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So we have first news of what awaits us during the now annual Back to Hogwarts Special Event lego has for the Harry Potter theme starting every September 1st.



The event will take place 01 - 07 September 2025, with GWPs (gifts with purchase) on offer while supplies last. Experience shows it's worth deciding what, if anything, you want in advance and acting quickly. Please note: the price thresholds for the GWPs may be off, but I'm not sure if this is the result of tariffs. Take them as ballpark figures, and we'll have to wait for official confirmation. I also think there's a good chance the pound and euro numbers are reversed. We'll know soon enough. ( Read more... )

If you're considering putting together an order for the GWPs, it's worth noting the Harry Potter BrickHeadz go on sale 01 September, and can be used to meet those thresholds. Even if you aren't an avid BrickHeadz collector, they're always worth a consideration for ebay as many people don't order from the lego store directly, although I'm not sure why.

We interrupt the Jane Austen MOC coverage to bring you some (admittedly scant) news about this year's D2C. We knew it was going to be Hogsmeade and had speculated that it would be minifig / playscale as we just had the nanoscale Diagon Alley set, and now we have confirmation on both counts, plus the name, price, and piece count. The 2025 lego Harry Potter theme D2C (Direct to Customer) set 76457 Hogsmeade Village will cost $380 USD (tariffs may yet affect that) and will have contain 3228 bricks. Release date, as we've come to expect, is timed for a 01 September "Back to Hogwarts" event.



Here's hoping it's as good as 75978 the Diagon Alley D2C was. That set has really stood up to the test of time.

Welp.

Everyone gets Crimbo jumpers!

Honestly that's about the extent of my positivity here. 😕 It's a return to the nanoscale or buildable things that you really can't do much with except maybe stick them on your tree and... Why???? What were they thinking? In past years, they've given us some prints we could use for our builds to upgrade stickers or just things that were missing altogether... and instead here we get a completely useless buildable microscale creature or a magical thing. Yay. 😐 For something that has been my favourite set of the year for years now, this is such a disappointment, so much so I don't think I'll buy one new. Anyway, if that buildup has made you curious and you want to spoil yourself, you'll find a pic beneath the fold. ( Read more... )

And we have two more leaks! Photos from the Quality Quidditch Supply & Fortescue's Ice Cream Shops Set and the Herbology Classroom: ( Read more... )

So there's been a crackdown on the individuals leaking the photographic material for the coming sets. Personally, I think it generates buzz, and that's a good thing, the dribs and drabs that keep us hanging on, ever eager for the next crumb, but obviously that's lego's call. One such individual, cmf-wotsit, has developed a workaround, which is sketching the new sets. We've now had confirmation via Fateful that the sketches line up with the pics they've seen for the Hogwarts Express Bookends, and it seems worth posting the latest sketch for 76448 Dumbledore’s Phoenix (previously $19.99, I'd expect it to go for $23 USD off of recent information about pricing).

We had two likely choices for this set, a small buildable creature or Dumbledore's actual Office (probably the scene where Fawkes helps Dumbles escape, or maybe the one where he regenerates). It looks like we now know which of the two it's going to be. Spoilers beneath the fold. ( Read more... )

We now have a picture of the Hogwarts Express Bookends which will be part of this summer's wave of Harry Potter them lego sets. As previously mentioned, it contains the 9 3/4 Station Platform in the background, and looks like a cute set. ( Read more... )

And we have our first leak from the summer 2025 wave of Harry Potter theme lego! It's from Aunt Marge's Visit to 4 Privet Drive! More beneath the fold... ( Read more... )

The rumoured prices below the fold. ( Read more... )

So all in all, a mixed bag. While I'm sure the designs will continue to delight, some of our pocketbooks may be seeing things differently.

And now we have pictures of the final two entries for the lego Harry Potter 2025 Winter Wave: ( Read more... )

We now have better quality pictures from Smyths of the new lego Harry Potter Winter 2025 wave sets the nanoscale 76444 Diagon Alley: Wizarding Shops and 76453 Malfoy Manor. They're 2750 and 1601 pieces respectively and due out 01 January 2025. ( Read more... )

And because he's not included in the Malfoy Manor set, a shout out to Harry and the Potters and their classic, "(No one's asking) 'Where's Ron?'" (aka "Where the hell is Ron?"):