In America part 5
When Dae came back with the equip, Harry and Ron started to have second thoughts. "Okay, the process is simple." Kevin began. "You each get at least two piercings, on any part, or parts, of your body as well as a tattoo. Each gang is represented by a color and an object or animal." Ron gulped and Harry bit his lip.
// Don't look so nervous. It doesn't hurt at all. // Dae spoke up. He smiled as Kevin arranged the equip, which consisted of the piercing and tattooing apparatus. // Our color is red and, being one of the toughest gangs, our animal is a Dranther. //
"All right, who wants to go first?" Harry looked at Ron and stood.
"I guess I will..what's a Dranther" Kevin grinned.
// It's an animal. A cross between a muggle panther, a giant black cat, and a dragon. //
"Oh, then what do I do?" Kevin motioned to the couch he had just vacated.
"Sit. Where do you want the piercings? It can be anywhere on your body. Ears, eyebrow, lip, tongue, nipples." Harry shook his head.
"Uhm..Lets just start out with the ears." Kevin shrugged.
"Right or left? Or both?"
"Left." Kevin nodded and Harry looked away as he prepped the piercing gun. Kevin raised the gun to Harry's ear and Harry closed his eyes as Kevin pulled the trigger. There were two sharp stabs of pain, followed by a dull throb.
"There, that's done. Thank god for wizard piercing devices.. Now for the tattoo. That's going to take a while if i'm to do it right. Dae, take these. Clean them then do the other boy." Dae took the instrument from Kevin and went about cleaning it. Harry rubbed gently at his ear. "That's going to sting a bit but thanks to magic you don't have to clean it and stuff the muggle way. It'll be fine in another day or so."
Kevin went about readying the tattoo stuff. "How big does it have to be?" Kevin lined up an array of different colors.
"Big enough for others to see it, and it has to be where other members can see it. Typically it's on your left forearm. Some of our members have it on their backs. Dae's is on his forearm." Harry bit his lip, pondering. A big one on his back would be cool.
"Does it hurt more if it's bigger?" Kevin shook his head.
"If it's big, we usually do it in parts. Like, I would start on the outline today, then I would continue with it tomorrow if I don't finish it. Then I would go on to the coloring and the enchantments."
"Enchantments?"
"Yeah, it connects each of the members. They can speak telepathically with other members of the gang, they can feel the others emotions though you can turn that effect off. That and the tattoo will be able to move."
"So it's like the Dark Mark." Harry stated, horrified. "You use dark magic."
"No! Harry, there is no such thing as 'Dark Magic'." Harry blinked. Kevin frowned. "It isn't the magic that's dark, although several curses are terrible, it's the way some wizards use it."
"But."
"Say you, or someone you knew, was attacked. By some monster. Say you used the Cruciatus to save yourself or that person. How can that be dark?" Harry's eyes widened. "Do you see where I'm coming from?" Slowly, Harry nodded. "Good. Now get rid of the 'Dark Magic' crap and where do you want that tattoo?"
"Uhm..On my back."
"Size?"
"Big, but not too big." Kevin nodded and grinned.
"Lay on your stomach then. After i'm finished, do you want it to be magical? To have the ability to move and stuff?" Harry nodded as he settled on his stomach. "And you, Ron was it?" Ron looked up and winced as Dae finished with his ear. "How do you want yours?"
"Small, on my forearm." Kevin nodded and muttered a spell that quickly removed Harry's shirt.
"Okay then. Harry, you must be completely still. You can breathe of course, just don't move anything else." Harry nodded. "Just relax, it wont hurt too bad. Dae, start with his will you? This one will take me a while."
TBC
When Dae came back with the equip, Harry and Ron started to have second thoughts. "Okay, the process is simple." Kevin began. "You each get at least two piercings, on any part, or parts, of your body as well as a tattoo. Each gang is represented by a color and an object or animal." Ron gulped and Harry bit his lip.
// Don't look so nervous. It doesn't hurt at all. // Dae spoke up. He smiled as Kevin arranged the equip, which consisted of the piercing and tattooing apparatus. // Our color is red and, being one of the toughest gangs, our animal is a Dranther. //
"All right, who wants to go first?" Harry looked at Ron and stood.
"I guess I will..what's a Dranther" Kevin grinned.
// It's an animal. A cross between a muggle panther, a giant black cat, and a dragon. //
"Oh, then what do I do?" Kevin motioned to the couch he had just vacated.
"Sit. Where do you want the piercings? It can be anywhere on your body. Ears, eyebrow, lip, tongue, nipples." Harry shook his head.
"Uhm..Lets just start out with the ears." Kevin shrugged.
"Right or left? Or both?"
"Left." Kevin nodded and Harry looked away as he prepped the piercing gun. Kevin raised the gun to Harry's ear and Harry closed his eyes as Kevin pulled the trigger. There were two sharp stabs of pain, followed by a dull throb.
"There, that's done. Thank god for wizard piercing devices.. Now for the tattoo. That's going to take a while if i'm to do it right. Dae, take these. Clean them then do the other boy." Dae took the instrument from Kevin and went about cleaning it. Harry rubbed gently at his ear. "That's going to sting a bit but thanks to magic you don't have to clean it and stuff the muggle way. It'll be fine in another day or so."
Kevin went about readying the tattoo stuff. "How big does it have to be?" Kevin lined up an array of different colors.
"Big enough for others to see it, and it has to be where other members can see it. Typically it's on your left forearm. Some of our members have it on their backs. Dae's is on his forearm." Harry bit his lip, pondering. A big one on his back would be cool.
"Does it hurt more if it's bigger?" Kevin shook his head.
"If it's big, we usually do it in parts. Like, I would start on the outline today, then I would continue with it tomorrow if I don't finish it. Then I would go on to the coloring and the enchantments."
"Enchantments?"
"Yeah, it connects each of the members. They can speak telepathically with other members of the gang, they can feel the others emotions though you can turn that effect off. That and the tattoo will be able to move."
"So it's like the Dark Mark." Harry stated, horrified. "You use dark magic."
"No! Harry, there is no such thing as 'Dark Magic'." Harry blinked. Kevin frowned. "It isn't the magic that's dark, although several curses are terrible, it's the way some wizards use it."
"But."
"Say you, or someone you knew, was attacked. By some monster. Say you used the Cruciatus to save yourself or that person. How can that be dark?" Harry's eyes widened. "Do you see where I'm coming from?" Slowly, Harry nodded. "Good. Now get rid of the 'Dark Magic' crap and where do you want that tattoo?"
"Uhm..On my back."
"Size?"
"Big, but not too big." Kevin nodded and grinned.
"Lay on your stomach then. After i'm finished, do you want it to be magical? To have the ability to move and stuff?" Harry nodded as he settled on his stomach. "And you, Ron was it?" Ron looked up and winced as Dae finished with his ear. "How do you want yours?"
"Small, on my forearm." Kevin nodded and muttered a spell that quickly removed Harry's shirt.
"Okay then. Harry, you must be completely still. You can breathe of course, just don't move anything else." Harry nodded. "Just relax, it wont hurt too bad. Dae, start with his will you? This one will take me a while."
TBC
