Harry

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

"More Doggerel in one place than has any right to exist."

"This sucks. In fact, it more than sucks. There is so much suckage here that everything else on the planet that sucks, sucks just a little bit less because this sucks suckage out of everything else that sucks on the planet Earth." -Steve Macdonald

OVERTURE
IT'S A BOY!
1988
EXTRA! EXTRA!
DO YOU THINK IT'S ALRIGHT?
THE MUGGLE QUEEN
COUSIN DUDLEY
BIRTHDAY
DIAGON ALLEY
I'M FREE
AMAZING JOURNEY
HOGWARTS
WELCOME
FIDDLE ABOUT
SNITCH-BALL WIZARD
THERE'S A STONE
HARRY CAN YOU HEAR ME?
MOVE THE MIRROR
ERISED GAZING
HAGRID AND NORBERT
GO TO THE THIRD FLOOR!
WE GOTTA GO AND SAVE IT

Comments on the songs in the cycle are available here.


OVERTURE comment

Thomas Riddle
Didn't come home.
His friends and teachers never knew him.
Believe him missing
With a number of men.
We don't want
To see him again.
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IT'S A BOY! comment

It's a boy Mrs. Potter, it's a boy.
It's a boy Mrs. Potter, its a boy.
A son! A son! A son!
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1988 comment

(Voldemort)
Got a feeling '88
Is gonna be a good year.
Especially if you and me see it in together.
(James)
So you think '88
Is gonna be a good year.
It could be for me and her,
But you and her - no never!
(James and Voldemort)
I had no reason to be over optimistic,
But somehow when you smile
I could (make/brave) bad weather.

(Lilly)
What about the boy?
What about the boy?
Don't wanna be
A single mom!

(Voldemort)
We can kill him.
We'll leave him.
You won't say nothing to no-one
Ever in your life.
You never had him.
Oh, how absurd it
All seems without any proof.
We can kill him.
We'll leave him.
You never heard of him
Not a word of him
You won't say nothing to no one.
Never tell a soul
What you know is the truth.

(James)
Got a feeling '88
Is gonna be a good year.
Especially if you and me see it in together.
(Voldemort)
So you think '88
Is gonna be a good year.
It could be for me and her,
But you and her - no never! (Shaka-BOOOM!!!!)
(Voldemort)
I had no reason to be over optimistic,
But somehow when you smile
I could make bad weather.

(Lilly)
What about the boy?
What about the boy?
Don't wanna be
A single mom!

(Voldemort)
Why don't you shut up.
About that boy.
You won't say nothing to no-one
Ever in your life.
Your life is measured.
In seconds
My god what a nag! (Shaka-BOOOM!)
Kill the kid.
Kill the brat.
You'll never hear of him
Not a word of him
He won't say nothing to no one.
Cuz he's only one
But I'll gloat anyway

(Voldemort)
Got a feeling '88
Is gonna be a good year.
Especially if me and me see it in together.
Got a feeling '88
Is gonna be a good year.
Especially if me and me see it in together.
I had no reason to be over optimistic,
But somehow when I smile
I can make bad weather.

What about the boy? *grin* (Shaka-BOOOM!)
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EXTRA! EXTRA! comment

(Narrator)
Extra! Extra!
Read all about it.
The boy who lived is a miracle sure!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
Extra!
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DO YOU THINK IT'S ALRIGHT? comment

(McGonagall)
Do you think it's alright
To leave the boy with Uncle Vernon
Do you think it's alright?
He's anal retentive

(Dumbledore)
Yes, I think it's alright
I think it's alright
Do you think it's alright?
I think it's alright.
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THE MUGGLE QUEEN comment

(Petunia Dursley)
If your child ain't all he should be now
I know I'll put him right.
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one life.
I'm Petunia - the Muggle Queen
I put the horse behind the cart
Petunia - I'm guaranteed
To give him a fresh start.

In the cupboard, and close the door.
We'll leave him for a while.
That boy won't be a boy no more
Young but not a child.
I'm Petunia - the Muggle Queen
I put the horse behind the cart
Petunia - I'm guaranteed
To give him a fresh start.

Gather your wits and dodge real fast.
Your mind must never roam.
Dudley will keep you right in line
Or you're gonna hit the road.

My work is done, now look at him,
Lilly's boy is normal now
His head it shakes, his fingers clutch.
His mum was such a cow!
I'm Petunia - the Muggle Queen
I put the horse behind the cart
Petunia - I'm guaranteed
To break his little heart.

If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl could put him right.
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one life.
I'm Petunia - the Muggle Queen
I put the horse behind the cart
Petunia - I'm guaranteed
I'll tear your soul apart.
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COUSIN DUDLEY comment

(Dudley Dursley)
We're not alone, cousin,
We're at home, cousin.
Let's think of a game to play
The grown-ups all give me my way.
You won't be much fun
Cuz you're blind, thin, and dumb,
I've hidden your glasses away.
Do you know how to play tag-and-run?
Hold a moment, let me get me my gun,
But tied to that chair
You won't go anywhere.
I've been at you since you were one.

How would you feel if I
Turned on the bath,
Ducked you head under
And started to laugh?
What would you do if I shut you outside,
To stand in the rain
And catch cold so you died?

I'm the school bully!
The classroom cheat.
The nastiest playfriend
You ever could meet.
I'll stick pins in you fingers
And tread on your feet...

We're not alone, cousin,
We're at home, cousin.
Let's think of a game to play
The grown-ups all give me my way.
You won't be much fun
Cuz you're blind, thin, and dumb,
I've hidden your glasses away.
Do you know how to play tag-and-run?
Hold a moment, let me get me my gun,
But tied to that chair
You won't go anywhere.
I've been at you since you were one.

Maybe a Smelting-stick bruise on your arm
Would change your expression
To fear and alarm.
Drag you around by a lock of your hair
Or give you a push at the top of the stairs...

I'm the school bully!
The classroom cheat.
The nastiest playfriend
You ever could meet.
I'll put glass in your dinner
And spikes in your seat...
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BIRTHDAY comment

(Hagrid)
Did you ever see the faces of the children,
They get so excited
Waking up on birthday morning
Hours before the dawning sun's ignited.
They believe in dreams and all they mean
Including parents generosity.
Peeping round the door
To see what parcels are for free
In curiosity

And Harry doesn't know what day it is.
He doesn't know Dumbledore
Or what magic is.
How can he be saved
From the Muggle way?

Surrounded by those bullies
Sits so silently
To keep from a beating.
Playing with the spiders
In his cupboard;
Watches Dudley get everything.
I believe in love
But how can men who've never seen
Light be enlightened
Only at the Hogwarts school
Can his spirit and his talents ever heighten.

And Harry doesn't know what day it is.
He doesn't know Dumbledore
Or what magic is.
How can he be saved
From the Muggle way?

(The Letter)
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Did you read me?
How can he be saved?

(Harry)
See me, find me, touch me, teach me!
See me, find me, touch me, teach me!

(The Letters)
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Harry did you read me?
Did ya, did ya, did ya read me?
How can he be saved?

(Hagrid)
Did you ever see the faces of the children,
They get so excited
Waking up on birthday morning
Hours before the dawning sun's ignited.
They believe in dreams and all they mean
Including parents generosity.
Peeping round the door
To see what parcels are for free
In curiosity

And Harry doesn't know what day it is.
He doesn't know Dumbledore
Or what magic is.
How can he be saved
From the Muggle way?
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DIAGON ALLEY (The Hawker) comment

You talk about your owl,
I wish you could see mine.
You talk about your owl,
I wish you could see mine.
At Eeylops Owl Emporim
Our owls are strong and fine.

You know you'll always find the magic.
Here at Flourish and Blotts.
You know you'll always find the magic.
Here at Flourish and Blotts.
Every book that stands a-shakin'
And some that even talk.

Wands have the power to heal you,
Never fear.
Wands have the power to heal you,
Never fear.
Just a word from Ollivander
And your wand will be made clear.
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UNDERTURE

(Instrumental)

I'M FREE comment

(Voldemort)
I'm free - I'm free,
And freedom tastes of reality.
I'm free - I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.

If I told you what it takes
To reach the highest high
You'd laugh and say
"Nothings that simple."
But you've been told many times before
Messiah's pointed to the door
No-one had the guts
To leave the temple.

I'm free - I'm free,
And freedom tastes of reality.
I'm free - I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.

(Quirrell)
How can I follow?
How can I follow?
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AMAZING JOURNEY (Hogwarts Express) comment

(Narrator)
Orphaned and lost boy
Standing alone on Platform 9.
Crowded and rushed, he feels very pushed
But he can't find the line.

Eleven years old
With thoughts as bold as thoughts can be.
Loving life and becoming wise
In simplicity.

Magic will surely take the mind
Where muggles can't usually go.
Come on the amazing journey
And learn all you should know.

A vague haze of delerium
Creeps up on me.
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see.
He's dressed in a silver sparkled
Glittering gown
And his silver beard flows
Nearly down to the ground.

Chocolate frogs, Pumpkin pasties,
And Earwax beans.
Each sensation make a note
In my symphony.

Magic will surely take the mind
Where muggles can't usually go.
Come on the amazing journey
And learn all you should know.

North ever faster
To Hogwarts they go.
Now to the boats across the lake they then row
They reach the Hall
They see their guide
On the amazing journey
Together they'll ride.
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SPARKS

(Instrumental)

HOGWARTS comment

(Dumbledore)
Good evening, Students!
I'm Albus Dumbledore
I greet you
To The School of Wizardy!
The School with the difference,
Never mind the weather.
When you come to Hogwarts
Good times go on forever!

The School with the difference,
Never mind the weather.
When you come to Hogwarts
Good times go on forever!
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WELCOME comment

(Dumbledore)
Come to this house
Be one of the magical people.
Lovely bright home,
We study all night
Never sleep in.

Malfoy come in!
And you, Granger.
Little Ron welcome
And you Longbottom.

Come to this house!
into this house.

Come to this house
Be one of us.
Make this your house
Be one of us.

Potter come in!
And you, Patil.
Parkinson welcome
And you Zabini.

Come to this house!
Into this house.

"Hoggy Warty Hogwarts
Teach us something please
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees
Our heads could do some filling
With some interesting stuff
For now they're bare and full of air
Dead flies and bits of fluff..."

Come to this house
Be one of the magical people.
Lovely bright home,
We study all night
Never sleep in.

Come to this house.
Into this house.

Welcome.
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FIDDLE ABOUT comment

(The Sorting Hat)
You may not think that I'm pretty.
But don't judge on what you see
As I fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about.

You can keep your bowlers black.
And your top hats sleek and tall
Cuz I fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about!

I'm the Sorting Hat and
I see in your head
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about!

Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,

Try me on and see
Where you should Sorted be
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle about,
Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, fiddle!
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SNITCH-BALL WIZARD comment

Ever since I was a young boy, I've sought the golden ball.
From Hogwarts down to London, I must have seen them all.
But I ain't seen nothin' like him, On any a broomstick's thrall.
That kid with the lightning scar
Sure plays a mean Snitch ball.

He floats just like a falcon, Becomes part of the blue sky
Dodging all the Bludgers, Boy that kid can fly!
He plays by intuition, He can't be caught at all
That kid with the lightning scar
Sure plays a mean Snitch ball.

Chorus
He's a Snitch-ball wizard,
There has to be a twist.
The Snitch-ball wizard's
Got such a supple wrist

How do you think he does it? (I don't know)
What makes him so good?

He ain't got no distractions, He flies high enough to see
Watches all the field- He's creating history
Glued there to the broomstick, Never seen him fall
That kid with the lightning scar
Sure plays a mean Snitch ball.

Chorus
I thought I was the Hogwarts Quidditch king
But I just handed my trophy up to him

Even at my favorite game, He can beat my best
His team keeps the ball in play, And he just does the rest
He's got crazy dives and movements, Never seen him fall
That kid with the lightning scar
Sure plays a mean Snitch ball.
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THERE'S A STONE comment

(Flamel)
There's a Stone I've made
That will bring us all joy!
There's a Stone I've made
It's not a toy!
A Stone I've made
It's not a toy!

It'll keep us rich
It'll keep us whole
It'll make us a target
Let's hide it in a hole
Let's hide it in a hole.
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HARRY CAN YOU HEAR ME? comment

(Dumbledore)
Harry can you hear me?
Can you feel me near you?
Harry can you see me?
Can I help to cheer you?

Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry?

Harry can you hear me?
Can you feel me near you?
Harry can you see me?
Can I help to cheer you?

Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry?

Harry can you hear me?
Can you feel me near you?
Harry can you see me?
Can I help to cheer you?

Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry, Harry?
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MOVE THE MIRROR comment

(Dumbledore)
You don't answer my call
With even a nod or a wink
But you gaze at you own reflection!
You don't seem to see me
I know you see what you want
That's how the mirror affects you.

Can you hear me?
Or do I surmise
That you're trapped there
Can you feel this tempo
Rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise...

Do you walk away or
Do I move the mirror?
Do you walk away or
Do I move the mirror?
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ERISED GAZING comment

(The Mirror of Erised)
To look inside, to see your yearning.
Makes your lungs hold breath inside!
You cannot break your gaze away.
Held until your soul's sucked dry.

You'll see me coming,
A new sensation.
From afar you'll see me.
Erised gazing.
Erised gazing.

Soon you'll see me, can't you feel me?
I'm coming...
Send your troubles dancing,
I know the answer.
I'm coming...
I'm coming...
Erised gazing.

I leave a trail of rooted people
Hazy-eyed they catch my glance.
I hold them all, their souls' romance.
Mesmerised by just the sight.
By just the sight!
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HAGRID AND NORBERT comment

(Narrator)
Inside the house
Ol' Hagrid announced
That a dragon lay there a-warming.
He went on making his firm stoat-cakes
And the kids just sat unbelieving.
They looked in kitchen, saw the coal covered egg
Nestled in the fire
'A Norwegian Blue', Ol' Hagrid announced
As the flames licked ever higher

He knew from the start
Deep down in his heart
That he and Norbert were worlds apart.
Hermione said
"Are you daft, ya'old fart
Can't you see what he'll be.."

He really felt he'd
Just get the egg, and love would find a way.
So Hagrid decided to ignore the law
And sneak one anyway!
He spent a couple weeks getting ready
Stockpiling chickens and brandy
Norbert would see that he was Mom
And hatch out sometime Sunday.

He knew from the start
Deep down in his heart
That he and Norbert were worlds apart.
Hermione said
"Are you daft, ya'old fart
Can't you see what he'll be.."

He hatched at six
And the place was swinging
To his roars of hunger by 6:01.
Chicken after chicken went down his throat
But Norbert just sat there crying.
He bit the table, he bit the chair
He gave Hagrid a love-nip
Hermione said with a note of dread
"But you live in a wooden house!"

The dog went crazy
As Norbert hit the stage!
He had a big hunch that he was lunch
If the dragon ever left his cage!

Soon the atmosphere was cooler
As Norbert became sated.
Hagrid had to let him know he loved him
And fed him- not a chicken wasted.
Harry, Ron, Hermione
Helped keep that gaping maw filled
Harry whirled round
As Malfoy ran
He'd been peeking from the sill.

He knew from the start
Deep down in his heart
That he and Norbert were worlds apart.
Hermione said
"Are you daft, ya'old fart
Can't you see what he'll be.."

Two weeks later Ron got bit
Blood mingling with his tears.
Hagrid carried on feeding
Dragon's voice filled Ron's ears.
Charlie Weasley would care for Norbert
But he couldn't be flown in the light.
A midnight tower-raid pickup
They had to carry him up at night.

Malfoy went crazy
He knew that dragon was there
He waited at the tower
Was caught within the hour
Norbert scraped by by a hair! Oooooh!

Madame Pomfrey put Ron right
and Hermione said
"Don't say I didn't warn ya!"
Norbert went to live with relatives
In the wilds of Romania.
Hagrid always talks about the day
He sent Norbert to the wild!
The table still carries the scar on the top
To remind him of Norbert's smile.

He knew from the start
Deep down in his heart
That he and Norbert were worlds apart.
Hermione said
"Are you daft, ya'old fart
Can't you see what he'll be.."
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GO TO THE THIRD FLOOR! comment

(Harry)
Dumbledore is gone away from Hogwarts
He flew to London, which
Shows no sense at all.
We know that Snape is going for the Stone.
He really shows an awful lot of gall.

(Philosopher's Stone)
See me, feel me, touch me, use me!
See me, feel me, touch me, use me!

(Harry)
There is no chance, no untried appealing.
The teachers know that everything is fine.
But now is the time that he'll strike
We know he hears the Stone's
Plaintive call...

(Philosopher's Stone)
See me, feel me, touch me, use me!
See me, feel me, touch me, use me!

(Harry)
I'm sure he's on his way
Down to the Stone room
McGonagall thinks that we're all mad
We have to fight our way
Past Gryffindor
We'll release Neville, when we get back

(Narrator)
Go to the Third Floor, boy!
Go to the Third Floor, boy!

(Hermione)
I often wonder what he is feeling.
Has he ever heard a word I've said?
Look at him there, with the Cloak concealing
What is happening in his head?

(Harry to Dumbledore)
Listening to you I get the music,
Gazing at you I get the heat,
Following you I climb the mountain,
I get excitement at your feet!

Right behind you I see us safe, now
On you I see the glory,
From you I get opinions,
From you I get the story.

(Hermione)
What is happening in his head?
Ooooh, I wish I knew, I wish I knew.
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WE GOTTA GO AND SAVE IT comment

(Harry)
Welcome to Third Floor
I guess you all know why we're here
My name is Harry
Is that Fluffy that I hear?
If you want to follow me
You've got to wear the Cloak
And put in your ear plugs,
Play on the flute, now
We'll make that dog snore.

Hey, Ron, get that door
So sorry- I go first.
Land on a piece of mother nature
This is a bust.
Looks like "Audrey Two" has got us
We're well and truly trussed
I guess we need Hermione
To really save our butts!

(Harry, Ron, Hermione)
We gotta go and save it.
We gotta go and save it.
We gotta go and save it.
We gotta go and save it.

We gotta go and save it.
Or You-Know-Who will live again
We gotta go and save it.
Gotta make it!
Gonna take it!
We'll protect it better still!

(Harry)
Professor is ahead now
I'm stalling- time to bide
I can't move either,
Cause my feet are tied.
I can't do nothing
And the mirror completes the scene.
Here comes You-Know-Who
To guide me to
The afterlife of me.

I'm not gonna take it.
I'm not gonna take it.
I'm not gonna take it.
I'm not gonna take it.

I'm not gonna take it.
Never did and never will.
Don't want what you offer
And as far as I can tell
I ain't gonna take you
Never did and never will.
I not gonna take you!
I forsake you!
Gonna spurn you!
And I burn you...better still.

I forsake you!
Gonna spurn you!
And I burn you...better still.

See me, teach me, touch me, heal me!
See me, teach me, touch me, heal me!
See me, teach me, touch me, heal me!
See me, teach me, touch me, heal me!

(Harry to Dumbledore)
Listening to you I get the music,
Gazing at you I get the heat,
Following you I climb the mountain,
I get excitement at your feet!

(Dumbledore to Harry)
Right behind you I see the millions,
On you I see the glory,
From you I get opinions,
From you I get the story.

(All)
Harry saved the day!
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