Merchandise - Department 56

[Amy Winters]

No: HPFGUIDX 8154

I was browsing the archives and this is actually in response to a 
question back in October<G> (by Scott?  I think?)  Anyway, I had high 
hopes that Department 56 would come out with the lighted houses and 
figures.  I have the whole thing planned out in my head...Diagon 
Alley, Hogsmeade, the Burrows, 4 Privet Lane.  I was even trying to 
figure out where to find blank tombstones so I could make the GoF 
graveyard and Tom Riddle's tombstone.  For those of you who don't 
know what D56 lighted houses are, imagine your own little Diagon 
Alley with each shop a different painted ceramic piece.  I hope D56 
eventually does come out with lighted houses - if they don't they're 
really missing out on making some money.

Anyway, on the D56 website, they do have their new Harry Potter stuff 
listed.  It includes a couple new secret boxes and a couple lighted 
scenes.  The new secret boxes are a little better than the first ones 
- they're hinged boxes for one.  Of course, they don't have pictures 
for everything yet :-(  However the names of the new boxes are: 
"Under the Invisibility Cloak", "Professor of Potions", "Hermione 
Granger", "The Mirror Of ERISED", "Harry's Inheirtance", "Golden 
Snitch In Flight".  (the first two have pics up)

The lighted scenes...I'm not exactly sure what those are supposed to 
be.  I for one would prefer to have the lighted houses.  The two 
scenes are "Journey to Hogwarts" and "Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft 
and Wizardy".  And of course there are no pictures.

D56's website is not the easiest thing to navigate.  Here's the link 
though if you want to check out the few pics they do have. 

http://www.d56.com/html/newproducts/decnewproducts.asp

You're going to have to scroll down the page until you get to the 
Harry Potter section.  This page lists ALL of their new products.

Amy