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Oh, well, I've a bunch of set before Lovegood House like a Tent and Patronus set from DH. As on how likely is it... who knows? But, I don't think it's impossible. It's not a minor scene in the movie (and book too) because info given by Xenophilius explain and drive the Deathly Hallows quest. It's Luna's house and she is a characters appreciated by a lot of fan even if she can't be in the set. There's also a bit of action, so LEGO could put two masked generic deatheaters and entices other buyers. But yes, it's not so appealing from outside. That's a thing I've never thought about. I was 11 when PS came out and literally grow with Harry I don't even remember the movies' rating... here in Italy, on DVD boxes they're simply rates as "For All", without restriction or advice.

Totally agree and I've read - I'm not an expert, but it's something you notice when you find out - that movies palette becomes colder and darker (blu, grey, brown, green) while the story becomes darker - from PoA.

I've never put so much attention on movies, so maybe this is just an easily deniable statement, but in term of where main actions take place I would say that the more we go from 1st to 8th movies the less actions take place in Hogwarts. So, when recreating a castle, having to put actions inside, is unavoidable that first movies play a larger role than last ones. Than we have that probably for a lot of people, kids included, first movies - I will say surely from 1st to 3rd and in part the 4th - better capture the whimsical, playful, cozy essence of Hogwarts and magic than the last ones. So said, @BrickBob Studpants I think that the tower could also be based on GoF: with Dumbledore Office, Moody's Classroom and one random Common Room - Gryffindor or Slytherin, I would say - with at least Dumbledore, Moody, Fudge and Harry.

I think ghosts could appear with the related common rooms. In this case, if Bloody Baron (and Slytherin common room) will be in the tower I would see it more likely paired with CoS, more than PS. Or just as a filler in a not-PS not-CoS tower. For me, I'm more inclined to imagine the tower to have Nearly-Headless-Nick and the Gryffindor common room. There aren't a lot of characters missing. We can colour green Marge and students can easily be recreated with existing parts or put by LEGO as random named minifigures in the main sections of the castle. Xenophilius Lovegood could appear in a Lovegood House future set, continuing locations out of Hogwarts like Malfoy Manor (but I'll prefer to see a Tent Scene with patronus and lake and, in any case, DH Ron). Mundungus and Rufus are those unlikely to be seen in the future, I think. Even less Firenze and Arabella Figg, any 19 Years Later characters and Gellert Grindelwald. And Ariana would appear if LEGO decide for a Hog's Head set. And at least until the TV series, I think we can easily ruled out only-book characters.

Well, having it at least half-circle tower it's the minimum to expect from the most detailed Hogwarts castle a square tower would really not fit in it.

Not really, apart from the rumor on it featuring the Hogwarts Express.

On Brickmerge, nex to the sets we've already had rumors about there's also the polybag LEGO® Harry Potter 30706 Quidditch Training. Have a nice Christmas.

Totally agree with your statement. For me, even when sets are revealed, the price per piece ratio is not a value to use all alone to judge a set.

I don't know how does it work. In any case, I gathered a list of what we know for sure and as rumors for 2025. @Clone OPatra if it's you opening the new thread for 2025 and if you need it, feel free to use the text. 1st January 2025 76441 Hogwarts Castle: Dueling Club (24,99$ - 158 pieces) 76442 Hogwarts Castle: Charms Class (19,99$ - 204 pieces) 76443 Hagrid & Harry’s Motorcycle Ride (49,99$ - 617 pieces) 76447 Hogwarts Castle: Flying Lesson (79,99$ - 651 pieces) 76453 Malfoy Manor (149,99$ - 1601 pieces) 1st march 2025 76446 Knight Bus Adventure (49,99$ - 499 pieces) 1st june 2025 (rumored) 76445 Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class (59,99$) 76448 Dumbledore’s Phoenix (19,99$) 76449 Book of Monsters (59,99$) 76450 Book Nook featuring Hogwarts Express (99,99$) 76451 Aunt Marge’s Visit (89,99$) 76452 Quality Quidditch Supplies & Ice Cream (99,99$) 76454 Hogwarts Castle: The Main Tower (249,99$)

For all of you interested in standard parts delay, at least in Europe, my 14th october order departed this morning.

What was leaked untill now: - Hogwarts Castle: The Main Tower (249,99$) - Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class (59,99$) - QQS and Ice Cream (99,99$) - Aunt Marge's Visit (89,99$) - Dumbledore's Phoenix (19,99$) - Book of Monsters (59,99$) - Book Nook with Hogwarts Express (99,99$)

Yes, the image is a model from the CS Hogwarts layout, if i'm not mistaken. The Flying Lesson correct connection (considering Hogwarts appearance in movies) shouldn't appear before 2026 sets.

Agree, but this is the less appealing DADA classroom ever . Even Quirrell with his iguana and that big cauldron and Lockhart with pixies have more interesting points than an Umbridge's class based on no wand, read the book.

Just read it on reddit... an early review of Malfoy Manor on Youtube (minute 1.55) shows how the Flying Lesson set (doesn't) connect to Great Hall. Two possible solutions: the set is meant to connect to the Tower or other future set so it's not shown in january set instruction booklet; the set, like the Owlery, it's not meant to stable connect to the final layout, but just be put near. Immagine 2024-12-11 100401 by Brick Matit, su Flickr

According to Variety Warner Bros. Discovery president and CEO of global streaming and games JB Perrette spoke at a tech and media conference and indicated that the series might not premiere until 2027. In time for LEGO to concluded the new castle skyline as it appears in LEGO instructions, considering we miss at least two big set: Grand Staircase Tower and Quad Entrance (probably in the summer 2025 Main Tower set) and the Viaduct Entrance (at this point summer 2026). As for sets based on the TV show, I think that a lot will depend on WB decision on whether having homogeneous merchandising, more than on LEGO.

Well, I suppose that at the moment every idea has the same possibilities. For what we've seen until now - 2018_2020 and 2021_2023 - in Hogwarts sets LEGO has mainly followed a time progression. Now at the moment, apart from Owlery, we see the same choiche: Boathouse, Hagrid's Hut, Castle, Potions, Flying Lesson, Charms from PS; Dueling Club and probably Herbology from CoS. If LEGO is following this scheme, I see most likely that the Tower will be based on CoS, so the Basilisk, and 2026 winter set on PoA/GoF (so Lupin's Class for example). Not sure, in this case, if the 2026 big set - likely the Viaduct Entrance (plus the Viaduct?) - will be still based on PS, but it could also be. There's even to consider that if, as should be, the Tower will have the Dumbledore's Office - a CoS office would be easily linked to a Chamber of Secrets remake than to a Philosopher Stone challenges section. Considering your idea, I see more likely this year the Basilisk and the next year Fluffy than the contrary.

Yeah, there are Harry and Slughorn in the greenhouse before going to Hagrid for Aragog funeral. Harry Takes Felix Felicis AKA Liquid Luck!

From what I remember in movies there's only two scenes: mandrakes lesson - probably the scene chosen by LEGO - and the encounter between Harry - after drinking Felix Felicis - and Slughorn in HBP.

250$ is a lot! The set has to be perfect. I suppose it could be made by the tower and the quad entrance, completing the castle left to the viaduct. In the tower I can imagine LEGO will put a small section of moving staircase and some other location, like Dumbledore's office and Gryffindor common room - common room that could be switchable with another set like Lupin's classroom. In the underground section could we see again the Chamber of Secrets section? I don't remember other main location in the underground apart from Slytherin common room (that probably will be in the viaduct entrance underground section) and Philosopher stone challenges (but I thik LEGO will move away from PS/CoS to CoS/PoA). Just a few scattered ideas. What do you think?

About Herbology Class set it will be interesting to know where and how LEGO will link it to the general layout of the castle. Likely the CoS mandrake lesson. As someone has already stated on Reddit, Dumbledore's Phoenix is a strange name - the previous buildable creature set has Fawkes in the name. Maybe it could really be a patronus set. I don't really have ideas on what to expect from Monster Book of Monsters different from the previous set. Probably it's really just a simple remake. I had to search on google what a Book Nook is not the set I'm into. From Aunt Marge's Visit I expect Marge and Ripper and - I don't know how much solid as a suggestion - the rear part of the house (the front part is, obviously, the iconic part from a display point of view, but having only the rear could excite people that already had Privet Drive set and complete it). QQS & Ice Cream continue the scheme of a double-shop Diagon Alley set. This time with two existing shop in the Diagon Alley shops set. Not interested in it. Hogwarts Main Tower is the very predictable set I'm expecting to see the Dumbledore's office inside.

That's so true! But luckily enough MOC is not an impossible way This really seem a good idea even for a more slender silhouette of the castle.

That's, in my opinion, the main issue. If every alternative set would appear as a wall or closed door when put into the castle, in the end the interior would have no display use, unless keeping the rooms that are already in the castle sections.

This is something I think too; I usually prefer to expose my Hogwarts showing the exterior part, so this is not a big problem for me, but without modifyes there's no sense as for display purpose as for play purpose in putting in the castle both Charms and Potions class (even if the latter has at least an open arch looking inside). In the end, imagining a lot of other classroom made in this way, one would have a wall full of doors.

Some days ago a leaker on Instagram showed an image of Marge Dursley enflated - from PoA movie- hinting to a future LEGO set.

That's my couunt too. Well surely it's at least a strange coincidence that the only images missing from leaks is the rear of the Charms Class set, where we can expect to see how the set will be insert in the general castle layout...