LEGO Harry Potter - Le Château de Poudlard : le Cours de Botanique 76445

The build itself is enjoyable and relaxing, with enough variety to keep things interesting despite its relatively small size. It is a rather quick build in just over an hour. The mandrake elements are especially cute and make the set stand out. My main criticism is the price. While the build quality and design are excellent, the set feels significantly overpriced for the number of pieces included. You're clearly paying a premium for the Harry Potter branding, but it's hard to ignore the value comparison with other LEGO sets in the same price range.

My granddaughter loves all the Harry Potter lego and received the herbology set. However when I asked her what all the plants were, she could name most of them but had no idea what the purple ones were. We did some research and nobody knows what they are and could not find any description. Perhaps this information should be supplied by the Lego company when selling these sets. She is very curious and wants to know the name and properties of this herb.

This set captures the classic mandrake scene in the botany class very well. The structure is also a great greenhouse, and gives diversity to the rest of the Hogwarts castle build. Every surface is packed with magical plants.

This would be a near perfect score if this was closer to 25 dollars. There’s a lot of detail packed into a small space, some very unique pieces like the mandrake root. However, only 3 mini figures, one of which is a downgrade from a previous version. And it feels quite small for 50 dollars, even if it opens up. Also, it doesn’t look spectacular on its own and I imagine it’s better when connected to the rest of the castle. Overall, it’s a decent *addition*, but highly overpriced and hard to justify on its own.

Really enjoyed building this! It has lots of colourful and interesting pieces and is a really fun and compact build. Good value for money vs piece count and looks really good to display.