Harry Potter 2020 - Rumors & Discussion

[BacktoBricks]

12 minutes ago, deskp said:

Do you guys consider Borgin to be a safe bet to be coming in the d2c?

If you mean Borgin and Burkes as a shop then I'd say yes, but if you mean (as I think you do) Borgin as a minifigure then I wouldn't say 'safe bet'. It would seem logical that a shop should come with its shopkeeper, but I wouldn't say he was 'necessary' to construct play scenes or as well loved and known as Ollivander or Fred and George. I would say Ollivander, Fred and George are 'safe' bets, whereas Borgin would be a welcome, but not certain, inclusion. Of course this is just my opinion and I certainly hope we do get him and some of the more secondary characters. 

Edited May 16, 2020 by BacktoBricks

[Brickity]

I wonder if Hermione will have a regular head and a cat headgear with molded hair, or if her entire head will be a mold. I prefer the former, but I do hope she comes with the hair bit because CMF Luna was missing that (they probably left it out because they knew it would be a good reusable piece and putting blonde hair in it would annoy many lego collectors?) With CMF I’ll take accuracy over reusability anytime anyway.

Also, I don’t think we will have Lucius in this CMF, his variants don’t scream for an extra effort in detailing. He could have a death eater variant in a ministry set and the regular outfit in DA, reusing the hairpiece, legs and head (alternate expressions, one with a death eater mask)

Lockhart will likely come in his blue robes in DA, we can get him in the mauve robes in a chamber of secrets set and there’s the dueling club outfit. Whether we get a future CoS set in the future or not, we have 2 possible variants for the CMF here.

I think Tonks and Lockhart are the remaining slots. Tonks is easily CMF material with her changeable hair colors alone, perhaps they are pulling a Bellatrix with her as well (one simple version in a set/one more detailed in the CMF?) 

[8fifty]

4 hours ago, Willsy said:

I'm very much dreading the process of collecting the entirety of Series 2 come August. Not being able to feel packets is going to make the process much harder and more expensive 

 

There are a lot of toy stores, Bricklink shops and ebay sellers where you can buy a complete set of 16 figures. They might be a little more expensive than 16 polybags - but definitely cheaper than getting lots and lots of duplicates. Just keep an eye on your country's shops 

12 minutes ago, deskp said:

Do you guys consider Borgin to be a safe bet to be coming in the d2c?

I can't really imagine getting DA shops without their shopkeepers nowadays. So I would optimistically say yes  (I mean, kingnono said minifig collectors would love the D2C, so )

[Accio Lego]

20 hours ago, RealGeronimo11 said:

Assuming that Harry/Goyle, Ron/Crabbe, Cat Hermione, Rita Skeeter, and Madam Pomfrey are all confirmed, this could make things easier as to who are the last two. _Kingnono_ said that there will be at least two minifigs from each house, and with what we have now (granted, I can't find any info on the houses for Kingsley, Rita, or Pomfrey), there are two for each house apart from Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Unless the three characters whose houses I can't find are Slytherin or Hufflepuff, the final two will probably be from those two houses (unless Harry/Goyle and Ron/Crabbe count as Slytherin).

Kingnono later elaborated that the two per house hint was based off facts and fan theories. Which I suspect means that the ‘second Slytherin’ is Rita Skeeter. Since there’s no need to bring up fan theories if there are at least two canon characters from each house I’d say that means that that’s it for Slytherin, although if we’re right about getting the polyjuiced trio then we’ll still get some nice Slytherin robes out of this series and that’s what people really care about. 
 

As for Hufflepuff, and can’t find any characters without canon houses that fans consistently sort there (likewise, fans don’t consistently sort Madame Pomfrey and Kingsley usually gets put in Gryffindor in fanfics). That means that our unknown Hufflepuff is canon confirmed from that house - possibly OotP Tonks but we can’t rule out a random student like Dean and Cho from series 1. 

20 hours ago, RealGeronimo11 said:

Also, _kingnono_ said that there would be at least one character from every book, and there is apart from Philosopher's Stone, depending on whether Pomfrey is from Chamber of Secrets or not (this will probably be known depending on if she has the Skele-Grow bottle as her accessory). So, if those three characters whose houses are unknown aren't Slytherins or Hufflepuffs, if Pomfrey isn't from Chamber of Secrets, and if Harry/Goyle and Ron/Crabbe aren't counted as Slytherins; the final two minifigs are a Hufflepuff and Slytherin, one being from Philosopher's Stone. Maybe Tonks (Hufflepuff) and a Snape (Slytherin, from Philosopher's Stone)? 

The only flaw with this line of reasoning is that a lot of people have pointed out that the Dumbledore from the leaked package is wearing an outfit from PS/SS, even if his accessory is from CoS. If kingnono follows that line of reasoning, then the one from each book rule is covered almost entirely by the leaked package, with Rita Skeeter from GoF being the only character needed to fulfill that requirement. 

[8fifty]

4 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

Now I wonder who the final two will be. Lockhart, Lucius and OotP Tonks are on the top of my wishlist, but luckily all of these have more than one set option to appear in, depending on what 75978 turns out to be. 

They are on mine as well! As it's rather sure that we will get them howsoever, I'm really curious about their accessories. I would die for a Cornish Pixie that comes with Lockhart as well as for Lucius' walking stick as new molds. 

[RealGeronimo11]

13 minutes ago, Accio Lego said:

Kingnono later elaborated that the two per house hint was based off facts and fan theories. Which I suspect means that the ‘second Slytherin’ is Rita Skeeter. Since there’s no need to bring up fan theories if there are at least two canon characters from each house I’d say that means that that’s it for Slytherin, although if we’re right about getting the polyjuiced trio then we’ll still get some nice Slytherin robes out of this series and that’s what people really care about. 
 

As for Hufflepuff, and can’t find any characters without canon houses that fans consistently sort there (likewise, fans don’t consistently sort Madame Pomfrey and Kingsley usually gets put in Gryffindor in fanfics). That means that our unknown Hufflepuff is canon confirmed from that house - possibly OotP Tonks but we can’t rule out a random student like Dean and Cho from series 1. 

The only flaw with this line of reasoning is that a lot of people have pointed out that the Dumbledore from the leaked package is wearing an outfit from PS/SS, even if his accessory is from CoS. If kingnono follows that line of reasoning, then the one from each book rule is covered almost entirely by the leaked package, with Rita Skeeter from GoF being the only character needed to fulfill that requirement. 

That makes sense. Honestly, as long as we get OotP Tonks, I'll be more than happy

Edited May 16, 2020 by RealGeronimo11

[Minga 089]

I think that Harry as Goyle and OotP Tonks are nearly confirmed by all this clues. For the last unknown one, I think ist must be from HBP as one of his hints has been that the series is mainly based on COS, OotP and HBP and so far we only have two characters from HBP.

The possibilities are: Lupin in suit (missing one from Burrow set), Ginny in Badrobe, Levander in her iconic yellow/pink Dress, Pyjama Slughorn or Draco in black suit.

[Accio Lego]

So I was just going through the comments on kingnono’s posts to check for more clues, and on the ‘two from each house’ post he said:
“teachers and previous [Hogwarts attendees] are included, but no ghosts”

Guys, I’ve been counting Myrtle as a a Ravenclaw this entire time, but apparently kingnono isn’t counting ghosts. That means our two last mystery slots aren’t a Hufflepuff and anything, they’re a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw. (My money is on OotP Tonks and Lockhart)

[lego_guyon02]

17 minutes ago, Accio Lego said:

So I was just going through the comments on kingnono’s posts to check for more clues, and on the ‘two from each house’ post he said:
“teachers and previous [Hogwarts attendees] are included, but no ghosts”

Guys, I’ve been counting Myrtle as a a Ravenclaw this entire time, but apparently kingnono isn’t counting ghosts. That means our two last mystery slots aren’t a Hufflepuff and anything, they’re a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw. (My money is on OotP Tonks and Lockhart)

Hmm, then it must indeed be Tonks and Lockhart. Two choices I would be very happy with 

11 minutes ago, hpswfan said:

I thought it was a lesbo but idk

This thing just caused a lockdown of the thread, please don't continue it any further. We don't want/need another time-out on this thread

[Darth Shadowthrone]

55 minutes ago, Minga 089 said:

I think that Harry as Goyle and OotP Tonks are nearly confirmed by all this clues. For the last unknown one, I think ist must be from HBP as one of his hints has been that the series is mainly based on COS, OotP and HBP and so far we only have two characters from HBP.

The possibilities are: Lupin in suit (missing one from Burrow set), Ginny in Badrobe, Levander in her iconic yellow/pink Dress, Pyjama Slughorn or Draco in black suit.

Wow that really shows how well HBP is being represented if most of the other options are variants of already existing minifigures! None of those strike me as all that obvious apart from maybe Draco to go with Crabbe and Goyle because of Kingnono's 'gang' hint but then that wouldn't apply to HBP. 

21 minutes ago, Accio Lego said:

So I was just going through the comments on kingnono’s posts to check for more clues, and on the ‘two from each house’ post he said:
“teachers and previous [Hogwarts attendees] are included, but no ghosts”

Guys, I’ve been counting Myrtle as a a Ravenclaw this entire time, but apparently kingnono isn’t counting ghosts. That means our two last mystery slots aren’t a Hufflepuff and anything, they’re a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw. (My money is on OotP Tonks and Lockhart)

Tonks and Lockhart sound like a good guess, especially as Lockhart is such a recognisable character. I can't imagine him just being included in a D2C when lots of fans who won't be able to afford that will want to get him. Also even if there is a Ministry exclusive set coming (potentially somewhere between  £55-25 based on the price hint) I imagine Tonks would be quite low down on the list of characters that would be included in that scene. 

Also if Lockhart was to be included he would be the fourth teacher alongside Dumbledore, Sprout and Pomfrey (kinda) which coincidentally is the same amount of teachers we got in season 1 with Dumbledore, Trelawney, Flitwick and Moody. Also just looking at all those figures it does seem to be incredibly Chamber of Secrets dominated, but then there really weren't many major sets based of that in the first wave. 

 

Edited May 16, 2020 by Darth Shadowthrone
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[Accio Lego]

25 minutes ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

Also just looking at all those figures it does seem to be incredibly Chamber of Secrets dominated, but then there really weren't many major sets based of that in the first wave. 

Yeah, Aragog’s lair, the Whomping Willow and even the new Privet drive set don’t have anything in the way of characters that are exclusive to CoS unless you count Dobby. And when you look at the figures that we’re known and rumored to get in the CMF I think the only ones that don’t absolutely have to have new molds are the polyjuiced Harry and Ron (and theoretically Lockhart, although I’d argue that he at least needs a new hairpiece), so while not everyone might be happy that one movie gets so much more representation, you can’t argue that those minifigs don’t need the CMF budget. 

[Vindicare]

3 hours ago, Otherworld said:

Also, I don’t think we will have Lucius in this CMF, his variants don’t scream for an extra effort in detailing. He could have a death eater variant in a ministry set and the regular outfit in DA, reusing the hairpiece, legs and head (alternate expressions, one with a death eater mask)

The only thing that is more likely in the CMF may be his cane with snake head topper(although as I type this I remember the Riddler from the Batman Movie sets had the question mark topper in a set).

I mentioned this on Kingnono’s Instagram, but could the “Masked Singer” part refer to an actor from the movie(s) who appeared on the UK version? We’ve had all sorts appear on the American one. It does seem likely that it’s polyjuice Hermione...but it could also be Lupin. 

As an aside....those particular messages that led to the threads temporary closure, it’s best to ignore them & not quote them time & time again. 

[sebastian666]

15 minutes ago, Vindicare said:

The only thing that is more likely in the CMF may be his cane with snake head topper(although as I type this I remember the Riddler from the Batman Movie sets had the question mark topper in a set).

I mentioned this on Kingnono’s Instagram, but could the “Masked Singer” part refer to an actor from the movie(s) who appeared on the UK version? We’ve had all sorts appear on the American one. It does seem likely that it’s polyjuice Hermione...but it could also be Lupin. 

As an aside....those particular messages that led to the threads temporary closure, it’s best to ignore them & not quote them time & time again. 

They’ve used a snake head staff for the CMF Pharoah and Jafar. I could see them repurposing that for Lucius Malfoy, though it’s not really screen accurate.

I would be the happiest nerd in the world if we got a werewolf Lupin in CMF, but I think it’s unlikely. I’m holding out hope that werewolf Lupin is the exclusive minifig in the GWP Hogsmeade / Shrieking Shack microscale set.

[sammy_zammy]

7 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

I usually don't but this time I'll just buy an entire box, especially considering I want a full set of 16 figures and a bunch of repeats for use in my display. I'll sell the rest which (hopefully) means the ''end-price'' for each figure is far below RRP

Seriously considering doing the same. Got a bargain on Trelawney at £3 on FB Marketplace and Invisibility Cloak Harry on eBay recently, still trying to track down a Luna at a good price. Apart from that it’s just Harry, Hermione and Mad Eye Moody left (excluding the FB ones). But it’s been a pain having to pay more for specific characters!

Edited May 16, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[m0repotter]

I think the figures I would be most looking forward to left in this wave would be OOTP Tonks (hopefully she either comes in CMF or a MoM themed set) and a second Ginny variant! Ginny has been shown such a cold shoulder during the revival of HP  I’d love it if she either somehow came w the CMF (although kingnono’s clues dont seem to imply this) or the Diagon Alley D2C w Flourish & Blott’s! I’d love to have a CoS Ginny 

 

OT: pls play nice everyone. there’s enough conflict in the world right now as it is. LEGO is something that bonds us! not something that should make us angry at one another...

Also FalconFan just confirmed in an IG Q&A that more sets are coming! Idk if this means in surplus to the D2C, CMF, unknown set, and Advent Calendar or what? 

[Brickity]

46 minutes ago, Vindicare said:

The only thing that is more likely in the CMF may be his cane with snake head topper(although as I type this I remember the Riddler from the Batman Movie sets had the question mark topper in a set).

I mentioned this on Kingnono’s Instagram, but could the “Masked Singer” part refer to an actor from the movie(s) who appeared on the UK version? We’ve had all sorts appear on the American one. It does seem likely that it’s polyjuice Hermione...but it could also be Lupin. 

As an aside....those particular messages that led to the threads temporary closure, it’s best to ignore them & not quote them time & time again. 

I had looked up the masked singer thing but only articles hinting at emma watson possibly being the anonymous kitty contestant came up, which only reinforces the possibility of cat Hermione.

Lupin could be possible, but a hermione figure is pretty much confirmed by kingnono and we’d have to leave out the rumoured tonks OR lockhart, leaving us either without a hufflepuff or ravenclaw to meet the 2 per house minimum... Lupin is another gryffindor.

Edited May 16, 2020 by Otherworld

[sammy_zammy]

It still makes me really happy that Lego are really going out of their way to include as huge a variety as possible of Minifigures and characters, and to really complete scenes. Obviously it Having it’s own CMF greatly helps this but the sets do too. I’m not one to want to buy duplicates of minifigs and CMFs to create an “army” like many of you are, but luckily I don’t even need to, as we’re getting so many figures!

I was looking at the Indiana Jones sets on Brickset (my favourite theme) and realising how much the minifigs were awesome, but lacking as well. No Hovitos tribesmen in Temple Escape? No Sallah or Toht in Raiders at all? No Donavon or Brody in Last Crusade? No Oxley or Mac in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at all? But now, they’re clearly cramming as many minifigs as they can into every set.

Edited May 16, 2020 by sammy_zammy

[TheRandomBlocker]

On 4/25/2020 at 2:17 PM, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Every year we seem to have a new hero giving us clues or descriptions. Last year it was @TheRandomBlocker and this year it was kingnono. Hats off to you my friends, you kept the long wait fun

Thank you all for the kind words, sorry I have been active this time around with the leaks, I actually got into serious trouble at work due to it and ended up losing my job, so I have distanced myself from this site, I now feel comfortable enough to come back as a mere leak enthusiast like all of you ☺️

[lego_guyon02]

2 hours ago, sebastian666 said:

I would be the happiest nerd in the world if we got a werewolf Lupin in CMF, but I think it’s unlikely. I’m holding out hope that werewolf Lupin is the exclusive minifig in the GWP Hogsmeade / Shrieking Shack microscale set.

Werewolf Lupin desperately needs a new mask/head mold so the GWP is highly unlikely (they don't get new molds). I can see him popping up in a CMF or Shrieking Shack set but that's pretty much it 

2 hours ago, sammy_zammy said:

Seriously considering doing the same. Got a bargain on Trelawney at £3 on FB Marketplace and Invisibility Cloak Harry on eBay recently, still trying to track down a Luna at a good price. Apart from that it’s just Harry, Hermione and Mad Eye Moody left (excluding the FB ones). But it’s been a pain having to pay more for specific characters!

I feel your pain. From the start I wanted to have the full series, managed to get all 19 figures except for Graves but I couldn't find him anywhere and due to his high price I eventually just gave up on him (couldn't justify spending 20+ euro on just that one figure). Lucky for me a very generous HP fan contacted me and went out of his way to get me one, can't thank him enough 

2 hours ago, TheRandomBlocker said:

Thank you all for the kind words, sorry I have been active this time around with the leaks, I actually got into serious trouble at work due to it and ended up losing my job, so I have distanced myself from this site, I now feel comfortable enough to come back as a mere leak enthusiast like all of you ☺️

Sad to hear that, must've really sucked for you. Good to know your back on EB though 

[Willsy]

7 hours ago, 8fifty said:

There are a lot of toy stores, Bricklink shops and ebay sellers where you can buy a complete set of 16 figures. They might be a little more expensive than 16 polybags - but definitely cheaper than getting lots and lots of duplicates. Just keep an eye on your country's shops 

 

I think I'll probably do this, as well as buy random packs from S@H (and give any spares to my partner ). 

[BrickBob Studpants]

4 hours ago, TheRandomBlocker said:

Thank you all for the kind words, sorry I have been active this time around with the leaks, I actually got into serious trouble at work due to it and ended up losing my job, so I have distanced myself from this site, I now feel comfortable enough to come back as a mere leak enthusiast like all of you ☺️

Very sorry to hear that  I hope you’ve found another worthwhile job in the meantime! How did they even find out about your leaked information in the first place? 

[chris6507]

4 hours ago, m0repotter said:

I think the figures I would be most looking forward to left in this wave would be OOTP Tonks (hopefully she either comes in CMF or a MoM themed set) and a second Ginny variant! Ginny has been shown such a cold shoulder during the revival of HP  I’d love it if she either somehow came w the CMF (although kingnono’s clues dont seem to imply this) or the Diagon Alley D2C w Flourish & Blott’s! I’d love to have a CoS Ginny 

 

OT: pls play nice everyone. there’s enough conflict in the world right now as it is. LEGO is something that bonds us! not something that should make us angry at one another...

Also FalconFan just confirmed in an IG Q&A that more sets are coming! Idk if this means in surplus to the D2C, CMF, unknown set, and Advent Calendar or what? 

I was reading the harry potter building the magical world book last night and was thinking just how much ginny was given the cold shoulder in the original waves. She only had two figures in the whole series (might have been a yellow one too, but I can't remember). But given she is a recurring character throughout the entire franchise, and could appear in any wave. She is constantly skipped. I mean she becomes harry's wife for goodness sake! :-D

[Vindicare]

5 hours ago, sebastian666 said:

They’ve used a snake head staff for the CMF Pharoah and Jafar. I could see them repurposing that for Lucius Malfoy, though it’s not really screen accurate.

I would be the happiest nerd in the world if we got a werewolf Lupin in CMF, but I think it’s unlikely. I’m holding out hope that werewolf Lupin is the exclusive minifig in the GWP Hogsmeade / Shrieking Shack microscale set.

Ah, duh...yes there’s that one too. I’d rather not have a cane than get the staff, honestly. It’s wildly inaccurate as they’re nit even the same type of cane. That would possibly mean a new mold being used in a GWP...which they could obviously do if they choose, but it’s pretty unheard of. 

4 hours ago, Otherworld said:

I had looked up the masked singer thing but only articles hinting at emma watson possibly being the anonymous kitty contestant came up, which only reinforces the possibility of cat Hermione.

Lupin could be possible, but a hermione figure is pretty much confirmed by kingnono and we’d have to leave out the rumoured tonks OR lockhart, leaving us either without a hufflepuff or ravenclaw to meet the 2 per house minimum... Lupin is another gryffindor.

I’m probably overthinking the show hint...seems more likely just to be meant as a person wearing a a mask. While movie wise it wasn’t a mask, but in terms of the minifig it would be. And since we’re getting Myrtle & the H & R polyjuiced, it makes sense. 

[chris6507]

2 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

I feel your pain. From the start I wanted to have the full series, managed to get all 19 figures except for Graves but I couldn't find him anywhere and due to his high price I eventually just gave up on him (couldn't justify spending 20+ euro on just that one figure). Lucky for me a very generous HP fan contacted me and went out of his way to get me one, can't thank him enough 

 

I was really lucky, I ended up with 4 of him. First and second ones I found in one full box and a near empty box (really surprised by that one) and then I stumbled across two more looking for extra trio figures for customs.

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, chris6507 said:

I was reading the harry potter building the magical world book last night and was thinking just how much ginny was given the cold shoulder in the original waves. She only had two figures in the whole series (might have been a yellow one too, but I can't remember). But given she is a recurring character throughout the entire franchise, and could appear in any wave. She is constantly skipped. I mean she becomes harry's wife for goodness sake! :-D

Ginny did indeed get a yellow version in the Chamber of Secrets set, in addition to the two versions from the 2010 (who both used repeat torsos). You’re right, she does get the short end of the stick, in merchandising in general and not just lego. I think the problem is that she’s got a very passive role in CoS, and then she basically becomes a background character for the next three books/movies. OotP is where she starts really coming into her own, but unfortunately, Neville does as well and that’s also when Luna is introduced - and for a variety of reasons those two seem to have more fans than Ginny. She definitely has less representation in Harry Potter merchandise than any other member of them sacred seven’.