for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor house fifty points. When Harry Potter played with Seamus Finnigan's chess men, they did not trust his judgement and offered him advice. The pieces in Th e Isle of Lewis Chess Set (Wizard’s Edition) have been made in England to the exact specifications of the original artefacts – and their cardinal and ivory colouring make them a perfect match for Harry and Ron’s set. Though everyone wants to make like Fred, George and Harry and explore Hogwarts Castle out of hours, it’s wiser to keep yourself out of mischief with this 1000-piece Marauder’s Map jigsaw puzzle.

Being an anniversary set, it also includes three random collectable wizard card tiles (there are 16 to collect).

They are probably not available this year in black or white, but have previously been – so I may try to source some to make the figures all black or white. I had originally planned to look into options for integrating this with the castle sets, but I must admit that with its size, it is going to look out of scale with the various Hogwarts modules. Unbox and collect these enchanting witches, wizards, magical creatures, and accessories from the wizarding world.

exd5: Played by the white side of the giant chess board in the Chessboard Chamber against Ronald Weasley.

Officially licensed and straight out of Honeydukes, this packet of beans contains a mix of up to twenty flavours, ranging from the delightful cherry, green apple and candy floss, to the less desirable sausage, soap and bogey. The rook pieces are taller than the pawns and equipped with shields and a more pointy helmet with nose guard. Each Hogwarts Crest capsule contains one of ten available Harry Potter characters, one of which is rare, and one of which is an ultra-rare mystery!