Harry Potter

Hogwarts: Fluffy Encounter

A three headed dog with real charm, boxed inside a set that never quite decides what it wants to be.

Brick Rated Score

3.3/5

Set 76387 · 2021

Pieces395

Minifigs4

Year2021

Set number76387

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The verdict

I wanted to love this one the moment I saw Fluffy's three heads swiveling on their own ball joints, and honestly, that part delivers.

But the rooms around him are where my enthusiasm cooled, they're thin, blocky, and clearly built to snap onto other Hogwarts sets rather than stand proud on their own shelf. If you already own the modular Hogwarts wave this slots in nicely and the gold anniversary Hermione is a genuine treat. On its own, at full price, it's a harder sell.

Best for: Harry Potter fans already collecting the modular 20th anniversary Hogwarts sets

The full review

What it is

There's a moment early in this build where you snap Fluffy's three heads onto his body and give them a wiggle, and that's the moment the set earns your attention. Each head has its own expression, they turn independently on ball joints, and for a beast guarding a trap door in a school of wizards, he's got real presence. I found myself grinning at him more than I expected to for a 395 piece set.

The catch

Where my enthusiasm dipped was everywhere else. The five little modules, the trap door room, the practice room, the rooftop, the balcony, the Devil's Snare room, are each quite small and plain when you look at them on their own. Reviewers at Brickset and elsewhere called it flat, and I get why, several of the rooms are basically a floor, a wall, and a prop. The set is clearly designed to click onto the rest of the 20th anniversary Hogwarts lineup, and when it does, the value case gets a lot stronger. Standing alone at its $39.99 RRP, it's asking a fair bit for what's honestly a light build.

Who it's for

If you're chasing the full modular Hogwarts castle, or you love the golden anniversary minifigures and want that exclusive Hermione, this earns a spot in your collection without much debate. If you're looking for a satisfying single Harry Potter set to build in an evening and display proudly on its own, I'd point you toward one of the bigger standalone Hogwarts builds instead, and maybe grab this one later on sale for Fluffy alone.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself moves fast, you're through most of it in under an hour, and it splits cleanly into the dog and the five small room modules. Fluffy goes together first and is genuinely the most interesting sequence, with a ball joint system for his three necks that lets you pose each head separately. The rooms after that are quick, repetitive snaps of plates and wall pieces, nothing that will challenge an experienced builder.

The standout piece is obviously Fluffy himself, his body and head molds don't show up outside a handful of Harry Potter sets, and the light bluish grey coloring gives him a distinct look even if a few builders wished the ball joint receivers had come in a closer shade to his fur. The golden anniversary Hermione Granger minifigure is the other real prize here, exclusive to this set and a fun display piece for collectors chasing the full 20th anniversary run. Beyond that, part count value is fairly ordinary, this is a set you buy for Fluffy and the gold minifigure, not for the bricks.

Fun facts

01This was one of several sets LEGO released in 2021 to mark 20 years of Harry Potter sets, which is why it comes with an exclusive golden Hermione Granger minifigure.
02Fluffy's three heads each have a unique printed expression and move independently on separate ball joints.
03The set is designed as one of five interlocking Hogwarts modules from the anniversary wave, so it can combine with companion sets to build a much larger castle.
04LEGO 76387 officially left shelves at the end of 2022, and secondhand values have climbed toward $70, nearly double its original $39.99 price.