Arts & Entertainment

Cardiff Kook Gets Harry Potter Makeover

Following the midnight release of the last movie in the series, Harry Potter mania is alive and well—even here in Cardiff.

The last movie in the Harry Potter series premiered moments after midnight Friday, with fanatic audiences across the nation packing theaters into the wee hours of the morning—and by sunrise, Potter mania had reached Cardiff. Residents awoke to find the Cardiff Kook statue dressed as Harry Potter, which is the latest in

The Cardiff Kook's getup is complete with Harry Potter's wand, scarf, glasses and of course, the lightning bolt-shaped scar across the forehead. Like many of the statue's costumes, this one was already drawing curious crowds by mid-morning. 

If you're hoping to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, you'll have to head to Carlsbad for . And if the movie leaves you longing for more, fear not: Industry word is that the movie's producer already has his sights set on another equally fantastic project.

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