Hogwarts Courtyard: Sirius's Rescue — B+ · The Brick Drop Score
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Hogwarts Courtyard: Sirius's Rescue
76401-1 · Harry Potter
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Three minifigs for fifty bucks sounds rough until you realize one of them is Sirius Black on a hippogriff — and suddenly the math feels very different.
Is the price fair?A+Scene-specific HP sets rarely land this fairly — $49.99 for Buckbeak alone feels justified.
Will you love it?C+The build is light, but the moment it recreates is heavy — depends how deep your Potter devotion runs.
Holds its value?BSolid B-tier hold: niche enough to have a ceiling, beloved enough to have a floor.
The Full Take
The Sirius rescue scene is one of the most beloved moments in the entire series, and LEGO® nailed the centerpiece: Buckbeak the Hippogriff is the star, and he looks the part. Three minifigs is a lean count for 343 pieces, but when Sirius, Harry, and Hermione are exactly who you need for the scene, the lineup holds up. The courtyard build itself is modest — a tower segment, a pumpkin patch, a few accessories — and it won't dominate a shelf, but it frames the figures well. At $49.99 this sits in comfortable territory for a licensed Harry Potter set, and the scene specificity gives it real collector appeal beyond casual buyers. It's not a sprawling build, but it knows exactly what it's trying to be.
