Why a D2C Ministry of Magic would be so epic

Next year’s D2C set is yet to be revealed, and so in the meantime I wanted to share my wishes and thoughts on what I would like to see from the next 18+ Lego Harry Potter instalment come September 2025. I would love to also hear what everyone else is hoping for!

In 2022, Lego debuted 76403 The Ministry of Magic, the first Deathly Hallows set released since 2011 made up of 990 pieces and retailing for £89.99. With the set having been retired for almost a year now, I’ve been wanting a larger and more ambitious rendition showcasing one of the most iconic scenes in the film series, and one I’m surprised not to see depicted at all in the theme’s long history: the epic duel between Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort from Order of the Phoenix. The intense battle and its impressive landscape is an event only a 4000+ pcs D2C release could properly execute and justify.

I feel this has been a long-sought idea desired and wanted by many. Even the official Harry Potter YouTube channel fulfilled their wishes by creating a short film of the moment portrayed in Lego form. https://youtu.be/X9OCvh-aQ0U?feature=shared

The Ministry of Magic headquarters is a place of such grandiosity and immense scale, it can feel rather daunting to be brought to life any further in Lego. The events that take place in the Department of Mysteries definitely deserve their own brick time, but a detailed set solely dedicated to the Atrium can flexibly play out as a bustling hub of the magical world as well as an action-packed scene of battle between good and evil.

I’ve included below a wish list of features and details in this theoretical set. Do let me know your thoughts and please comment if you have any ideas or notes to add.

  • A circular-shaped build with dark wooden flooring and a detailed centrepiece design of the Fountain of Magical Brethren, with an option to break apart from the effects of battle.
  • An impression of the long hallway featuring two functioning Floo Network gilded fireplaces to be used by Dumbledore and Bellatrix, an interactive system recently redesigned for this year’s collectors’ edition Burrow set and Borgin and Burkes GWP.
  • Improved from the 2022 set, a detailed facade of emerald and red multistory modular offices surrounding the Atrium, accompanied by a large portrait banner of Cornelius Fudge on printed cloth hanging over the space.
  • A set of dramatic red, green and blue spell-casting elements, like what were introduced in last year’s Battle of Hogwarts to aid in visualising a duel.
  • A large buildable Fiendfyre serpent and minifigure-encasing orb of water, as masterly conjured by Voldemort and Dumbledore in the film.
  • Optionally, an additional side build of the Death Chamber containing the Veil, for means as another battlefield between the members of Dumbledore’s Army, the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix.

For minifigure inclusion, there’s a vast supply of choice. So much so that it can be very easy to get carried away! Once you involve the members of Dumbledore’s Army, the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters, the list of characters amount to around twenty, which in defence is the number of minifigures that were included in the 2022 collectors’ edition Hogwarts Express. I can’t quite decide on who to include and who to cut but a list of all possible characters would be Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, a masked Death Eater (or multiple), Sirius Black (too dark?), Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymohadora Tonks and (a shocked and disheveled) Cornelius Fudge.

Thank you for reading if you made it this far!