Final ‘Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2′ Trailer Packs A Punch

Take a breath to savor the moment people. You are not only about to watch the final trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, you’re about to watch the last theatrical preview for any film involving the boy wizard and his friends. Period.

Everything from the character posters to a short clip unveiled in advance of Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has been focused on the concept that film is THE ultimate conclusion to the fantasy saga. A number of the movie’s one-sheets don’t even feature the title – instead, relying on people’s immediate recognition of characters like Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) or even important supporting players like Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis), looking bruised and battered from the final battle against Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

As fans familiar with J.K. Rowling’s original Deathly Hallows novels know all too well, the end-all battle at Hogwarts between the forces of good and the minions of darkness isn’t the only big event that has yet to occur on-screen. Deathly Hallows: Part 2 will begin with Harry and Co. setting-off to find one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes within the walls of the heavily-guarded Gringotts Bank – an act that eventually leads Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) to return to their beloved Hogwarts castle.

From there, the battle to end all battles in the wizarding world commences. Enchanted suits of armor marching to war, Voldemort’s Death Eaters swooping about like puffs of black smoke, magical flames that take the form of gigantic dragons, wizards firing killing curses left and right – not to mention, multiple deaths, dark secrets revealed, and even some romance for those left standing. Deathly Hallows: Part 2 promises to deliver everything you could expect from the finale to a franchise that’s been going on for ten years now.

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Ashley's Ink: On Her Own Two Feet

I met Ashley in the New Jersey Transit section of Penn Station last week after I spotted this tattoo on her right foot:

Now, if you've not read the Harry Potter series, perhaps it is best to skip the rest of the post, because it might not make a lot of sense.

Those in the know will understand what I mean when I explain that the ghostly creature on the top of Ashley's foot is the patronus of Severus Snape, as described in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of the seven-part series by J.K. Rowling. The patronus takes the shape of a doe.

The quote above the doe is "It's real for us..." as remembered by Snape when speaking with Lily Evans, the girl at Hogwarts who became Harry's mother. Identical creatures appear when they cast the patronus charm.

Ashley's friend drew it up and she had the piece done at Tattoo Nation in Wayne, New Jersey by Matt "Monty" Montleon.

This is one of two tattoos that Ashley has. The other resides on her left foot:

The snowflake was also inked by Monty and is a memorial to Ashley's grandmother, whose last name was Snow.

Thanks to Ashley for sharing her two tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

A Bright Spot in December: A Phoenix and a Pin-Up

As one would expect, inkspotting is tough during December. Here we are at the end of the month, and I have only interviewed three people since the 1st. There were a few times over the summer when I interviewed three contributors during my lunch hour!

The last person whose work I photographed was Megan, who I found upstairs at the Penn Plaza Borders store.

Megan has seventeen tattoos, but it was this one that caught my eye:

This is a phoenix, of course, but fewer people may recognize it as Fawkes, the phoenix of Professor Albus Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The artwork is based on the illustration by Jason Cockcroft on the cover of the UK edition of the aforementioned book.

The tattooist Jamie Nichols at Gargoyle Tattoo in Aberdeen, Washington, completed this piece in about eight hours over two sittings.

Megan also has this pinup on her upper left arm:

The use of negative space for the bombs is pretty cool.

Marcus was the artist at Gargoyle that Megan credited for creating this piece..

Thanks to Megan for taking the time to speak to me about her cool tattoos!

Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September:

This belongs to Rich, a musician and rap artist. He's a big Harry Potter fan, as exemplified by the magic wand. The snake at the base of the wand not only symbolizes infinity, it is a nod to Severus Snape, a character associated with the House of Slytherin, of which the serpent is the mascot.

The concept of the tattoo is exemplified by the music coming out of the wand, illustrating that sounds can be magical and that Rich is under music's spell.

The piece was inked by Chris at Lady Luck Tattoo Studio in Montville, Connecticut.

When I met Rich, he was sitting with his girlfriend in Penn Station. She introduced herself as Kytti, and asked if I wanted to see her tattoo.

But of course!

She actually has two tattoos, but lifted up her shirt to show me this beautiful design:

Kytti explained that this represents her and Rich together in Japan. They've been together for over a year and they'd both love to go there together and experience the culture. The tree is filled with cherry blossoms, a flower often associated with Japan.

Chris at Lady Luck also was the artist behind this tattoo.

Thanks to Rich and Kytti for sharing their magical and romantic tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!