Wizarding World 2022 - Rumors & Discussion

[steam235]

Was Voldamort ever at 9 3/4?

[Retro Brick Reviews]

My thoughts on the station discourse is that Hogsmeade Station is much more likely, since it's an open-air platform with a station building - something that can be replicated with total accuracy AND can exist both with the train and on it's own merit (like the Disney Station). King's Cross/9¾ is an enclosed station and thus would have to be a cross-section, which would be poor form for a near-$500 set.

[icm]

1 hour ago, steam235 said:

Was Voldamort ever at 9 3/4?

He appears for a moment when Harry is waiting for the train at the start of movie 5, but not in the book. The scene is deliberately ambiguous about whether he’s really there or whether Harry is imagining it.

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, steam235 said:

Was Voldamort ever at 9 3/4?

In the OotP movie Harry hallucinates him there (wearing a suit, hence why some people are referring to suited voldy despite him never actually wearing anything other than robes). I was never a real fan of that particular cinematic choice, because one of the main reasons that Harry insists on going to the Ministry to rescue Sirius is because he’s never had visions that weren’t 100% real before.
In any case, if you search for pictures of Voldemort actually sticking his tongue out like the leaked head has (as opposed to just screaming with the tongue visible) the best examples will be the GoF graveyard scene where he presses Harry’s scar and one of Harry’s other OotP hallucinations. Presumably, the leaked alternate Voldemort head is making people think that hallucination!Voldy is a possibility, and that’s why he’s being brought up as a possibility for 9 3/4. 

 

1 hour ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

My thoughts on the station discourse is that Hogsmeade Station is much more likely, since it's an open-air platform with a station building - something that can be replicated with total accuracy AND can exist both with the train and on it's own merit (like the Disney Station). King's Cross/9¾ is an enclosed station and thus would have to be a cross-section, which would be poor form for a near-$500 set.

Agreed, plus it hasn’t been made since 2004 (and not particularly accurately) while 9 3/4 has a good showing from 2018. Added on to that - in London most of not all the students would be in street clothes, but by Hogsmeade everyone’s supposed to be in uniform robes - hence, we’re more likely to get new student minifigs from Hogsmeade Station than 9 3/4. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

While I‘d also prefer Hogsmeade - because the station could be included in its entirety in contrast to King‘s Cross which would have to be only a small section of it - King‘s Cross is just the more iconic one of the two. Platform 9 3/4 is just too iconic to omit in a $470 HE set 

12 hours ago, Brickroll said:

Out of curiosity, how many body parts are you willing to bet Fulcrum is wrong?

None, I‘m not @THELEGOBATMAN  I’m not saying Fulcrum is wrong, I’m questioning why everyone is so willing to forgive him for the crap he pulled a coupla months ago

[Accio Lego]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

While I‘d also prefer Hogsmeade - because the station could be included in its entirety in contrast to King‘s Cross which would have to be only a small section of it - King‘s Cross is just the more iconic one of the two. Platform 9 3/4 is just too iconic to omit in a $470 HE set 

None, I‘m not @THELEGOBATMAN  I’m not saying Fulcrum is wrong, I’m questioning why everyone is so willing to forgive him for the crap he pulled a coupla months ago

Prior to this the most expensive Hogwarts Express set was the 2004 motorized version - which featured Hogsmeade Station, not 9 3/4, so it would hardly be unprecedented to have a more expensive set featuring the station with the less buzz worthy name (I’m reluctant to outright say less iconic, because there are some pretty iconic scenes that take place at that station). That being said, for a $470 I suspect we’re likely to get both, with Hogsmeade being the larger build. 
 

As for the Lego Fulcrum issue - I don’t particularly trust him, but I do trust that the plethora of other leakers that are trustworthy who’ve been reporting the information as well wouldn’t be doing so without their own sources of information that were confirming what he’s saying.

 

[???theriddler???]

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

[Accio Lego]

8 minutes ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

Glad someone had the guts to say it, I’ve been thinking the same thing. Will be interesting to see just how many “oh, I think I’ll http pick this up after all”s we’ll see posted here once the pictures drop. 

[Legocentrico]

45 minutes ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

😄 exact

[thenudeorganist]

I think regardless of the D2C (which will surely look great knowing Lego’s track record) we can safely say this is one of the strongest HP waves so far and a great return to form after the controversial last year. In addition to having spectacular individual sets, this wave has also opened the door for more DH sets. I’m already rather hyped for next year.

[RichardGoring]

1 hour ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

Yup.

But also, where would the fun in the forum be if we didn't do that? Every. Single. Time. 

[lego_guyon02]

Haven't been on the forum in a while, here are my thoughts on the new sets: 

Thestral Carriage
I love the Thestrals, both of them look fantastic. The figures and build, while pretty good, don't do much for me. I want to get 2 sets of these Thestrals but I'm undecided on wether I'll just buy the set twice or wait for them to hit BL and buy the 4 of them separately. 7/10

Sirius' Escape
This is without a doubt the worst Hogwarts section they've made since they rebooted the theme, the gaps in the walls and the exposed backs of the panels and arches look really bad. The figures are pretty bland and uninteresting to me, though I do like Sirius' new head. The white recolor for Buckbeak doesn't really work for him but that's totally fine with me as Hagrid had a whole herd of Hippogriffs in the books, I want to get 2 copies of this new Buckbeak to put alongside the 2019 version (which I'll keep using as Buckbeak). 2/10

Dumbledore's Office
This is probably one of the better looking sections of the new Hogwarts system but I still dislike it, it doesn't look or feel like Hogwarts to me. The figures are a bit of a mixed bag, Pince looks amazing and Filch looks good but I don't like how they reused the underwhelming Moments Snape figure and I'm getting tired of Dumbledore variants. Ms Norris should've gotten a new mold but I think she looks decent enough, also have to say I absolutely adore the little baby Fawkes. I'll get Pince, Filch, Ms Norris and baby Fawkes from BL. 5/10

Ministry of Magic
I still think the Ministry, the Atrium in particular, should've been saved for a $200-250 D2C but for what's presented here at the pricepoint I think the build is good. I don't really have much to say about the minifigures other than that this is an absolute treasuretrove and without a doubt the best Potter set we've ever gotten minifigure-wise! 9/10

Hungarian Horntail
This set was never going to satisfy me as it's based on the terrible movie design but I guess it's a decent representation of that version. The Harry figure doesn't do much for me as it's just a slightly better version of the 2019 figure but I do love the new broom piece. 6/10

Shrieking Shack
I'm very mixed on this set. The Shrieking Shack itself looks absolutely amazing but the Whomping Willow feels ridiculously tacked on and wasn't at all necessary. I get why they wanted to include the WW but it feels useless considering this new version is only slightly better than the 2018 version, which was already subpar. The minifigures are also a mixed bag, I love the new (human) Lupin and Padfoot but the rest of them either don't do anything for me or just feel like huge downgrades on past figures. They also dropped the ball on Werewolf Lupin. I want to get the set eventually for the Shack, (human) Lupin and Padfoot but definitely won't do so until the set is on sale. 7/10

12 Grimmauld Place
Definitely one of the best looking builds we've gotten in this theme and I love that this set comes with 3 of the figures I wanted to get most (OotP Sirius, OotP Tonks and Kreacher). Some of the figures are a bit bland though and I feel like the interior might be a little too colorful, that's easy to change though! 9/10

Hogwarts Express
Don't really have much to say about this set. I never cared for trains and while I do want to add the HE to my collection someday a $470 version is an easy skip, this should've been $250 at best. It's also safe to say a huge chunk of the budget will be taken up by the inclusion of motorisation, which is really annoying as it's really expensive and plenty of people don't care for it. 

Overall this year definitely feels like a much needed improvement on last year, which was just depressing really, but the Hogwarts sets are still crap. The LEGO Harry Potter team has been making some questionable decisions lately so I can only hope they'll be able to keep these improvements up and prevent a shocking drop in quality like last year from happening again.

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

Not liking an idea and thinking a set is amazing are not mutually exclusive though  While I maintain that a $470 HE is a bad idea, I still believe it‘ll be a fantastic-looking set.

@lego_guyon02: Good to have you back! 

Edited April 13, 2022 by BrickBob Studpants

[chris6507]

3 hours ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

I still maintain for myself that the Hogwarts icons was a completely garbage idea and equally rubbish set. And the stupid has has locked me out of completing my golden figures collection.  Well, unless I want to spend $120-$140 on 3 minifigures, but some of us have mouths to feed. Lol. Can't believe they're apparently doing it to Marvel now too. I mean kudos to those who liked it, but not everyone falls for it the minute they see a pretty picture. Lol. There were still a lot of people that thought it was a bad idea and after seeing it weren't going to buy it.

Hogwarts express "sounds" better than Hogwarts icons. But most of us already have one that's already minifigure scale. Doubt many people are desperate for a bigger one just yet.

Ohhh.... forgot.... Boooo LEGO, I don't like this idea! 

Also, random other thought.... I've just moved house and during that time purchased the parts to make the Griffindor Dormitory and then got the hospital wing set. Finally had the time to pull out all last years sets and excitedly put them all together so I could combine the new sets with all last years ones. There's definitely some cool details in some of the "scenes", but overall it just feels so ugly both front and back. I could only stand it for about a week and then I shoved it in a wardrobe and two weeks later I finally brought myself to take it apart again. I really hope they stop this whole modular idea soon, it's not doing the theme any favours in my opinion.

Edited April 13, 2022 by chris6507

[BrickBob Studpants]

In my opinion, they should have done it in the style of the Crocodile Creator Expert set with brick-built tracks at $250  Do I look like I have space for a full set of tracks plus one or even two stations?  

[Hiker13]

21 hours ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

Oh, I wouldn't go that far. I have yet to see anyone harassing the LEGO social media for a Gringotts set, nor anyone threatening to quit the hobby because they haven't delivered the one very specific object of desire.

Getting closer though…😏

4 hours ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

So I want chocolate ice cream and I keep getting vanilla, strawberry, etc. 

 Still ice cream, still good, but not what I want.

[Jazzahh]

 

6 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

In any case, if you search for pictures of Voldemort actually sticking his tongue out like the leaked head has (as opposed to just screaming with the tongue visible) the best examples will be the GoF graveyard scene where he presses Harry’s scar and one of Harry’s other OotP hallucinations.

I’d say an even more iconic scene where he actually sticks out his tongue is during the ministry battle with Dumbledore, when he creates this dragon of fire that shoots towards Dumbledore. So perhaps an extension of the new ministry set or something? 

[BrickBob Studpants]

19 minutes ago, Jazzahh said:

So perhaps an extension of the new ministry set or something? 

I highly doubt there’s another set coming. My guess would be either an accessory pack or a polybag, even though those tend to leak as a whole rather than just individual parts included in them 

My dream would be a bad guy accessory pack with Voldy and some OotP Death Eaters, but we shall see

[evanevanevan]

I could see the tongue-out Voldemort appearing as a little Easter egg in the D2C, behind a turning wall or something. Kind of like Peeves in the first ever Hogwarts castle

[BlueberryWaffles]

6 hours ago, ???theriddler??? said:

This will be just like the other years. 'The D2C isn't going to be Gringrots'. 'Booooo Lego, I don't like this idea.' *The official pictures release* 'Wow: this set is actually amazing I need it. Much better than expected'. The icons set was fine guys.

Speak for yourself, I still don't think the Icons set was anything special, especially so soon after we already got a different buildable Hedwig statue.

[BrickBob Studpants]

30 minutes ago, evanevanevan said:

I could see the tongue-out Voldemort appearing as a little Easter egg in the D2C, behind a turning wall or something. Kind of like Peeves in the first ever Hogwarts castle

It’s too early for that sort of leak, unless the D2C set gets released way sooner than we thought  The DA minifigs started to leak in July

Edited April 13, 2022 by BrickBob Studpants

[Alexandrina]

33 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The DA minifigs started to leak in July

It's been a while but didn't the DA Harry leak really early? Like, a long while before the rest of the figures?

Of course, I could be completely misremembering!

[mirkwoodspiders]

4 minutes ago, Alexandrina said:

It's been a while but didn't the DA Harry leak really early? Like, a long while before the rest of the figures?

Of course, I could be completely misremembering!

You're right, it did leak really early. Most of the forum was in the dark about where he fit until the DA reveal I think.

[krimimimi]

No, I thought dirty!Harry was very early. (Thanks for the Cody explanation, btw.) 

ETA: ninja'd.

2 hours ago, Jazzahh said:

I’d say an even more iconic scene where he actually sticks out his tongue is during the ministry battle with Dumbledore, when he creates this dragon of fire that shoots towards Dumbledore. So perhaps an extension of the new ministry set or something? 

How on earth do you people remember when Voldy stuck his tongue out??? Or do you just google 'Voldy' & 'tongue' images and somehow aren't overwhelmed by extremely questionable fan art? (I'll admit to not be willing to try it as yet.)

Edited April 13, 2022 by krimimimi

[Alexandrina]

1 minute ago, krimimimi said:

(I'll admit to not be willing to try it as yet.)

Google Images is actually pretty tame on this one - mainly terrible memes with a few actual pictures of Voldemort poking his tongue out.

The preview for Images that you get on the regular Google search, though? At least one of the results appears to be correcting "Voldy tongue" to "Moldy tongue", and that's something I hope Lego never puts into brick form.