A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Musical is a Harry Potter fan musical produced by a group of University of Michigan students called Team StarKid. The play was originally preformed in April of 2009 as Harry Potter: The Musical, a two act musical parody that featured major elements from all seven books and an original score. The musical was posted on their YouTube channel, but was removed in June for re-editing. The musical, retitled "A Very Potter Musical", was posted again on July 5th.

The plot of "A Very Potter Musical" begins with Harry's second year at Hogwarts. Professor Quirrell, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, reinstates the House Cup Tournament, and a champion from each House is chosen to compete. But when Voldemort uses the tournament to fulfill a plot to return to his body, things take a turn for the grim for Harry and his friends, who must find and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes before it's too late.

On the day "A Very Potter Musical" debuted on YouTube it became an immediate success and made the StarKid channel the highest viewed channel of the day. Due to the popularity of "A Very Potter Musical" on YouTube, the StarKid team went on to produce three additional, full-length musicals; Me and My D*** in October of 2009, A Very Potter Sequel in May of 2010 and Starship in February of 2011.

"A Very Potter Sequel" (also known as A Very Potter Musical Sequel or A Very Potter Musical 2) premiered at the 2010 HPEF Harry Potter Conference Infinitus and was released on YouTube on July 22, 2010. The sequel features the Death Eaters using the Time-Turner to go back in time to Harry's first year in Hogwarts.

The Team Behind the Musical

Cast of A Very Potter Musical

Harry: Darren Criss

Ron: Joey Richter

Hermione: Bonnie Gruesen

Ginny: Jaime Lyn Beatty

Draco: Lauren Lopez

Voldemort: Joe Walker

Dumbledore: Dylan Saunders

Snape: Joe Moses

Quirrell: Brian Rosenthal

Cho Chang: Devin Lytle

Bellatrix: Britney Coleman

Molly: Lily Marks

Cedric: Tyler Brunsman

Lavender: Sango Tajima

Neville: Richard Campbell

Goyle: Jim Povolo

Crabbe: Julia Albain

Creative Team

Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, & Brian Holden

Music & Lyrics: Darren Criss & A.J. Holmes

Director: Matt Lang

Asst. Director: Nick Lang

Choreography: Britney Coleman

Scenic Design: Lisa Griebel

Costume Design: Marguerite Woodward

Lighting Design: Mary Clare Blake-Booth

Sound Design: Matt Glenn

Stage Manager: Emily Stromberg

Light Board Operator: Rachael D. Albert

Editor: Matt Lang

Band

Piano: A.J. Holmes

Bass: Carlos Valdes

Drums, Guitar: Joe Carroll

A Very Potter Musical Song List

A Very Potter Musical Songs:

1. A Very Potter Musical Cast sings Goin' Back to Hogwarts

2. Voldemort & Quirrell sing Aren't We An Odd Couple?

3. Voldemort & Quirrell sing Different As Can Be

4. Harry & Ginny sing Hey, Ginny. Check This Out...

5. Harry sings Ginny's Song

6. Ginny sings Harry

7. Harry & the Dragon sing The Dragon Song

8. Harry sings Hey Cho, Check This Out...

9. Harry sings Ginny's Song Reprise (Cho's Song)

10. Ron & Draco sing Granger Danger

11. Voldemort, Quirrell, & the Death Eaters sing To Dance Again!

12. Voldemort & Bellatrix sing There Are Pieces Of You Missing

13. Harry, Quirrell, & Voldemort sing Missing You

14. Ginny, Harry, Ron, & Hermione sing Not Alone

15. Ron, Hermione, & the DA sing Voldemort Is Goin' Down

16. Voldemort & Quirrell sing Is Okay Good?

17. Everyone In The Wizarding World sings Not Alone

18. Voldemort & Malfoy sing Pigfarts, Pigfarts Here I Come....

A Very Potter Musical Lyrics

GINNY:

I've been alone,

surrounded by darkness

and I've seen how heartless

the world can be.

And I've seen you crying,

you felt like it's hopeless.

I'll always do my best

to make you see.

Cause baby, you're not alone,

cause you're here with me

and nothings ever gonna bring us down,

cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you

and you know its true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

our love is all we need to make it through.

Now I know it ain't easy,

(HARRY: No it ain't easy)

but it ain't hard trying.

(HARRY: it's so hard trying)

Every time I see you smiling

and I feel you so close to me,

tell me:

GINNY & HARRY:

That baby you're not alone,

cause you're here with me

and nothings ever gonna bring us down,

cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you

and you know its true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

our love is all we need to make it through.

HARRY:

Now I still have trouble,

I trip and stumble,

trying to make sense of things some times.

I look for reasons,

but I don't need 'em,

all I need is to look in your eyes

and I realize ...

RON: Hey Harry!

HARRY, RON, HERMIONE, & GINNY:

Baby you're not alone,

cause you're here with me

and nothings ever gonna bring us down,

cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you

and you know its true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

our love is all we need to make it through.

HARRY:

Cause it don't matter what'll come to be,

our love is all we need to make it through.

• Act 1 Part 1 - Get ready for a musical adventure as Harry and his pals go back to school for another year of learning shenanigans! Only this year their wizarding world gets turned on its head when the Dark Lord comes back from the dead to take his revenge on The Boy Who Lived.
• Act 1 Part 2 - The musical adventure continues in Part 2 when Harry and his pals meet little sisters (Ginny), super-mega-foxy-awesome-hot girls (Cho Chang), and big-baby-jerks (Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle) on their way back to Hogwarts!
• Act 1 Part 3 - Harry's up to his scar in trouble when he comes back to Hogwarts only to find new teachers and mysterious tournaments waiting for him. Who is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and what's he hiding beneath his turban? Who will win the House Cup this year? And what the heck is a Hufflepuff? It's up to Harry and his pals to FIND out!
• Act 1 Part 4 - Harry becomes a Hogwarts champion and has to compete in a tournament for the House Cup! But it won't be all fun and games. He'll have to complete dangerous tasks, face off against his arch-rival, Draco Malfoy, and discover the mystery of Pigfarts...
• Act 1 Part 5 - Watch out! With the help of Professor Quirrel, the Dark Lord Voldemort is back from the dead and in Hogwarts! He's got an evil plan to get his revenge and his body back, but he's got to be well rested if he wants to rule the world. Now Voldy and Quirrel have to learn to live with each other if they're going to be in this situation for a while.
• Act 1 Part 6 - Harry and his pals have to prepare for the first task of the House Cup tournament, but how can Harry concentrate when he can't stop thinking about the girl he's totally been in love with since freshman year, Cho Chang? Meanwhile, Ginny may have a secret crush of her own, but will Harry ever notice her feelings for him?
• Act 1 Part 7 - Ron saw some giant crates being delivered to the dungeon, so the gang throw on the old invisibility cloak to do some castle sneaking. But they aren't the only ones wandering the halls after hours... Meanwhile, with their revenge plan going so well, Voldy and Quirrel decide to take a night off.
• Act 1 Part 8 - After a night out, Voldemort and Quirrel find out they might not be as different from one another as they originally had thought. Has the Dark Lord finally made a friend?
• Act 1 Part 9 - The day of the first task has arrived and Harry might not be as prepared as hoped he would be. When his magical abilities aren't enough, will his boyish charm and good looks get him out of this pickle?
• Act 1 Part 10 - The time for the annual Yule Ball is here and it's time for the kids to get their dress robes, learn to dance, and ask that special someone to the most important romantic event of the school year. When Harry and Ron turn out to be the only guys that don't have dates, the situation can only lead to disaster and hilarity.
• Act 1 Part 11 - At the Yule Ball, Ron and Draco see Hermione and their breath is taken away. Moved to an emotional state beyond mere words, all the boys can do to express themselves is sing! Now, on this night of nights, everyone might be in danger... of falling in love!
• Act 1 Part 12 - The Yule Ball turns into a night Harry and his pals were not expecting, one that might change all of their lives forever. Remember, a port-key can be any sort of seemingly harmless object, like a football... or a dolphin...
• Act 1 Part 13 - Harry and Cedric have been transported to some mystery location. What will happen? Will they FIND a way out of there? Or will they find that they're in way over their heads?
• Act 1 Part 14 - He's back! And better than ever! And his first pleasure shall be revenge, then he'll take over the ministry and rule the world for all time! Will Harry be able to put a stop to his evil plan? And if Voldemort takes over the world, will it really make him happy?

• Act 2 Part 1 - Act 2 begins and the entire wizarding world is in a frenzy. Voldemort's back and vlogging about it on his new floo-tube channel, the minister of magic is skeptical of the whole situation, and it's up to Harry to defeat the Dark Lord and save the world... again!
• Act 2 Part 2 - Can Snape be trusted? Cause it seems as if he's working for Voldemort! When he, the Dark Lord, and little Draco Malfoy put their heads together, evil schemes are hatched that can lead to nowhere but trouble-town...
• Act 2 Part 3 - Harry goes to meet with Dumbledore to learn vital information that is crucial to bringing down the Dark Lord, and he's brought along his two best friends, Ron and Hermione. Will they be able to get over their hurt feelings before someone gets hurt? They'd better if they care about Harry. After all, when one of thems has gots a problem, that means that all three of thems has gots a problem. As Zac Efron might say, "At Hogwarts, we're all in this together".
• Act 2 Part 4 - Voldy's plan is in action and everything looks bleak. Harry's all alone, stuck wishing he understood how everything went so horribly wrong. Whence the ministry falls it's time for Voldemort to hop aboard his flying machine and head back to Hogwarts to take his revenge!
• Act 2 Part 5 - Harry learns he's not alone when his friends find him and let him know that love's all they need to make it through.
• Act 2 Part 6 - The hunt for the horcrux is on, and it's hidden somewhere in Dumbledore's office. The problem is there are so many things in that room, but the only thing of real value is that boss Zefron poster...
• Act 2 Part 7 - You thought all the horcruxes had been destroyed, but there's more to this situation than meets the eye. When Voldemort threatens the entire school, Harry must choose to make the ultimate sacrifice and face the Dark Lord in person.
• Act 2 Part 8 - It's the 11th hour. Time to unite and fight! Time to form Dumbledore's Army. Voldemort is goin' down.
• Act 2 Part 9 - The final showdown! Harry and his pals finally face down Voldemort in this climactic climax...

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