Harry Potter 2021 - Rumors & Discussion

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

Really glad I didn't shell out for Lockhart.

[Textorix]

1 hour ago, living_off_lego said:

overall Diagon alley has pretty much lost its worth in terms of Minifigures (quote me if I got something wrong)most people bought it thinking that most minifigs will stay exclusive 

note: I didn't count exclusive Hogwarts robes, they are all pretty similar

I will correct you a bit. First of all there are still both Daily Prophet photographer and Florean as exclusive characters in DA set. Secondly its true that we have/are getting cheaper but different versions of characters like Lockhart, Ginny, Molly, Fred and George but that doesnt mean these minifigures lost any value (in eyes of minifigure completionist like me) because their variants in DA are still exclusive. In the end it also wouldnt matter anyways because Diagon Alley set was never about great minifigures but mainly about that georgeous build which is the best thing about that set. Also I dont believe Harry from silencio suprise box will be in advent calendar, I know its been rumored by multiple leakers but I feel like Lego wouldnt do that.

54 minutes ago, Guyon2002 said:

Out of curiosity, what June figs is everyone looking forward to seeing most?

Madam Rosmerta, Sinestra, Mrs. and Mr. Flume - because I love obscure and rare characters and I am also looking forward to new Lockhart, Dumbledore and Cat Hermione. Honestly the minifigures for this wave are so great that I might buy all these sets even though I dont like most of them :D

Edited April 12, 2021 by Textorix

[Darth Shadowthrone]

1 hour ago, Guyon2002 said:

Out of curiosity, what June figs is everyone looking forward to seeing most?

Honestly I’m more excited to see the builds than I am any more leaked figures. 
 

I’m most excited to see the Hogsmede shops in hd, the Chamber interior and the build for the chess pieces 

[Flixter]

1 hour ago, Guyon2002 said:

Out of curiosity, what June figs is everyone looking forward to seeing most?

Harry and Ron as Crabbe and Goyle, Lockhart, Dumbledore (possibly new?), Harry in his red sweater

Oh, and Justin and Creevy

[living_off_lego]

1 hour ago, Textorix said:

I will correct you a bit. First of all there are still both Daily Prophet photographer and Florean as exclusive characters in DA set. Secondly its true that we have/are getting cheaper but different versions of characters like Lockhart, Ginny, Molly, Fred and George but that doesnt mean these minifigures lost any value (in eyes of minifigure completionist like me) because their variants in DA are still exclusive. In the end it also wouldnt matter anyways because Diagon Alley set was never about great minifigures but mainly about that georgeous build which is the best thing about that set. Also I dont believe Harry from silencio suprise box will be in advent calendar, I know its been rumored by multiple leakers but I feel like Lego wouldnt do that.

I agree with you, yes we are getting cheaper but different versions, but I'm comparing how the Diagon alley minifigs stand up to the summer sets, ex: the Lockheart in DA his robes are purple while in the June sets his robes are orange robes, I'm basically saying how these Minifigures have lost their specialness from being in a 400$ D2C that will be available for maybe 3 years to a Minifigure that you can get a different version of the same character in a 120$ set that is available worldwide.

overall I'm not trying to come after you or anything but I'm trying to clarify that the DA minifigs have semi-lost their specialness from 400 $ set to a 120$, though I know that most people bought the set for the amazing build and not just the Minifigures 

[YetiZombie]

2 hours ago, Legofania said:

Actually Harry in the new wave will have a bit different torso. Under his robe jumper will be seen, while in DA set robe is fully closed. Not really big difference though

Ah good point, but yeah as @living_off_lego said, it's re-used amongst the trio in that set so I don't really count it as exclusive

[living_off_lego]

I need help

my aunt has tasked me on getting my 10-year-old cousin something for his birthday, he's into lego and has been reading harry potter over quarantine (my aunt says he's been enjoying it and that he's on prisoner of Azkaban) so far he's grown a collection over the last 2 years of Ninjago and city. my aunt says that I've got 100$ to go towards it. I've been trying to get my hands on the great hall over the past week but its out of stock on amazon in my area and lego shop at home takes 2-3 weeks to get here and I need it by Wednesday because the great hall is out of the question I don't know what to get him, any help is welcome, thanks.

edit: he's only on the 3rd book

Edited April 12, 2021 by living_off_lego

[Balrogofmorgoth]

8 minutes ago, living_off_lego said:

I need help

my aunt has tasked me on getting my 10-year-old cousin something for his birthday, he's into lego and has been reading harry potter over quarantine (my aunt says he's been enjoying it and that he's on prisoner of Azkaban) so far he's grown a collection over the last 2 years of Ninjago and city. my aunt says that I've got 100$ to go towards it. I've been trying to get my hands on the great hall over the past week but its out of stock on amazon in my area and lego shop at home takes 2-3 weeks to get here and I need it by Wednesday because the great hall is out of the question I don't know what to get him, any help is welcome, thanks.

 

Holy crap, I wish my parents bought me $100 Lego sets when I was 10. Anyway I’d probably go with either The Burrow or Astronomy Tower, they should be fairly easy to get your hands on

Edited April 12, 2021 by Balrogofmorgoth

[RaichuKing263]

I would say buy him the Astronomy Tower, I own both the great hall and the astronomy tower and the Tower is by far the most fun to build and play with.

[PsychoBuilder]

16 minutes ago, living_off_lego said:

I need help

my aunt has tasked me on getting my 10-year-old cousin something for his birthday, he's into lego and has been reading harry potter over quarantine (my aunt says he's been enjoying it and that he's on prisoner of Azkaban) so far he's grown a collection over the last 2 years of Ninjago and city. my aunt says that I've got 100$ to go towards it. I've been trying to get my hands on the great hall over the past week but its out of stock on amazon in my area and lego shop at home takes 2-3 weeks to get here and I need it by Wednesday because the great hall is out of the question I don't know what to get him, any help is welcome, thanks.

 

I’d say if you can’t get the Great Hall, get the Burrow. The AT definitely looks good, but without another part of Hogwarts or a great love of HBP, it would be a little odd.

[karrit]

20 minutes ago, living_off_lego said:

I need help

my aunt has tasked me on getting my 10-year-old cousin something for his birthday, he's into lego and has been reading harry potter over quarantine (my aunt says he's been enjoying it and that he's on prisoner of Azkaban) so far he's grown a collection over the last 2 years of Ninjago and city. my aunt says that I've got 100$ to go towards it. I've been trying to get my hands on the great hall over the past week but its out of stock on amazon in my area and lego shop at home takes 2-3 weeks to get here and I need it by Wednesday because the great hall is out of the question I don't know what to get him, any help is welcome, thanks.

 

I don't know where you live but have you tried Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble for the Great Hall?  

[BacktoBricks]

23 minutes ago, living_off_lego said:

I need help

my aunt has tasked me on getting my 10-year-old cousin something for his birthday, he's into lego and has been reading harry potter over quarantine (my aunt says he's been enjoying it and that he's on prisoner of Azkaban) so far he's grown a collection over the last 2 years of Ninjago and city. my aunt says that I've got 100$ to go towards it. I've been trying to get my hands on the great hall over the past week but its out of stock on amazon in my area and lego shop at home takes 2-3 weeks to get here and I need it by Wednesday because the great hall is out of the question I don't know what to get him, any help is welcome, thanks.

 

I'd say go with Hagrid's Hut or the Hogwarts Express and then get another smaller set alongside it, either HP or Ninjago/City. 

[living_off_lego]

2 minutes ago, karrit said:

I don't know where you live but have you tried Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble for the Great Hall?  

i have ive called and even drove to all of my local ones in my area with no luck

1 minute ago, BacktoBricks said:

I'd say go with Hagrid's Hut or the Hogwarts Express and then get another smaller set alongside it, either HP or Ninjago/City. 

thanks, ill probably do this or what @RaichuKing263 said and get him the astronomy tower, but then again he's only on the third book 

[krimimimi]

@living_off_lego, I agree, I'd have tried for the Great Hall, but in its absence the Whomping Willow set is a CoS set with a lot of memorable scenes, and then you could still afford a second set like the PoA Knight Bus. WW is not an iconic build, though, but I'm not sure if that matters to you? Other than that, the Clock Tower will probably retire before the Astronomy Tower, and is GoF orientated (the next book in the series), whereas the AT is a HBP set. If you can get in on sale or at least take advantage of the double VIP points, they're could even be enough to pick up a smaller set as well. 

ETA: Just checked and Target still had GH available online

And Walmart is showing it's in stock and free 2 day delivery 

Edited April 12, 2021 by krimimimi

[Zepthire]

I tried to choose sets based on 1. $100 Budget, 2. Third book and earlier, 3. Iconic and recognisable from the books without having to have seen the film.

From this I was thinking Knight Bus, Hedwig and Expecto Patronum.

However, I do think the burrow set is pretty ace and recognisable even if you haven't seen the movie the set is specifically based on.

Edited April 12, 2021 by Zepthire

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Dumbledore

Not wanting to question your choice, but totally questioning your choice here: why? Isn‘t it mostly likely just the CMF S2 version, but with the 2018 hairpiece in white?  Or is that why you‘re particularly looking forward to it?

[lego_guyon02]

14 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

Not wanting to question your choice, but totally questioning your choice here: why? Isn‘t it mostly likely just the CMF S2 version, but with the 2018 hairpiece in white?  Or is that why you‘re particularly looking forward to it?

The 2018 hairpiece in white would be more than enough reason to be excited for the new figure imo. I've always really liked Michael Gambon's Dumbledore but as I change all my sets and figures to be closer to the books/my own imagination I would love to be able to make all the Gambon figures look more like Richard Harris' version, which I find to be closer to the books. 

[Lion King]

Lockhart, Justin, Dumbeldore and the annoying photographer Colin.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Mine are Lockhart, Crabbe, and Goyle  Not sharing the enthusiasm for Justin though  He's most likely going to have a very common hairpiece, and the same goes for his face print (unless they give him a petrified expression, but not counting on that)

[lego_guyon02]

5 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

Mine are Lockhart, Crabbe, and Goyle  Not sharing the enthusiasm for Justin though  He's most likely going to have a very common hairpiece, and the same goes for his face print (unless they give him a petrified expression, but not counting on that)

It's the potential Hufflepuff robe that matters 

[Seaber]

JFF and Lockhart torsos, Sinistra full figure, bathroom set figures heads and hair. 

Keep forgetting we have a new Dumbledore coming, doesn't make my top figure/minifigure parts though. 

[Balrogofmorgoth]

2 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

Not wanting to question your choice, but totally questioning your choice here: why? Isn‘t it mostly likely just the CMF S2 version, but with the 2018 hairpiece in white?  Or is that why you‘re particularly looking forward to it?

Well the question was which minifigs we’re most excited to see, not necessarily which ones we’re most excited to have. I’m excited to see Dumbledore mostly out of curiosity toward what robes he’ll have, how different or not it is from past versions, and to see if he has that hair piece in white which would be pretty exciting

[RaichuKing263]

3 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

The 2018 hairpiece in white would be more than enough reason to be excited for the new figure imo. I've always really liked Michael Gambon's Dumbledore but as I change all my sets and figures to be closer to the books/my own imagination I would love to be able to make all the Gambon figures look more like Richard Harris' version, which I find to be closer to the books. 

Off-topic but one of my dad's teachers in college is/was married to one of the Dumbledore's

[The Brick Dude]

On 4/11/2021 at 1:53 PM, Juve said:

i get what youre saying but not having to buy the d2c and the fawkes is a huge relief. I just hope that they will do the DH sets and then be done with the theme so I can have a full set and dont have to spend money on pointless rereleases

Just wanted to say Forza Juve, Fino Alla Fine

[BrickBob Studpants]

Just deflating another stupid fake rumour before it gets any traction: that Gringotts escape set reported by a nobody on IG is obviously not going to happen  They couldn‘t even be bothered to come up with a set number that makes any sort of sense