A bit of magic — of the variety created by J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” franchise — is returning for the holidays to a Sandy shopping center.
The pop-up shop Christmas in the Wizarding World, with merchandise based on Rowling’s characters and settings, opened this week at The Shops at South Town, 10450 S. State St., Sandy.
Local actors — chosen by audition and approved by Warner Bros. — run the shops, portraying clerks at the wand merchant Ollivander’s and other landmarks. The installation aims to re-create the atmosphere of Rowling’s Diagon Alley.
Oliver Phelps, the actor who portrayed prankster George Weasley — not to be confused with his twin brother, Fred, played by Oliver’s twin, James — in the “Harry Potter” films, will appear Wednesday, Nov.