may be.

People's expectations is the key here. DA had 1 mini-figure with leg printing and and Gringott's had 3. But 3 of those leg prints are the same print (black pants with cloak) with only Bellatrix's skirt print being unique. Hogsmeade right now has 2 unique leg prints, both also seem likely to stay unique as they are quite specific. I haven't done a deep dive, but I suspect there is a many unique mini-figure parts in Hogsmeade as there is in either of the other two.

[BacktoBricks]

56 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

People's expectations is the key here. DA had 1 mini-figure with leg printing and and Gringott's had 3. But 3 of those leg prints are the same print (black pants with cloak) with only Bellatrix's skirt print being unique. Hogsmeade right now has 2 unique leg prints, both also seem likely to stay unique as they are quite specific. I haven't done a deep dive, but I suspect there is a many unique mini-figure parts in Hogsmeade as there is in either of the other two.

This is true, but I don't think it's unreasonable for people to expect minifigures to be better when Lego has shown them they can do better, let alone when you couple that with price rises. Hogsmeade may indeed contain more unique prints, but minifigures hold a decent proportional value for a set, often in high disproportion to a set's overall brick count and Lego indeed markets minifigures as a selling point. They can hardly do this and then not expect people to be annoyed.

[brickbride]

5 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

People's expectations is the key here. DA had 1 mini-figure with leg printing and and Gringott's had 3. But 3 of those leg prints are the same print (black pants with cloak) with only Bellatrix's skirt print being unique. Hogsmeade right now has 2 unique leg prints, both also seem likely to stay unique as they are quite specific. I haven't done a deep dive, but I suspect there is a many unique mini-figure parts in Hogsmeade as there is in either of the other two.

I think it's less the comparison with DA that's bothering people and more the comparison with the playset (Hogsmeade Village Visit). McGonagall had skirt printing then but doesn't now, and the playset included both Mr and Mrs Flume whereas we now only get the latter. That's an obvious decline in quality unworthy of a so-called collectors' edition. The figs in Malfoy Manor also weren't good, especially Narcissa compared to her previous version.

[Gorilla94]

8 hours ago, brickbride said:

I think it's less the comparison with DA that's bothering people and more the comparison with the playset (Hogsmeade Village Visit). McGonagall had skirt printing then but doesn't now, and the playset included both Mr and Mrs Flume whereas we now only get the latter. That's an obvious decline in quality unworthy of a so-called collectors' edition.

It may sound pessimistic, but isn't this the standard for Lego? The best McGonagall is from the boathouse play set. The best Dumbledore with printed hat from the cmf. Bellatrix came in Gringotts with her most beautifull dress, but really needs the cmf face or better the expensive very old one. Lucius malfoy's new torso works great with printed legs, but his yellow hair sucks and the old faceprint is a must... and some figures just suck because of cheap budget decisions like Professor Vectror with the cartoonish Witch hat instead of a required recolour of the cmf12-princess hat...

Since Wall-E I had no perfect Set that didn't require me to fix any flaws...

Edited August 16 by Gorilla94

[THELEGOBATMAN]

On 8/15/2025 at 12:33 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

My wishlist has shrunken down to the following sets:

• The Battle of the Department of Mysteries / the duel between Voldy and Dumbledore
• A set depicting the unicorn scene from PS (even though that might be too dark, given we only ever see its corpse)
• A Knockturn Alley set with a proper Borgin & Burkes (plus the Vanishing Cabinet)

Minifig-wise, Scrimgeour and Fletcher perhaps? Who else is even left?

I'd add a small Half-Blood Prince set focusing on the cave—just a small island build with the basin and Slytherin's locket, plus a boat. I really want to get Harry in his red sweater, plus an Inferni.

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

I'd add a small Half-Blood Prince set focusing on the cave—just a small island build with the basin and Slytherin's locket, plus a boat. I really want to get Harry in his red sweater, plus an Inferni.

Love that idea!  Also, any excuse to give us another Gambledore is welcome. Seriously, we‘ve had like 10 different Harris Dumbledore minifigs in the reboot and only 2 Gambledores, despite the latter appearing in 6 of the 8 movies!

[BrickBob Studpants]

Next year‘s paperbag set is Harry in Dumbledore‘s office! Not sure if Dumbledore is included (since it could just be depicting Harry wandering around the office, looking into the Pensieve for instance).

Paperbags with 2 minifigs are a thing, but still the exception rather than the norm

Edited August 18 by BrickBob Studpants

[JeanGreyForever]

On 8/15/2025 at 3:20 PM, evanevanevan said:

I haven't seen many requests for this, but I really hope for a D2C Quidditch Pitch! Kinda surprised we've gotten more Flying Lessons sets in this reboot than Quidditch fields.

I've wanted this for a while but I think it wasn't a very popular idea here. Considering how iconic Quidditch is, I'm surprised we haven't seen a D2C version of this yet.

On 8/15/2025 at 1:25 PM, BrickMatit said:

Well, at this point I would be surprised not seeing two big castle expansions, one with Slytherin common room and the Bloody Baron (I think this would be the Viaduct Entrance) and one with Ravenclaw common room and the Grey Lady (I think the Astronomy Tower).

I hope we get a version of the Grey Lady from the first two movies. The Kelly Macdonald version we got from Deathly Hallows has a much more simplified dress and I'd like to have the original version with the more ornate dress with detailings.

On 8/15/2025 at 2:26 PM, BacktoBricks said:

I'm sure Lego will continue to surprise us though, but overall I just hope the quality of minifigures doesn't continue to drop and we continue to great location sets.

 

Honestly, compared to Marvel and Disney, I think Harry Potter has done a really good job with keeping up their minifigure quality.

On 8/17/2025 at 2:16 AM, THELEGOBATMAN said:

I'd add a small Half-Blood Prince set focusing on the cave—just a small island build with the basin and Slytherin's locket, plus a boat. I really want to get Harry in his red sweater, plus an Inferni.

I wonder if Lego would actually depict this scene, particularly with the Inferi. Have they ever indicated if this scene is off-limits or not?

[Virginia_Bricks]

12 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Next year‘s paperbag set is Harry in Dumbledore‘s office! Not sure if Dumbledore is included (since it could just be depicting Harry wandering around the office, looking into the Pensieve for instance).

Paperbags with 2 minifigs are a thing, but still the exception rather than the norm

Seems unlikely to get 2 minifigures but technically this year’s poly bag had 2

[brickbride]

5 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

Honestly, compared to Marvel and Disney, I think Harry Potter has done a really good job with keeping up their minifigure quality.

But shouldn't we compare HP to HP feom a few years ago instead? If prices keep skyrocketing and the quality keeps going down that's a legitimate complaint. That the decline may be even worse in other themes is hardly cause to celebrate.

Edited August 19 by brickbride

[THELEGOBATMAN]

7 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I wonder if Lego would actually depict this scene, particularly with the Inferi. Have they ever indicated if this scene is off-limits or not?

I don't think there's anything about this scene that would make it off-limits any more than, say, the Graveyard one.

The Inferni would basically just be Gollums.

[BacktoBricks]

10 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Next year‘s paperbag set is Harry in Dumbledore‘s office! Not sure if Dumbledore is included (since it could just be depicting Harry wandering around the office, looking into the Pensieve for instance).

Paperbags with 2 minifigs are a thing, but still the exception rather than the norm

That was my first reaction. Two minifigures! But then this year's polybag does feature two minifigures, they are just very bland reuse minifigures. I can see Dumbledore being a no hat, plain legs version if he is in there, but more likely it's just Harry and the office furniture, maybe Fawkes if they are feeling generous. 

Edited August 19 by BacktoBricks

[Virginia_Bricks]

7 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

I don't think there's anything about this scene that would make it off-limits any more than, say, the Graveyard one.

The Inferni would basically just be Gollums.

Gollum isn't a reanimated corpse. Though Lego does do zombies in a whole host of other themes. I'd say its more unlikely because its a niche scene and definitely geared towards an older demographic.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

34 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

Gollum isn't a reanimated corpse. Though Lego does do zombies in a whole host of other themes. I'd say its more unlikely because its a niche scene and definitely geared towards an older demographic.

Not my point—I was talking about how they would look in LEGO form. It doesn't really matter whether they are zombies or deranged Hobbits.

[Virginia_Bricks]

Musing about the upcoming Hospital wing set to figure out how big the final combination might be.

Seems likely to be around 800 pieces and 6 mini-figures (similar to playset QQS) at $100, which is roughly half the piece count of the Great Hall. I continue to hope for a section as tall and wide as the non-Tower portion of the Main Tower set and personally hope they make the middle floor empty so as not to waste part budget there since it can be filled with poly bag and advent calendar pieces. Then connecting behind the Gryffindor common room

[brickbride]

27 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

and personally hope they make the middle floor empty so as not to waste part budget there since it can be filled with poly bag and advent calendar pieces.

While I would personally find that hilarious (LEGO outright making you pay for empty rooms which you then have to fill with additional sets), I don't think they’ll go this far. I'm expecting another crappy filler module or two, though.

As for a comparison, the Flying Lesson was EUR 80. With LEGOflation it would probably be EUR 90 if released in 2026. And it’s partially exclusive and thus probably somewhat more reasonably priced, as LEGO seem to already factor in market discounts. I'd therefore expect the Hospital Wing to be around the same size.

Edited August 19 by brickbride

[Virginia_Bricks]

7 minutes ago, brickbride said:

While I would personally find that hilarious (LEGO outright making you pay for empty rooms which you then have to fill with additional sets), I don't think they’ll go this far. I'm expecting another crappy filler module or two, though.

As for a comparison, the Flying Lesson was EUR 80. With LEGOflation it would probably be EUR 90 if released in 2026. And it’s partially exclusive and thus probably somewhat more reasonably priced, as LEGO seem to already factor in market discounts. I'd therefore expect the Hospital Wing to be around the same size.

I mean hallways are supposed to be empty, like the section where Fluffy sits in the Main Tower

Flying Lesson was cheaper in price per piece and price per gram than the Owlrey with more mini-figures per dollar. The 2024 Great Hall was also cheaper price per gram and price per piece than the 2021 Great Hall. Lego pricing is a lot more complex than critics like to admit.

[brickbride]

9 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

Flying Lesson was cheaper in price per piece and price per gram than the Owlrey with more mini-figures per dollar. The 2024 Great Hall was also cheaper price per gram and price per piece than the 2021 Great Hall. Lego pricing is a lot more complex than critics like to admit.

The Owlery had five owls, though, which must be pricey given how stingy LEGO is with them (the Owl Post Office with WWW had only two, one of which was the shop sign, and the Owl Post Office with UCS Hogsmeade had none at all unless you count Hedwig). And larger sets having better PPP ratios than smaller ones should be the norm, not a laudable exception.

Anyway I just tried to find a comparable set from the new modular system for the Hospital Wing, and like I've said the Flying Lesson seems to fit the bill.