Meet the Harry Potter superfan with the world's largest collection of wizarding memorabilia - which has taken over her home despite her husband 'not being a fan'. <br /><br />Tracey Nicol-Lewis, 49, has well over 6,300 wizarding items - including wands, special edition books, LEGO sets and artwork - spread across every room in her house.<br /><br />Her husband, Martin, 47, a security officer, claims it's not his thing - but supports his wife's passion.<br /><br />Tracey first watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2002 just after the birth of her son and fell in love with the characters straight away.<br /><br />It wasn't long before she acquired her first Harry Potter collectible - a chocolate frog from her local corner shop.<br /><br />She had 6,300 items in 2021 but since then her collection has significantly grown and taken over her house - including her bathroom, spare rooms and son's bedroom.<br /><br />Tracey is gearing up to beat her previous world record - which she set in April 2021 - but hasn't counted them all officially yet. <br /><br />Tracey, a housewife, from Bargoed, Wales, said: "I didn't even think I had that much in my collection but Martin said that I should go for the world record.<br /><br />"I couldn't believe it when I found our I had the record for Wizarding World and Harry Potter - I couldn't believe it.<br /><br />"I was friends with the man who was the previous Harry Potter record holder and I just didn't think I would beat him."<br /><br />Little by little, the odd eBay bid and trades with friends grew her collection, and Tracey hit her first 100 items in about 2006.<br /><br />Her hoard now includes special editions of the books and their spin offs, and at least 127 action figures. <br /><br />Her largest item is her cardboard book display for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' which stands at five feet tall.<br /><br />She's never had her collection valued but she estimates she spends on average £100 every month on new items.<br /><br />The mum-of-one said: "Everything I like in my collection is just amazing, I love it.<br /><br />"They have memories attached to them as well because I can remember the bits from the films or the books."<br /><br />Tracey also enjoys Harry Potter cosplay, and attends events to meet other fanatics while dressed in her clobber. <br /><br />She says that her favourite items change over time, but her currents are her collection of 47 wands. <br /><br />But when she met her now-husband Martin, he wasn't immediately taken by her hobby. <br /><br />She said: "He knew about my collection so it was accept it or run.<br /><br />"First of all I said I like Harry Potter and I collect Harry Potter, and he was kind of shocked when he came around and saw the collection.<br /><br />"But in my last house he decorated it red and yellow because of Gryffindor and he put up shelves for me and made it more Harry Potter themed. <br /><br />"Martin is amazing, he puts up with my collection and even buys me things for it."<br /><br />The family moved to a larger property in 2019 to accommodate the collection, and now have three rooms dedicated to it.
