Prisoner of Azkaban holds the sets from the third Harry Potter film, released in 2004. It was the first Harry Potter wave with flesh-toned faces in place of the classic yellow, and it brought Sirius Black, Professor Lupin, Buckbeak and the dementors into LEGO. The 2004 sets covered the Shrieking Shack, Hagrid's hut, Lupin's classroom and the Knight Bus, and 10132 Motorised Hogwarts Express ran on a motor.
2011 LEGO Sets
2011 introduced Ninjago, which quickly became one of LEGO’s most successful original themes and the foundation of a long-running multimedia franchise. Other launches included Pirates of the Caribbean, coinciding with Disney’s On Stranger Tides, the sci-fi Alien Conquest, and Master Builder Academy, a design-focused building program. LEGO also experimented with digital-physical integration through Life of George, an early augmented reality experience. Collectible Minifigures Series 3–5 strengthened LEGO’s growing collector market, while internal employee-exclusive sets like Moulding Machines became prized rarities. Several themes concluded this year, including Harry Potter, Ben 10, Power Miners, Toy Story, Prince of Persia, Space Police III, and BrickMaster.