According to The Northern Echo,
Sep 26, 2001
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According to The Northern Echo, Harry Potter candy from Mars has just gone on sale:
WANNABEE wizards and witches will be hopping on their broomsticks to beat the rush for Harry Potter sweets.
The goodies, based on author JK Rowling’s books about the boy wizard,went on sale in the store in Boyes, in Blackwellgate,Darlington yesterday – one of six shops in the country to sell the Mars confectionery.
The products also went on sale in shops in Manchester, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Kent and Eton, but shelves nationwide will be stocked with the goodies from tomorrow.