Big things come in small packages — and, if the leaks are to be believed, enormous ones too. LEGO has officially announced the Mini Hogwarts Castle (40975), a 700-piece microscale take on the school arriving August 29 for $39.99. And almost on cue, a fan-drawn sketch hit the rumor mill claiming to show September’s rumored…
Accio, merchandise! The first physical collectible bearing the branding of HBO’s Harry Potter series has quietly arrived — and it was never for sale. Chinese premium card maker Kakawow handed out event-exclusive “2026 KAKAWOW Harry Potter TV Series Limited Cards” in attendee gift bags at its KAKAJOY Asia Card Show, held July 24–26 in Shanghai….
Knight to H3 — and this time the knight talks back. Fanhome has opened pre-orders on a new Harry Potter Chess collection, a build-it-issue-by-issue subscription that assembles not one but two complete interactive chess sets packed with the kind of live effects that get it closer to actual Wizard’s Chess than anything on our shelves….
Turn to page 394 and then start saving. Sideshow Collectibles has revealed a Severus Snape Premium Format Mixed Media Figure, giving the Potions Master the museum-grade statue treatment for the first time in the company’s flagship line. Premium Format is Sideshow’s top-shelf tier: large-scale statues (typically around quarter scale) that mix sculpted elements with real…
The Wizarding World has never exactly been short on sparkle, but Kakawow is taking it literally. The trading-card maker has revealed GEM, a premium Harry Potter collection studded with real gemstones to mark the film series’ 25th anniversary. It is a clear step up from Kakawow’s earlier Aura release this spring, positioned as a high-end…
Twenty-five years on, the wizarding world is getting yet another shelf-worthy upgrade. A new Harry Potter 25th-anniversary eight-film Steelbook library case is set for release on October 5, 2026. The set includes all eight original films in individual 4K UHD Steelbooks, a certificate of authenticity, a reproduction of the Marauder’s Map, a map of Diagon…
Every other Saturday, a small piece of Hogwarts turns up at Italian newsstands — and English-speaking fandom has barely noticed. Since 27 December 2025, RCS MediaGroup has been publishing Harry Potter – The Collection, an official 52-issue series of 3D character statues sold through La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere della Sera. It is one…
There’s a reason the Hogwarts Express has a trolley witch: no student has ever made it to September without snacks. Italian chocolatier Witor’s has been taking notes for a while now, and for the fourth year running it’s building its back-to-school range around the Wizarding World. This time, the packaging is the point. Witor’s has…
There is a Basilisk loose on the toy shelf. Schleich’s 2026 Harry Potter wave has landed — six new figures running from the Chamber of Secrets to Herbology class to the inside of Newt Scamander’s suitcase, with an Advent Calendar following in September. The centrepiece is the duel under the castle. Harry & Fawkes with…
Every witch and wizard knows a red telephone box is never just a telephone box. MINISO has teased a new Harry Potter blind box series built on exactly that idea — and there is a genuinely clever piece of misdirection hiding inside each one. Every box in the series is a miniature red phone box…
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