Lego Harry Potter
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Lego Harry Potter is a Lego
theme based on the films of the Harry Potter
series. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States). Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, up until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
. The line then went dormant for three years.
In January 2004, Lego owner and CEO Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen announced a change in direction for the company, which at the time was facing a DKK 1.4bn loss, and that the company would focus on core products and not "big, movie-related IPs such as Harry Potter". A week later, the company clarified that this did not mean any immediate "radical changes", and that the Harry Potter theme would continue. However, the theme was discontinued after 2007 for a time.
In June 2009, it was officially announced by Lego that a video game, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
was in production and released in June 2010. Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
was released in November 2011.
Warner Bros.
and Lego
announced on February 12, 2010 that six sets including Hogwarts Castle, Hagrid’s Hut, The Burrow, Hogwarts Express, Dobby's Release, and Quidditch Match would be released in October 2010. These sets have newly decorated minifigures and animals including Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Lestrange, new owls and new pigs. Also announced was a Lego Harry Potter board game that was made available in August.
Lego Harry Potter is a Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
theme based on the films of the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series,...
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States). Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, up until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Michael Goldenberg and produced by David Heyman and David Barron...
. The line then went dormant for three years.
In January 2004, Lego owner and CEO Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen announced a change in direction for the company, which at the time was facing a DKK 1.4bn loss, and that the company would focus on core products and not "big, movie-related IPs such as Harry Potter". A week later, the company clarified that this did not mean any immediate "radical changes", and that the Harry Potter theme would continue. However, the theme was discontinued after 2007 for a time.
In June 2009, it was officially announced by Lego that a video game, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is a 2010 video game in the Lego video game franchise, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros...
was in production and released in June 2010. Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is a 2011 video game in the Lego video game franchise, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros...
was released in November 2011.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
and Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
announced on February 12, 2010 that six sets including Hogwarts Castle, Hagrid’s Hut, The Burrow, Hogwarts Express, Dobby's Release, and Quidditch Match would be released in October 2010. These sets have newly decorated minifigures and animals including Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Lestrange, new owls and new pigs. Also announced was a Lego Harry Potter board game that was made available in August.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 - 2002)
The first film (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) saw the largest amount of sets, with fourteen being made in total. Initially, only eleven were produced, however three more were released the next year.| Name | Number | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|
| Sorting Hat | 4701 | Harry Potter Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard... |
| The Final Challenge | 4702 | Professor Quirrell/Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort is the main antagonist of the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997... , Harry Potter |
| The Chamber of Winged Keys | 4704 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger... , White Queen Chess Piece |
| Snape's Classroom | 4705 | Professor Snape, Ron Weasley, Peeves |
| Forbidden Corridor | 4706 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger Hermione Granger Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She initially appears in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a new student on her way to Hogwarts... , Fluffy the Three-headed dog |
| Hagrid's Hut | 4707 | Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Norbert the Dragon. |
| Hogwarts Express | 4708 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger |
| Hogwarts Castle | 4709 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Professor Snape, Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year. He is frequently accompanied by his two accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen... , Peeves, Gryffindor Knight |
| Flying Lesson | 4711 | Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy |
| Troll on the Loose | 4712 | Harry Potter, Mountain Troll |
| Gringotts Bank | 4714 | Harry Potter, Griphook, Goblin, Rubeus Hagrid |
| Hogwarts Classrooms | 4721 | Harry Potter |
| Gryffindor House | 4722 | Ron Weasley |
| Diagon Alley Shops | 4723 | Hermione Granger |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 - 2003)
Ten sets were produced based on the second film in the series. Two of which were released the year after the second film. These sets were designed to be combined with the sets from the first film.| Name | Number | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Quidditch Supplies | 4719 | Draco Malfoy |
| Knockturn Alley | 4720 | Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy |
| Quidditch Practice | 4726 | Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Madam Hooch |
| Aragog in the Dark Forest | 4727 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Aragog the Spider |
| Escape from Privet Drive | 4728 | Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Vernon Dursley |
| Dumbledore's Office | 4729 | Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Harry Potter |
| The Chamber of Secrets | 4730 | Harry Potter, Tom Riddle, Ginny Weasley, Professor Lockhart, Ron Weasley, Fawkes the Phoenix, Basilisk |
| Dobby's Release | 4731 | Lucius Malfoy, Dobby |
| The Dueling Club | 4733 | Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Professor Snape, Professor Lockhart |
| Slytherin | 4735 | Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe/Harry Potter, Gregory Goyle/Ron Weasley |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The third film saw eleven sets released, including the first Lego Harry Potter mini set. In addition, the minifigures became fleshed toned, following Lego universal change for licensed characters.| Name | Number | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|
| Draco's Encounter with Buckbeak | 4750 | Draco Malfoy, Buckbeak the Hippogriff |
| Harry and the Marauder's Map | 4751 | Harry Potter, Professor Snape, Statue |
| Professor Lupin's Classroom | 4752 | Professor Lupin, Professor Snape (Boggart), Neville Longbottom |
| Sirius Black's Escape | 4753 | Harry Potter, Dementor, Sirius Black Sirius Black Sirius Black is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Sirius was first mentioned briefly in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as a wizard who lent Rubeus Hagrid a flying motorbike shortly after Lord Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter... , Buckbeak the Hippogriff |
| Hagrid's Hut | 4754 | Hermione Granger, Hagrid |
| Knight Bus | 4755 | Harry Potter, Knight Bus Driver/Stan Shunpike, Grim the Dog |
| Shrieking Shack | 4756 | Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Professor Lupin/Werewolf |
| Hogwarts Castle | 4757 | Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Trelawney, Draco Malfoy, 2 Dementors |
| Hogwarts Express | 4758 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Professor Lupin, Dementor |
| Motorized Hogwarts Express | 10132 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Professor Lupin, Dementor |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Only four sets based on the fourth film were released. The Harry Potter minifigure headpiece was redesigned in this series.| Name | Number | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue from the Merpeople | 4762 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Viktor Krum (Shark Head), Merperson |
| Graveyard Duel | 4766 | Harry Potter, Voldemort, Lucius Malfoy (Masked), Peter Pettigrew, 4 Skeletons |
| Harry and the Hungarian Horntail | 4767 | Harry Potter, Professor Dumbledore, Mad-Eye Moody, Hungarian Horntail |
| The Durmstrang Ship | 4768 | Headmaster Karkaroff, Viktor Krum |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Only one set was produced based on the fifth film foreshadowing the theme's assumed retirement. This was the last Harry Potter themed set until 2010.| Name | Number | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|
| Hogwarts Castle | 5378 | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Professor Dumbledore, Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Professor Snape, Professor Umbridge, 2 Thestrals, Death Eater Death Eater In the fictional world of the Harry Potter series, the Death Eaters constitute a group of wizards and witches, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, the chief antagonist of the series, who seek to purify the Wizarding community by eliminating the Muggle-borns... . |
Revival Series (2010)
Lego revived the Harry Potter theme after a three year gap from previous set released in 2007. These new sets were released October 1, 2010 within the UK. All sets are remakes of previous ones with the exception of one new set, The Burrow, which is based on a scene from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.| Name | Number | Based on | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeing Dobby | 4736 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter, Dobby, Lucius Malfoy |
| Quidditch Match | 4737 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter, Madam Hooch, Draco Malfoy, Oliver Wood, Marcus Flint |
| Hagrid's Hut | 4738 | Various Movies | Harry Potter, Hagrid, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Aragog, Norbert the Baby Dragon |
| The Burrow | 4840 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Fenrir Greyback, Bellatrix Lestrange , Errol |
| Hogwarts Express | 4841 | Various Movies, with particular elements from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood |
| Hogwarts Castle | 4842 | Various Movies | Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Professor McGonagall, Argus Filch, Filius Flitwick, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape, 2 Dementors, Ms. Norris, Lord Voldemort |
2011
Lego released four main sets in 2011. Diagon Alley was released in January, while the other three sets were released June 1, 2011, around the time of the cinema release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. However, the Trolley, The Lab & the Mini Hogwarts Express were all promotional sets that were released in different countries at different times, which were either being given away with newspaper offers, the purchase of Diagon Alley from the Lego Shop and also with the pre-order of the game, Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7. As of yet the Lego Harry Potter theme has not been discontinued but Lego hasn't confirmed any sets for the time being.| Name | Number | Based on | Minifigures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagon Alley | 10217 | Various Movies | Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Hagrid, Fred and George Weasley, Lucius Malfoy, Fenrir Greyback, Mr. Ollivander, two Gringott's goblins, and a skeleton. |
| Forbidden Forest | 4865 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film directed by David Yates and the second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David... |
Harry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid, Lord Voldemort, Narcissa Malfoy. |
| Knight Bus | 4866 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the third instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus, David Heyman and Mark Radcliffe... |
Harry Potter, Stan Shunpike, Ernie Prang, and the Shrunken Head. |
| Battle for Hogwarts | 4867 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film directed by David Yates and the second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David... |
Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Remus Lupin, Professor Sprout, Gregory Goyle, Lucius Malfoy, and a Dementor. |
| Trolley | 30110 | Various Movies | Harry Potter, Hedwig. |
| The Lab | 30111 | Various Movies | Harry Potter. |
| Mini Hogwarts Express | 40028 | Various Movies |
External links
- Lego Harry Potter at Lego.comLego.comLego.com is the official website of the LEGO Group and Lego brand toys. The Lego website has developed over the years, and aims to provide many extra services for fans, as well as being simply a shop and product catalog.-History:Lego.com began in 1996, as a small site with an online shop, one...