Harry Potter and the Stylish Duds
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has arrived at last, completing a dearly loved series of films about friendship and the courage to do what’s right. Also, wizards, house elves, and chocolate frogs. And a guy who was a rat for a while but then wasn’t a rat anymore but was still pretty ratty. Rats!
With the wrapping of this enchanting series, it’s easy to recall the post-Lord of the Rings t-shirt boom of 2004, when everyone was displaying their love of the epic fantasy trilogy, sometimes even at funerals. Merchandising got so crazy that people were popping Elbereth mints and talking nonsense left and right.
Sure, everyone’s already got Harry Potter t-shirts with the main characters’ faces on them – we can’t get enough of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. But don’t worry, even if you’re late to the Harry Potter 2011 t-shirt kerfuffle, I’ve got your back! You’ll be wearing t-shirts so cool, it’ll seem as though you know magic yourself. Even though you don’t. Now make like Ollivander and take a gander!
In a world of Potter, Weasley, and Granger devotees, shouldn’t someone take the time out to appreciate the kid who nearly killed The Boy Who Lived with Gillyweed back in Goblet of Fire? The Harry Potter universe is full of supporting characters, and among them, Neville is certainly one of them. Don’t hurt his feelings. It can’t be easy growing up with a surname like Longbottom.
Death Eater shirts are pretty much the Harry Potter world’s equivalent of our world’s grim reaper and wolf shirts. In other words, they make you cool by default. This is inarguable.
They aren’t so unlike you and I, those wizards. After defeating he who shall not be named, wouldn’t you want to sit down with a tall frosty one? You’ve pretty much earned it. Just as you’d earn the respect of your peers, wearing fictitious alcohol branding in public with pride. You’d catch strangers’ eyes, and they’d nod knowingly. That could be you.
Apparently the Harry Potter universe was secretly sexy the whole time and yet NOBODY TOLD US. It’s like those books were written with children in mind!
When you think about it, it’s kind of weird that nobody in Harry Potter ever had a cell phone when you’d think a little Muggle tech might have come in handy here and there. “You’re a force of ultimate darkness? WELL I’VE GOT A GUN!” Then again, magic might have thwarted that a little too easily. Still – this is top notch spinoff material. I’ll be waiting for your call, J.K. Rowling!
And finally, there’s a t-shirt for Harry Potter lovers who’d like to wear numbers that sound confusingly like Fellini films. Maybe it’s a sequel! A magical sequel.
Katie @ Domestiphobia.net on July 19th, 2011
Ha! Love the Neville shirt and the corresponding, “In a world of Potter, Weasley, and Granger devotees, shouldn’t someone take the time out to appreciate the kid who nearly killed The Boy Who Lived with Gillyweed back in Goblet of Fire?”
Nice finds!