LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2022 – Daily Countdown
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Hello and welcome (back!) to the Jay’s Brick Blog daily countdown of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar!
This is LEGO’s fourth year of Harry Potter Advent Calendars, and similar to the 2021 version, there’s some sort of game included in the 2022 version as well!
Check out the HP Advent Calendars from 2021, 2020 and 2019 for references into past LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendars if you’d like a refresher!
This year, in addition to Harry Potter, I’ll also be counting down the Star Wars, Friends and Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendars as well, just like last year.
You can check out each countdown here
- 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar
- 2022 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar
- 2022 Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar
- 2022 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar
To make it easier for you to check out each day’s section, as this post is going to grow longer with every new window, all you have to do is click on the Day you want, and you will instantly jump to the corresponding section.
- Day 1 – Ollivander’s Wand Shop
- Day 2 – Quidditch Goalposts
- Day 3 – Harry Potter
- Day 4 – Whomping Willow
- Day 5 – Chamber of Secrets
- Day 6 – Moaning Myrtle
- Day 7 – Knight Bus
- Day 8 – Dementors at the Great Lake
- Day 9 – Sirius Black
- Day 10 – Goblet of Fire
- Day 11 – Triwizard Cup
- Day 12 – Lord Voldemort
- Day 13 – Room of Requirement
- Day 14 – Hall of Prophecies
- Day 15 – Nymphadora Tonks
- Day 16 – Horace Slughorn Armchair
- Day 17 – Pensieve
- Day 18 – Professor Snape
- Day 19 – Hagrid’s Motorcycle
- Day 20 – The Burrow
- Day 21 – Hedwig and Spinning Dice
- Day 22 – Gringotts Bank
- Day 23 – Hogwarts Express
- Day 24 – Neville Longbottom
- Conclusion & Final Thoughts
How does the daily advent calendar countdown work?
If you’re new here, I post daily updates on each window of the 2022 Harry Potter Advent Calendar. I usually post updates in the morning, but sometimes if things get too busy, updates will be posted in the evening. I’ll update this post each day, as I don’t really enjoy the practice of creating new posts for each day as it keeps it so much cleaner, so bookmark this post to come back every day!
Unlike other sites, I’m actually opening each window as I go, and I’ve been able to be relatively spoiler-free to be as surprised as I can get. All reviews, thoughts and reactions are live as we go along, there are no pre-planned photos or thoughts, unless I happen to be travelling or away from home.
Do note that I’m based in Melbourne, Australia (GMT +11) so we’re ahead of most of the world (except New Zealand) so to avoid spoilers, try to come back to this post after you’ve opened your window and built the daily model especially if you’re located in other time zones.
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Here’s a look at the Advent Calendar with the front flap opened. The base has a swirly misty blue circle that looks like a Pensieve, and along each side are bricks with different symbols on them. We’ll find out right at the end how the game comes together and what the board is meant to do!
Here’s a look at the 24 windows of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar. There are different symbols on each window, followed by an illustration of Dumbledore’s Office in the background.
You count upwards from 1 to 24, so don’t make the mistake of going backwards!
As always, the instructions are found on the inside of each window flap, so be gentle when opening them as you’ll need to sometimes refer to them for slightly more complicated builds!
Day 1 started off with a really tricky one, and my daughter had trouble this morning piecing this one together!
Without wasting any time, let’s get started with the 2022 Harry Potter Advent Calendar countdown!
Day 1
Day 1 starts off with a pretty challenging build of Ollivander’s Wand Shop, which was a little hard to guess. I initially thought it was 12 Grimmauld Place, but the curved windows out the front didn’t seem quite right, so Ollivander’s it was!
The tall curved windows that flank the entrance, and the sign are represented well at this scale, although I don’t quite know what the tall rod is meant to signify. Hopefully it becomes clear in the next few days.
Here’s a look at the LEGO Diagon Alley set which features a full-sized Ollivander’s Wand Shop, as well as one from Univeral Studios for reference.
The instructions for Day 1 are quite hard to follow as the build contains 33 parts, which is quite high for an Advent Calendar, so here’s a work in progress build shot to help you understand how some of the parts go together.
And here’s a look at the top view, and back of Ollivander’s. Make sure to face the masonry bricks the right way, we got it wrong the first time we put it together.
And here are the spares. Not too bad for Day 1, but I was surprised by how tricky the build was. Other than that, I think it’s a decent microscale version of Ollivander’s and I very much look forward to Microscale Advent Calendar builds, so I’d say we’re off to a strong start.
Check back tomorrow to see what we get in Day 2!
Day 2
Following on from Day 1’s micro-build, we have another tiny model, with Day 2’s Quidditch Goalposts. These are immediately recognisable as the three rings that Chasers attempt to throw Quaffles through, giving their teams 10 points.
The grey colour is a little odd, as I’m usually used to them being gold or at least tan, such as in the 2018 LEGO set, but these do the job really well at this scale.
Another neat detail is the inclusion of the house colours, Maroon and Yellow for Gryffindor, and Silver and Green for Slytherin, suggesting that this is a nod to the epic Quidditch rivalry between both houses.
And that’s Day 2 so far, a great duo of micro-builds that I’m loving. I would like a minifigure or character next, so hopefully we’ll see one on Day 3! Check back tomorrow to see what we get!
Day 3
On Day 3, right on cue, we get a Harry Potter minifigure. It wouldn’t be a LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar without Harry, and this version here depicts Harry in Chamber of Secrets, so he has short legs, and is in his Gryffindor robes.
It’s a fairly rare minifigure, as this particular variant of Harry has only appeared once, in a really expensive set 76389 Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets, so fans who don’t have that set will be glad to get this in a relatively accessible Advent Calendar.
Here’s a look at his back where he has a a terrified face.
The inclusion of a tan 2 x 4 plate is interesting, and at first I thought it was just a minifigure stand, but I then realised, that Day 1 and 2’s build also had a 2 x 4 footprint, and these conveniently fit on the game board, which suggests that they’re pieces of the game!
That’s Day 3 so far, and now that we have the expected minifigure out of the way, I’m excited to see what else Day 4 and beyond brings! Hopefully more location micro builds!
Day 4
The 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar continues to impress with Day 4’s excellent rendition of a micro Whomping Willow! Like all the other models, the microbuild sits on 2×4 plate and cleverly uses brown corner slope pieces, and brown flower stems for the trunk and trees.
The inclusion of the light blue Ford Anglia, held aloft at an interesting angle by an angled bar is just brilliant, and makes for a perfect way to establish a sense of scale, as well as place this build as being from The Chamber of Secrets.
Outside of a plain LEGO Harry Potter minifigure, I have been really enjoying the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and just how great the micro models have been. Seriously can’t wait for Day 5 and hope we get more of these wonderful micro builds!
Check in tomorrow to see what’s behind Door number 5!
Day 5
Day 5 of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent continues to impress with this ingenious Chamber of Secrets micro model. Salazar Slytherin’s head is cleverly assembled using cheese slopes for his wavy hair. The use of a modified 2×1 brick with studs for his follow eyes are brilliant as well.
The Basilisk emerging from Salazar’s mouth is also brilliant, and creates a very dramatic effect.
Here’s a shot from the scene in Chambers of Secret that this model references.
Day 5 and I am truly spellbound by the quality of models so far, and just how well designed these micro-models are. This finally feels like the Harry Potter Advent Calendar maturing and coming into its own, and I seriously look forward to opening this calendar the most (along with Star Wars) among this year’s lineup.
Check in tomorrow to see what Day 6 brings, and if it can continue this exceptional run of models!
Day 6
Now we’re getting into fun territory! Day 6 of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar gifts us a Moaning Myrtle minifigure, but this one is exclusive to this Advent Calendar!
The ghost of Myrtle Warren, who was infamously murdered by the Basilisk haunts the second-floor girls’ bathroom, where she’s often found crying or wailing.
The minifigure is really nice, with a more greyscale colour scheme that fits the Harry Potter ghost aesthetic much better, and she also has a dual-sided head with an alternate crying expression.
We had a moaning Myrtle minifigure previously in 2020’s LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures Series 2 which was much bluer, so this is a nice variant for LEGO Harry Potter fans.
That’s it for Day 6 so far. Good to see 2 minifigures so early on, and the fact that this variant of Moaning Myrtle is exclusive to this Advent Calendar makes this a particularly good day.
Now if we can return to the excellent microbuilds for Day 7 tomorrow, that would be swell!
Day 7
Right on cue with a different base colour, we’re now in the third film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with Day 7’s excellent Knight Bus build!
The Knight Bus is a triple-decker magical bus that picks Harry up as he escapes Privet Drive (after accidentally inflating Marjorie Dursley like a balloon), and hops on it to get to Diagon Alley.
The build is unmistakeable, with the different levels captured well, and I also like the street lamp as well, which serves as a mini footpath/sidewalk.
The 2022 LEGO Harry Potter is showing so signs of slowing down and we get another terrific window and microbuild once again. Let’s see which Prisoner of Azakaban scene OR minifigure we get tomorrow for Day 8!
Day 8
Wow, the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent continues to impress with Day 8’s Dementor Attack At the Great Lake, which features a miniature scene where Dementors swarm across the Great Lake to deliver the kiss of death to Harry, Hermione, and Sirius.
It’s very simple, but captures the essence of the scene well.
I love the inclusion of these 2 micro-dementors, which were included in the massive 71043 Hogwarts Castle, and how they’re orientated to look like one is in flight, and the other is floating above the water.
That’s Day 8 so far, and safe to say, I’ve been spellbound by the quality of builds and scenes chosen so far!
Check tomorrow to see what we get in Day 9!
Day 9
We’re definitely starting to see a consistent pattern here, as we get a Sirius Black minifigure for Day 9, capping off the group of builds from Prisoner of Azkaban.
This Sirius Black minifigure is exclusive to this Advent Calendar. I’m not 100% sure where this particular outfit is from, but I think it may have been in his wanted poster, but if any Potterheads can chime in, it’d be appreciated!
Here’s a look at the back printing and his anternate face which has an angry/fierce expression!
An additional exclusive (so far) element is his Azkaban Prison number, which further leads me to believe that this is his outfit from the mugshot.
And that’s it for Day 9 so far, and what a great way to close off the Prisoner of Azkaban. If we’re following the series so far, it definitely suggests that we’ll get a Goblet of Fire build tomorrow with its own new baseplate colour. Check back in tomorrow to see what Day 10 will bring!
Day 10
Just as we expected, Day 10 gives us a Goblet of Fire build, the actual Goblet of Fire itself! The wooden goblet has blue flames emanating from it. It’s immediately recognisable, and sets off the tone for this cycle of Goblet of Fire builds.
A pleasant surprise is the inclusion of this printed tile, which has Harry Potter’s name scribbled on the burnt parchment, a nod to the dramatic scene where his name is drawn from the Goblet of Fire and he becomes the 4th champion of the Triwizard Tournament.
This is a brand new element and is thus far exclusive to this Advent Calendar!
A decent build that’s highly improved by the presence of the printed tile, building the anticipation of what other builds or references we might get in the next few days. Check in tomorrow to see what we get on Day 11!
Day 11
On Day 11 we get the Triwizard Cup, the trophy and ultimate prize awarded to the winner of the Triwizard tournament!
The model itself is a little plain, but captures the shape and translucent cup well, although it looks more like a fancy vase than a magical tournament trophy.
It definitely doesn’t look as mystical as its depiction in the movie.
I do wish we got the dragons depicted on the handles, as the handles on the LEGO model look very plain.
Day 11’s Triwizard Cup is probably the weakest design so far in the Advent Calendar, but again, at least its recognisable!
Hope Day 12 fares better. Check in tomorrow to see what we get!
Day 12
On Day 12, the halfway point of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, we get He Who Must Not Be Named himself, Lord Voldemort to close off the Goblet of Fire builds.
He looks… incredibly goofy, with his forked tongue sticking out, and I believe this head and face print is new and exclusive to this Advent Calendar, as well as his dark green robes.
It’s both hilarious and partly disconcerting seeing Voldemort stick his tongue out like this.
Here’s a look at his back printing. If only his skirt piece has printed details too!
And that’s a wrap on Goblet of Fire – so far, it’s the weakest book/movie yet in terms of the builds, but for tomorrow, we head into the Order of the Phoenix! Check back to see what we get for Day 13!
Day 13
On Day 13, we start our foray into the Order of the Phoenix with the Room of Requirement! This micro build was one of the toughest for me to guess, and I suspect might elude some Harry Potter fans!
I believe the model takes inspiration from this shot, where you can see the floating curved pillars, and the statuette is meant to represent this menacing looking statue that Dumbledore’s Army uses to practice their spells while using the Room.
A tricky build to make out, but once you realise what it represents, it becomes another great build.
Come back tomorrow to see what we get on Day 14!
Day 14
Following on from yesterday’s Room of Requirement, on Day 14 of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, we head to the Department of Mysteries for this micro-scale Hall of Prophecies!
The Hall of Prophecies with its towering racks of prophecies are represented with trans-blue studs, and it’s a decent enough representation of the climactic show showdown between the Order, Dumbledore’s Army and Death Eaters.
Here’s a reference image from the Department of Mysteries scene to jog your memory!
Not a bad model, and one that captures one of the more memorable scenes from Order of the Phoenix. can’t wait to see what minifigure we get tomorrow for Day 15!
Day 15
Wow! To close off the Order of the Phoenix builds, Day 15’s window gets us a Nymphadora Tonks minifigure! Tonks, as she is affectionately known is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and is a Metamorphmagus, allowing her to shapeshift and change her appearance.
Tonks has been a relatively rare character, so it’s great that she’s available in this Advent Calendar. She’s only showed up twice previously, in the now-retired 75980 Attack on the Burrow, and 76408 12 Grimmauld Place.
To make this variant of Tonks even more awesome is her dual-sided head, which has her duck face! In Order of the Phoenix, she entertains the dinner table by taking the appearance of a duck and pig.
What a fantastic way to end the Order of the Phoenix arc, and I’m extremely pleased with Tonks! Tomorrow, we begin the Half-Blood Prince series, so check back to see what we get for Day 16!
Day 16
Wow, I definitely was not expecting to start the Half Blood Prince with a head sticking out of an armchair, but here we have Day 16 with Horace Slughorn in disguise as an armchair!
Once the Potions Master at Hogwarts, with a penchant for hanging out with gifted individuals, we get this hilarious build of him mid-transformation. He disguises himself as an armchair to avoid Death Eaters, until being discovered by Dumbledore.
Here’s the reference from the scene in question!
Horace even has a dual-sided head, with a more neutral expression.
This is such a fantastic start to the Half Blood Prince builds, and in some ways, kinda qualifies as a minifigure.
Can’t wait to see what we get tomorrow for Day 17!
Day 17
On Day 17, we get a crucial artefact from the Half Blood Prince, a pensieve. It’s a powerful magical item that allows users to review and store their memories in it, and in the movie/book, Dumbledore uses it to share important memories of Tom Riddle/Voldemort with Harry.
The build is simple, yet recognisable because of the trans-blue pool of mystical memory water.
That’s it for Day 17! I can’t wait to see which minifigure we’ll get in Day 18. Check in tomorrow to see who we’ll get to represent the Half Blood Prince!
Day 18
It seems fit to end the Half Blood Prince with the Half Blood Prince himself, Professor Snape! Day 18 gives us the Hogwarts Potions Master, which is another excellent addition to the high calibre lineup of minifigures we’ve been getting so far.
This Snape isn’t exclusive, as he’s previously been included in 76383 Hogwarts Moment: Potions Class and 76402 Hogwarts: Dumbledore’s Office but it’s still nice to receive him, especially if you don’t have either of those sets.
Here’s a look at his dual-sided head, which has back printing, and a dour expression.
And that’s it for Day 18 so far! So I’m beginning to wonder how we end the Advent Calendar. We have 6 more days remaining, and looking at the cycle, does this mean we’ll get builds and minifigures from Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2?
Check in tomorrow to see how we close out the 2022 Harry Potter Advent Calendar!
Day 19
On Day 19, we begin our foray into the Deathly Hallows Part 1 with another brilliant build – Hagrid’s flying motorcycle!
There’s a grey tandem seat which Harry occupies in the dramatic scene where the Order of the Phoenix take polyjuice potion to all look like Harry Potter, and fly towards The Burrow where they’re intercepted by Death Eaters.
This is a really cool build, and I love the waves (or clouds) beneath, which creates this dramatic movement effect, as well as the flames erupting from the back.
It’s a great start to the Deathly Hallows, and I’m very impressed by just how well this micro-build works. Check back tomorrow to see what we get on Day 20!
Day 20
Right on cue and a neat continuation of yesterday’s build is Day 20’s The Burrow microbuild.
Do note that I messed up the build in the photo, and forgot one more red roof piece for the back. Unfortunately, I’m now away for Christmas, and can’t fix it, so please build it properly!
The Burrow’s tall, narrow and wonky-looking shape is captured well in this model, and I especially like the micro trees which further provide a sense of scale for the build.
Can’t believe there’s only 4 more days left in the 2022 Harry Potter Advent Calendar! Check back tomorrow to see how we close off Deathly Hallows Part 1!
Day 21
Day 21 is pretty bittersweet, and to close of Deathly Hallows Part 1, we have Hedwig, Harry Potter’s snowy owl. Hedwig was brutally murdered by Death Eaters during the dramatic escape to The Burrow.
It hurt when I read Deathly Hallows in 2007, and I still think it was absolutely needlessly cruel for She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named killed her off.
We also get a spinning dice, which is used to play the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar game! It has printed decorations on a medium nougat crate, and spins on an axis.
On the flap, you can find a QR code which you can scan for instructions, or you can visit the LEGO website directly for instructions.
Here’s what the die symbols mean – do note you’ll need to finish the Advent Calendar and build all 24 game pieces to begin! I’m just glad the dice was integrated into a window, as opposed to dedicating an entire day to it like last year!
That’s it for Day 21! Only 3 more days left, so come back tomorrow as we embark on Deathly Hallows Part 2!
Day 22
It’s Day 22, with only 2 days left, the 2022 Harry Potter continues with the amazing builds with this incredible microscale Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
The facade of Gringotts, complete with the large columns are immediately recognisable, and I also love the dragon perched on top of the roof!
Here’s another look at the excellent Gringotts dragon design.
What a fantastic build, and it seems like the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar has no intention of slowing down, even as we approach the close.
Also, hopefully this Gringotts is a sign of things to come, and that 2023 is the year we get a large Gringotts Bank model to accompany 75978 Diagon Alley!
Only 2 days left! Check back tomorrow to see the next Deathly Hallows Part 2 build!
Day 23
If the pattern follows, Day 23 is the final build of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and boy, are we ending on a high note with this excellent Hogwarts Express microbuild!
The black and red locomotive that takes students to and from Hogwarts is rendered beautifully at this scale, and the designers also managed to add Platform 9 3/4 to it as well!
The scaling and parts usage is absolutely spot on here, and even at this micro scale, the curves and different sections such as the cab, and wheels are evident.
It’s also a nice nod to this year’s massive LEGO Harry Potter set, 76405 Hogwarts Express Collectors’ Edition, the biggest and most expensive LEGO Harry Potter set to date.
Tomorrow is the final day of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and it’s such a bittersweet moment that we’re finally here. With so many magical builds, I almost don’t want this Advent Calendar to end!
Nonetheless, check in tomorrow to see what we get, and for a wrapup of the Harry Potter Advent Calendar!
Day 24
It’s the finale of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and out of Day 24 window pops out the Hero of Hogwarts, and Gryffindor icon, Neville Longbottom. From his awkward beginnings as a quiet, timid boy, this Neville is all grown up, buff and wields the Sword of Gryffindor, which he pulled out of the Sorting Hat during the Battle of Hogwarts.
This Neville minifigure is exclusive to the Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and features a brand new and unique torso that features his Battle of Hogwarts outfit. Pretty classy of him to head to battle in a cool hooden cardigan.
Also happy to see the Sword of Gryffindor make a return – it’s a fantastic LEGO sword with rubies on the hilt and pommel.
Here’s a reference to Neville Longbottom at the Battle of Hogwarts, where you can see just how well the torso design matches his movie costume.
Conclusion & Final Thoughts
I can’t believe we’re finally at the end of the 2022 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, and to be honest, I did not want this to end at all.
It’s safe to say that 2022 is indisputably the best LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar ever, and I love the focus on all 8 films, as well as honing in on the two micro-build and one minifigure formula which worked incredibly well.
Now that the Advent Calendar is complete, you now have all the pieces to play the Harry Potter Advent Calendar game – you can find the rules on the LEGO website to learn how to play the game, which is pretty simple and suitable for kids.
With 8 minifigures (I’m counting Armchair Slughorn as one!), many of which are new and exclusive characters, this feels like really great value, especially for LEGO Harry Potter fans and collectors.
My favourite minifigure has to be Tonks!
The highlight have been the micro builds and models, which have mostly been really good. I love how well these little moments, locations and vehicles have been captures, and they honestly look good enough to display as key moments of the Harry Potter movies.
It goes without saying that the LEGO Harry Potter design team deserves plenty of praise and plaudits for an excellent Advent Calendar, that I think is the best one this year!
It’s going to be really hard to top, but I’m eager to see what they do next year! I hope to see these awesome micro build make a return, and for many more amazing minifigures.
Thank you SO much for following this year’s LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar daily countdown. It’s been so much fun counting down the days till Christmas, and sharing the love of LEGO and Harry Potter, as well as figuring out some of the trickier builds!
Whether you’re here for the first time, or have been following for years, I’ve really enjoyed reading every single comment, and for yet another successful year!
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Looking for the other advent calendars? Here are links to the Star Wars, Friends and Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendars!
