LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle: The Great Hall (76435) - 2024 Set Review 

As good as this set is, it's disappointing that we're getting a $200 great hall set, and yet the actual hall interior is very small and compromised.

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15:16 The paper says “asphodel + wormwood = ???,” which is a reference to one of the questions Professor Snape asks Harry in the first potions class. Fun fact about that quote, if you translate the asphodel and wormwood using the Victorian Flower Calendar (I think that’s what you use), it roughly means “I bitterly regret your mother’s death” (because asphodel is a lily).

This set feels like it came out in 2008 but with updated pieces. They didn't overcomplicate it, this is so damn playable.

This is by far the best lego youtuber

14:38 it could've been a Slytherin common room, just for the joke that it is in the dungeons while a troll was goofing around in the dungeons 😅

Already excited to see what comes next in this wave. They'll obviously have to have a tower build attached to the Great Hall so here's what I think could be on it: Second floor: Dumbledore's Office, or Gryffindor Boy's Dormitory. First floor: Gryffindor Common Room or just the entrance way to it with the Fat Lady (maybe it's double sided with Sir Cadogan on the other) Ground Floor: The main staircase (rotating feature, & paintings) or maybe the bathroom entrance to the chamber of secrets (I say since that area is a very round set piece, unlike the boxy set we had before) Underground: Chamber of secrets, or just maybe a part of the Hogwarts kitchens with a few elves. If they can do the Hufflepuff common room that isn't even shown in the books, they can do the kitchens which are. And since we got a potions classroom build, it would be great to get a Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. Prisoner of Azkaban would be my pick for inspiration, I mean look at the dvd interactive tour: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jLQu1mQ7gZg.htmlfeature=shared There's so much to draw from: boggart builds, wardrobe, dragon skeleton, skulls of dark creatures.

Top notch, I've been looking forward to your review of this one and you did not disappoint

Awesome video Ashnflash! 🎉

Great vid. Absolutely fantastic

That witch hat and hair piece… there’s hope for Gandalaria from Ninjago Dragons Rising!

Awesome video ashnflash 😊

I totally plan on modding the Hufflepuff Common Room. I'm a Hufflepuff, and would love to expand it into a display piece.

This set is absolutely gorgeous ❤

Ash. You have become the number one LEGO RU-vidr. Keep up the amazing work buddy!

Am I the only one who thinks the minifigure selection is a little bit random? Like we get Professor Vector (Arithmancy teacher and, to my knowledge, Harry never saw in person, only mentioned once by Ron), Leanne (friend of Katie Bell who was with her when she touched the cursed necklace and was never seen again. Didn't even know she was a Hufflepuff, always assumed she was a Gryffindor, too), Daphne Greengrass (mentioned exactly once, when Harry was taking O.W.Ls. For some reason her younger sister is Malfoy's deceased wife in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Terry Boot (member of Dumbledore's army, just a random background character who never does anything notable) and the Fat Friar (Hufflepuff ghost who, correct me if I'm wrong, had a short scene of dialogue in the first book and was never seen again). I guess they wanted all four houses to be represented and to have a different teacher and ghost than they would normally. But did they have to do that in the same set? Like, it would be cool if we got Professor Vector and the Fat Friar in this set, and then we got, say, Ernie MacMillan, Pansy Parkinson and Cho Chang - all much more notable characters whilst not being overused - and got Daphnee, Leanne and Terry in different sets.

This set looks fantastic great detail nice new box design 👍

Oh yes, this is my favorite director of Hogwarts Double door

Amazing set

Ive been waiting for a dark orange robe minifigure for such a long time now to complete my collection!!!!! And theres a light grey one too for another project of mine!

A little late to the party, but Thank You for this review! Very thorough and informative. (And kinda hate to say it, but you just saved me $200 and a lot of buyer's remorse.) Also checked out some of your other vids, and you have a new subscriber now! Thank you!

Awesome! Will we see the ninjago sets soon?

The first canonical appearance of the hufflepuff common room was drawings in an article on pottermore

This is one set ill save up for

I like the huffelpuff rom i am also a hufel puff but i think its really easy to bild a wall whit some green in it

Trully amazing

My thoughts are that they’ll do a 2nd half of the great hall, but have the tower with it and below will be similar to this where it will have the extra space for the dark arts classroom so you don’t have to pick and choose.

This is great lego is doing this new line of hogwarts sets. But who else is tapped out after collecting the last 6 years worth of hogwarts castles if i get these now what do i do with the last two castle systems honeslty. I dont know i think lego should of put the theme up on the shelve for a few years before doing something like this but thats my opinon, great review ash.

Super cool.😎👍

It's too expensive for me 😭😭

I think this is a great set also for people who like to add their own additions. I know for me I want to add lanterns around the walkway of the Great Hall, and I can see people making their own Hogwarts Kitchens to slide under the Great Hall!

With the Fat Friar minifigure, we now need the Bloody Baron one to complete the Hogwarts House ghosts. Some of the characters in this set are quite obscure, like Leanne (Katie Bell’s friend), Professor Vector, Daphne Greengrass, and Terry Boot. Daphne and Terry didn’t have casted actors in the movies.

New era for Lego

That cave is swole 💪 damn those arms lolly

Oh so beautiful, I really like it, but do you have any lego food?

The fact that there isn't a podium is a real bummer. Other than that the set looks good :)

Like the set, but can't say that I love the new type of box, nostalgia I guess

I love that they gave us a rock base, but honestly the great hall it self im not too sure about. Might incorporate the old great hall onto the base.

It'll be interesting to see what they do next for the castle, I'm happy with my 2018 version though. They really need to give this kind of treatment to making a detailed Minas Tirith!

Does this new great hall set fit well with the 2018-2022 castle set?

they removed the great hall arches, this doesnt look good to me

Thanks for the review. p.s. the Hufflepuff common room was first shown in the Lego HP 1-4 game, then Pottermore and the now defunct Playstation home network. It was also shown in Hogwarts Mystery long before Hogwarts Legacy.

I saw a video where someone put all the Lego Hogwarts sets together to make the whole castle and now he has The Great Hall to add to it.

Good review but I miss old 4709, it's as if it was more soul and magic in it.

I want that troll 😂

Dude…. They are coming out with a second part of the great hall!!

as much as i love this its got a similar problem most lego sets have theres very little depth to it you can barely get 3 or four teachers on the teachers table there should be enough room for 12 especially on the most detailed set ever

This is going to be THE definite Hogwarts set once all parts come together to form the iconic castle silhouette.

I’m so glad I never opened my chamber of secrets set. I’ll be returning that for this hall instead. I tried to fight the urge but it’s too good.

Im so excited to see the addons. This is awesome. I just wishci had the cash

I really really really want this set but I'm worried it might be *too* big

wow, it looks even better in a video than in the promo shots. The Hufflepuff common room looks awesome, sad about the sheer number of stickers though, they are getting really lazy with the 2x2 tiles on that front.

You just got yourself a new subscriber, sir 🫡

Is this like the third Hogwarts great hall set in the past five years or so? they make so many harry potter sets I feel like Im going crazy asking myself if some of the sets are repeated.

it woul be nice if they pumped money into new unique sets as oppossed to making 10 remakes of one building every two years

There’s so many Hogwarts sets, how would one be able to put them all together to make the ultimate Hogwarts castle? 😨

Is the Fat Friar technically the first minifig of a clergyman we’ve gotten?

Why isn't the ghost glow in the dark like in the Chamber of Secrets set from 3 years ago?

16:26 ayo!

How many great halls must we get?

I cannot wait to get this. I really didnt like the vibe of the modulars

Yo Ash, the hooks / pins inside the build - do you think something else might be attached in the next wave of expansions?

The colors remember me so much of the 2018 castle, the figures are so tempting but my husband would kill me if we started another HP castle collection (my daughter has all the 2020/2024 HP Castle)

I hope when this line nears the end LEGO dose a Ninjago city style hogwortgs that is minifigure scale and the best as possible

They keep making the actual hall smaller. The first one still remains the best because there is actual space and all four tables. How can LEGO make a $200 great hall with only two tables? 🔥set but I wanted more hall.

How many bags does it have, Ashaflash?

I wish the main three kids weren't in this set because they're so common, but I understand it's likely a cost cutting measure

I’m kind of disappointed that it’s just the regular candles instead of the Jack o lanterns which would’ve gone perfectly with the troll

That troll💀

are they still doing that system where you can connect hogwarts sets to others and make your own giant castle like the relaunch harry potter sets did

I thought it would be so much smaller then I saw your hand against the box 😭

I literally got the chamber of secrets, grand hall, classroom, and snake’s chamber with like 10 characters for only $120, originally $140. How is this thing that looks smaller $299? You’re telling me in 1 or so years this will only be $120, yeah, okay

Do we have to own any prior sets to join with this set

I'm good. I have the 2023 system, and it suits me. I don't need another system. I can just buy the figs from this new system separately.

I prefer the classic troll's lack of ears.

4:20 Dumbledore?

Honestly, even though this thing is massive, I’m kinda disappointed with the scaling, especially with the rock work, but this could be due to the fact that I haven’t seen it in person, and usually videos don’t ever capture the size of things as well as in person, especially for Lego sets, anyways, my overall rating is a 8/10!

Gooood video ash

Looks okey the interior needs to be able to close I hate the half a building would have paid more for a wider hall with the 2 extra house tables and seats for the teachers overall I think the 2018 version is better personally 🤦‍♂️

Cool review, but why your hands are shaking so much

It's pretty plain. The window details are very square, whole thing is really. Very boxy. Calling it the most detailed is kind of odd, looks pretty simple. It's not as good as the 2018 version. It is big but also expensive. Troll is awesome but the original was better. I'm excited to see the expansions.

TROLL! TROLL IN BASEMENT!

I think I am going to sell my old Hogwarts castle and buy this one with it 😅

13:16 among

These sets are going to be available on June 1st not August or July

12:38

I really expected the moon to be glow in the dark??

I don't like Harry Potter, but this set looks beautiful! I'd love to have It and pretend that is Any other construction

This is the third hogwarts great hall

sorry, I'm surprised how everything is amazing and smart according to your review....

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It's great that lego finally realized THAT THE MODULAR HOGWARTS WAS TERRIBLE

I can’t stand the 20th anniversary wave. The green roofs, the cubic modular builds, the fact that it’s not really 20 years of LHP. There were some good builds as their own standalone but the fully combined build wasn’t anything compared to the 2018-2020 wave of castles. This wave shows promise with really nice builds and interesting connections. Not just stacking and attaching next to each other. Can’t wait to see what the final combined build looks like. Though, I’m content with my 2018 Great Hall + Whomping Willow and 2023 Castle & Grounds.

when you said the price as "one hundred..." I got excited, but then you continued "...ninety-nine, ninety-nine", why not say just "two hundred" lol

Bit disappointed this is only 20 minutes however I am looking forward

How did the temu girl become white if she was black

It looks so bad, all the rooms look unfinished, like the designer gave up halfway through. The interior of the Great Hall doesn't look that great either. Definitely a downgrade from 2018

Wait… lego harry potter produces triple-molded short legs and skirt pieces while star wars fans have to play 700 dollars for a single minifig that gets released a year later in a 13 dollar microfighter… ok…

I love it so much but i already spent my money on the 2018 sets AND the 2021 sets🥲 i actually kinda regret it tbh