LEGO Harry Potter 71022 Collectible Minifigures officially announced

The special series of LEGO Harry Potter minifigures has been officially revealed. After first being rumoured last December, an official announcement – with images – has arrived. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is coming to the [geot exclude_country="United States"]LEGO[/geot][geot country="United States"]LEGO[/geot] Collectible Minifigures theme, with a special series covering the entirity of the mythos – from the classic Harry Potter stories to the new Fantastic Beasts films. [gallery ids="37093,37092,37096,37097,37090,37095,37094,37091"] In a reveal at Parade, the LEGO Group confirms that the new series of blind bags will launch on August 1. The images show 22 new minifigures, making it the biggest series yet. Here is the list of characters that fans will be hunting down in August:

Professor Flitwick
Voldemort
Harry Potter
Dobby
Dean Thomas
Cedric Diggory
Cho Chang
Neville Longbottom
Draco Malfoy
Professor Trelawney
Hermoine Granger
Luna Lovegood
Ron Weasley
Mad-Eye Moody
Tina Goldstein
Harry Potter (with cape)
Newt Scamander
Albus Dumbledore
Credence Barebone
Queenie Goldstein
Jacob Kowalski
Percival Graves

As for the animals, it looks like Potter fans are getting Nagini, Pidwidgeon, Scabers, Crookshanks, Niffler and Hedwig. These will be included as accessories with the minifigures. Rumours suggest that chase minifigures will be included in this series, but no mention is made in this official announcement. More details are expected to follow between now and the launch date. Some of the LEGO Wizarding World of Harry Potter sets will launch on July 1, and some will launch on August 1. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will be released in cinemas on November 16.