Wizarding World 2026 - Rumors & Discussion

[mark1991t]

Ok.

The LEGO Harry Potter designteam has shared a video on Instagram, via some of their designers, on their new sets. For anyone interested, its HERE.

[Legofan04]

6 hours ago, jus1973 said:

Out of interest, does anyone know where the flying lessons is supposed to connect to.  Without a dungeon level, it doesn’t seem to fit.

It all really depends. It could be like the 2021 flying lesson, which was its own standalone thing despite having modular components and the aesthetic of the rest of the 2021 castle. If LEGO is doing the three-year cycle, then it'll probably stay a standalone. However, I personally don't see it ending here and think there will be a future castle expansion to connect it to. Lego thought that Fantastic Beasts was going to be a major success, but it didn't turn out well so I would be surprised if Lego has already put tv sets into productions. Even if they have, I doubt it's castle sets, considering that with the main tower (last year) they finished the most important castle scenes from the first film, and with the east wing this year they've gone through most of the important scenes from the second film.  With the first season coming out on Christmas, the second season would likely come out in 2027 or 2028, and according to Brick Fanatics, the Man tower doesn't retire until 2027 so I doubt any large sets for a new castle system would come out before that point so as not to confuse the more unaware buyer who isn't in the know like us fans. All that to say is that there's still time for the current Flying lesson to connect to somewhere and it'll probably connect in its closed-up form, which does give the appearance of a dungeon level.

 

11 hours ago, brickbride said:

just feel that a lot more thought went into the Chamber in the 2021 version (extra gate, more room even though the overall set was much smaller, Salazar statue looked better)

We're talking about the same Chamber of secrets right? The statue head was against the wall. To the immediate left and right of it were the two snake heads, which took up the floor space (they could be removed, but it was hard to put figures in their place to pose, plus you couldn't pose them with the Basilisk). In the tower to the right ( that contained Lockhart's office and classroom) was the slide, and the only grated plate where the character could stand was covered by a bone, so not meant for figures (yes, you could remove it and customize the space for putting figures, but it wasn't space that Lego inherently provided). The entrance door was great, and it does give that chamber an appearance of a greater volume of "space". However, there was no spot in the actual build of the main section to place figures, so they had to be on whatever surface the set was placed on. Not only is the new Chamber the size of the main section from the previous set (it might actually be slightly longer), but it also provides actual depth and places for the figures in the scene.  Don't get me wrong, I wish the tunnel part with the snake door had been included, but in most respects LEGO has done more with the space in this version. Useful space is better than empty space.

 

2 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said:

What are everyone's' purchase plans for this wave - what are people getting now, getting later, or skipping?

The East Wing is going to be my day one purchase, along with the new  Expecto Patronum from my local Barnes and Noble ( a United States bookstore chain), where as a member you get 10% of purchase and for every $100 you get $5 dollars in rewards. Was able to get the Main Tower (which was $260) for only $224 before tax, and with tax it came to about $240.  I'm skipping all the buildable things except Dobby, since I missed out on the previous one, and this one is a better build. I like the book nook, but I just can't justify getting it at the moment, and I'm going to wait for a discount on Knocturn Alley, as I feel like it, while still being a good set, is the most overpriced regular-scale set this year for the theme. Plus I still need to last year's Diagon Alley shop and the Olivander one from 2024. Never been into city and nothing Star Wars wise (besides the buildable Vader figure) interests me so besides the January Marvel sets, my main is collecting the smaller HP sets from the January wave, getting the Herbology classroom ( the only classroom from this system I don't currently have), and Malfoy Manor before it retires. Probably also going to try and get the rumored Minestry of Magic set, which will hopefully be a better set than the large Hogsmeade Village. What are your buying plans for the wave?

[BrickMatit]

2 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said:

What are everyone's' purchase plans for this wave - what are people getting now, getting later, or skipping?

I'll skip every buildable object/creature 'cause I'm not into it. As for the two sets I'm interested - East Wing and Knockturn Alley - I'll wait September for the Back to Hogwarts event and see if there will be an interesting GWP.

[Black Falcon]

14 minutes ago, mark1991t said:

The LEGO Harry Potter designteam has shared a video on Instagram, via some of their designers, on their new sets. For anyone interested, its HERE.

Gives a great impression of the size of the castle parts connected, really impressive.

9 minutes ago, Legofan04 said:

Lego thought that Fantastic Beasts was going to be a major success, but it didn't turn out well so I would be surprised if Lego has already put tv sets into productions. Even if they have, I doubt it's castle sets, considering that with the main tower (last year) they finished the most important castle scenes from the first film, and with the east wing this year they've gone through most of the important scenes from the second film.  With the first season coming out on Christmas, the second season would likely come out in 2027 or 2028, and according to Brick Fanatics, the Man tower doesn't retire until 2027 so I doubt any large sets for a new castle system would come out before that point so as not to confuse the more unaware buyer who isn't in the know like us fans. All that to say is that there's still time for the current Flying lesson to connect to somewhere and it'll probably connect in its closed-up form, which does give the appearance of a dungeon level.

If they thought it would be such a major success, why did they start of with only two sets for fantastic beasts and at the samt time made Sets for the Harry Potter movies? Seems to me more like they were just going to make the minimum towards the new films as tie ins to make HP sets again. If they would make sets for the series is probably a question of several things, as HBO/Warner might be interested in it to market their series better, or they might just stay with the saver option. Though in the end the series would be less of a risk than fantastic beasts, because it is still the same source material, and the biggest difference towards the sets will probably be the minifigures.

Now with the series said to start end of this year, we will probably see in January if we will be getting sets for it or the films.

[RODDY]

3 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said:

What are everyone's' purchase plans for this wave - what are people getting now, getting later, or skipping?

East Wing is Day 1 and not a day later, Knockturn Alley I’m probably going to wait for it to hit $100 but you never know what side of the bed I wake up on June 1, might be a bit impulsive and pick it up!

14 minutes ago, Black Falcon said:

Gives a great impression of the size of the castle parts connected, really impressive.

Yea the castle all together is truly majestic, I do hope though that it still works with the Main Tower connected to the second point as it’s connected at the third in this one. I never thought it looked good at the third connection point. Putting in a screenshot I grabbed just in case people want to see the full layout. https://ibb.co/NnWYm7kn

 

[mark1991t]

11 minutes ago, RODDY said:

I do hope though that it still works with the Main Tower connected to the second point as it’s connected at the third in this one. I never thought it looked good at the third connection point. Putting in a screenshot I grabbed just in case people want to see the full layout.

Yeah, but the Viaduct bridge in the screenshot isn't connected right now and just leads into a wall of the courtyard and the stonebridge isn't even attached on the Main Tower side. I think when all of it is proper connected, it should work the right way.

[Legofan04]

30 minutes ago, Black Falcon said:

If they thought it would be such a major success, why did they start of with only two sets for fantastic beasts and at the samt time made Sets for the Harry Potter movies? Seems to me more like they were just going to make the minimum towards the new films as tie ins to make HP sets again.

I wasn't saying that Lego thought it would be a major success. However the Harry Potter theme had been dead for 5+ by the time Lego put the 2018 sets into production because there was no more new media to make sets on. Fantastic Beasts (regardless of their quality ) created a lot of fanfare around the HP universe and certainly brought in new fans who hadn't seen the 8 movies before. Lego did use Fantastic Beasts to capitalize on the surge of popularity, which is why more sets were made on the movies while waiting  to see the popularity of the new film. Lego used the same strategy with The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

20 minutes ago, RODDY said:

East Wing is Day 1 and not a day later, Knockturn Alley I’m probably going to wait for it to hit $100 but you never know what side of the bed I wake up on June 1, might be a bit impulsive and pick it up!

Are you in the US too, right? I don't know if you shop at Barnes & Noble or have one near you, but if you're a member, you get 10% off every purchase, plus 5 dollars in rewards for every $100 spent. They also tend to most LEGO sets on the online store besides LEGO exclusives (although they seem to get most of those later).  Was able to get the Main tower from there for $224 and Luna's house for $77. 

[RODDY]

1 hour ago, mark1991t said:

Yeah, but the Viaduct bridge in the screenshot isn't connected right now and just leads into a wall of the courtyard and the stonebridge isn't even attached on the Main Tower side. I think when all of it is proper connected, it should work the right way.

Sweet, yeah there’s the render too that shows the entire setup in the right way so I don’t think they’ll blatantly and falsely advertise it as such.

1 hour ago, Legofan04 said:

Are you in the US too, right? I don't know if you shop at Barnes & Noble or have one near you, but if you're a member, you get 10% off every purchase, plus 5 dollars in rewards for every $100 spent. They also tend to most LEGO sets on the online store besides LEGO exclusives (although they seem to get most of those later).  Was able to get the Main tower from there for $224 and Luna's house for $77. 

Yea I’m in the US and it’s funny you mention Barnes & Nobles, I have one that is just outside of the mall that has the Lego Store I go to! They are legit in walking distance of each other. Are they good at putting sets out Day 1 in their stores, cause if so that’s a good amount of savings that I should be taking advantage of. 

[Legofan04]

47 minutes ago, RODDY said:

Are they good at putting sets out Day 1 in their stores, cause if so that’s a good amount of savings that I should be taking advantage of. 

From my experience with my local Barnes & Noble, yes. But even if it's not on the shelf when you go to buy it, it might just be a case of not keeping it there, which is why it's always good to check the website to see if your location has it in stock. That's what happened when I went to purchase Luna's house just last week. They didn't have it on the shelf in the LEGO HP section, but they had it in the back. But yeah, the membership does cost $40 yearly; however, between the 10% off each purchase and the $5 in rewards for every $100 spent, the membership has not only paid for itself, but I've managed to save $60, so far this year, on top of that.  With a membership, you could get the Eastwing for $243 (before your state's sales tax) and then have $10 in rewards for Knocturn Alley, which, with the discount, would bring it to $98 (again before tax). 

Edited May 3 by Legofan04

[RODDY]

2 hours ago, Legofan04 said:

From my experience with my local Barnes & Noble, yes. But even if it's not on the shelf when you go to buy it, it might just be a case of not keeping it there, which is why it's always good to check the website to see if your location has it in stock. That's what happened when I went to purchase Luna's house just last week. They didn't have it on the shelf in the LEGO HP section, but they had it in the back. But yeah, the membership does cost $40 yearly; however, between the 10% off each purchase and the $5 in rewards for every $100 spent, the membership has not only paid for itself, but I've managed to save $60, so far this year, on top of that.  With a membership, you could get the Eastwing for $243 (before your state's sales tax) and then have $10 in rewards for Knocturn Alley, which, with the discount, would bring it to $98 (again before tax). 

Gotcha that’s good yea, for me thats the highest priority is getting the sets as soon as I can so I’m glad to hear that Barnes & Noble are consistent with that. For $40 and the amount of Lego I buy, it’s definitely worth it as it seems to have a greater pay off the more you spend, so I’ll probably sign up for it and be trying my luck with Barnes this year. Appreciate the heads up brother! 

Edited May 3 by RODDY

[NostalgicBricks]

6 hours ago, Legofan04 said:

The East Wing is going to be my day one purchase, along with the new  Expecto Patronum from my local Barnes and Noble ( a United States bookstore chain), where as a member you get 10% of purchase and for every $100 you get $5 dollars in rewards. Was able to get the Main Tower (which was $260) for only $224 before tax, and with tax it came to about $240.  I'm skipping all the buildable things except Dobby, since I missed out on the previous one, and this one is a better build. I like the book nook, but I just can't justify getting it at the moment, and I'm going to wait for a discount on Knocturn Alley, as I feel like it, while still being a good set, is the most overpriced regular-scale set this year for the theme. Plus I still need to last year's Diagon Alley shop and the Olivander one from 2024. Never been into city and nothing Star Wars wise (besides the buildable Vader figure) interests me so besides the January Marvel sets, my main is collecting the smaller HP sets from the January wave, getting the Herbology classroom ( the only classroom from this system I don't currently have), and Malfoy Manor before it retires. Probably also going to try and get the rumored Minestry of Magic set, which will hopefully be a better set than the large Hogsmeade Village. What are your buying plans for the wave?

You made a good choice with the East Wing! That's great about the Barnes and Noble deals - I saw the Dumbledore's Office set will be a store exclusive there in the US.

I have a 20% off code for a retailer and they had all the sets except Norbert on pre-order. At first I was just going to get the East Wing, Dumbledore's Office and Knockturn Alley (sets I love) and Expecto Patronum (I prefer the old one but I want all of the patronuses in the new colour), but I couldn't resist and ended up ordering them all for 20% off. Harry Potter is the only theme I collect and my family usually buy me some sets for my July birthday - so that was my rationale! I will look for some sort of offer on Norbert when I find out where else is selling him (her?). 

I have been a hardcore, 100% completionist collector for this theme since the beginning but the Monster Book of Monsters and the Thestral family set last year made me opt out of that. Now I'm wondering if I need to buy them before they retire... 

[Black Falcon]

37 minutes ago, NostalgicBricks said:

I have been a hardcore, 100% completionist collector for this theme since the beginning but the Monster Book of Monsters and the Thestral family set last year made me opt out of that. Now I'm wondering if I need to buy them before they retire... 

I´ve honestly never understood why some people just feel the need to get everything. I mean, sure when someone likes all the sets, then he gets them all, but when there is a set that isn´t just for ones taste, there is no need to get it. Though I am no collector so maybe I just don´t get the appeal to have something complete. 

[Mom builds lego]

9 hours ago, NostalgicBricks said:

What are everyone's' purchase plans for this wave - what are people getting now, getting later, or skipping?

Unless there is a great GWP going on I don’t plan to buy anything day 1. I do plan to buy the East Wing, Knockturn Alley, Dumbledore’s Office and Expecto Patronum when I can find them at a better price and/or on sale. Hopefully Costco will carry some of these sets in Canada, that is where I usually find the best deals. Ministry of Magic might be a day 1.

I will skip Norbert, Dobby, House Crest and Magical Plants. I like them but not enough to drop that kind of money on them. Plus space is limited, I would probably never build them.

My list of sets to purchase from previous waves includes the Main Tower, Hospital Wing, Luna’s, Sorting Ceremony, Hagrid/Harry’s Escape, Caldron Classroom and Sorcerer’s Stone. I’m hoping for some good Prime Day deals for these sets and often Lego and Costco have competing sales during Prime Days. 

[NostalgicBricks]

18 hours ago, Mom builds lego said:

Unless there is a great GWP going on I don’t plan to buy anything day 1. I do plan to buy the East Wing, Knockturn Alley, Dumbledore’s Office and Expecto Patronum when I can find them at a better price and/or on sale. Hopefully Costco will carry some of these sets in Canada, that is where I usually find the best deals. Ministry of Magic might be a day 1.

I will skip Norbert, Dobby, House Crest and Magical Plants. I like them but not enough to drop that kind of money on them. Plus space is limited, I would probably never build them.

My list of sets to purchase from previous waves includes the Main Tower, Hospital Wing, Luna’s, Sorting Ceremony, Hagrid/Harry’s Escape, Caldron Classroom and Sorcerer’s Stone. I’m hoping for some good Prime Day deals for these sets and often Lego and Costco have competing sales during Prime Days. 

The Main Tower and Hospital Wing are my two favourite additions to the castle - you are in for a treat! The Lovegood House is a really fun build too, and something I was so happy to see represented. I still haven't built the cauldron or Philosopher's Stone set yet, but I'm looking forward to them. 

18 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

I´ve honestly never understood why some people just feel the need to get everything. I mean, sure when someone likes all the sets, then he gets them all, but when there is a set that isn´t just for ones taste, there is no need to get it. Though I am no collector so maybe I just don´t get the appeal to have something complete. 

I don't really understand it myself either - a guess a mixture of fear of missing out, and my nostalgia for Lego Harry Potter (I was 9 when the first movie came out and I got the sets for my 10th Birthday, and every subsequent Birthday/Christmas after [as long as Lego HP was running]). I'm trying to break out of that mindset! 

[Gorilla94]

On 5/4/2026 at 1:15 AM, Black Falcon said:

I´ve honestly never understood why some people just feel the need to get everything. I mean, sure when someone likes all the sets, then he gets them all, but when there is a set that isn´t just for ones taste, there is no need to get it. Though I am no collector so maybe I just don´t get the appeal to have something complete. 

I guess it is the same reason people are watching guides on youtube where to find the 200 pigeons in GTA4 so they can unlock a trophy saying they completed the game 100% and later complaining how video games ain't fun... or watching every Single Simpsons episode to have seen them all while telling the world everything after the simpsons movie was trash... or complaining about 40k releasing too many models, while I am just happy to buy one that appeal to me, when I am happy with my current one completely painted.

Completionism isn't rational and it is hard to fight, if it is in you.

[BrickBob Studpants]

33 minutes ago, Gorilla94 said:

Completionism isn't rational and it is hard to fight, if it is in you.

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it  Well, sort of. Good thing I have my limits. Luckily, I’ve never outright disliked a set. Not sure what I would do if that ever happened  Probably still buy but not display it?

As for games, I weigh costs and benefits. I did collect all Korok seeds in BotW, only needing help for like the last 20, but the reward was so shitty (literally) I didn’t even consider it in TotK  

Edited May 5 by BrickBob Studpants

[Gorilla94]

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it  Well, sort of. Good thing I have my limits. Luckily, I’ve never outright disliked a set. Not sure what I would do if that ever happened  Probably still buy but not display it?

As for games, I weigh costs and benefits. I did collect all Korok seeds in BotW, only needing help for like the last 20, but the reward was so shitty (literally) I didn’t even consider it in TotK  

I collected the cmfs until series 19. There were allways 14-15 figures I 100% adored and one that was kinda cute, at worst ok-ish. Got that last one to have a complete collection. The in my opinion disgustingly ugly care bear made me stop that.

Yeah... I stopped hunting trophies when I saw ridiculous ones like batman arkham origins online Trophy. you only get ut, if you use every way of taking out another player each method with another player (you do not see who is who) in one single game. Litterally everyone who has this trophy got together with a group of other trophy hunters, who placed their characters in the spots where they have to wait for him. No reason to feel pride about wasting my time that way.

At this point I just want my perfect little lego Hogwarts in a glass livingroom table... still thinking about, if I should even buy the east wing... there is so much mocing to do I could pretty much build it from scratch.

[Black Falcon]

2 hours ago, Gorilla94 said:

At this point I just want my perfect little lego Hogwarts in a glass livingroom table... still thinking about, if I should even buy the east wing... there is so much mocing to do I could pretty much build it from scratch.

Even then, you need a base to build it from, in this case bricks and minifigs, so in the end if you buy it for a good discount it can still be cheaper to use it as base, rather than ordering tons of bricks. If you already got older hogwarts sets and don´t care about displaying those and going to use them material, that is a different story, of course.

[RODDY]

In the very beginning of the HP reboot back in 2018 to about 2021, I was a completionist and bought every single one of the sets that came out, except for the Microscale Hogwarts.It was a different time then though, all the sets were playsets, theme was still new enough that there wasn’t any repeats, and there was only the Summer Wave so it was pretty affordable to get all the sets. I’m usually not the completionist type but it was pretty cool being able to say you own the entire collection. But then 2021 came in and brought in our first Winter Wave and the introduction of buildable objects and gimmicky sets, I kinda slowly started accepting that the theme was changing and there was no need for me to be completionist cause I have no interest in those types of sets and I don’t want to spend my money on things I won’t enjoy.
It’s why I stopped buying the green roof Hogwarts midway through, I was just buying it but not really enjoying it. 

From 2022-2024 I bought a set a year, stuff like Gringott’s and the Black Lake. Held off on buying the Most Detailed Hogwarts line because I didn’t want to start a line without having some sense of how it would finish. 2021 castle started off strong but slowly lost its luster by the end. And it wasn’t till 2025 and the reveal of the Main Tower which absolutely floored me for the first time in a long time that I decided to buy the new Hogwarts system and I’m so glad I did and it renewed my faith in the theme. Now in 2026, so far I’ve bought 3 sets and am planning to buy 2 more, the most I’ve bought since 2020. Long story short, buy what you really want and accept that there will be lulls in your collecting journey. But the lulls make the high points feel even better. 

Edited May 5 by RODDY

[Gorilla94]

18 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

Even then, you need a base to build it from, in this case bricks and minifigs, so in the end if you buy it for a good discount it can still be cheaper to use it as base, rather than ordering tons of bricks. If you already got older hogwarts sets and don´t care about displaying those and going to use them material, that is a different story, of course.

I made my own lee joarden with the exact same hair piece and the reddish brown face from Harry's classmate I forgot the name of, who got several versions. I think lego recycled this exact face, too. The slytherin girl seems to have the same face as the one in the potions class room. The only relevant minifig is the bloody baron and to be honest... seeing him with the red instead of silver blood I am questioning, if I want hihim. Owning the basilisc in the much prettier olive green I have to say the great hall offered much more to me for less money.

 

Edited May 6 by Gorilla94

[Legofan04]

I'm in a similar boat as @RODDY. I used to be a completionist for system sets and bought every regular LEGO set from 2018 to 2020. Then they introduced the books, which I bought in the first wave that came with the heads of the Hogwarts houses. Then they started introducing more gimmick-based sets and brick-built creatures, and my interest in those waned.  Tried getting into it with the buildable Buckbeak, but it was so hard to stand it up that it left a negative view of that type of thing. That said, I think Dobby is really cute and an improvement over the previous version, which I had wanted for my desk but never got. For similar reasons, I slowly lost interest in the green roof Hogwarts.I would have stopped collecting that system in 2021 after being disappointed by the initial wave but loved the little stuff included in the Hospital wing, which I have since added to the one that released this year ( it has enough depth that you can include all of the side builds and Pomfey and the trio without it feeling too cluttered), and Dumbledore's office as I had always wanted the 2002 model when I was kid.

On 5/3/2026 at 3:32 PM, NostalgicBricks said:

You made a good choice with the East Wing! That's great about the Barnes and Noble deals - I saw the Dumbledore's Office set will be a store exclusive there in the US.

I have a 20% off code for a retailer and they had all the sets except Norbert on pre-order. At first I was just going to get the East Wing, Dumbledore's Office and Knockturn Alley (sets I love) and Expecto Patronum (I prefer the old one but I want all of the patronuses in the new colour), but I couldn't resist and ended up ordering them all for 20% off.

Dang. I might end up just having to get the book nook them . But 20% off all the sets is a pretty good deal, and I'm so jealous.  In the US, we used to get 20% at places like Walmart and Target, either close to release for sets $100 or less, and later for the more expensive ones. However, that hasn't really been the case as far as I can tell in the past 2 years or so. Even Amazon doesn't offer the same discounts that it once used to. What do you like more about the old Expecto out of curiosity?

[Black Falcon]

1 hour ago, Gorilla94 said:

I made my own lee joarden with the exact same hair piece and the reddish brown face from Harry's classmate I forgot the name of, who got several versions. I think lego recycled this exact face, too. The slytherin girl seems to have the same face as the one in the potions class room. The only relevant minifig is the bloody baron and to be honest... seeing him with the red instead of silver blood I am questioning, if I want hihim.

But why would the blood have to be silver? I mean, I don´t think it would look really well in the first place and aside from us knowing it, it would probably look more like he has spilled some water on himself rather than blood - and the film version was red and not silver too. 

1 hour ago, Gorilla94 said:

Owning the basilisc in the much prettier olive green I have to say the great hall offered much more to me for less money

I am with you in that I like Olive much more too, and never was much of a fan of sand green anyways. But it is probably fitting better to the scene in the chamber, which was quite dimmed. And I never really liked the old version of the basilisk as the middle part of it just looks so ugly to me. But yeah, of course when you have most of it included already, the draw to get the set, especially at this price point, isn´t that high. For many one of the main draws of the Great Hall was probably the troll but there were also 5 new characters as minifigures, while for the main tower, I would say that the build itself might be one of the main draws there as it looks really impressive, but also yet again some new minifigures - and I do like fluffy more than the last version.

The East Wing I think has the problem that it uses many parts for the bridge, which looks good but doesn´t add that much to the overall build like the tower did - the main draw here I think might be the doe, fawkes and the bloddy baron, maybe also the basilisk, which to me is the best version we got so far, and Mrs Norris.

[Legofan04]

1 hour ago, Black Falcon said:

But why would the blood have to be silver? 

Can't speak for @Gorrilla94 but I thought he had silver blood too. It might be a mix up movie and book details, so I just went back and double-checked the source material. For the film Bloody Barron (which we don't see much of) the blood is the right color of a rusty brown. In the book, however, Rowling describes the blood as silver, something that never made sense to me if the ghosts are supposed to be a one-for-one of their human bodies when they died (which seems to be implied with Professor Binns).  IMO, the movie changing it was a smart choice, and I love how it looks on the LEGO figure.

[Gorilla94]

8 hours ago, Legofan04 said:

 For the film Bloody Barron (which we don't see much of) the blood is the right color of a rusty brown. In the book, however, Rowling describes the blood as silver, something that never made sense to me if the ghosts are supposed to be a one-for-one of their human bodies when they died (which seems to be implied with Professor Binns).  IMO, the movie changing it was a smart choice, and I love how it looks on the LEGO figure.

This. My issue is that everything is white/grey in the lego miniatures. In the movies they have translucent, but still flesh coloured skin and everything. There the blood in red works. The Lego Version removed any colour on every single ghost (i'll ignone cmf Myrtle. She is completely blue, because the light in her sceenes was blue) except for the red blood. That feels wrong to me.

10 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

aside from us knowing it,

That's the thing... it takes a fan to get many references lego builds with just a few bricks. I have no issue that someone who does not know stands in front of my display wothout a clue. To be honest I am also very surprised lego didn't do it silver, because they are censoring so much on movie characters. I did not expect them to give us a blood soaked character so easily readable by kids.

 

10 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

But it is probably fitting better to the scene in the chamber, which was quite dimmed. And I never really liked the old version of the basilisk as the middle part of it just looks so ugly to me. But yeah, of course when you have most of it included already, the draw to get the set, especially at this price point, isn´t that high. For many one of the main draws of the Great Hall was probably the troll but there were also 5 new characters as minifigures, while for the main tower, I would say that the build itself might be one of the main draws there as it looks really impressive, but also yet again some new minifigures - and I do like fluffy more than the last version.

The East Wing I think has the problem that it uses many parts for the bridge, which looks good but doesn´t add that much to the overall build like the tower did - the main draw here I think might be the doe, fawkes and the bloddy baron, maybe also the basilisk, which to me is the best version we got so far, and Mrs Norris.

Fair point. To be honest I think they just changed the colour so it would not be the same as before. I thought about the middle part, too. Could that middle part be replaced to look like in the new version with existing parts in olive green? I think so.

The East wing suffers in my opinion very much by the lack of another new teacher. I can build students with robes myself so I do not care about those "new characters", if there are no new kid face prints.

What bothers me about the system is the fixation on the pull-out-room-sizes... the chamber desperately needed a slightly langer face for slazar slytherin like in the last chamber. With the devils snare in the main tower and the slide next to the chamber it isn't like anyone would put the hufflepuff common room or something like that there, so they could make it a few studs wider, if needed.

 

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13 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

maybe also the basilisk, which to me is the best version we got so far

The best basilisk will always be the 2002 version, no contest. It has glow in the dark fangs and can fit a minifig in its mouth!

The best version of the current mould is the Fiendfyre one from the previous sytem's RoR, IMO.