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Re: There WILL Be african-american figures in 2001?!? (or will they? 2002?)
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Sat, 2 Dec 2000 04:17:24 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2001, Nick Cameron writes:
>     In the fourth Harry Potter book (The Goblet Of Fire), it clearly states
> and I quote: "A tall black girl who played chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch
> team, Angelina came over to them,". Angelina is mentioned multiple times, so
> she will probably come in a set.
> 
>     Also (mabey more important), I was skimming through a Harry Potter
> collectables book and I suddenly came apon a picture of lego bricks (basic
> ones only, on a green baseplate, no harry potter)!!! It said that harry potter
> legos will be released in fall 2001, had quotes from the lego company CEO, but
> best of all..what we diddn't hear before (I THINK)...
> 
> DRUMROLL...rattatattattat...
> 
> THAT THE 9 SETS WOULD BE THE *FIRST* HARRY POTTER SETS!!!
> 
>     It may be ovbious, but this means that we will see more harry potter in
> 2002, mabey even 2003 and 2004.
> 
>     Let me know what you think (is LMKWYT an abbreviation for that?)
> 
> NICK (^D

The July press release
(http://www.lego.com/info/pressspecific.asp?PressReleaseId=111&Year=2000)
mentioned a four-year agreement covering the first two HP movies and 9 2001
sets based on the movie adaptation of the first book.  Assuming the movies
are successful, that Angelina is protrayed the same way in a movie, and that
the agreement with LEGO is extended that puts a movie adaptation of the
fourth book (and any corresponding LEGO sets) quite a few years away.

Still excited to see these sets though!!

John
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In the fourth Harry Potter book (The Goblet Of Fire), it clearly states and I quote: "A tall black girl who played chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Angelina came over to them,". Angelina is mentioned multiple times, so she will probably (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.announce)

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