Harry Potter

Hogwarts Hospital Wing

The set that finally gave us a Madam Pomfrey minifigure, and honestly, she steals the whole thing.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 76398 · 2022

Pieces509

Minifigs4

Year2022

Set number76398

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The verdict

The minifigures are the reason to own this one, and I mean that as a compliment.

Madam Pomfrey shows up in plastic for the very first time here, and the Prisoner of Azkaban versions of Harry, Ron and Hermione are some of the most film-accurate the trio has ever gotten. The hospital wing itself is cozy and full of little story details, though the clock tower stuck on top never quite convinced me. If you already collect the stackable Hogwarts modules, this slots right in and you will love it.

Best for: Harry Potter collectors building the modular Hogwarts wall who care most about accurate minifigures

The full review

What it is

This is the Hogwarts scene straight after the Shrieking Shack in Prisoner of Azkaban, the quiet aftermath where Ron is laid up with a bandaged leg, Lupin has turned, and Harry and Hermione are about to use the Time-Turner. Inside the hospital wing you get three beds, a privacy screen, and Madam Pomfrey pushing a little cart loaded with potions and candy. The first time I set her up beside Ron's bed I actually grinned, because after all these years and all these Hogwarts sets, she finally exists in minifigure form. That is the heart of this set, and it lands.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats, because they are real. This is a modular piece, meant to detach top from bottom so other Hogwarts modules stack in between, and that design brief clearly boxed the designers in. The clock tower on top is the sticking point. It looks bolted on rather than belonging, and the play feature where you twist the turret spins the whole clock face instead of just the hands, which reads as a bit clumsy. At its 49.99 launch price for around 510 pieces it was never a parts-value bargain either, and it has crept up on the aftermarket since retiring, so you are paying for the figures and the printed bits more than the brick count.

Who it's for

Get this if you are building the connected Hogwarts wall alongside the Fluffy encounter and Chamber of Secrets modules, because in that context it sings and the interior detail really shows. Get it too if you are a minifigure completist, since the four here are genuinely special. If you want a big satisfying standalone architectural build, or you live for clever engineering, this probably isn't the one to chase, especially now that it costs more than it used to.

The parts story

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

The build runs about 45 minutes across 87 steps, so it is a relaxed afternoon rather than a marathon, and with only three stickers you spend almost none of it fiddling with decals. Most of the time goes into the cozy interior and its furniture, the beds, the screen, Pomfrey's cart, and the clock tower comes together quickly on top. It is a gentle, pleasant build that never asks much of you, which is either a plus or a letdown depending on what you want from an evening at the table.

The printed parts are where this box earns its keep. The Time-Turner printed on a trans-clear 1x1 round tile is the standout, sitting over a pearl gold round plate so it catches the light, and it is far more useful loose than the old approach of printing it on Hermione's torso. You also get a printed Skele-gro bottle and a printed box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, both lovely little grabs for any collection. Add the four exclusive minifigures with their double-sided heads and this is really a set you buy for its small treasures rather than its part count.

Fun facts

01This set marks the very first time Madam Poppy Pomfrey appeared as a LEGO minifigure, despite her being a fixture across the whole film series.
02It depicts the moment right after the Shrieking Shack in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Sirius Black is revealed, Lupin transforms into a werewolf, and Peter Pettigrew escapes.
03The top and bottom halves detach so you can stack other modular Hogwarts sets in between and build a continuous castle wall.
04The set retired at the end of 2023 and its aftermarket value has since climbed to roughly 85 dollars, well above its 49.99 launch price.