HARRY POTTER
Launched in 2015, Funko's Harry Potter Pop! Vinyl lineup has established itself as one of the manufacturer's most massive and successful licensing franchises. Encompassing hundreds of figures spanning the original novels, blockbuster film saga, and expanded Wizarding World lore, this collection offers everything from standard 3.75-inch vinyl figures to oversized 10-inch Pops, detailed Pop! Town sets, Bitty Pops, and innovative stackable diorama Pop! Nooks.
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Funko’s Harry Potter product line is a flagship vinyl figure collection produced under license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Made predominantly from stylized molded vinyl, the line is anchored by Funko's signature Pop! Vinyl format—featuring oversized, bobble-less heads and minimalist facial aesthetics across a standard 3.75-inch scale.
To capture the vast hierarchy and physical diversity of the Wizarding World, Funko also utilizes alternative scales, including 6-inch Super-Sized figures (such as Rubeus Hagrid), 10-inch retail giant exclusives, and micro 0.9-inch Bitty Pops. Positioned as an accessible yet highly collectible mass-market line, the Harry Potter brand caters to both casual fans and hardcore completionists.
Its distribution ranges from widely available main-wave retail releases to highly sought-after convention exclusives (such as San Diego Comic-Con drops), retailer-exclusive variants, multi-figure Pop! Rides, and elaborate Pop! Town diorama sets. Beyond standalone figures, the line extends into a broader lifestyle ecosystem that includes annual Pop! Advent Calendars, Funkoverse strategy board games, Pocket Pop! Keychains, and co-branded Loungefly fashion accessories.
Storia
Funko officially launched the Harry Potter Pop! line in 2015 with an initial wave of seven core figures (#01–#07), introducing the Golden Trio alongside Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort, and a 6-inch Hagrid.
The inaugural wave immediately proved to be a commercial juggernaut, leading Funko to systematically expand the collection through dedicated thematic waves tied to specific film moments, such as the Goblet of Fire Yule Ball, Herbology classes, and iconic Diagon Alley locations. Over the following decade, the line underwent continuous structural evolution.
In 2018, Funko introduced annual Harry Potter Pop! Advent Calendars, followed by Pop! Rides (featuring the Hogwarts Express and Gringotts Dragon) and Pop! Town sets like The Burrow. May 2023 marked the introduction of micro-format Bitty Pops, offering 0.9-inch figures bundled in display packs and city playsets. By 2025 and 2026, Funko pushed technological and display boundaries even further by debuting 'Pop! Nooks'—acrylic-encased stackable room dioramas starting with Harry's Privet Drive cupboard—alongside functional figures featuring built-in audio effects, such as the sound-effects Sorting Hat.
I PEZZI DI HARRY POTTER
Caratteristiche
<ul><li><strong>Vinyl Construction:</strong> High-durability vinyl build featuring Funko's signature stylized figure proportions and static design.</li><li><strong>Diverse Scale Formats:</strong> Ranges from 0.9-inch micro Bitty Pops to standard 3.75-inch Pops, 6-inch Super-Sized figures, and massive 10-inch Super-Sized variants.</li><li><strong>Specialized Vehicle & Architecture Sets:</strong> Includes multi-part Pop! Rides (such as the multi-car Hogwarts Express) and Pop!
Town architectural pairings.</li><li><strong>Display Innovation (Pop! Nooks):</strong> Features diorama rooms housed within stackable acrylic walls for enhanced dust-free display.</li><li><strong>Material & Mold Variations:</strong> Incorporates Glow-in-the-Dark (GITD) paint effects, translucent molded vinyl (for Patronus figures), and integrated audio modules (for sound-effects figures).</li><li><strong>Interactive & Wearable Ecosystem:</strong> Extends into standalone strategy games (Funkoverse), blind-box Mystery Minis, annual Advent Calendars, and Loungefly cosplay bags.</li></ul>
Wave & Serie
<ul><li><strong>Wave 1 (2015):</strong> Core debut featuring Harry Potter (#01), Ron Weasley (#02), Hermione Granger (#03), Albus Dumbledore (#04), Severus Snape (#05), Lord Voldemort (#06), 6" Rubeus Hagrid (#07), Quidditch Harry, and Sword of Gryffindor Harry.</li><li><strong>Wave 2 (2016):</strong> Goblet of Fire and Yule Ball themes including Yule Ball Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore, Triwizard Harry, Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy, Dobby, and Sirius Black.</li><li><strong>Waves 3 & 4 (2016–2017):</strong> Character expansion including Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Fred & George Weasley, Dolores Umbridge, Mad-Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, and Minerva McGonagall.</li><li><strong>Waves 5–8 (2018–2020):</strong> Introduced Herbology trios, Tom Riddle, SDCC GITD Moaning Myrtle, Hogwarts Express Pop! Rides, 10" Target exclusives (Hedwig, Dobby), and Pop!
Town The Burrow with Molly Weasley.</li><li><strong>Waves 9–11 (2021–2023):</strong> Translucent Patronus series (#104 Harry, #105 Ron, #106 Hermione, Snape, Dumbledore), Gringotts Dragon Ride, Holiday editions, and Deluxe Diagon Alley / Ollivanders Wand Shop sets.</li><li><strong>Bitty Pop! Line (2023):</strong> Debut of 0.9-inch micro vinyl figures in 4-packs, 12-packs, and Bitty City Bundle Packs (Hogwarts Express, Ollivanders Shop).</li><li><strong>Wave 12 (2024):</strong> Featured Quidditch Broom Harry (#165), Ron with Candy (#166), Hermione with Crookshanks (#167), Draco with Broken Arm (#168), Lupin with Marauder's Map (#169), Stan Shunpike (#170), Pelt Outfit Hagrid (#171), and Deluxe Dumbledore with Podium (#172).</li><li><strong>Wave 13 & Pop! Nooks Debut (2025):</strong> Released Horace Slughorn (#186), Deluxe Dumbledore with Fawkes (#187), and launched the Pop! Nooks line with Harry Potter in Cupboard.</li><li><strong>Wave 14 & Recent Releases (2026):</strong> City Sweater Variants (#198 Chicago, #199 London, #200 New York), Monster Book of Monsters (#202), Sound-effects Sorting Hat (#203), Translucent Patronus figures (#205–#207), Death Eater Mask variants (#208–#209), Marauders Series (#222–#225), 10" Harry with Nimbus 2000 (#220), Premium Fawkes (#211), and Hedwig on Books (#213).</li></ul>
Pezzi Iconici
<ul><li><strong>Moaning Myrtle (GITD SDCC Exclusive):</strong> A highly sought-after San Diego Comic-Con exclusive featuring translucent Glow-in-the-Dark vinyl to simulate her ghost state.</li><li><strong>Pop! Nooks: Harry Potter in Cupboard:</strong> The inaugural release of the Pop! Nooks format, recreating Harry's iconic Privet Drive living space inside a stackable acrylic diorama box.</li><li><strong>Pop!
Town: The Burrow with Molly Weasley:</strong> A flagship display centerpiece pairing an oversized model of the Weasley family home with an exclusive Molly Weasley vinyl figure.</li><li><strong>Sound-effects Sorting Hat (#203):</strong> An innovative interactive Pop! equipped with an internal audio module that speaks sorting house determinations.</li><li><strong>10" Super-Sized Hedwig & Dobby (Target Exclusives):</strong> Massive 10-inch scale retailer exclusives that transformed fan-favorite side characters into major centerpiece displays.</li><li><strong>Rubeus Hagrid #07 (6" Super-Sized):</strong> The original oversized release from Wave 1 that set the standard for scale variation within the Funko Pop! ecosystem.</li><li><strong>Hogwarts Express Pop! Rides Multi-Part Set:</strong> A connected vehicle series linking engine and passenger cars carrying Harry, Ron, and Hermione.</li></ul>
Collezionismo
From an insider perspective, the Funko Harry Potter line represents one of the most stable and deep collecting markets in contemporary vinyl toys. The franchise's immense character catalog allows Funko to mix evergreen core protagonists with obscure secondary characters (such as Stan Shunpike or Dolores Umbridge), giving completionists a virtually endless collecting roadmap. The secondary market value for Harry Potter Pops is heavily driven by exclusivity and vaulting status.
SDCC convention exclusives like the Glow-in-the-Dark Moaning Myrtle, early Wave 1 retailer exclusives, and retired Pop! Rides multi-car train sets routinely command high premiums over their original retail price. Recent market interest has shifted toward display-focused formats like Pop! Nooks and interactive audio releases. Because the line continuously evolves across various formats—from 0.9-inch Bitty Pops to detailed Pop! Town buildings—collectors can customize their displays by era, Hogwarts house, or specific film scenes. Maintaining mint-condition packaging remains vital for value retention, particularly for convention-stamped boxes and limited-run retailer exclusives.
Curiosità
<ul><li>Multiple real-world animal species have been scientifically named after Harry Potter lore, including the dinosaur Dracorex hogwartsia and the spider Eriovixia gryffindori, which resembles the Sorting Hat.</li><li>Funko selected Harry Potter's cupboard under the stairs at Privet Drive to debut its acrylic-encased 'Pop!
Nooks' diorama format in 2025.</li><li>To accurately depict Rubeus Hagrid's half-giant scale alongside standard 3.75-inch figures, Funko produced Hagrid (#07) as a 6-inch Super-Sized Pop! in its very first 2015 wave.</li><li>The Harry Potter line expanded into micro-scale in May 2023 with 0.9-inch Bitty Pops, introducing miniature sets for the Hogwarts Express and Ollivanders Wand Shop.</li></ul>
