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Has Indy been confirmed? Last I noticed it was still 'Coconut'. (Not that I had a close eye out for it; I tend to miss non-HP rumours...)

Peeves doesn't really count along those lines, though, because it wasn't meant to be a question of deliberately using a book only character. Both sets he appeared in were from the first wave in 2001, at a point in time when they weren't sure what significance the character would later play in the series and when they knew an actor had been cast for the role, but apparently before the decision was made to cut those scenes. They went into it a bit in one of the anniversary wave interviews last May. But if they aren't willing to revisit the minifig even for an event like that... It would have made a lot more sense to get a golden Peeves instead of Voldemort, for instance, and yet nada. I wonder how much of this could also be a question of who owns the rights? Kind of like with the X-men and Avengers? Anyone know if that's an issue in the franchise with Scholastic, or have all rights since shifted to WB?

Considering they basically included Doris Crockford and Dedalus Diggle in the Accessory Set last year (even if unnamed) I'd say they aren't adverse to including background witchards, which I think is pretty cool. It's nice to be able to expand the universe. I'd hope we don't get a teen version of Charlie, though, as he'd probably be indistinguishable from Ron. I'm still hoping for adult versions of him and Bill.

@BacktoBricks, so once we have those details (for technicals purposes only) do we: stick to purchasing still more HP lego (and if so, which of the new sets?) venture into other themes (and if so which themes?) or *gasp* expand our horizons to include non-ABS purchases? (I have no idea what that includes anymore. Lockdown was so perfectly suited to lego-ing...) ETA: In general, we really don't seem to be doing that poorly with the info presently known for HP lego. So many other themes haven't even got piece counts or prices yet. https://www.stonewars.de/lego-2022/

The fault isn't yours, you did exactly what the clickbait-y hint intended you to do. We shall as a group, however, now persistently recall that you are easily fooled, and for (purely technical reasons naturally) will at irregular intervals require the access details for your bank accounts...

Speed Champions, Technic, City Farm, Ninjago and now Star Wars. I think that's it.

That's what they said anyway. Plus the pic of 75326 Boba Fett's Palace was posted today. Maybe they wanted to capitalise on whatever interest that generated, too.

Lockhart's DADA classroom was in 2021's CoS set with the Great Hall. Fwiw, we haven't had a regular Quirrell this round. Not since the 2018 GH.

The new Hospital Wing set gives me some hope. It looks like they've begun paying a little more attention to the façade. Even with the new format, a decent rendition of the Bell Towers isen't out of the question. The 2021 modular format "allows you to rearrange, to mix and match. Gives us also an opportunity to tap into locations and moments that we haven't before because maybe they weren't iconic enough in itself and now we can actually go into those locations." - Marcos Bessa in the zusammengebaut interview (last May I believe). Putting a lot of hope in "haven't before" not just being Fluffy's chamber. If it isn't Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw, I can do without. What I'd love is a four pack, one from each House with Ron in a Keeper's uniform. Make it one set of printed legs, one pair of shoulder pads and a helmet, and you could easily swap the Keeper to be from any House. Three other printed heads, three/ four hair pieces and you've built in variety. Make it so, lego! Betting on the Knight Bus instead of the Express. PoA and all. Makes more sense now than later. I'd seen the expected EOL on the Moment sets, but thinking of it this way makes me unexpectedly sad.

Because @Yope didn't mention it, I thought I would , they'd done a vastly improved revisit of Snape's class 4705 in the new modular format (only better ) combined with the twins loosing their fireworks. (I liked the use of fish and whips... Shockingly, not a combination available at your chippy.) It's a smaller scale set than the one proposed by RBR but very cute, thought you might like it. *waves @BacktoBricks* Good to see you back and on the mend.

Good luck with the move! So how about a OotP Hogsmeade set in 2023 (Lego, are you listening? Because this year we are obviously getting the Shrieking Shack, Right? Right?) with the Hog's Head and Madam Puddifoot's. One of the convenient things about the Hogsmeade sets is how neatly they slot into people's Christmas displays, even for those who aren't fans of the HP franchise. There's nothing too overtly Hogwarts-y about them. Minifigs - Harry, Cho, Aberforth, Madam Puddifoot (as I believe she's uncast, they can make her a POC and further help increase the gender and racial diversity count in one) and then either two students from the DA or another couple from the tea shop, or throw Neville and Luna in there or the AC or divide them up. (Or give us the Thestral carriage with Luna, whichever.) The AC could be Harry and Hermione and Ron, one or two other students (Neville / Luna) and one or two street vendors. I think one of the things they may have done wrong on the 2020 Yule Ball set was to include three figs in the exact same form as they appeared in that year's "Christmas set" as we used to think of them in our household. The Clock Tower was a bigger ticket item we'd have been likely to receive for Christmas or perhaps a birthday, and having fully half the AC's minifigs as dupes you'd get at the same time might not have been the best strategic choice, which is a pity as it was otherwise such a strong selection. Include a couple of Hog's Head benches in the AC, another seating group from each of that year's Hogsmeade shops so the sets extend beyond their footprint, a couple of outdoor vendors' stands and as @Xenophilius suggests, a few accessories. Because I agree, all the little details they add make such a difference. If selected judiciously, they could allow us to convert a second set of Hogsmeade or Hogsmeade II shops into different stores, which could boost sales of both. (Or the additional tables would allow the register to be removed from a second set and complete the build with a front and back for those that rather.) An owl, letters and signage for the owl post would do a good job of transforming one of the shops we have with few extra pieces. A bench table can easily be converted into an owls' roost, one register is much the same as another... Swapping details between the two would give all four more distinct looks. A few different coloured quills, scrolls, parchment and ink pots and we can convert the other store into a Scrivenshaft's, and we'd never pry Hermione out of there again. (The witch and wizard from 2021's AP could staff them.) Why not help fans MOC or use the AC to more readily enable alt builds, sort of like we get for the 3 in 1's?

2021 included a sign for the Leaky and a table complete with tankards and a bottle, so there's some hope that reluctance wouldn't restrict them completely. The 2020 Yule Ball may have been my favourite of the three ACs thus far for its cohesion of vision. Nanobuilds aside, it does a great job of extending the Yule Ball scene, so I could see future ACs continuing in that vein. (Kids, on the other hand, are often happier with representational builds, so 2021 may have gone over better... We'll have to wait and see.) As to whom: Katie Bell and the cursed necklace HBP. There were a couple of encounters with Rita Skeeter in Hogsmeade (GoF and OotP). It could also be an opportunity to reissue Fudge (PoA) as Hagrid's Hut is retiring. I suppose Ludo Bagman his good self is unlikely though... The Hog's Head and Madam Puddifoot's seem possible OotP Hogsmeade sets, however, and there are figs for each that would work and are unlikely to appear elsewhere. Benches and extra seating for either or both function much the same as the 2020 YB AC. I'd even be happy for random street vendors and shoppers. If you consider that lego had two unnamed figs and a vendor of an as yet unissued store in the 2021 Accessory Set, that might not even be a stretch. And lego had a chestnut vendor in the winter festival set. IIRC someone here had done a build of the Weasleys' Dragon Roasted Chestnuts (may have been Micmac in his DA expansion?). Something like that would be grand, so fitting and all winter-y magical. Or maybe a brick built Skrewt heating the mulled butter beer and cocoa. The actor who played Goyle injured his arm and had to sit out action sequences for PoA. Iirc, they made up a character instead of just giving the scene to another one (like Dobby / Nigel & Gillyweed) so as not to commit to anything in case Rowling had contradictory plans for the potential other character down the line. Sort of like Nigel Wolpert vs. the Creeveys. That scene would be a good one, although I'm not sure about the accompanying builds. They could give us Blaise instead of Pike / Goyle to help with the diversity issues and I doubt anyone would complain about not getting Pike. (Then again... ) As for ACs reusing minifigs, I wouldn't co-sign that. 2019 had 5 unique ones and one alt version out of seven total, 2020 3 unique ones and 3 that had only been in one other set, and 2021 had five unique ones and one alt version of a fig that had only been in a fairly exclusive set. All in all, they've made a good showing in that regard. I'd love the signpost. Not a huge fan of the nanobuilds, although they've been very well done, but they just don't really fit in my overall displays. I liked the Yule Ball AC despite more than because of them, but at least the Durmstrang ship and the Beauxbatons carriage fit in to the nanoscale castle set.

That was so well done, @Bugbot20082! Chuckling at hipster Hermione with churros... Aberforth would be a great idea! I'd like to get him eventually. I really hope they keep Hogsmeade going, and give us a Shrieking Shack this year, maybe a Hog's Head next year for the DA. That would be another great set to use an AC to expand on the characters included in the summer set.

Hey, welcome out of lurkdom! I don't think they'll have any problems skipping years forward or backwards for the AC (2019 PS, 2020 GoF, 2021 PS), but a year three set seems more likely (particularly having done the Yule ball only a little over year ago and it still haunts the shelves ). So let's say it were Hogsmeade (which sounds like a great idea) instead of based on one of the larger sets this summer... What kind of things do you think they might include? What would make a good Hogsmeade AC?

Thanks. If they do the Duel again in 2021+ format it will be worse than either version we've gotten so far, and that includes the rollback they did in 2018's GH from what they'd envisioned and put forward at the toy fair. (I forget which one it was, but I'm sure you've seen the pictures.) The rooms are just too bitty and you need the ceiling height.

But even the JLBricks build is 8x8 towers, though. Basically in the original the lower level is ho hum (2021+ would nail that ) and then there's one interesting level, then some spires and the roof. It's doable in the 2021 modular style if they didn't completely chince out on the exterior (obviously not a given), but I have hope. @Seaber you've forgotten the Hufflepuff dorms. If we're having the other three Houses, let's not forget the Puffs. What's the Hideout? Duelling club scene has been covered (more or less) in both Great Halls. Agree some representation of the moving stairs and all the portraits would be lovely. It needn't be super detailed like some of the MOCs out there, but even more streamlined versions do a lot to unite disparate castle pieces.

I think I count the castle sets separately, too, in part because they tend to be different kinds of builds. The tree builds just come together differently than Hogwarts itself does, and for me Hagrid's Hut has more in common with Hogsmeade than Fluffy Encounter, say, which is how I tend to group them mentally as opposed to their physical locations in the stories. Have to agree with @Retro Brick Reviews that I'd hoped for more scenes from the modular series (especially as the designers themselves had emphasised that as a feature of their concept), but maybe the summer sets will end up being groups of scenes. The castle section could include Lupin's DADA classroom as well as the damaged Fat Lady's portrait and Sirius' escape with Buckbeak, for example. Looking forward to seeing what they end up doing with that, especially as we seem to be getting the named part of the castle in the winter sets (clock tower). Admittedly that makes me less hopeful we'll see something resembling the Bell Towers this summer... Thanks @Brickroll & @BrickFunatic for the answers.

If the buildable creature were a flapping Buckbeak, scalewise, how do you suppose it would compare to the gargantuan Harry fig? (That was supposed to be the $50 set.) I also seem to recall seeing talk that there were two sets designated as "play sets", but could only confirm that for 76407 / 777 pieces / $90. Does anyone know if there was a second, and if so, which one?

As far as completionism & the space question goes, lego has radically changed some of their approach in the past couple of years, most notably around the HP and Star Wars lines. The nano-scale Hogwarts was the second largest set by piece count at the time of its release, and Diagon Alley the fourth largest. Only a year and a half after DA's release, they are now 5th and 7th largest respectively. That's a drastic shift in the size of the sets produced in recent years. (It's probably also very telling of how they view the HP theme that they awarded two such coveted spots to a theme that only a short time before had been retired.) So maybe instead of the sprawl of the 2018+ castle, the thinking was AFOLs spend roughly the same amount on the more condensed nano-scale build and / or the even further reduced DA footprint and that those of us with budgetary or space constraints pick and choose amongst the sets. At least viewing it that way makes it easier to accept when they don't seem to be meant to appeal anything like equally to the same consumer. I'm happy for Hogwarts trunks if it just keeps the sets coming... Thanks, @BacktoBricks.

Unclear, tbh. I'll definitely need more surgery, but it can be postponed until the hospital capacity situation is less volatile. The bigger issue, as for too many others I imagine, seems to be proper risk assessment for overall treatment under uncertain conditions, but then we can't change that either so there's really little point whinging. Like you, I just try to avoid stationary treatment where possible. I do however now have a very good natured doctor / nurse minifig from the lego store's PAB figs (complete with most comforting star-topped magic wand ) who accompanies me when I can use a spot of luck. And when not, she resides in the Ravenclaw dorms, presently the only yellow-fig to do so. (I suspect a jinx went wild.) Realistically, she'd probably be a Hufflepuff, but... I'm not sure if I'll count the upcoming trunk as properly rectifying that shortcoming or not. And of course now I'm eagerly anticipating a Madam Pomfrey of my own. (Side note, how long before they make a proper mask piece do you reckon?) Very sorry for your loss. Don't get me wrong, I was very much in favour of the restrictions, not in the least because it protected the (non-lego) nurses and doctors we all rely upon. I'm just also aware it makes things that are already difficult, like surgeries and convalescences, more so. As problems go, that at least is somewhat addressable simply by recognising it. As for completionism, someone here had made a remark that stuck with me, that if a set didn't give you that spark of joy, it might be better to give it a pass. That struck me as a great way to approach it. Presently I'm passing on the Chess Set, and for the same shelf space I'm eyeing the new Hotel with the cab GWP instead. (The cab is *very* cute.) And I think the space consideration has bolstered the Moment sets' ranking in my esteem as well.

Spent far too long in hospital last year, which with covid restrictions sucked more than usual / necessary. If you need an ear or just a distraction, feel free to PM. I mean that. And on the plus side, I can blither both lego and HP fairly fluently... Best of luck tomorrow.

*presses refresh, presses refresh* Narrator: And so Mr No inadvertently caused a DDoS attack on the unsuspecting promobricks site...

Thanks, @lego_guyon02 and @mark1991t I finally found the piece from the interview. Mind, it's been translated back and forth twice now, but here it is from stonewars: Somewhat confusingly, it forwards to the link mark1991t provided. No, no, we most certainly wouldn't want to do that. And definitely not by using the link above. Definitely not.

Correct, I conflate things upon occasion, and megacorps all look alike from where I'm sat. Thanks for clearing it up. @mark1991t, thanks for the link, that seems to be the entry for a contest, however? The designers had suggested that fans submit suggestions for sets they'd like to see... somewhere, I'm just at a loss for the where.

Speaking of, does anyone have the link where they said we could make requests? I got the feeling the designers wouldn't mind doing some of the sets we'd like to see, but they're kind of stuck sometimes wrt Universal. That maybe suggestions might help them plead their cases?