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"A Very Potter Sequel (Original Cast Recordings & EP)" – Album Guide to Tracks and Key Scenes

Overview

What happens when a campus parody grows into a touring cult musical — and the soundtrack lives mostly online? A Very Potter Sequel (AVPS) answers with cheerful chaos: a 2010 live stage production from Team StarKid that doubles as a community singalong and a playlist shared by millions.

Written with music & lyrics by Darren Criss, the sequel slides “back in time” to Harry’s first year while leaning on brand-new showtunes and a few reworked StarKid ideas. Official audio arrived as Bandcamp releases rather than a traditional label album: a free AVPS cast selection and a short digital EP. The result feels perfectly of its era — scrappy, catchy, and designed to be replayed on YouTube.

Style map: showtune pop — big hooks, bigger punchlines; acoustic confessionals — Harry & Hermione’s inner voices; comic duets — Dumbledore vs. Umbridge; finale anthems — house lights up, fandom loud.

How It Was Made

Production: Performed May 14–16, 2010 at the University of Michigan and released as a multipart video on YouTube that summer. The book is by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden; StarKid produced and directed.

Score & songs: Darren Criss wrote the songs (several adapted from earlier StarKid/Criss material), with the stage band backing the cast. While early fan sources sometimes add A.J. Holmes as a contributor in the wider StarKid songbook, AVPS itself credits music & lyrics to Criss.

Tracks & Scenes

“Not Over Yet” (Lucius & Company)

Where it plays:

Act I opener: Lucius Malfoy hatches a Time-Turner plot to erase Harry’s legacy before it starts. Big ensemble, villain swagger. ~5–6 minutes, non-diegetic performance.

Why it matters:

Sets the sequel’s premise and tone — meta, cheeky, and chorus-first.

“Harry Freakin’ Potter” (Ron, Rita, Harry & Company)

Where it plays:

Platform 9¾/first-year fame moment: Ron vents about living in Harry’s spotlight while reporters buzz. Up-tempo pop-rock, ~4–5 minutes.

Why it matters:

Gives Ron the mic and reframes the hero-worship with punchlines and power chords.

“To Have a Home” (Harry)

Where it plays:

Quiet solo after early chaos; Harry admits he wants something simple: belonging. Ballad, ~3 minutes, lights pulled tight.

Why it matters:

The heart of AVPS — tenderness inside the parody.

“Hermione Can’t Draw / Lupin Can’t Sing” (Company)

Where it plays:

Quidditch-field and hallway bits collapse into a running joke turned ensemble chant. Comic set-piece, ~1–2 minutes.

Why it matters:

StarKid’s fast-joke, fast-tune style in miniature.

“The Coolest Girl” (Hermione)

Where it plays:

Act I midline: Hermione sings the show’s signature power ballad, admitting she hides in competence. ~3–4 minutes.

Why it matters:

Instant fan favorite; the emotional apex for the character.

“Gettin’ Along” (Dumbledore & Umbridge)

Where it plays:

Comic duet as the pair test a truce that… isn’t. Loungey bounce, ~2–3 minutes.

Why it matters:

Two show-stealers spar in song — classic StarKid banter in 3/4 time.

“Let the Games Begin” (Company)

Where it plays:

Quidditch showdown montage; halftime shenanigans; ensemble drive. ~3 minutes.

Why it matters:

Big-company energy that ties Act I’s gags into a single roar.

“Those Voices” (Harry, Sirius, James & Lily)

Where it plays:

Late Act I: family-ghost harmonies guide Harry through doubt. ~3 minutes, blended quartet.

Why it matters:

Surprisingly sincere, and a clever harmony map of the story’s lineage.

“Guys Like Potter” (Lucius & Snape)

Where it plays:

Act II villain showpiece — a swaggering takedown of the “golden boy.” ~3 minutes.

Why it matters:

Villains get the best tunes — this one struts.

“Stutter” (Umbridge)

Where it plays:

Dolores in full menace-glam, flipping from syrup to steel mid-bar. ~3 minutes.

Why it matters:

A character study with a hook that lingers.

“No Way” (Harry, Draco, Ron & Hermione)

Where it plays:

Four-way collision of motives before the endgame. ~2–3 minutes, overlapping lines.

Why it matters:

Classic musical-theatre “conflict quartet,” StarKid style.

“Days of Summer” (Company)

Where it plays:

Finale sweep — school-year scrapbook becoming a curtain call. ~4 minutes.

Why it matters:

The singalong you leave humming — a StarKid staple.

“Goin’ Back to Hogwarts” (Company — reprise)

Where it plays:

End tag; the mythology circles back to the first show with a wink.

Why it matters:

Connective tissue for the trilogy, cueing applause and nostalgia.

Notes & Trivia

• Official audio: StarKid released a free AVPS Bandcamp selection and a short A Very Potter Sequel (EP) on July 31, 2010.
• No full cast CD: There was no traditional, complete commercial cast album — most fans know the music from YouTube and Bandcamp.
• Adapted seeds: “Guys Like Potter,” “Days of Summer,” and “Stutter” grew from earlier Criss songs used across StarKid projects.
• Stage-to-YouTube: The filmed production premiered online July 22, 2010 and quickly exploded in views.

Reception & Quotes

Critics and fans treated AVPS as proof that the first show wasn’t a fluke — bigger, cleaner, and more musically ambitious while keeping the meme-able charm.

“Criss composed the music and lyrics… and the sequel drops like a real-deal musical, not just a skit.” Entertainment Weekly (context)

“Within days of the YouTube premiere, StarKid topped the platform’s charts.” Contemporary coverage

Interesting Facts

• Live mix: The Bandcamp tracks preserve the breath and crowd — you can hear laughs and cheers in places.
• Quote machines: Several numbers double as catchphrases; lyrics became Tumblr-era captions overnight.
• Villain duet: “Gettin’ Along” turns a bureaucratic feud into a droll two-hander — pure StarKid.
• Ballad anchor: “The Coolest Girl” became a recital piece beyond the fandom.
• Back-to-school button: Ending on “Goin’ Back to Hogwarts” binds AVPS to the original show’s DNA.

Technical Info

• Title: A Very Potter Sequel (stage musical; filmed)
• Year: 2010 (stage: May 14–16; YouTube premiere: July 22; Bandcamp/EP releases: July 31)
• Type: Parody musical — live cast recordings/EP rather than a single full OST
• Music & Lyrics: Darren Criss
• Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden
• Company: Team StarKid (University of Michigan production)
• Album status: Free Bandcamp selection (A Very Potter Sequel); A Very Potter Sequel (EP) digital release
• Selected numbers: “Not Over Yet”; “Harry Freakin’ Potter”; “To Have a Home”; “The Coolest Girl”; “Gettin’ Along”; “Let the Games Begin”; “Those Voices”; “Guys Like Potter”; “Stutter”; “No Way”; “Days of Summer”; “Goin’ Back to Hogwarts.”

Questions & Answers

Is there an official, complete AVPS cast album?

No — StarKid released a free Bandcamp selection and a short digital EP instead of a full commercial CD.

Who wrote the music and lyrics?

Darren Criss composed the songs for AVPS; the show credits music & lyrics to Criss.

Where can I hear the songs legally?

On StarKid’s Bandcamp (free/pay-what-you-want) and in the YouTube performance upload; some tracks appear in curated StarKid playlists.

What are the biggest fan-favorite numbers?

“The Coolest Girl,” “Harry Freakin’ Potter,” “Days of Summer,” and opener “Not Over Yet.”

Is this a film or a filmed stage show?

It’s a filmed stage musical (recorded live), released online in 2010.

Key Contributors

Subject	Relation	Object
Darren Criss	wrote & starred	Music & lyrics; Harry Potter
Matt Lang; Nick Lang; Brian Holden	wrote	Book (script) for AVPS
Team StarKid	produced	Stage production & online release
Lauren Lopez	performed	Draco Malfoy
Joey Richter	performed	Ron Weasley; featured on “Harry Freakin’ Potter”
Bonnie Gruesen	performed	Hermione Granger; “The Coolest Girl”
Joe Walker	performed	Dolores Umbridge; duet “Gettin’ Along”
Bandcamp	distributed	AVPS selection & EP (digital)
YouTube	premiered	Full filmed production (July 22, 2010)

Sources: Wikipedia (musical & EP pages); Team StarKid Bandcamp (album/track pages); Team StarKid Wiki (song credits and track listing); Entertainment Weekly feature; original YouTube uploads/playlists.

Unlike professional productions, this musical is more like a mockery or parody on films about Harry Potter. In fact, it is. Instead of being amusing, it is fully disastrous! Not to a single character, you imbued with sympathy and they are some kind of empty, with slurred diction, with poor synchronisation of movements. This is some fan movement, which has a light feeling to all Potteriana, and decided to do something to stand out and did this musical. In fact, that's the creation of students of Michigan University 5 years ago. How nice that it wasn’t revealed at the big stage, so progressive humanity may have a relief from the need to assess all that improper conduct that takes place on stage. Actors chosen very different from the characters on the movie. They are miserable, ugly, and it is not clear at all how they can attract the viewers’ community to their feelings. Even Hermione Granger – a symbol of the beauty of all the films – in this parody on musical became fantastical. Fantastically empty and ugly. Shame on you, producers and director! Yes, the first two days it was viewed in YouTube by 160 thousand people. But rather it is caused by an abnormal interest to the topic of Harry Potter, and not to what actually happened on the scene. And the fact, what did took place, looks more like a costumed tomfoolery. Days Of Summer is the funniest song from a collection of stunningly disgusting quality. Stutter (You Were Never My Lover) is the top height of unprofessionalism and denigrates stage productions in general. Harry Freakin' Potter is faded and slurred. A Hermione Can't Draw/Lupin Can't Sing annoys with its inability to do "conversation in the conversation. If you don’t know how to use it – do not do this. The director of music – Darren Criss. Overall quality is 2 out of 10.

November, 20th 2025

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