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We have pix and information now for the 2025 Polybag for the lego Harry Potter theme: 30706 Quidditch Lesson polybag (info from fateful_04). ( Read more... )

We now have pictures of this year's lego Harry Potter Polybag, and on the heels of last year's Cho in her Quidditch kit, it's frankly a little unexpected, although it makes more sense looking at some of the older ones. I think it won't be unwelcome, however, especially for people new to the theme.( Read more... )

In the dead of night (do they never sleep???), JB Spielwaren, a German lego store and one of my local sources for my colorful plastic habit, has posted pictures of the new Harry Potter lego Polybag, and they're far cooler than expected! (And also a cheery thanks to brickmerge.de, my hands down favorite price tracker in Germany, for the heads up that the pictures were out there.)

As we'd heard, it is in fact Quidditch themed polybag, 30651 Quidditch Practice, but contrary to previous rumors, it does not feature Ron (sorry, Ron), no, it's Cho Chang in the long desired Ravenclaw Quidditch robes at what is finally a broadly accessible price! W00t!

And w00t again!

I've never been so happy to see Cho in my life. 😆( Read more... )

Now, what are the chances Cho's alternative face is sleeping? (Having already disappointed me on this count with 76411 the Ravenclaw House Banner, I'm thinking slim to none. 😆) She's still the only one of the Second Task victims / treasures / rewards we don't have a sleeping face for, and given their preferred choice of darker skin tones for her, that makes it more difficult to find a substitution that's in keeping with the other versions of her minifig. Sleeping Cho! Sleeping Cho! Sleeping Cho! Sleeping Cho! 😴💤💤💤

Promobricks reports that we can look forward to another GWP (Gift with Purchase) next month, at least in some regions, so keep your eyes peeled!

As I've already covered, we can expect to see 40577 Hogwarts: Grand Staircase included free of charge as a GWP from the 15th to the 31st of July (or while supplies last) with all qualifying lego Harry Potter purchases in the LEGO S@H (lego's online shop) and in the brick and mortar stores. (In Germany, those are purchases of 130 Euros or more, in the US the threshold is rumoured to be $130. I'll provide details as they emerge.) However during the same period, promobricks has announced we can expect to see this year's HP Polybag 30435 Build Your Own Castle Hogwarts with all lego Harry Potter theme purchases upwards of 40 Euros. In the past, they've stacked freebies, so that would be nice. Last year the Hermione's Study Desk Polybag was only included on purchases made in the physical lego stores, so this would be a lovely change if accurate. w00t!



Above a model I made of eight different variants of the castle from the pieces included in the Polybag (those would be front and centre). Can you design one of your own?