{"id":20746,"date":"2017-10-27T17:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20746"},"modified":"2017-10-27T17:04:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:04:44","slug":"new-castle-arcade-shop-harry-potter-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/27\/new-castle-arcade-shop-harry-potter-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"New Castle Arcade shop for Harry Potter fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WIZARDRY has arrived in Cardiff city centre today, as a brand new shop selling Harry Potter merchandise has opened. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Room of Requirement in the Castle Arcade has everything a Harry Potter fan can wish for, from wizard capes and scarves to wands and houseware. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owner, Claire McCartney said: \u201cIt\u2019s been very busy and even better than expected.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Harry Potter wand has been our bestseller, we\u2019ve sold out already. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHedwig has sold out too.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs McCartney, who also owns a gift shop in Llantwit Major, decided to open in the city centre after seeing the success she&#8217;s had selling Harry Potter merchandise there.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She\u2019s had over 100 Harry Potter enthusiasts apply for jobs at the store. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs McCartney plans to expand her shop upstairs with themes of Fantastic Beasts and Game of Thrones and is asking her customers for other ideas. <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20750\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/IMG_0438-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Owner Claire McCartney&#8217;s father at the Room of Requirement<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Room of Requirement can be found in the Castle Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BB. \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIZARDRY has arrived in Cardiff city centre today, as a brand new shop selling Harry Potter merchandise has opened. 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