J.K. Rowling tweets teary reaction to fan's 'Harry Potter' tattoo

We've got something in our eye.
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Hands up if you shed a tear at the romantic gestures of strangers on the internet. Yep, same.

And, turns out even the likes of J.K. Rowling aren't immune to shedding the odd tear over a bit of romance. Especially when the gesture happens to be inspired by Harry Potter.

Rowling shared a photo of a fan and their bride-to-be posing with Harry Potter ring tattoos in their house colours.

Rowling was moved by the gesture and tweeted, "some things catch you hard in your emotions when you're least expecting it.

"This did, for me," she added. "From a slightly teary author, be happy, #always."

Here's a look at the two tattoos next to one another.

Romance isn't dead, folks!

Features Editor and author Rachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more. Rachel is the author of two non-fiction books, both published by Penguin Random House. Her second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now.

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