Wizarding World 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

[Lion King]

I’m very interested in Hagrid’s hut and Forbidden Forest creatures sets. I’m totally into molded creatures! 

But if Forbidden Forest. Sets turn out to have a bunch of brick-buildable creatures then it’s a hard pass for me. 

I never own the flying car from since 2018 so I would be glad buying it!

[BrickBob Studpants]

As much as I dislike the idea of yet another Flying Ford, which has now pretty much become this theme’s Luke’s Landspeeder, I’m glad some people like it  Being a completionist (sort of) sucks a bit sometimes

[Timemaster11]

On 9/12/2023 at 6:04 AM, Seaber said:

44 by my count, although since we got the Owl Post Shop Employee this number could go higher. 

PS (9): Alicia Spinnet, Tom, Dedalus Diggle, Doris Crockford, King's Cross Guard, Prof Vector, Bloody Baron, Fat Friar, Augusta Longbottom

CoS (5): Millicent Bulstrode, Mr and Mrs Mason, Ernie MacMillain, Penelope Clearwater

PoA (1): Aunt Marge

GoF (6): Roger Davies, Barry Crouch sr, Prof Karkaroff, Amos Diggory, Frank Bruce, Eloise Midgen

OotP(6): Mrs Figg, Zacharias Smith, Madam Bones, John Dawlish, Antonin Dolohov, Prof Grubbly-Plank

HBP (8): Narcissa Malfoy, Amycus Carrow, Alecto Carrow, Thorfinn Rowle, Leanne, Katie Bell, Cormac McLaggen, Marcus Belby

DH (9): Charity Burbage, Bill Weasley, Mundungus Fletcher, Elphius Doge, Rufus Scrimgeour, Xenophilius Lovegood, Aunt Muriel, Bathilda Bagshot, Dirk Cresswell

 

On 9/12/2023 at 6:30 AM, mark1991t said:

I count as LEGO themselves count. As they included even Florian Fortescue or Proffessor Sinistra I have added known non-speaking characters as well. I've separated them though:

 

 

I mashed both of your lists together and got a Count of 63.    

PS 10,   CoS 7,   PoA  5,   GoF 8,   OotP 10,   HBP 9,   DH 14

Character	Movie	Speaking or Non	List	Apperence
Alicia Spinnet	PS	Non-Speaking	Seaber	No Line
Tom The Innkeeper	PS	Speaking	Both	No Line
Dedalus Diggle	PS	Speaking	Both	No Line
Doris Crockford	PS	Speaking	Both	No Line
Firenze	PS	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
King's Cross Guard	PS	Speaking	Both	No Line
Prof Vector	PS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Bloody Baron	PS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Fat Friar	PS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Augusta Longbottom	PS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Millicent Bulstrode	CoS	Non-Speaking	Seaber	No Line
Mrs Mason	CoS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Ernie MacMillain	CoS	Speaking	Both	No Line
Penelope Clearwater	CoS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Mr. Mason	CoS	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Mr. Granger	CoS	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Mrs. Granger	CoS	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Aunt Marge	PoA	Speaking	Both	No Line
Bem	PoA	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Housekeeping Witch	PoA	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Fat Lady (PoA)	PoA	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Charlie Weasley	PoA	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Nigel Wolpert	GoF	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Roger Davies	GoF	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Barty Crouch sr	GoF	Speaking	Both	No Line
Prof Karkaroff	GoF	Speaking	Both	Pre2018
Amos Diggory	GoF	Speaking	Both	No Line
Winky the House Elf	Gof	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Frank Bryce	GoF	Speaking	Both	No Line
Eloise Midgen	GoF	Non-Speaking	Seaber	No Line
Mrs. Figg	OotP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Goblin Stockbroker	OotP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Zacharias Smith	OotP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Madam Bones	OotP	Speaking	Both	No Line
John Dawlish	OotP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Antonin Dolohov	OotP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Terry Boot	OotP	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Prof Grubbly-Plank	OotP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Alice Longbottom	OotP	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Frank Longbottom	OotP	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Waitress at Treats	HBP	Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Narcissa Malfoy	HBP	Speaking	Both	Pre2018
Amycus Carrow	HBP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Alecto Carrow	HBP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Thorfinn Rowle	HBP	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Leanne	HBP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Katie Bell	HBP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Cormac McLaggen	HBP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Marcus Belby	HBP	Speaking	Both	No Line
Charity Burbage	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Bill Weasley	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Mundungus Fletcher	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Elphius Doge	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Rufus Scrimgeour	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Xenophilius Lovegood	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Aunt Muriel	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Bathilda Bagshot	DH	Speaking	Both	No Line
Dirk Cresswell	DH	Non-Speaking	Both	No Line
Gellert Grindelwald	DH	Speaking	Both	CMF - HP1
Rose Weasley	DH	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Hugo Weasley	DH	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Astoria Greengrass	DH	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line
Scorpius Malfoy	DH	Non-Speaking	Mark1991T	No Line

 

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Timemaster11

[mark1991t]

15 minutes ago, Timemaster11 said:

I mashed both of your lists together and got a Count of 64.

Character	Movie	Speaking or Non	List	Apperence

 

Thanks, I updated mine. Some minor things:

- Alicia Spinnet, Millicent Bulstrode and Eloise Midgen are all Non-Speaking.

- You have the Housekeeping Witch twice in your list. 

 

[Timemaster11]

7 minutes ago, mark1991t said:

Thanks, I updated mine. Some minor things:

- Alicia Spinnet, Millicent Bulstrode and Eloise Midgen are all Non-Speaking.

- You have the Housekeeping Witch twice in your list. 

 

Yeah I saw that after I posted (Double Housekeeping Witch), thanks for the update. I will update my previous post incase anyone wants to copy it

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Timemaster11

[Accio Lego]

2 hours ago, Lion King said:

I’m very interested in Hagrid’s hut and Forbidden Forest creatures sets. I’m totally into molded creatures! 

But if Forbidden Forest. Sets turn out to have a bunch of brick-buildable creatures then it’s a hard pass for me. 

I never own the flying car from since 2018 so I would be glad buying it!

Well we’ve already got a molded hippogriff confirmed.

There’s also a piece count of only 172 for this set, and in order to be ‘Forbidden Forest: Magical Creatures’ instead of just ‘Magical Creatures’ it presumably needs some tree builds. So I think it’s likely we’ll be seeing molded creatures since that low piece count just wouldn’t be enough for trees, minifigs and accessories, and brick built creatures - they have to be molded to explain that piece count (and that price alongside it). 

[BrickMatit]

Wouldn't be bad to have a bowtruckle on a tree (Bowtruckle | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom), would it?

[Accio Lego]

2 hours ago, BrickMatit said:

Wouldn't be bad to have a bowtruckle on a tree (Bowtruckle | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom), would it?

That would be nice. Bowtruckles, like nifflers, were covered in CoMC class in the books but cut for time in the movies. An actual bowtruckle piece might be to delicate, but there was a printed bowtruckle on the cmf series 1 Newt minifig and I think a 1x2 clear tile with a bowtruckle printed on it could easily climb and perch all over a tree built with that in mind and be very cute. 
 

And, well, if lego wants to add more creatures to a CoMC inspired set - Nifflers and bowtruckles are probably the most recognizable ones canonically covered  in the books (other than unicorns which wouldn’t fit in the set) thanks to the Fantastic Beasts movies. 
 

 

[mirkwoodspiders]

So, what's the future of large D2Cs for HP? Are we pretty close to being done? Now that Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Diagon Alley, Gringott's, and the Icons set are out, all I can think of for them to do is The Burrow, which I wouldn't have even considered had the set not leaked awhile ago.

[brickbride]

11 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

in order to be ‘Forbidden Forest: Magical Creatures’ instead of just ‘Magical Creatures’ it presumably needs some tree builds.

Honestly? I'd expect the "forest" part to be something along the lines of the sad little tree build in the Thestral Carriage. Or even worse, Expecto Patronum.

[BrickBob Studpants]

7 hours ago, mirkwoodspiders said:

So, what's the future of large D2Cs for HP? Are we pretty close to being done?

I could see them releasing the Knight Bus or the Flying Ford as large-scale models. Then we have more icons (Sword of Gryffindor, some of the horcruxes) and creatures (Basilisk, Aragog). And there’s unfortunately always a chance they start to do remakes of D2Cs

[brickbride]

50 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I could see them releasing the Knight Bus or the Flying Ford as large-scale models.

Yes. We absolutely need more cars in HP./s

How about a Death Eater bust? Since the Black Panther one sells so well. 😉

[BrickBob Studpants]

36 minutes ago, brickbride said:

Yes. We absolutely need more cars in HP./s

Well, I’m not saying that’s what I’d want, just pointing out the possibility

[Seaber]

A 'UCS' Hogwarts that is formed of just the most famous part - the Great Hall and Grand Staircase Tower would be my pick for a future large build.

It could be minifig compatible with over 20 figures, including various different rooms in the tower section above the staircases and being able to change the set up in the Great Hall (Welcome Feast, Halloween, Christmas, House Cup, Duelling Club, etc) 

[MaxHeadroom]

Sounds like a UCS Hogwarts is what the 2018 Great Hall’s designer made before it got whittled down. I’d love to see something like that if the rectangle mess continues. Maybe one $250 set per year. I also think that the great hall and staircase tower could be separate sets. 

[BrickMatit]

11 hours ago, mirkwoodspiders said:

So, what's the future of large D2Cs for HP? Are we pretty close to being done? Now that Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Diagon Alley, Gringott's, and the Icons set are out, all I can think of for them to do is The Burrow, which I wouldn't have even considered had the set not leaked awhile ago.

Well, just as ideas, I think there's space for other sets as @BrickBob Studpants suggested. Considering buildings, in the long time I think Great Hall with Gran Staircase Tower and Grimmauld Place could received the D2C treatment.

A set I'd like to see is a Leaky Cauldron compatible with Diagon Alley, with the entrance to the Magic World and a section of street from the Muggle World. Unfortunately, considering that Diagon Alley could reach its end of life in 2024 (I don't remember where I've read it) and the new possible Diagon Alley style (last WWW shop set), I don't see so likely.

Edited September 15, 2023 by BrickMatit

[MaxHeadroom]

Something I don’t think we’ve celebrated enough is the lack of foldout sets this wave. No books, banners, or trunks. It’s shocking to think just how many we had packed into 3 years. Maybe they’ve decided to stop them due to over-saturation or maybe they never sold well in the first place. Weren’t they all retired and on discount pretty quickly? 

[Salix]

2 hours ago, BrickMatit said:

(I don't remember where I've read it)

It was here somewhere in the last few pages.

[Lion King]

Stil waitiing for Leaky Cauldrone for Diagon Alley….

[BrickMatit]

3 hours ago, Salix said:

It was here somewhere in the last few pages.

Ah, yes  but I've looked online and found it also on Brickfanatics... I dont' know how much reliable is (Every LEGO Harry Potter set retiring in 2023 and beyond (brickfanatics.com))

@FrkW maybe this is the source you're looking for.

[brickbride]

14 hours ago, MaxHeadroom said:

Something I don’t think we’ve celebrated enough is the lack of foldout sets this wave. No books, banners, or trunks.

Honestly? I've gotten pretty tired of the gimmicky play sets (as opposed to normal play sets that aren't basically just backdrops), but a) these days even normal playsets have so little depth that they may as well count as backdrops, so the difference is hardly significant; and b) I dislike buildable creatures/objects without any play value and without even a minifig included far more. If you give me the choice between a Moments book for EUR 30 with three figs and at least some semblance of a play set or a buildable Dobby for EUR 30, then Moments book it is.

So yeah, I'm not sure what there is to celebrate. Sure we won't get gimmicky foldout sets, but I'd rather have them than ANOTHER buildable Hedwig.

[JeanGreyForever]

I'm also interested in seeing a Leaky Cauldron set. That and Knockturn Alley would complete Diagon Alley.

[FrkW]

16 hours ago, BrickMatit said:

Ah, yes  but I've looked online and found it also on Brickfanatics... I dont' know how much reliable is (Every LEGO Harry Potter set retiring in 2023 and beyond (brickfanatics.com))

@FrkW maybe this is the source you're looking for.

Thank you! Well, I guess it's time... 

[joeee]

12 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I'm also interested in seeing a Leaky Cauldron set. That and Knockturn Alley would complete Diagon Alley.

Do you guys think a UCS Knockturn Alley/Leaky Cauldron set would warrant enough sales for LEGO to greenlight it?

[BrickBob Studpants]

58 minutes ago, joeee said:

Do you guys think a UCS Knockturn Alley/Leaky Cauldron set would warrant enough sales for LEGO to greenlight it?

Honestly, I really doubt it. DA had the appeal of featuring the most prominent shops (besides Gringotts) and Gringotts has, well, Gringotts, plus the underground section and the dragon. Another add-on would be desirable, but that would lack the iconicity of the other two and DA will have reached its EOL by then, making the whole exercise a bit pointless for newcomers. An add-on for the new WWW on the other hand...