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!
A very Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating, and I hope you have some rattling boxes under your Christmas Tree! If you’re new to the blog, I’d love for you to stick around, so feel free to subscribe or follow my social channels below for your fix of LEGO news, reviews and more!
Merry Christmas, and hope to see you again next 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!
Liam and Kristin says
Thank you so much for making this blog. I actually got this Advent Calendar just a few days before Christmas. I was surprised to find it! My son and I just did it together and really enjoyed the details you gave to make it all come alive!!!
Cass says
Thanks Jay. I really enjoyed reading your blog each day alongside doing the calendar! Hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Libby Wynne says
Jay, I hope you know how awesome and respected you are! Through Star Wars and then Harry Potter advent calendars you’ve been our oracle to understand and appreciate many a build.
This year has been amazing for the micro builds, and I’m convinced they’ve responded to your reviews & comments over the last couple of years .
My boy is now 9 and I’ve admitted that I have a source, so he now asks me to “check with Jay” whenever we’re not sure/arguing about history!
Rhéal Nadeau says
I’m thinking the 8th character is Hedwig, not Slughorn. The colour of the base would support that.
Carol says
Merry Christmas! And thank you, you saved me on several of the builds. Such a fun advent calendar!
MARY says
THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOUR COMMENTS HAVE MADE THIS ADVENTURE EVEN MORE DELIGHTFUL.
Adam says
Thanks so much for the daily posts on this advent calendar! I had fun following along with my calendar, and checking in when I didn’t quite know what a build was supposed to be. Happy holidays!
Cindy says
I so look forward to your advent calendar reviews every year. Thanks for taking so much time and effort with every single one of these. Have a lovely Christmas 🎄
Kind regards
Cindy
Elizabeth Daly says
I loved the calendar to
Ansley says
Thanks Jay! Hubby and I found your blog several years ago when I got him his first LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar. It’s become an annual tradition for us, and this year we expanded to 3! We always look forward to your daily posts, and we agree – this year’s Harry Potter calendar is by far the best. Thanks for doing these each year and sharing your love of LEGO year-round!
Erin says
From my 6 year old son – he wanted me to send this to you 🙂: I like all the mini builds you like too! Thank you for your blog – it really helped us. I think you could help us if we don’t know what our legos are called. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Ron says
Thank you for this page! It really helped me with assembly. Some builds weren’t so obvious but with your help I’m now happily and proudly can display my advent calendar!
Elizabeth Daly says
Agree
Jayne Markie says
My husband and I agree with you closing statement, it has been the best one yet, and my hubbie ( whose advent calendar it was) and I really enjoyed reading your thoughts, and help in the building.
Wishing you a happy Christmas, and looking forward to joining you next year!
Zoe says
Thanku so much for this blog, it has been so much help!! Am feeling slightly sad it has come to an end and can’t wait for next year! Happy christmas🎄❤️🎄❤️
Brenda Domogauer says
So g!ad I did not read these comments till today..the telling of Neville Long bottom would have ruined the ending of this fantastic calendar!!! You are so right!
Tonia says
Merry Christmas Jay. Thanks for doing your blog. This is the second year I’ve had the HP calendar and you’re a great help when I just can’t figure a build out, and your references back to the builds in the films are interesting to read. I didn’t get the whomping willow but Lego posted it to me and it arrived before Christmas even with the post strikes here in the UK. Merry Christmas, see you next year!
Adriana says
Hi Jay. Merry Christmas! Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. I must say, I share your excitement over this year’s HP calendar. I think this is my favorite ever, and we get the Star Wars ones, too. I can’t get over how good these micro builds are. I want to work for Lego!
Trudy Seeley says
This locomotive may be my favorite build! The whomping willow and the Knight bus are close, though. I’m really going to miss this morning ritual.
Carol S says
This calendar has been so much fun!!!🎄🚂
Mare says
You forgot the tail of the beast in your pics. 🙂 Thanks for the great advent blog posts!
ollie says
thanks for doing this. my son loves doing the morning builds.
Bill says
Hagrid’s flying motorcycle has a mistake, the sidecar is on the wrong side. British motorcycle sidecars just like the cars have the driver on the right hand side
Amy says
I mentioned this to my dad and he pointed out that for bikes made before a certain date the sidecar could be on either side. Do we know if Sirius had a vintage bike? Lol. Potential loophole!
Happy Christmas everyone, we’ve loved doing the calendar and checking the blog. I used to buy the Star Wars ones for my husband before we had kids but we’ve not had any for about 5 or 6 years. This was the first one we bought for the children and I think we might be doing it again! The 6 year old has already built the Hogwarts Express (second hand 2010 edition 4841) that we got him!!.
Shmorkie13 says
Isn’t it called a dreidel? It’s a Jewish Hanukah spinning top
Caz says
Apart from Harry, all the characters are ones who now dead. Not including Slughorn but he’s appearing as a sofa!
Jay says
Oh, no… that’s dark. Who’s going to be last? Fred? 🙁
Alivia says
No I looked and it’s neville
Ginny Park says
I hope you’re kidding, because if you’re not, you just spoiled the last day for everyone who reads the comments.
Shmorkie13 says
I know right? Thanks a lot
Brenda Domogauer says
So g!ad I did not read these comments till today..the telling of Neville Long bottom would have ruined the ending of this fantastic calendar!!! You are so right!
Charlie says
Thanks for spoiling the last day for us 😦
Shmorkie13 says
Technically Harry did die…
Alivia says
Hey I did day 21 cuz I’m away that day so it’s Hedwig!🦉
Peter says
OMG I did the same thing with the roof!!!
MagickChicken says
I’ve been buying two calendars every year the last couple, and I’ve never gotten the HP one because the previous year’s has always seemed a bit lame. Now I’m really regretting skipping it this year!
Peter says
I added the other wheel to the side…didn’t see it on the instructions…but seemed weird without it.
Jaynine87 says
Same
Angie Newbill says
Just wanted to say thank you for the daily advent calendar explanations. My kids have HP and GOTG and we check your blog every morning after they open their calendars! It is so helpful and your comments are excellent. So thank you and happy holidays!
Alivia says
I am a kid and I do the same
Brian says
Even though the instructions are not clear I am sure that the front left “wheel” should also be mounted on Hagrid’s motorbike. Even after mounting this I have one spare “wheel”. The model looks a lot better on the left hand side with it mounted.
Love the blog – even when you wait until late in the evening (for you) to post and you have not posted by the time I get up in Denmark. :).
Lisa-Jane says
I’ve tried to turn mine around to match this one but there’s nothing to attach it to – the only hole is underneath the motorbike on mine. What have I done differently?
Linda Vincent says
I have the same problem. I think I’m missing a piece that has a right angle. I’m going to look through all my spare parts to see if I can find one.
Marc says
I did the same thing when I realized I had two spares of the same piece. Looks more complete so I imagine that’s how it was always intended.
Gemma says
This is my sons first HP lego calendar, and he is loving it. He is only 5 so hasn’t been allowed to watch all the films. He is really enjoying finding out about the story around each piece, and the clips you add are a brilliant way to show him what I mean without the whole film! (and to refresh my memory!) Thank you!
Ginny Park says
Snape and Tonks have the same hairpiece, just in different colors!
Aaron/Vincent says
For day 3 it’s actually Harry from The Sorcerer’s Stone. I noticed the graphics on the instruction windows and the graphic for day 3 had what looked like a crystal on it so I figured day 3’s Minifigure was from sorcerer’s stone and that’s how I figured it was going by 3’s in order of the movies. Beige=Sorcerer’s Stone Green=Chamber of secrets Yellow=Prisoner of Azkaban Dark brown=Goblet of fire Dark beige=Order of the phoenix Purple=Half Blood Prince Blue and Orange=Deathly Hallows I and II respectively. Super excited for tomorrow’s build!
Felix says
*ahem*
when reading this, pretend “sorcerer’s” is instead “philosopher’s”
Aaron/Vincent says
I’m from the US so the movies and books were released here as Sorcerer’s Stone instead of Philosopher’s Stone to make it seem less boring for the series’ younger audience. Either way of saying it is fine.
Lee says
Yes, it does confirm this on the product page on the lego website.
Jesse R. says
I’m torn so far on my favorite between Slughorn and the Knight Bus. I just love the simplicity of the Knight Bus but the creativeness of Slughorn mid-transfiguration is awesome too!
Gina Istifo says
On Day 15 we did not get Nymphadora Tonks. Our advent calendar is faulty. We got the figure from day 18 twice. Has this ever happened?!
April Schneider says
Tonks transformed into Snape? Ha!
MagickChicken says
Lots of times. After the 24th, pull your tray out and make sure the 15th isn’t misplaced somewhere in it. If you still don’t find it, contact Lego customer service and they’ll take care of you, post-haste. They’re really great.
Elle says
The Slughorn build is so fun!!!
Peter Mostachetti says
OMG the Slughorn Couch is officially my favorite build ever!! Lol
Becky Klein says
the anchors on the table of contents at the top don’t seem to be working for me.
Danielle says
I am so glad I found you page! This has been fun for me to follow along with you 🙂 I looked you up because on my day 9 I got a duplicate of moaning myrtle and wanted to see if others had that same issue.
Can’t wait to do this again next year! 🙂
Andrius says
Pretty sure that Tonks’ torso is also an exclusive, right?
Hillary Marthaller says
Thank you so much for putting this site together! Each morning we construct our mini figure, and if it’s not obvious, we have a fun family guessing game and then check your site for the answer!
Bricksphere says
Great post and blog as usual.
I found not really interesting the Day 13 and Day 14, but actually, there are not so many special places to consider in the Order of the Phoenix.
I like the subgroups of three days referencing the entire Harry Potter Series.
Christine Hopper says
Day 9 was not Sirius Black! I am so disappointed
Amy says
What did you get instead? We got the hall of mysteries on day 10 but then the goblet of fire today, so they clearly just got put in the wrong way round. I know a few people have also got doubles but it sounds like LEGO are really good at sorting these out.
Christine Hopper says
I’m not sure what it is…a white cup with a blue disc
Aaron/Vincent says
The white cup with the blue disc is from HBP i believe, Dumbledore uses it to share important memories of tom riddle with harry
Lee says
This is my first Harry Potter Lego Advent Calendar and I’m loving it! I think they’ve put extra effort io making the builds amazing because they’re game pieces they need to be iconic and recognisable. I do rely on your blog to figure some of them out, so many thanks!!
Ps. You fixed day 12’s title but it still links to day 11 🙂
Heather Eberting says
I thought it was the ministry of magic
Liane says
This blog helps us so much! Room of Requirement is a tough one. The only one I thought differently on was Day 8 – I thought it was the second task from Goblet of Fire??
Caitlin says
I opened my tray to check for duplicates and I got an extra day 13 and day 16 and I’m missing my day 5 and day 22. I reached out to lego for replacements and they misunderstood me and sent me a new day 5 (yay) but then another day 16. Which is hilarious once you know what day 16 is and I’m not mad about ending up with 3 of them but I’m sad that I won’t get day 22 because it’s a cool one. I did try to contact lego again but I never heard back lol. Thanks so much for opening these every day and helping us to figure out what all of the builds are like Ollivanders and the Room of Requirement 🙂
Caitlin says
Just in case anyone at Lego reads these comments I have an update. I did hear back from lego today and they are sending me door 22 as well! They were so helpful so if anyone else has problems with not getting the right bags definitely contact them 🙂
Russell Chapman says
Well done on the Room of Requirement. I was with the rest of the internet in thinkng it had to be the Ministry but in wrong colours, but your screenhot from the movie makes it clear.
Keep it up.
Jay says
Yeah, it was a tough one! The pillars kinda gave it away as the Ministry of Magic looked nothing like it, especially the colours so that was easy to rule out
Lynda says
Thank you for this page. I had no idea what days 1 and 13 were! This is my fourth calendar and by far the best in my opinion!
Taire says
(you put day 11 as the title for day 12).
I believe when Voldemort is basically attacking Harry in the graveyard there is a scene where he sticks out his tongue. I think it’s where we first see that it’s forked.
Shannon says
I got another whomping Willow on day 11!!
Jay says
Oh no, if you get a double up, you can reach out to LEGO’s customer service and they’ll be able to fix it up and send out the build that you’re meant to get!
Marion says
Can confirm! We got a double last year in the Lego Friends calendar. They sent me the correct pieces quite quickly 🙂
Seeley Trudy says
Triwizard Cup is OK – I too wish we had dragons incorporated as handles, though. What will the 3rd day for this book be?
Jay says
I hope it’s challenge-related! Was really looking forward to a micro Hungarian Horntail!
Gayle says
Merry Christmas 🎄
Very much enjoying this years Harry Potter advent- and your site.
✌🏽❤️
Jay says
Thanks Gayle, this has definitely been a really fun one. Merry Christmas to you too!
Brenda Domogauer says
Dear Jay, thank you again for helping me enjoy my birthday month, and my morning tea, and my calendar!!!! I could not find your site when we started on day one…was super confused by the build…thought it was the shelves with the prophecies …was so glad to find your blog on day three, and learn it was Olivander’s! This years calendar has really been awesome, bit more difficult than in the past but most enjoyable! Thank you for all your help. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Amy says
We seem to have been given the wrong pieces today!! I think it might be a different build from a different day. What should be do?? My 6 year old isn’t very happy!
Jay says
Oh no, sorry to hear that! If you reach out to LEGO’s customer service, they’ll be able to send you the one that you’re missing!
Amy says
My husband has done some detective work and found out that the set we got today should have been behind door 14, which is just below 10, and it has the same sort of colours, so hopefully they are just mixed up, but we aren’t going to cheat to find out!! If it is missing, I’m sure LEGO will replace it.
Amy says
Good news, LEGO Harry Potter fans! It turns out they were just flipped around and we got the goblet of fires today (day 14). It was the hall of prophecies we got on day 10. Hopefully no more mix ups!!
Noah says
Never mind you already said that.
Noah says
The Sirius outfit is indeed from the wanted poster.
Noah says
I believe the Sirius’ outfit is from his wanted poster. It is rather obscure, but if you look closely you can make out the shirt pattern.
Timothy Johns says
Zig Zag pattern shirt for Sirius
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/71/cd/6271cdb0fab4e706815903c6b91be6bd.jpg
Amanda says
I am so excited you are doing this, our dogs ate the box so we have no idea which packet is for what day or what we’re building – now we do!!! This is great.
Leahaida says
This has been so helpful. Thank you!
Anna S. says
Thank you so much for your amazing posts! I would have been lost on day 1 without you. I think that maybe the dementor that’s in the ground is supposed to be on the clear block to show that it’s flying?
Regina says
I enjoy following your blog on the Harry Potter Calendar so much and always look forward to your family update!
However, the Dementor’s kiss is not the kiss of death – they suck out a person’s soul which is considered worth than death in the Wizarding World. 😉
Celeste says
I had no idea what Day 1 was supposed to be until I read this! Everything else has made sense to me but that one. Thank you!
(Also it’s the Black Lake, not the Great Lake!)
Charlene Rains says
You forgot the transparent piece that makes the 2nd dementor seem to be floating.
Sur says
Thank you so much for doing this.. I was so confused by the wand shop. Looked like a coffee percolator. Doing better now but happy to follow you.
Barry Ziessen says
I love your reviews of the calendars, a joy to read 🙂
Amber says
My Dementor one has clear studs that are not mentioned in the instructions lol. Anyone else get them?
Celeste says
You only need one clear stud (mine also had an extra). It’s to use on the Dementor on the water to make it appear as though it is “floating.”
Carol says
I love this Advent calendar!! You have been so helpful since Day 1. So much easier to use your pictures…thank you!
Trudy says
I love the Knight Bus! I didn’t recognize it from the instructions, but the minute I was up to the top level it became obvious! The street lamp also helped.
Charlene says
Same here! The whole build I am thinking “what is this??” Then I put the last purple piece on and squealed when I realized what it was.
Anonymous Advent Calendar Opener says
I think you get a minifigure every third day.
MSB says
The advent calendar is divided into 8 sections, 3 days per Harry Potter movie. The first 3 days are the sorcerer’s stone, where we get Harry. The following 3 days are The Chamber of Secrets, where we get Moaning Murtle. I REALLY hope we get Sirius Black as a Minifigure in The Prisoner of Azkaban section!
Heidi says
I love that you are doing this!!! Thank you so much! I was having so much trouble figuring out what the pieces all were. This is such a cute idea.
MSB says
Thank You so much, Jay, for doing this! Your website really helps me with this advent calendar!
MSB says
Sorry, I meant to leave a reply to someone. I didn’t mean to post this as an actual comment. Oop my bad:)
MSB says
Sorry, it is actually hard to post comments on this website. For some reason, it keeps saying I didn’t post something so then I post it again, and there are 2 of the same comments!
MSB says
That would be cool, but you would need an instruction manual anyways so wouldn’t that give you the spoiler before you’re even done?
MSB says
Sorry, I meant to leave a reply to someone. I didn’t mean to post this as an actual comment. Oop my bad:)
kirsten says
I opened the box, mixed them up and put them in a reusable advent calendar. I am starting to regret that decision. We can’t figure out what they are.
I will keep checking here to compare. Thank you!
Jay says
Glad I could help!
Alison says
Hello! This is my first time having a Lego Advent calendar and I’m loving it so far, I have this page bookmarked so I can check to make sure I’m putting them together correctly. Ollivander’s was tough! I was wondering, is it normal to have so many extra pieces? This last one had 4 or 5 extra pieces… Would be cool if there was an extra build you could do after everything is opened with just the extras. Thanks for your blog!
Jay says
Hey Allison, glad to hear that you’re having a great time with your first LEGO Advent Calendar!
It’s normal to have extra pieces, especially for smaller bits like studs, tiles or cheese slopes, so don’t worry!
Sp00n says
Came here to work out what day 1 was. Thought it could be the Leaky Cauldron at first.
I used the spare round 1×1 from the Whomping Willow to lift the right hoop on the quidditch goals as the front 2 are supposed to be slightly different heights.
The Whomping Willow build is the best micro build, the Ford Anglia sets it off perfectly. Any HP fan will recognise it instantly!
Ginny says
I was thinking that the three Quidditch hoops should all be different heights, but didn’t make a move to change anything until reading your comment. Thanks for the idea! Looks much better now!
Brenda says
I have a feeling it’s a rain gutter on day one.
MBroussard says
I think the theme for 2022’s Harry Potter advent calendar is Headmaster’s Office. Do you agree?
MSB says
I think the setting for 2022’s Harry Potter advent calendar is Headmaster’s Office. Do you agree? I liked how last year’s advent calendar stuck to one theme if that makes sense. I feel like this one has a mixture of themes.
Trudy says
I think the whomping willow is adorable. I did have 6 pieces left over. Black wheels, branch, wedge, square, round, & the clear piece for mounting car. It may be my favorite so far.
Debbie says
Hi!
Could the build from day 1 not perhaps be Borgia & Burkes? Would explain the choice of black and grey tiles.
My 4th year going through the calendar with you and I’m enjoying this one the most so far.
Marion says
It would also fit with the Chamber of Secrets movie better, since Harry visits Borgin &Burke’s at the beginning, but not Ollivanders
Nekras says
The first 3 are from the first movie. That’s why they have the tan 2×4 brick. The second 3 are from the second movie, hence the green brick. The next one should be from the third movie and I guess this will go on to the eighth movie, 24 windows in total. 🙂 so it is Ollivander’s, that is the only one possible from the first movie. 🙂
Marion says
That makes perfect sense! Thanks! Now I’m even more excited for the next few weeks.
Tonia says
I got 2 day 11’s instead of a whomping willow. Very disappointed. Hope it’s not another day 11 tomorrow!
Diana says
Whomping willow, does it has like a gazillion spares? 7 tb exact? 😂 or did I miss something? hahaha
Derek says
I had six spares I think!
Shannyn says
I had 6 (I used 2 buttons for the blue ford Anglia).
Diana says
I have 7!!!!! 2 brown circles, one chassis (black), one white square, one transparent (for holding the car I guess), one brown wedge (I sq size), and one branch … But it looks exactly like the photos hahahaahahah … This is challenging my odc 😂
Can you watch the video and see if can spot something? Pleasyyyyy
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFq1TTyo/
Diana says
Whomping willow, does it have like a gazillion spares? 7? 😂😂😂😂
Yury says
Btw, where are the instructions for the board game? Has anyone found them?
Lee says
Use the qr code or the url which can be found in the bottom left corner of the game board
Yury says
Oops, missed it. Thanks a lot
Diana says
You have it on the QR code on the board, left corner
Amy says
So glad you cover these because we could not figure out what we were making! Anyone else think it’d be cool if instead of 24 mini projects, you made a 24-part project and didn’t find out what you were making until you were done?
K jams says
This would be amazing!
MSB says
That would be cool, but you would need an instruction manual anyways so wouldn’t that give you the spoiler before you’re even done?
Anon says
I am prettty sure its supposed to be harry from the philosophers stone since the door had the stone on it representing book 1 so while it was originally from a chamber of secrets set theyve re-purposed it.
Alexa says
Chasers try to throw the quaffle in the rings* Sorry your blog has been so helpful and fun but as an avid HP fan, I couldn’t help but say something hahaha
Jay says
My bad, I’ve fixed that up! I don’t know why I was thinking of Seekers instead!
izzaminion says
Chasers dude! The chasers score, the seekers catch the snitch!
Jay says
Ah so sorry, I’ve fixxed it!
Erin says
I’ve opened Day 1 & 2 but the wrong Legos are in both of them. I’m quite disappointed but may open them all the put the Legos in the right places.
Amy says
Similar problem here! Day 1 was right, but day 2 was definitely not. Figured out I had a duplicate with day 9 so used those instructions. I think we will just have duplicates of that particular one. Not worth reporting for me but sounds like a pretty common problem for years.
Jay says
Ah, I’m sorry to hear that. The elements might sometimes get mixed up or the inner box gets flipped around.
Kate says
My daughters set had the wrong legos too, I opened the whole box, slid out the tray holding all the legos and turned it around and put it back in. Now they’re in the right places.
Emma Steele says
Your Day 1 photos really helped my 7 year old son – thank you! We’ll re-visit if we get stuck again – thanks again 👍
Charlene says
Looks like the base of each figure matches the color on the door. Using that, it looks like we’ll have Harry tomorrow.
Clare C says
Thank you – this is my boys first Lego advent calendar and he went running downstairs on day 1 and was in tears saying there were no instructions and no idea what it was (nor did I). But a quick google and found your page… amazing thank you. We didn’t even realise the instructions were in the door.
Also, it looked like, there was a black line near the bottom but your pictures assured him it wasn’t.
Thank you !
Charlie Hatt says
You saved me big time with the wand shop!
On the 2nd, I had moaning myrtle in mine! Although the picture was of the quidditch goalposts.. hoping on ‘moaning myrtle’ day I will get the goalposts rather than a second myrtle 😂
Trish says
An instruction guide from Lego that is larger than a postage stamp would solve the problem of many screaming kids completely destroyed on the first day build!! An hour later and Jays Brick Blog saved our night. Whew!!
Kathode says
I had no clue what Day 1 was supposed to be before reading this post. (And it’s why I came here, ‘cause you always do a great job with your Advent calendar countdown.) I found it rather tricky to assemble as well. If there weren’t a photo of it on the back of the box, it would’ve been even more indecipherable than it already was.
I think the black thing down the side is a drain pipe, as seen in this photo:
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/01/30/19/3CABE79200000578-4173196-image-m-80_1485806344881.jpg
Jaynine87 says
Glad I’m not the only one that struggled with this build! It might be discouraging if this is someone’s first lego calendar
Stephanie says
thank you for posting this. it was extremely helpful being able to look at a partial build and being able to see bigger pictures
KB says
If you end up with the Hohwarts Express for Day 1, gently open the box and turn your case around. Some of us, it’s in backwards and the days are off. If you do this, it will put day one back where it’s supposed to be, but you’ll have opened day 23 ♥️
Nicole says
Thank you so much! I just turned the tray around while my son is in bed, so it’s fixed for the morning!
Seamus says
Thank you for posting this Jay, it got me out of a fix at 6am this morning when my two sons each presented me with their bag from door 1 ; the diagram inside the door flap was a bit indecipherable! I’ll no doubt be back tomorrow . Cheers.
Greg says
Thank you Jay! We had no idea what it was or how to build it!
Nicole says
My son was confused and disappointed because he got the Hogwarts Express today, which he built using the picture on the front cover of the box. I hope that’s the only mistake with our calendar!
KB says
Some of us the trays are backwards. Gently open the box, turn the tray around, and put it back in place. That will put day 1 back, and you’ll only have spoiled and opened day 23.
Nicole says
Thank you! I’ll try that!
Jeff says
I think your tray is rotated 180 degress inside the box. Maybe you can check before they open the door tomorrow
Nicole says
My son was disappointed because he got the Hogwarts Express instead of Ollivander’s Wand Shop today. Hopefully that’s the only mistake with our calendar.
Trudy says
This one is a bit tricky! I wouldn’t have guessed what it was, either, but now I see it.
Nick Gaston says
This one took me a little while to identify, but once I realized what the icon on each door represented, I looked at the Diagon Alley set and immediately recognized it. I love the element they used to represent the round sign in the front of the shop.
Scott says
My daughter’s Day 1 had no bricks included in the Day 1 slot. Have you heard of anyone else having this problem?
Trish says
Sometimes they shift in the compartment. Open it up and slide out the tray and hopefully you’ll find it!
Lisa Carey says
Thank you! I was stumped with that one – but also so happy that the first build was difficult!
Brandy says
Thank you for this explanation! We could not for the life of us figure out what this was supposed to be! 😂
Joe says
It was hard to guess. Thanks for the help! My daughter and I will follow along with you each day. Merry Christmas!
Billie Knottingham says
My daughter has the pieces for the Hogwarts Express in Day 1, but the instructions of Ollivander’s. Pretty confusing for her
Nicole says
My son had the same issue this morning .
Chris says
Thanks! We couldn’t guess what it was.
Dan says
It’s definitely Ollivanders…you can tell by the rainwater pipe on the side.
Great start Jay!
Tom n H says
excellent write up. My daughter had trouble too. Handed over to me and it took a bit to sort out. Fun little build in the end!
Thanks for working out what it was – never would have got a shop front. But now you’ve shared the pictures it all makes sense.
We’ll be back tomorrow.
Alexandra says
I think it’s Borgin and Burkes from Knockturn Alley!
Jay says
I thought it was Borgins, but the top floor windows are a better match with Ollivander’s!
Annika says
I thought it could be part of ministery’s main hall. It has also same vibe!
Al says
I’m so glad you’re here to explain. We were completely stumped by this one and couldn’t work out what on earth it was meant to be!
Franklin says
Is it really ollivanders , cause the building gave me a Borgin and Burkes vibe.
Jay says
I thought so too, but ruled out Borgin because of the first floor windows!
Dan says
The stone icon on the advent door implies it’s from The Sorcerer’s Stone. Borgin & Burke’s didn’t appear until Chamber of Secrets.
Jay says
Wow, that’s an excellent observation! I’ll need to pay more attention to the symbols!
maverick says
i got the star wars advent based on episode 5 and the summer vacation special
Amaya says
I’m from New Zealand and tomorrow is Christmas Eve