The magic of Lego

The Wizarding World is being recreated in Lego, with brick-built versions of everything from Hogwarts to the giant spider Aragog.

You can get Lego kits based on almost anything nowadays, from Jurassic World to Voltron, but if there’s one thing fans have been crying out for it’s a return to J. K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.

There used to be official Harry Potter sets back in the early 2000s, when the movies were out in cinemas, but the Boy Who Lived is building up to a comeback with a new range of entirely new sets and minifigures.


And since there’s a new Fantastic Beasts movie out this Christmas that’s getting some kits too, and both film series are being combined into a new set of blind bag collectable minifigures.

You’ll have to collect all these separately

Put your ear to the Internet and there are rumours of other sets to come in the future, including a giant-sized Ultimate Collectors Series Hogwarts that’s so big it only works with micro-sized minifigures instead of the usual posable ones.



That’s not been officially announced yet, but the following sets have and they’re going to be hard to resist for any fan…

Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) – £89.99

The biggest set at the moment, this includes the Great Hall and a tower containing the Mirror of Erised and Dumbledore’s office. You also get 10 minifgures and buildable versions of the Basilisk and Fawkes, plus non-human characters like Hedwig, Scabbers, and the sorting hat. As big as it all is, it also connects to the Whomping Will set for an even grander display.

Hogwarts Whomping Willow (75953) – £59.99

It’s usually only mega expensive supercars that get turned into Lego models but this one comes with a good old-fashioned Ford Anglia. There’s also the Whomping Willow, obviously, plus the Gryffindor dormitory and Snape’s classroom. Plus, you get a bunch of minifigures including Harry, Ron, Hermione, Snape, and Argus Filch.

Hogwarts Express (75955) – £74.99

This set looks cool even if you’re not a Harry Potter fan, with a bright red engine and a part of Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross station. The main three are included again as minifigures, plus Remus Lupin, a Dementor, and a chocolate frog.

Quidditch Match (75956) – £34.99

A big grass field with broomsticks flying above it doesn’t like the most exciting Lego set but this focuses on the four house towers and they actually look really good, with an action feature where you can set the Slytherin one on fire. You can also move the goalkeeper around in front of the goalposts, to block incoming balls, which is neat.

Aragog’s Lair (75950) – £12.99

The cheapest set and one that features both Harry and Ron minifigures. Although the value for money won’t help if you’re arachnophobic, because the giant-sized Aragog is actually pretty creepy-looking.

Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures (75952) – £44.99

Arguably the best of the sets isn’t any of the Harry Potter ones, but this recreation of Newt Scamander’s TARDIS-like suitcase. The whole thing opens up into its own playset and features a brick-built Erumpent, Occamy, and Thunderbird.

Grindelwald’s Escape (75951) – £19.99

A cheaper set for the new Fantastic Beasts film, this one features a flying carriage and a Pegasus-like Thestral. It’s also got a Johnny Depp minifigure, since he’s playing Grindelwald. Although he’s been immortalised in Lego before, thanks to the Pirates of the Caribbean films.

Considering how expensive Lego can be none of these sets are too exorbitant, but there are even cheaper options. Not just the minifgure blind bags but also new BrickHeadz figures. These are small buildable models that work a bit like Funko Pop! toys. The Hermione one is £9.99, Harry and Hedwig is £14.99, and Ron and Dumbledore is £17.99.



All the sets will be available to pre-order on July 1 and will be released on August 1. But some of them are already on the Lego shop site if you use the links above.

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