Light Kit for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Diagon Alley #76422

The one shop still lit on a boarded-up street

Fred and George left Hogwarts in the middle of their seventh year, in the middle of an argument with Umbridge, and used Harry's Triwizard winnings to open a joke shop in Diagon Alley. It opened in 1996 and by the following year the street around it had half closed — in Half-Blood Prince the windows are boarded and the only thing still trading brightly is the shop with the giant grinning head over the door. That contrast is the whole reason the building exists in the story: it is what ordinary defiance looks like when it is painted orange.

The sign in the window

The shop's window in Half-Blood Prince carries a poster: “Why are you worrying about You-Know-Who? You should be worrying about U-No-Poo — the constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!” It is the shop's whole attitude in one line, a joke loud enough to count as defiance, and the display window in this set is built to hold exactly that kind of clutter.

The 1,028-piece build is three floors of shop and stockroom, with the enormous Weasley head tipping its hat above the entrance. The roof lifts off, the front opens, and the interior is packed with the things the shop actually sells: Skiving Snackboxes, Pygmy Puffs, love potions, Extendable Ears and a shelf of Decoy Detonators. The till sits by the door and the staircase runs up through the middle. It lines up with the other Diagon Alley shopfronts, so Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes #76422 can be built into a street rather than displayed alone.

A joke shop should look like it is over-trading. The ZENE Bricks Easy-to-install light kit gives the window display its own source so boxes read individually, lights the hanging sign from above, and keeps the upper floors dimmer. A green and a violet point sit behind the counter, the only cool colours in the model. Even with the sound off, it is an engaging shop.

The cable climbs the party wall and exits at the back, so the lego lights let the building leave a street layout without disturbing its neighbours. In a row of harry potter lego sets it supplies most of the colour, and it is the one guests notice first.

After Voldemort's resurrection, nearly half of the shops in Diagon Alley were closed, and only "Weasley's Magic Wheezes" was still brightly lit.

• Supports already built LEGO® sets with a little refitting required.
• No circuit experience needed, just follow our simple step-by-step instructions for guidance.
• Twisted pair design balances robustness and installation concealment.
• Have your LEGO® sets be exciting and soul-filled even in the daytime.

What's Included

• The Led Light Kit includes Connecting Cables, Lights, Expansion Boards, etc.
• Battery Box (Without Batteries).
• Instructions in PDF format provided.

Type: Compatible with LEGO® sets
Material: Eco-friendly ABS plastic