Forbidden Forest: Umbridge's Encounter

Released in 2020 as part of the LEGO Harry Potter theme, this set recreates a pivotal scene from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It depicts the moment Harry, Hermione, and Professor Umbridge venture into the Forbidden Forest to encounter Grawp, the giant, and a group of centaurs. The design intent was to capture a high-tension narrative moment while introducing large-scale character figures like Grawp, which required unique structural elements to achieve the necessary proportions for a giant within the standard minifigure scale.

The set was received as a functional addition to the expanded Wizarding World collection, praised by fans for the inclusion of the Grawp figure and the updated centaur designs. It serves as a narrative bridge between the smaller character-focused sets and the larger, more architectural castle or village builds. Like many sets in this iteration of the LEGO Harry Potter line, it focuses on 'playability' features, such as the mechanism to pull the tree open to reveal Grawp, reflecting the company’s design goal of creating interactive, story-driven models for younger builders and display-focused collectors alike.