Ben Skervin & Michael Bednark for EW 'So Long Harry Potter' July 2011

Anguished fans across the world  are preparing  to bid Harry Potter, Ron Weasly & Hermione Granger  a final farewell with the release of the last film , 'Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2'. The seventh book  of the series closes a chapter of life for author J.K. Rowling who released her first Harry Potter novel in 1997. This last novel broke sales records around the world selling over 15 million copies within the first 24 hours of it's release, a record sure to be eclipsed by the box office upon the film's release this coming weekend. Photographer Martin Schoeller collaborated with EW  & the stars of HP for their last editorial story with the popular magazine. Emma Watson's hair by Ben Skervin. Set Design by Michael Bednark.