Celebrate the LEGO Harry Potter 20th Anniversary with Neville Longbottom
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To celebrate the LEGO Harry Potter 20th Anniversary, the LEGO Group has enlisted the help of Neville Longbottom actor Matthew Lewis. For over 20 years, fans of Harry Potter have been able to replay their favorite moments from the Wizarding World with these magical LEGO sets. Lewis’ task is to recreate his favorite scenes from the Harry Potter films in LEGO. Specifically, he is to recreate his 20 favorite scenes spanning all of the movies.
You can view what he came up with below. This is a short video, but entertaining to watch what favorite scenes he chooses, and listen to his memories, anecdotes, and behind the scenes snippets from making the films.
Celebrate 20 Years of LEGO Harry Potter Magic with Matthew Lewis
Let’s take a look at a few of the LEGO Harry Potter sets that Lewis’ references in the video that contain some of his favorite scenes.
LEGO Harry Potter 75955 Hogwarts Express
Lewis mentions a trip on Hogwarts Express, and recalls spending a lot of time filming on the platform. Along with the train, this LEGO set includes Platform 9¾ with a moving brick wall entrance and a railway bridge.
LEGO Harry Potter 75969 Hogwarts Astronomy Tower
Another one of Lewis’ favorite scenes takes place at Hogwarts Astronomy Tower. LEGO minifigures that come with this set include Draco Malfoy and Neville Longbottom. Explore other rooms in the tower such as the Ravenclaw dormitory and Horace Slughorn’s classroom.
LEGO Harry Potter 76383 Hogwarts Moment: Potions Class
Lewis states that this is one of his favorite LEGO sets of all time, not just one of his favorite Harry Potter sets. He mentions how he loves that it folds up into a book like magic! Take part in Professor Snape’s Potions lesson and try not to get into trouble. Collect all four Hogwarts Moments LEGO sets for maximum fun.
LEGO Harry Potter 76388 Hogsmeade Village Visit
Lewis mentions how everyone is having a tasty butter beer inside the The Three Broomsticks pub, and Harry Potter can’t be seen because he is in his invisibility cloak. The other building that comes with this set is Honeydukes candy store. An exclusive, golden, anniversary Ron Weasley minifigure is also included.
LEGO Harry Potter 76389 Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets
This set features the Chamber of Secrets and the Great Hall. The Basilisk hides inside a secret corridor and has jaws that really open, a rotatable head, and a 3-part tail. The exclusive, golden, anniversary Voldemort minifigure comes with this set.
Now that we have reviewed some of Neville Longbottom’s favorite sets, let’s take a look at some other LEGO Harry Potter fun facts!
LEGO Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Fun Facts
In 2001, the first LEGO Harry Potter sets such as Diagon Alley Shops and The Sorting Hat were released to coincide with the release of the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
LEGO Harry Potter 4723 Diagon Alley Shops
LEGO Harry Potter 4701 The Sorting Hat
LEGO Harry Potter 71043 Hogwarts Castle
The LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle is the biggest LEGO Harry Potter set with 6,020 pieces.
LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures
The first LEGO minifigure to have a double-sided head was the Professor Quirrell minifigure from 2001 which has Voldemort’s face printed on the other side.
More than 80 different Harry Potter characters have been features as LEGO minifigures.
There are over 50 different versions of the LEGO Harry Potter minifigure, making it the most frequent minifig character appearing in sets over the past 20 years.
The first time Neville Longbottom appeared as a minifigure was in 2004. Currently, there are several different versions of him.
More LEGO Harry Potter Fun
- Take our LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure Quiz to see which character matches your personality.
- See which LEGO Harry Potter sets made the list of the biggest LEGO sets ever.
- Looking for a particular LEGO set to buy but can’t find it? Check out our guide on dozens of different ways to buy LEGO bricks and sets.
- Want to compare prices from different stores and find out all the details about any LEGO Harry Potter set? Don’t miss our LEGO Set Analysis Tool.
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