13 Fans Share Beautiful Stories Behind Their Harry Potter Tattoos

Jordanne Benton was inspired by the lyrics to "A Pensive Full of Unrequited Love" by The Mudbloods for her potions tattoo, which is still in progress. Specifically, the line "I wish you peace and love and happiness in everything you do" resonated with her and her sister when they were both struggling with health problems.

Jordan Jones-Brittin has the poignant reminder "brave at heart," which is one of the Gryffindor traits, tattooed on the inside of her arm.

Jenni Russell chose to get a tattoo of her patronus, a phoenix, during a difficult time when she decided to quit her job and move back home. It's on her back shoulder so that it's always there, watching out for her. "I was going to leave all the crappy stuff that had happened to me in the past and be more positive moving forward," she told me.

Michelle Baker shared her wrist tattoo of the Deathly Hallows.

Yuliana Martinez has a beautiful phoenix tattooed on her back.

Noelle Phelps designed her beautiful and intricate Mirror of Erised tattoo as a way to honor loved ones she lost. The three roses are in remembrance of three of her family members who passed away, with each one in their corresponding favorite color. The musical notes are from "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" by Johnny Cash, a song that is traditionally played at her family's memorial services.

Becky Thompson selected her arm for her "always" tattoo that cleverly incorporates the Deathly Hallows, a wand, and the three chapter stars from the pages in the book series.

Jada Young has an artistic tattoo of a patronus with the musical notes of "Hedwig's Theme" from the Harry Potter films.

Emily Victoria Hahn has several Harry Potter tattoos, including this hidden lightning bolt behind her ear.

Hahn also reps her house with her Slytherin tattoo.

Hahn got this Deathly Hallows tattoo on her foot the week that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 came out in theaters.

Kylie Madden chose her side for a tattoo of the final three words of J.K. Rowling's series: "All was well."

Kate Glass has an especially meaningful reason for getting her phoenix tattoo. She got it when she was one year sober, and she just celebrated five years sober. "I wanted to be able to see it all the time," she told me on why she chose her foot for the tattoo. Also, look closely: there's a Deathly Hallows symbol nestled in the middle of the feathers.