LEGO Harry Potter Celebrates 25 Years With Ministry of Magic Set, and The First-Ever Minifigure of a Specific Character

LEGO volition observe a 4th period of its Harry Potter scope with the motorboat of a caller Ministry of Magic set, featuring the first-ever Minifigure of Arabella Figg.

The 3,491-piece exemplary volition go disposable to LEGO Insiders connected August 29, and summation a wider merchandise connected September 1 for the franchise's yearly Back to Hogwarts Day.

The Ministry of Magic is simply a three-tiered acceptable measuring 51cm (20 inches) tall, with a aboveground level that includes the Leaky Cauldron pub and the reddish telephone container utilized to entree the Ministry's little levels. The halfway information of the physique amusement the building's multi-story offices and a miniature mentation of its aureate fountain. From the rear, features specified arsenic Umbridge's bureau and a Floo toilet tin beryllium seen. Finally, beneath each of this, the Hall of Prophecy lies successful hold — including what looks to beryllium the Ministry's magical Veil.

14 Minifigures are included successful the set, including the aforementioned all-new Arabella Figg. Also connected connection are: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Arthur Weasley, Mad Eye Moody, Albus Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy, Antonin Dolohov and Professor Umbridge. Shacklebolt's Lynx Patronus is besides included.

LEGO archetypal launched its Harry Potter scope successful 2021, the aforesaid twelvemonth that the franchise's archetypal movie arrived successful theaters. Over the past 25 years, much than 200 LEGO Harry Potter sets person been launched, with the largest being the 6,020-piece microscale Hogwarts Castle acceptable launched successful 2018.

The archetypal LEGO Harry Potter acceptable was the tiny Sorting Hat build, which featured a present alternatively dated minifigure of Harry Potter (featuring a yellowish LEGO tegument code and afloat magnitude legs). Fun fact: the Harry Potter scope was the archetypal to diagnostic mini Minifigure legs (the non-bendable bottoms that are present utilized commonly for shorter oregon kid minifigs).

Price-wise, The Ministry of Magic volition acceptable you backmost $449.99 / £389.99 / €429.99. As of yet, nary Gift With Purchase has been announced. So, what bash you think?

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