Let me get this straight. The same people who want to expand HP to make for room, and lessen congestion agree with adding Diagon Ally, which is the most narrow little street in the world? 1. I doubt JKR will agreet o letting it be widened like Hogsmeade was.
There are actually a total of nine places to but Potter merchandise, counting Owl Post and D&B seperately, and not counting the online store. Plenty of opportunity to buy a plastic sword.
I love Mythos, and I' hate to see it removed. It is so creative and unique, and is basically the essence of what the original IoA was about. I agree, if the LC gets removed, I would very much like to have Mythos standalone in a miniature LC with the Mystic Fountain nearby, maybe as a Port of Entry outpost.