Harry Potter 2020 - Rumors & Discussion

[sammy_zammy]

11 minutes ago, Crookshanks said:

Sorry, mixed together with philsopher's stone.

In the book we have ideas of Privat drive and Harry's room undet the stairs. Now we will have it in a set witch trustly leakers said.

Another chapter is ideas of Diagon alley, gringotts bank, Olliwanders shop. And now the rumors of D2C diagon alley.

And now the rumor of an iconic scen in the underground.

I don’t think anyone expected not to get Privet Drive or Diagon Alley though... I feel like you’re connecting dots that don’t exist.

As much as I’d love the Chamber of Secrets and the Forbidden Corridor, there’s not been any indication of these yet so I don’t see it happening yet. I’d be happily proven wrong.

Edited April 15, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[thenudeorganist]

3 minutes ago, sammy_zammy said:

I don’t think anyone expected not to get Privet Drive or Diagon Alley though...

I mean the Privet Dr. was a slight left turn in terms of what people were expecting :D But yeah, sounds it a bit far fetched. I reckon that if there is a set we don't know about (or isn't rumoured since the Burrow isn't confirmed), it's going to be a MoM set.

[Mr G]

I do hope we get the flying car with the privet drive set. I know we had it with the womping willow set ( which is my favourite Lego HP set!)

18 hours ago, Scarlet_Patronus said:

Still a WIP but here you go! (Can see a few gaps where pieces aren’t missing - waiting for some more slopes for the roof!)

Love it!

[LegoFjotten]

It will be interesting to see if the $400 D2C Diagon Alley turns out to be true. I am very curious to see what they could do with that budget.

Had the old Diagon Alley set been updated to today's standard (same buildings & figs, just with more detail/pieces) I guess it would cost closer to $250. Another $150 on top of that should give us some good stuff. 

[sammy_zammy]

Just now, LegoFjotten said:

It will be interesting to see if the $400 D2C Diagon Alley turns out to be true. I am very curious to see what they could do with that budget.

Had the old Diagon Alley set been updated to today's standard (same buildings & figs, just with more detail/pieces) I guess it would cost closer to $250. Another $150 on top of that should give us some good stuff. 

It would definitely cost by today's standards but don't think it would have cost double. I'd imagine $200 at the most - $25 extra for inflation and $25 for ~300 pieces' worth of extra detail. That's without significantly changing the build (so obviosuly not making Gringotts gigantic).

But yeah, it's gonna be exciting!

Edited April 15, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[sammy_zammy]

Well I guess the otter patronus leak is the new Hedwig leak, and all we'll be getting for the next week is a new angle of the otter each day 

[BrickBob Studpants]

Just now, sammy_zammy said:

Well I guess the otter patronus leak is the new Hedwig leak, and all we'll be getting for the next week is a new angle of the otter each day 

These pics are pretty cool though because they show how it scales to minifigs  But agreed, we need some new stuff asap 

[sebastian666]

3 hours ago, sammy_zammy said:

I don’t think anyone expected not to get Privet Drive or Diagon Alley though... 

I disagree. I think most people were very surprised to be getting a relatively large Privet Drive set in a wave that is largely focused on OotP and HBP. And who would have expected a $400 D2C Diagon Alley versus individual shops that are sold separately and pinned together like the Hogwarts castle play sets?

3 hours ago, thenudeorganist said:

I reckon that if there is a set we don't know about (or isn't rumoured since the Burrow isn't confirmed), it's going to be a MoM set.

100% in agreement here. Despite the lack of confirmation from a trusted leaker on the MoM set, I agree that this makes the most sense as the yet-to-be-revealed “underground” set. It’s the most action-packed scene in OotP and the setting is an iconic location that is used again and again throughout the rest of the series and even in Fantastic Beasts.

[sammy_zammy]

1 minute ago, sebastian666 said:

I disagree. I think most people were very surprised to be getting a relatively large Privet Drive set in a wave that is largely focused on OotP and HBP. And who would have expected a $400 D2C Diagon Alley versus individual shops that are sold separately and pinned together like the Hogwarts castle play sets?

My point is, I don't think it appearing in a book of ideas meant anything.

[sebastian666]

The LEGO Harry Potter “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book from October 2019 offers a glimpse at what the Ministry of Magic Atrium could look like. An emerald green brick archway with bay windows set into it, emerald green brick fountain with a pearl gold giant-fig wizard, and pearl gold witch, house elf, (and hopefully centaur now that we have the mold) minifigs atop it. 

[deskp]

Just now, sebastian666 said:

The LEGO Harry Potter “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book from October 2019 offers a glimpse at what the Ministry of Magic Atrium could look like.

as a set?, no it doesn't.

[sammy_zammy]

13 minutes ago, sebastian666 said:

The LEGO Harry Potter “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book from October 2019 offers a glimpse at what the Ministry of Magic Atrium could look like. An emerald green brick archway with bay windows set into it, emerald green brick fountain with a pearl gold giant-fig wizard, and pearl gold witch, house elf, (and hopefully centaur now that we have the mold) minifigs atop it. 

Yeah, it would be a really cool medium-sized set. The Lego game has a really nice interpretation of it as well. It would be cool to have the fireplaces and then the fountain, and then could you imagine an awesome brick-built fiery snake from the duel!

Edit: But it appearing in this book doesn't mean anything.

Edited April 15, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[RedHoodPug]

Just now, sebastian666 said:

The LEGO Harry Potter “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book from October 2019 offers a glimpse at what the Ministry of Magic Atrium could look like. An emerald green brick archway with bay windows set into it, emerald green brick fountain with a pearl gold giant-fig wizard, and pearl gold witch, house elf, (and hopefully centaur now that we have the mold) minifigs atop it. 

Not really, as has been discussed on these boards many times before, just because it appears in a book doesn’t mean that it’s going to appear in a set. They have the same credence as the video games. The books are published by associate companies that have a certain amount of free creative rein. 

[sebastian666]

Just now, sammy_zammy said:

Yeah, it would be a really cool medium-sized set. The Lego game has a really nice interpretation of it as well. It would be cool to have the fireplaces and then the fountain, and then could you imagine an awesome brick-built fiery snake from the duel! 

Yes! I agree. Even if they used that horrible new build for the Basilisk with bright orange and red bricks and had flames shooting off of it, it could look awesome.

[BrickBob Studpants]

12 minutes ago, sebastian666 said:

And who would have expected a $400 D2C Diagon Alley versus individual shops that are sold separately and pinned together like the Hogwarts castle play sets?

Lots of people, actually (me included)  We’ve had multiple „D2C vs individual shops“ discussions in the last 2.5 years and both positions had many supporters. Plus, back in 2018, we believed for a long time that the D2C was DA instead of Hogwarts because of the leaked Ollivander minifig.

@sammy_zammy & @sebastian666: You‘re getting ahead of yourselves a bit, there is no such rumour  You only end up being disappointed if you cling to something a wannabe-leaker made up. I‘m not saying it‘s impossible, but there is not a single rumour backing it up

[Balrogofmorgoth]

Those books do not show glimpses of future sets. They are completely open to the artist’s interpretation of places and characters. They have never been an indication of things to come and their designs have never been accurate to future designs because the books aren’t designed by set designers. 

[sammy_zammy]

13 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

Lots of people, actually (me included)  We’ve had multiple „D2C vs individual shops“ discussions in the last 2.5 years and both positions had many supporters. Plus, back in 2018, we believed for a long time that the D2C was DA instead of Hogwarts because of the leaked Ollivander minifig.

@sammy_zammy & @sebastian666: You‘re getting ahead of yourselves a bit, there is no such rumour  You only end up being disappointed if you cling to something a wannabe-leaker made up. I‘m not saying it‘s impossible, but there is not a single rumour backing it up

Yeah I know, I’ve edited my post to make this clear now. I’ve said what you just said to people who are believing this “rumour”, that there’s no evidence to suggest this exists and it hasn’t been verified by others. I was just saying it’d be cool :)

Edited April 15, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[THELEGOBATMAN]

49 minutes ago, sammy_zammy said:

Well I guess the otter patronus leak is the new Hedwig leak, and all we'll be getting for the next week is a new angle of the otter each day 

Until we get official pictures 

[Legoniche]

I really do not understand the people who are saying it was more likely to get the separate diagon alley shops and are surprised that there’s one big set- I think the majority thought that a diagon alley set would be one big set and not multiple separate shop sets- having multiple sets for it is such a backwards way of doing it, pretty sure not many people at all were surprised about diagon alley being one big set

[sebastian666]

Just now, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Those books do not show glimpses of future sets. They are completely open to the artist’s interpretation of places and characters. They have never been an indication of things to come and their designs have never been accurate to future designs because the books aren’t designed by set designers. 

I reckon you don’t have much of a background in business or marketing. The point of producing books like this is to increase LEGO set sales - not to sell books. They are literally designed to generate excitement about future sets and future minifigures. They are marketing pieces that we pay for. Of course TLG (and WB) have oversight and approval on the content featured in them.

The “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book, for example, prominently features confirmed upcoming sets and figures like Diagon Alley, Kingsley Schacklebolt, Arthur and Molly Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange, goblins, owls with outstretched wings, and the otter patronus.

The only three settings featured in the book which are rumored but not yet fully confirmed are Gringott’s and WWW (which could be included in the Diagon Alley D2C set) and the Ministry of Magic Atrium.

Other key marketing clues include a prominently featured Tonks (generating excitement for this fan favorite that has never been made in LEGO form) and tons Cornish pixies on nearly every page. As many others here have already said, I predict we will be getting a Cornish pixie in the CMF blind bag with Prof. Lockhart and the consistent display of LOTS of Cornish pixies together throughout the book will encourage kids and AFOL alike to buy LOTS of blind bags so that they can build their own Cornish pixie swarm to mimic the mischief featured in the illustrations.

Again, these books are literally designed to market the line and generate excitement about future sets and minifigs.

[LegoFjotten]

Sorry @sebastian666, but @Balrogofmorgoth is right. Everything he said is 100% correct.

[sammy_zammy]

26 minutes ago, sebastian666 said:

I reckon you don’t have much of a background in business or marketing. The point of producing books like this is to increase LEGO set sales - not to sell books. They are literally designed to generate excitement about future sets and future minifigures. They are marketing pieces that we pay for. Of course TLG (and WB) have oversight and approval on the content featured in them.

Again, these books are literally designed to market the line and generate excitement about future sets and minifigs.

And so are the Lego Harry Potter games, but no-one is suggesting that every minifig and every scene in those is going to be a future Lego set...

[lego_guyon02]

29 minutes ago, Legoniche said:

I really do not understand the people who are saying it was more likely to get the separate diagon alley shops and are surprised that there’s one big set- I think the majority thought that a diagon alley set would be one big set and not multiple separate shop sets- having multiple sets for it is such a backwards way of doing it, pretty sure not many people at all were surprised about diagon alley being one big set

Multiple smaller sets would've been ideal but unrealistic, one big set is pretty much the only way to do it so it's not suprising at all

30 minutes ago, sebastian666 said:

I reckon you don’t have much of a background in business or marketing. The point of producing books like this is to increase LEGO set sales - not to sell books. They are literally designed to generate excitement about future sets and future minifigures. They are marketing pieces that we pay for. Of course TLG (and WB) have oversight and approval on the content featured in them.

The “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book, for example, prominently features confirmed upcoming sets and figures like Diagon Alley, Kingsley Schacklebolt, Arthur and Molly Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange, goblins, owls with outstretched wings, and the otter patronus.

The only three settings featured in the book which are rumored but not yet fully confirmed are Gringott’s and WWW (which could be included in the Diagon Alley D2C set) and the Ministry of Magic Atrium.

Other key marketing clues include a prominently featured Tonks (generating excitement for this fan favorite that has never been made in LEGO form) and tons Cornish pixies on nearly every page. As many others here have already said, I predict we will be getting a Cornish pixie in the CMF blind bag with Prof. Lockhart and the consistent display of LOTS of Cornish pixies together throughout the book will encourage kids and AFOL alike to buy LOTS of blind bags so that they can build their own Cornish pixie swarm to mimic the mischief featured in the illustrations.

Again, these books are literally designed to market the line and generate excitement about future sets and minifigs.

 Over the past decade we've seen tons of books coming out and a lot of people saying they hint at upcoming sets, which they never do. These books are just designed as activity books for kids, nothing more. Anytime one of these books does hint at an upcoming set it's a big coincidence. 

And saying they hinted at Diagon Alley, Shacklebolt, the Weasley's and Bellatrix etc is kinda weird. Do you honestly expect a Harry Potter book to come out without featuring those characters and locations. These books aren't made with future sets in mind, the people who make them know just as much as we do.

[Legoniche]

1 hour ago, sebastian666 said:

I reckon you don’t have much of a background in business or marketing. The point of producing books like this is to increase LEGO set sales - not to sell books. They are literally designed to generate excitement about future sets and future minifigures. They are marketing pieces that we pay for. Of course TLG (and WB) have oversight and approval on the content featured in them.

The “Magical Search & Find Adventure” book, for example, prominently features confirmed upcoming sets and figures like Diagon Alley, Kingsley Schacklebolt, Arthur and Molly Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange, goblins, owls with outstretched wings, and the otter patronus.

The only three settings featured in the book which are rumored but not yet fully confirmed are Gringott’s and WWW (which could be included in the Diagon Alley D2C set) and the Ministry of Magic Atrium.

Other key marketing clues include a prominently featured Tonks (generating excitement for this fan favorite that has never been made in LEGO form) and tons Cornish pixies on nearly every page. As many others here have already said, I predict we will be getting a Cornish pixie in the CMF blind bag with Prof. Lockhart and the consistent display of LOTS of Cornish pixies together throughout the book will encourage kids and AFOL alike to buy LOTS of blind bags so that they can build their own Cornish pixie swarm to mimic the mischief featured in the illustrations.

Again, these books are literally designed to market the line and generate excitement about future sets and minifigs.

Unfortunately @Balrogofmorgoth Is right 

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

These pics are pretty cool though because they show how it scales to minifigs  But agreed, we need some new stuff asap 

It looks great and the scale is spot on from what I can see, but wonder if the same is the case with the hare