Lego Harry Potter Great Hall Review

Everyone who purchased Lego Harry Potter Great Hall set agrees on the following: you really get a high-quality toy that Lego is famous for. It’s not just about the excellent quality of the design, but also about the educational and developmental potential that the toy has. The instructions are easy to follow, and while they’re having fun putting it all together, the children will also fine-tune their fine motor skills without even noticing. What is more, putting it all together will also teach them about patience and paying attention to details.

Even though this is a big model, the set doesn’t depict the entire Hogwarts castle, but rather a Great Hall where the feasts and the duel take place. Nevertheless, the structure is pretty big and incredibly detailed, and once you put it together, it looks like a gothic cathedral. In addition to the Hall, there is also a tower that contains the spiral staircase that can move, potions and a treasure room that come with adorable accessories such as cauldrons, potion bottles, gems, and a treasure chest.

The Great Hall itself has only enough room for the banners of two houses to be displayed at the same time, but the banners themselves are reversible so you can change them up whenever you want. There are also adorable food pieces that make it possible to organize a feast, as well as magic wands so you can have the characters duel.

There are ten minifigures that come with the set, and along with obligatory figures of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, there are also Hogwarts professors as well as some of their classmates and friends. There is the figure of the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, as well as professor Quirrel that comes with dual Lord Voldemort face. In addition to these, there is also a slightly bigger figure of Hagrid with his famous pink umbrella, and the ghost of the Gryffindor house Nearly Headless Nick. Of course, the set wouldn’t be complete without Draco Malfoy, and to everyone’s surprise, there is also the figure of Susan Bones, a classmate and a friend (she very much resembles Ginny Weasley, who, we have to point out, isn’t included in the set for some reason). In addition to all of them, you can also build your own Fawkes the Phoenix and Basilisk, the great snake, and there are Hedwig and Scabbers, beloved pets, but sadly, no Crookshanks the cat.

There are also “magical” items that will help recreate some of everyone’s favorite scenes, including the Sorting Hat as well as the Mirror of Erised. The mirror comes with images that can change so that they reflect the deepest desires of several characters: Harry Potter with his parents, professor Quirrel holding the Sorcerer’s stone, Ron with the House Cup, and professor Dumbledore with warm socks. There is also a small model of a boat with a lantern that takes students across the lake when they first get to Hogwarts.

When you get the set, you will get detailed illustrated instructions that are very easy to follow, and children won’t find it difficult to build the model on their own. Still, as it’s a complex set, it might take them long to assemble everything on their own. There is also an orange piece that you can use to pull apart two pieces that are stuck (something we all know often happens with Legos). One of the things most buyers love about this set is that it’s compatible with other Harry Potter Lego set that includes the Whopping Willow, and you can put them together for a more detailed Hogwarts castle.