Wizarding World 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[BrickMatit]

51 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

What part of the castle is the background image depicting? 

It's the central part of the Viaduct Entrance. You can see it in LEGO form in Castello di Hogwarts™ 71043 | Harry Potter™ | LEGO® Shop ufficiale IT.

Edited December 2, 2025 by BrickMatit

[Virginia_Bricks]

19 minutes ago, BrickMatit said:

It's the central part of the Viaduct Entrance. You can see it in LEGO form in Castello di Hogwarts™ 71043 | Harry Potter™ | LEGO® Shop ufficiale IT.

Thanks!

So if we are to believe the theories that the box art hints at the next sets, we are getting the Astronomy Tower and Viaduct Entrance this summer. I would be 100% good with that.

[Clone OPatra]

I'm glad this theme is still going strong, truly, but I guess I have just gotten most of what I want out of it at this point, and/or some of the new cool stuff (like many of the new ghosts, the troll) are in such expensive sets that their prices individually on the aftermarket are too tough to swallow.

The Privet Drive Escape is the only one from this wave that gets me really excited. Excellent small set with an excellent figure selection, and the price isn't as exorbitant as the Duelling Club IMO (the last set from this theme that I got).

The Lovegood House is something I wish I could love (ha), but just can't. The price is too high, the model is too thin and though all the angles are impressive, it just looks like a bit of a jumble. Plus not including Ron feels stingy beyond belief.

I'm glad I've been into LEGO all along because if I was only getting into it now, I feel there's no way I'd want to spend $100 US on such a random Hogwarts portion. Yes it looks detailed etc, but it's just so much for something unremarkable and with just a few rooms inside. Not including Pomfrey (or Snape Boggart) is another blow, or perhaps redesigning the Dementor to look more shroud-like, or including somebody cool like Bem.

[BacktoBricks]

11 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

The Lovegood House is something I wish I could love (ha), but just can't. The price is too high, the model is too thin and though all the angles are impressive, it just looks like a bit of a jumble. Plus not including Ron feels stingy beyond belief.

I'm glad I've been into LEGO all along because if I was only getting into it now, I feel there's no way I'd want to spend $100 US on such a random Hogwarts portion. Yes it looks detailed etc, but it's just so much for something unremarkable and with just a few rooms inside. Not including Pomfrey (or Snape Boggart) is another blow, or perhaps redesigning the Dementor to look more shroud-like, or including somebody cool like Bem.

The irony is, if there was ever a set that should really have all three of the trio in it to reflect their unity, I would say it should be this set considering that the scene literally comes straight after Ron's return. 

I feel like people just getting in to Lego now might actually be more tempted than long term collectors with the Hospital Wing. As a long term HP collector I don't dislike the set, but there are a lot of glaring downgrades and not a lot to offer in return. No Pomfrey, no Boggart Snape, no printed Skele-Gro ...no real reason to want the set, unless I want to get all the new castle parts, which I don't and I would suspect less longer term collectors do considering they might have bought in to the last two castle iterations since the reboot. Sure the Grey Lady is a nice minifigure (it feels like a hybrid of both versions to me with the dress of the first Grey Lady and the hairstyle and colour of the later), but Hermione whilst having a more accurate torso than her predecessor, makes no sense overall as a figure to me as she never wears her hair like that, Lupin is another remake and the slight print change on the Dementor is barely noticeable. Really The Grey Lady and the wolf patronus is the only draw for me. New collectors on the other hand might see more draw in all of the minifigures and the castle part itself.

[Clone OPatra]

59 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

I feel like people just getting in to Lego now might actually be more tempted than long term collectors with the Hospital Wing. As a long term HP collector I don't dislike the set, but there are a lot of glaring downgrades and not a lot to offer in return.

Well that's exactly it. If I didn't already have some of this stuff I would certainly feel tempted, but ultimately disappointed in the overall package.

I know some people dislike the 2019 Clock Tower set, and for sure the interiors were cramped and compromised, but the overall package was stellar. Recognisable building. A few locations. Fantastic minifigure selection. Good price.

The next hospital wing was an awful clock tower, but a pretty great hospital wing with all relevant characters and some cool new inclusions, and an affordable-enough price.

This one is a generic unrecognisable portion of Hogwarts for $100, with interiors that are larger than the 2020 one but still compromised, missing a key figure and with over half the included figures pretty much as generic as can be (Harry, Ron, Penelope, Dementor), and missing other stuff that would be cool. They love throwing in Dumbledores left and right - howabout a PoA Dumbledore again?

I would want it, but it's still a lacking package for the price.

 

[brickbride]

5 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

I'm glad I've been into LEGO all along because if I was only getting into it now, I feel there's no way I'd want to spend $100 US on such a random Hogwarts portion. Yes it looks detailed etc, but it's just so much for something unremarkable and with just a few rooms inside. Not including Pomfrey (or Snape Boggart) is another blow, or perhaps redesigning the Dementor to look more shroud-like, or including somebody cool like Bem.

5 hours ago, BacktoBricks said:

I feel like people just getting in to Lego now might actually be more tempted than long term collectors with the Hospital Wing. As a long term HP collector I don't dislike the set, but there are a lot of glaring downgrades and not a lot to offer in return.

This. The last Hospital Wing was already way overpriced at EUR 50 (I do own it, but I bought it used for cheaper) and this one looks to be even more so. Sure it now has Ravenclaw and DADA included - and further proof that Hogwarts gives Gryffindor preferential treatment all the time, just compare the three Common Rooms we've got so far! But no way are those additions worth EUR 50 and that's not going into the massive downgrade on the Hospital Wing part itself (including the lack of Pomfrey), or the missing clock function. The big stickered panel on the DADA room feels like a total cop-out, the detailed wardrobe without a Snape Boggart doesn't feel satisfactory, and the spider looks sooo bad.

4 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

I know some people dislike the 2019 Clock Tower set

Now that you say it: That set included both DADA and the Hospital Wing part, and a bunch of other stuff (Prefects' Bathroom, dancing stage, Dumbledore's Office ...), and the Clock Tower part, and a whopping eight figs, all for less money than this new Hospital Wing. I don't think it looks great overall, and the fig selection is kind of stupid (no Pomfrey or Moody, and despite the Yule Ball focus you don't even get enough dancing couples for the stage), but it really drives home how much more Hogwarts you used to get for your money just a few short years ago. It also makes me wonder why they didn't just include a clock outside Ravenclaw in this new Hospital Wing and call it a day.

[BrickMatit]

8 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

So if we are to believe the theories that the box art hints at the next sets, we are getting the Astronomy Tower and Viaduct Entrance this summer.

Yes, not sure how much of a hint is the LEGO box, but I think at least Viaduct Entrance is pretty certain. Not sure about Astronomy Tower: the 71043_Hogwarts Castle hadn't it and it doesn't appear on the background silhouette you find in instruction booklet, but it appears in the background of the Main Tower box.

2 hours ago, brickbride said:

It also makes me wonder why they didn't just include a clock outside Ravenclaw in this new Hospital Wing and call it a day.

Probably 'cause it would appeared too much out of position, considering they're trying to give us "the most detailed Hogwarts castle" and following the real castle silhouette.

[TheInvisibleMan]

11 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

I'm glad I've been into LEGO all along because if I was only getting into it now, I feel there's no way I'd want to spend $100 US on such a random Hogwarts portion. Yes it looks detailed etc, but it's just so much for something unremarkable and with just a few rooms inside. Not including Pomfrey (or Snape Boggart) is another blow, or perhaps redesigning the Dementor to look more shroud-like, or including somebody cool like Bem.

I could t agree more! I collected all of the initial castle reboot (seems a while ago now) when the prices were still just about acceptable. Coming into the theme now and seeing a 250€ great hall would just sadden me. The set prices are exorbitant in this wave, especially if you take into account that the expansion is still not done!

don’t get me wrong, it may look good in the end, but at what price… 

One question to ponder: where do Lego go after “the most detailed Hogwarts castle”? Given the already high price of these sets, do we expect a step back to more generic and smaller sets to come for the next reboot? Or maybe for Lego to concentrate on other locations more?

[Tariq j]

1 hour ago, TheInvisibleMan said:

One question to ponder: where do Lego go after “the most detailed Hogwarts castle”? Given the already high price of these sets, do we expect a step back to more generic and smaller sets to come for the next reboot? Or maybe for Lego to concentrate on other locations more?

I could see them doing a smaller scale Hogwarts line. Like not as expensive as the current wave but not 4+ either, something in-between maybe. Like I could see a smaller Great Hall but without the rocky base. If the Philosophers Stone Collector’s set thing does well I could see them doing it for the other movies too.

I feel like the new set also lacks the “magic” some of the older waves. Like in an older set I could see the bookshelf in the Ravenclaw common room leading to a secret passageway or revealing a hidden object but in this set it’s just a bookshelf. 
 

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by Tariq j

[BacktoBricks]

10 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Well that's exactly it. If I didn't already have some of this stuff I would certainly feel tempted, but ultimately disappointed in the overall package.

I know some people dislike the 2019 Clock Tower set, and for sure the interiors were cramped and compromised, but the overall package was stellar. Recognisable building. A few locations. Fantastic minifigure selection. Good price.

The next hospital wing was an awful clock tower, but a pretty great hospital wing with all relevant characters and some cool new inclusions, and an affordable-enough price.

This one is a generic unrecognisable portion of Hogwarts for $100, with interiors that are larger than the 2020 one but still compromised, missing a key figure and with over half the included figures pretty much as generic as can be (Harry, Ron, Penelope, Dementor), and missing other stuff that would be cool. They love throwing in Dumbledores left and right - howabout a PoA Dumbledore again?

I would want it, but it's still a lacking package for the price.

 

The thing is, new collectors might not like the price but not be as disappointed as us because they aren't as aware of the price jumps and they also don't realise the old Clocktower came with better minifigures, or the last Hospital Wing actually had the printed Skele-Gro bottle etc. They might still be in that honeymoon magical period of discovering Lego Harry Potter. I defy anyone new or old though to not question why Madam Pomfrey is not in the Hospital Wing. 

But I agree about the old Clocktower. It was one of my favourites sets from the original reboot castle. The inside was pretty cramped and useless, but the outside architecturally made a good display piece on it's own I think. And the minifigures were more unique, although of course, that set too had the Hospital Wing in and no Pomfrey, but the big difference to me is that they didn't blatantly call the set Hospital Wing. The Clocktower and then the Hospital Wing set that came after were seemingly named for their defining features, so this one should have been called DADA lesson or suchlike considering that is where the majority of the play features are.

And yes, when are we going to get a post COS Dumbledore again!

[BrickBob Studpants]

40 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

And yes, when are we going to get a post COS Dumbledore again!

To steal from Turtle’s playbook (don’t ask if you’re not familiar with his shenanigans ): TLG hate Michael Gambon

Seriously though, how come we have 30 Million Harris variants despite him only being in a fourth of the movies, and only two (!) Gambledores in the current iteration of the theme? I get that the first two movies are overrepresented in general, but there are plenty of sets where they easily could’ve inserted Gambledore. I’m glad we have those two minifigs at least, but it’s still pretty ridiculous.

[BacktoBricks]

Would I be correct in thinking that Penelope is using the same headpiece as the new Bo Peep minifigure?

[BrickBob Studpants]

11 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

Would I be correct in thinking that Penelope is using the same headpiece as the new Bo Peep minifigure?

Good catch, it definitely looks like that print  And Lupin’s is a new one! This one might be my new favourite of his ^^

[(1)Stein]

New Large image of the Hospital Wing attached to the Main Tower....

[Graupensuppe]

4 hours ago, TheInvisibleMan said:

One question to ponder: where do Lego go after “the most detailed Hogwarts castle”?

"The least detailed Hogwarts castle", built exclusively from 1x6x5 wall elements!

[icm]

8 minutes ago, Graupensuppe said:

"The least detailed Hogwarts castle", built exclusively from 1x6x5 wall elements!

A Hogwarts "castle" like the one unveiled yesterday for the abominable Disney doll things.

[Black Falcon]

11 hours ago, brickbride said:

This. The last Hospital Wing was already way overpriced at EUR 50 (I do own it, but I bought it used for cheaper) and this one looks to be even more so. Sure it now has Ravenclaw and DADA included - and further proof that Hogwarts gives Gryffindor preferential treatment all the time, just compare the three Common Rooms we've got so far!

Well, the main characters are Gryffindor, so of course their common room is way more important than the others, since it also got more screen time, while Hufflepuff didn´t appear at all and Slytherin and Ravenclaw only once.

6 hours ago, TheInvisibleMan said:

One question to ponder: where do Lego go after “the most detailed Hogwarts castle”? Given the already high price of these sets, do we expect a step back to more generic and smaller sets to come for the next reboot? Or maybe for Lego to concentrate on other locations more?

Definitely a smaller and more affordable one again. Of course we will never get back to the size and price of the 2018 Hogwarts System, but could be something more like this, just consisting out of more (and smaller) modules and a bit more detailed in the overall design.

Edited December 3, 2025 by Black Falcon

[(1)Stein]

7 hours ago, TheInvisibleMan said:

One question to ponder: where do Lego go after “the most detailed Hogwarts castle”? Given the already high price of these sets, do we expect a step back to more generic and smaller sets to come for the next reboot? Or maybe for Lego to concentrate on other locations more?

I think since the license has changed from Warner Brother to Amazon (HBO Max), with the new series in the works, Lego is giving us the last opportunity to get a most complete  movie version of Hogwarts castle that they can make!

If the new series uses a completely different concept for the school then it's pretty well the last in this series that where going to get! And if there is a new castle then in future Lego will be releasing that version! After all this is the 7th version of the Hogwarts Castle and like we know after 7 it's over and done with! So get it while you can! We really don't know what comes next! 😱

Edited December 3, 2025 by (1)Stein

[Virginia_Bricks]

12 minutes ago, (1)Stein said:

I think since the license has changed from Warner Brother to Amazon, with the new series in the works, Lego is giving us the last opportunity to get a most complete  movie version of Hogwarts castle that they can make!

If the new series uses a completely different concept for the school then it's pretty well the last in this series that where going to get! And if there is a new castle then in future Lego will be releasing that version! After all this is the 7th version of the Hogwarts Castle and like we know after 7 it's over and done with! So get it while you can! We really don't know what comes next! 😱

HBO Max is Warners Brothers so the license hasn’t changed hands

[(1)Stein]

8 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

HBO Max is Warners Brothers so the license hasn’t changed hands

Oh, Ja right keep getting that mixed up! Amazon is responsible for fracking up Lord of the Rings....🤪 and HBO Max will do the same too Harry Potter! 😱

Do I need to say more? 😢

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by (1)Stein

[Virginia_Bricks]

Back to the Hospital Wing. I've just noticed the side rock facades have gaps in them (where the windows in DADA slot in).

Not sure if it was done to save pieces, try to make it seem more like DADA isn't in the dungeons, or something else.

[(1)Stein]

1 hour ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

Not sure if it was done to save pieces, try to make it seem more like DADA isn't in the dungeons, or something else.

If you take a look at the rotating video you can see that the side cavities ar covered up by the classroom windows! If other classrooms also cover up the gaps isn't certain!

[krimimimi]

On 12/2/2025 at 3:52 PM, (1)Stein said:

Reviews imminent!

Have you gotten to the instructions to look at the Ravenclaw bookcase yet? With that depth to the tower, I can't imagine there isn't a hidden space behind it. That would be such a nice callback to the OG HP sets. 

[RODDY]

10 hours ago, (1)Stein said:

New Large image of the Hospital Wing attached to the Main Tower....

Idk why but these lifestyle images in particular always hype me up for these sets, same with the Main Tower/Great Hall combo last year. Never reboot the Hogwarts System again Lego, just keep adding onto this.

[(1)Stein]

2 hours ago, krimimimi said:

Have you gotten to the instructions to look at the Ravenclaw bookcase yet? With that depth to the tower, I can't imagine there isn't a hidden space behind it. That would be such a nice callback to the OG HP sets. 

Spoiler

There is! Hiding a crown for the Gray Lady

 

43 minutes ago, RODDY said:

Idk why but these lifestyle images in particular always hype me up for these sets, same with the Main Tower/Great Hall combo last year. Never reboot the Hogwarts System again Lego, just keep adding onto this.

Yes there good for getting a feel on what's coming, should have included the Great Hall though! So all three sets at once... and maybe even the boat house! 😉

Edited December 4, 2025 by (1)Stein