Harry Potter 2020 - Rumors & Discussion

[Vindicare]

11 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

How about Lucius as a counterpart to Draco from S1? I know that Lucius has good chances to appear in DA, but I have my doubts they’ll want such an important character to stay exclusive to a 400$ set. Same goes for Lockhart, who could fill an entire CMF by himself with all of his costume variants 

It’s also the most likely place we’d get his snake cane. Although The Riddler did come with a question mark topper in the LEGO Batman Movie sets...so who really knows. They also went nuts with that theme. 

10 hours ago, Felkin said:

Both Gringotts and the Leaky Cauldron could easily be stand-alone sets, rather than part of Diagon Alley.

Gringotts is more likely to be a stand-alone, though, since Lego has shied away from making pubs before (note the lack of Moe the Bartender in the Simpsons line, and the rumoured cancelled Moe's Tavern set). Including the Leaky Cauldron as part of a Diagon Alley D2C would allow them to include an iconic location without focusing on a place which sells alcohol.

4193 The London Escape would like to have a word with you. The pub was even named, instead of just another building. 

8 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

The same thing was said about the 2020 Helicarrier and the Jurassic Park D2C. Everyone can make the decision for themselves ofc but ''you won't be disappointed'' no longer means anything to me 

That’s because too many people got themselves worked into a frenzy about it being the Community Center. 

[lego_guyon02]

9 minutes ago, Vindicare said:

That’s because too many people got themselves worked into a frenzy about it being the Community Center. 

Shortly before the set was revealed the info about it being a gate with Rex leaked. Regardless of it not being the Visitor Center some leakers still hyped it up because they themselves thought it was cool which is exactly why I used it as an example.

[sammy_zammy]

4 hours ago, RogueTwo said:

You otter be ashamed of yourself

#ThrowbackWednesday

Oh no, nottergain...

[BacktoBricks]

Just now, sammy_zammy said:

Oh no, nottergain...

Seriously if we start that again then this thread will be 500 pages before long. It 's already 'otter than all the other licensed threads. 

[RogueTwo]

23 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

Seriously if we start that again then this thread will be 500 pages before long. It 's already 'otter than all the other licensed threads. 

You actually bring up a real point here.  Harry Potter is tremendously popular, and the quality of the sets is excellent, but let's be real: the popularity of this thread is probably inflated by at least 200 pages of wishlisting, jokes, camaraderie, and staving off boredom (much like this very post).

[YetiZombie]

For those in the US who still haven't gotten the Astronomy Tower yet (like me lol), Zavvi has it for 5% off and free shipping. I held out for this long in hopes to get VIP points from LEGO.com, but I can't resist anymore!

[sammy_zammy]

3 minutes ago, RogueTwo said:

(much like this very post).

You have become what you sotter destroy...

[BacktoBricks]

Just now, RogueTwo said:

You actually bring up a real point here.  Harry Potter is tremendously popular, and the quality of the sets is excellent, but let's be real: the popularity of this thread is probably inflated by at least 200 pages of wishlisting, jokes, camaraderie, and staving off boredom (much like this very post).

Exactly. ?

[bluedog1111]

I think DA is most likely to leak on july 31st because it is the date of Harrys first trip to Diagon alley and his birthday. July 31st is such an important day in the harry potter books Lego probably wont pass up the chance to leak it then.

[Falconfan1414]

Just now, bluedog1111 said:

I think DA is most likely to leak on july 31st because it is the date of Harrys first trip to Diagon alley and his birthday. July 31st is such an important day in the harry potter books Lego probably wont pass up the chance to leak it then.

You mean LEGO reveal it...not leak it 

[bluedog1111]

right that is what I mean

 

[Accio Lego]

36 minutes ago, bluedog1111 said:

I think DA is most likely to leak on july 31st because it is the date of Harrys first trip to Diagon alley and his birthday. July 31st is such an important day in the harry potter books Lego probably wont pass up the chance to leak it then.

If they don’t fully reveal it then they’ll definitely tease it. 

But seriously, the VIP question submission pretty much revealed to anyone not up to date on gossip that there definitely is a Harry Potter D2C coming, and by Friday it will be nearly two weeks since that submission page appeared, so they’ve definitely given themselves enough time to select questions for an interview on a very Harry Potter fandom significant day.
 

And even if we don’t get a full D2C reveal this week, it’s almost certain we’ll get the CMF reveal this week (or at the very latest Monday or Tuesday of next week) - we have no idea when the D2C comes out, but we know the CMF comes out at the start of September, and they typically get revealed about a month before their release, so it’s time.

Basically, the odds of us finishing this week without a Harry Potter reveal are slim, and if we don’t get I’d be inclined to suspect Lego was planning something but had to delay it for some reason (the Q&A being opened for questions less than two weeks before the 31st is too much of a coincidence). 

[sammy_zammy]

It’s a weird feeling how after months of anticipation it could finally be here 

[Accio Lego]

14 minutes ago, sammy_zammy said:

It’s a weird feeling how after months of anticipation it could finally be here 

Lol.  Now I’m just imagining all those straight laced Harry Potter Lego fans who never sully themselves with leaks and only found out about the D2C because of the VIP questionnaire getting antsy “it’s been nearly two weeks!” while all of us on here are just sitting around like the Titanic meme “it’s been 84 years...”  

[Modal]

When did the first leak for DA come out? I don’t think I was following Lego until like May or so

[lego_guyon02]

5 hours ago, Modal said:

When did the first leak for DA come out? I don’t think I was following Lego until like May or so

Don't remember exactly when but I believe it was around February or March

7 hours ago, Falconfan1414 said:

You mean LEGO reveal it...not leak it 

Imagine if LEGO actually leaks it on the 31st and instead of proper setpictures they give us 1 blurry picture taken with a potato which almost allows you to touch and feel the pixels 

[BrickBob Studpants]

5 hours ago, Modal said:

When did the first leak for DA come out? I don’t think I was following Lego until like May or so

We first heard of a D2C from a German youtuber who attended Nuremberg Toy Fair, so it was at the beginning of February  

6 hours ago, sammy_zammy said:

It’s a weird feeling how after months of anticipation it could finally be here 

It is, feels like the end of an era almost  

[Felkin]

10 hours ago, Vindicare said:

4193 The London Escape would like to have a word with you. The pub was even named, instead of just another building. 

The pub was part of the set, but it wasn't the focus. The set name 'The London Chase' doesn't mention the pub, and on the box art it looks like just a background building, which allows them to include the pub without being seen to "promote" alcohol.

In the same way, I would expect the Leaky Cauldron to be part of the Diagon Alley D2C. Parents (who, let's face it, buy most Lego sets) may not want to buy a set that ONLY features a pub; they don't want their little children re-enacting what happens in a pub. "Look, mummy! Harry's drunk!"

But as part of Diagon Alley, Lego can focus on the journey from the muggle world to the Wizarding world via the transforming brick wall, with the Leaky Cauldron as just one part of it... possibly including bottles of Butterbeer and Gigglewater.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Today is the day of truth, first for the anticipated reveal tomorrow and second for my flimsy prediction model  (Stan, don’t fail me now!)

Sure, they could hold the Q&A event tomorrow without warning, but TLG typically either announce reveal videos (like the Ideas ones) in advance instead of shadow-dropping them or tease the set itself on Twitter. If neither happened today, I‘d be it a bit worried about tomorrow 

[chris6507]

Anakin Skywalker waiting for the reveal of Diagon Alley: "if you are suffering as much as I am, PLEASE, tell me."

Just out of curiosity... What other LEGO themes are you guys into? I'm very movie based with my LEGO. Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Jurassic World etc, with a little dabbling in super heroes (trying to quit) and star wars (way too many sets). Just curious what sort of mixes other people are into?

Edited July 30, 2020 by chris6507

[BacktoBricks]

10 minutes ago, chris6507 said:

Anakin Skywalker waiting for the reveal of Diagon Alley: "if you are suffering as much as I am, PLEASE, tell me."

Just out of curiosity... What other LEGO themes are you guys into? I'm very movie based with my LEGO. Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Jurassic World etc, with a little dabbling in super heroes (trying to quit) and star wars (way too many sets). Just curious what sort of mixes other people are into?

As someone who is also very much into Star Wars that joke was very much appreciated. ?

[BrickBob Studpants]

28 minutes ago, chris6507 said:

Anakin Skywalker waiting for the reveal of Diagon Alley: "if you are suffering as much as I am, PLEASE, tell me."

Just out of curiosity... What other LEGO themes are you guys into? I'm very movie based with my LEGO.

Basically every licensed theme in existence, Collectable Minifigures, Brickheadz, Ideas, the Chinese New Year sets, and Monkie Kid. Oh, and the new Art theme  I‘m trying to be as completionist with these as possible, drawing the line only at the ludicrously overpriced sets *glares angrily at empty space in my display cabinets where the SDCC exclusives should be*

Sets from other themes I buy occasionally  with no attempt of completing them. These include Creator Expert (where I focus on the car models mainly), Hidden Side, Ninjago, City, Architecture etc.

[Roebuck]

1 hour ago, Lego-Freak said:

Sure, they could hold the Q&A event tomorrow without warning, but TLG typically either announce reveal videos (like the Ideas ones) in advance instead of shadow-dropping them or tease the set itself on Twitter. If neither happened today, I‘d be it a bit worried about tomorrow 

They have already given us kind of a teaser with the VIP questions, but maybe they will do one for the brother masses also

[Gnukan]

1 hour ago, chris6507 said:

Mainly Ideas and modular buildings. I just got the chinese new year’s temple fair  though, such a pretty set

edit: messed up the qoute, the question was about other themes we’re into apart from hp

Edited July 30, 2020 by Gnukan

[Legopls]

I only collect licensed stuff. Mainly Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, Scooby-Doo, POTC and some Super Heroes stuff. I'm in no way a completionist though.

Edited July 30, 2020 by Legopls