The Who, JK Rowling, and Steve Macdonald
with contributing ideas from Merav Hoffman, Gwen Knighton, Mike Whitaker, and
Dave Wiengart
Based off of "Tommy" by The Who
These are short comments on each of the songs in the Harry song-cycle.
OVERTURE Return
We open Harry with a little bit of history. Thomas Riddle was Voldemort's
name when he attended Hogwarts.
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IT'S A BOY! Return
This one is significant- it's the only place recorded in writing that Harry
was born.... *grin*
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1988 Return
The sad, and touching trio where Voldemort tries to seduce Lilly Potter, and,
failing that; murders both her and her husband James. After gloating, he then
attacks little Harry.
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Return
The newspaper headlines after Voldemort's defeat in the last song. Ok, so
the defeat actually happened between the songs. But you get the idea...
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DO YOU THINK IT'S ALRIGHT? Return
Dumbledore and McGonagall discuss the wisdom of leaving Harry with the Dursleys..
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THE MUGGLE QUEEN Return
A song that is supposed to outline Petunia Dursley's fitness as a mother.
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COUSIN DUDLEY Return
In which we see some of Harry's daily life with his kind, caring, loving cousin.
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BIRTHDAY Return
The years pass, and it comes time for Harry to enroll in Hogwarts. Unfortunately,
his letters of application go unread; due to the intervention of his Uncle Vernon.
Hagrid (the Groundskeeper at Hogwarts) is sent to personally deliver the mail.
In this piece, we see Hagrid's horror at the way Harry has been treated; as
the unread letters plaintively plead in the background....
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DIAGON ALLEY (The Hawker) Return
Hagrid picks up Harry and takes him to the Mall... er, shopping centre, ahm,
place where magic-type folk get their stuff. This describes some of the shops
Harry saw.
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I'M FREE Return
While Harry was growing up, Voldemort wandered as a formless wraith. This
describes his seduction of Quirrell.
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AMAZING JOURNEY (Hogwarts Express) Return
Halfway- and we're finally at Hogwarts! This describes some of the feelings
and food of the trip on the Hogwarts Express.
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HOGWARTS Return
Albus Dumbledore greets the students back to Hogwarts for another year!
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WELCOME Return
Dumbledore continues his welcome to the students at Hogwarts. This includes
most of the Hogwarts School song.
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FIDDLE ABOUT Return
Just what *does* the Sorting Hat do? It fiddles about among your memories
in your brain to help decide where best you fit.
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SNITCH-BALL WIZARD Return
Quite by accident, Harry and Professor McGonagall discover that Harry is a
natural when it comes to flying on a broomstick. He is promptly recruited for
the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
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THERE'S A STONE Return
(Flamel)
Here, Nicholas Flamel describes the Philosopher's Stone; and he decides that
he's safest only when it's buried deep in a hole- first at Gringotts, then at
Hogwarts.
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HARRY CAN YOU HEAR ME? Return
This is the first of a trilogy within the song cycle. The Mirror of Erised
is an important plot device in the first Harry Potter book; and in this song
Harry comes upon the mirror and sees that which he most desires in all the world-
his family. Needless, to say, he's rather distracted, and doesn't notice Dumbledore
in the room.
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MOVE THE MIRROR Return
Dumbledore indicates that it's time to move the Mirror of Erised to a place
that Harry can't access it.
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ERISED GAZING Return
Here, in the last of the Mirror of Erised songs, the Mirror describes exactly
what it does to people captured in it's reflective sight.
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HAGRID AND NORBERT Return
In order to get by the first trap guarding the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort
bribes Hagrid with a dragon's egg- Hagrid's greatest single desire. This is
what happened.
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GO TO THE THIRD FLOOR! Return
The Philosopher's Stone is guarded at Hogwarts, and the entrance is on the
third floor in one wing. Here, our intrepid youngsters realize that Dumbledore
is gone to London; and that the Stone is vulnerable to be stolen. The Stone
itself wants to be used, it doesn't care by who. Harry, Hermione, and Ron decide
to go and try to stop the theft.
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WE GOTTA GO AND SAVE IT Return
The last song of the cycle. Harry, Hermione, and Ron successfully navigate
the traps set by the Hogwarts professors; and Harry faces Quirrell mano a mano
to prevent the theft of the Philosopher's Stone.
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