Harry Potter Filks
On our new filks page this month, we are pleased to announce a second Sorcerer's Stone musical, Potter! by first-time contributor JustLivePosthumously, based on Lionel Bart's Oliver!, a work of great talent and wit that we are proud to offer- and please foster a wish that its author break a leg or two as he tackles the title role in Oliver! next month. Veteran filker The Final Stillness of Saturn eavesdrops on Grindelwald's plans for World Domination, as well as Sir Cadogan's homeland security stratregems.
One of our on-going projects on HPF is to create at least one solo filk for as many of the Potterverse characters as possible. Here's our listing of all the characters who have solos so far (which, given the high population density of the Wizarding World, is easier than writing a list of all the characters who don't have solos). This listing also links to the first solo written for each character. This month, we have a new solos for Gellert Grindelwald and Sir Cadogan, both from the pen of the Final Stillness of Saturn.
Most of our illustrations are from the effervescent brush of Red Scharlach. The tuneful Judy Nathanson sings her own HP filks as well as a selection of filks by Pippin, Caius Marcius and She-Who-Must-Not-Be Named. See our other recommendations on the links page.
Filks written after OOP (i.e., 6/21/03) are marked with a single asterisk, those written after HBP (i.e., 07/16/05) are marked with two asterisks, and those written after DH (07/21/07) are marked with three asterisks to enable readers to more easily determine which songs were written when. And if you especially enjoy a filk, please consider dropping a line to the author. The feedback is always appreciated! (e-mail links are provided for nearly all of our contributors). DO YOU HAVE A HARRY POTTER FILK YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE? This site is updated with new filks whenever I receieve them. Unsolicited contributions are welcome. I've had some problems with my AT& T email of late, so if you've written to me in the last few months and not received a response, please try again at Caius Marcius. Let me know how you want to be identified as author, and if you'd like an e-mail/website/blog link. I get (like everyone else) tons of spam, so be sure to put something HP-related in the title, lest it be deleted unread (I always reply when I receive a filk, even if I don't accept it, so if you do not hear back from me, it may have been because the subject line did not suffice to appropriately identify the content). Warning! Massive spoilers for all seven Harry Potter novels (but surely you've finished them by now.....) Our search engine can be used to engineer your searches. Enter Keywords:Counsel suggests that I provide a DISCLAIMER, and here you shall have it: Harry Potter Filks is - can you credit your senses? - NOT OFFICIAL. The characters who burst into glorious song on this site belong lock, stock and Quirrell to the great and good J.K. Rowling. All of our contributors desire only to augment, not detract from, both her critical & her commercial success, as well as the success of her many affiliates (excepting only the firm that makes the Moaning Myrtle Port-a-Pots). We ourselves make no money, lose much time and have great fun in operating this site, as we, like Timon's moon, snatch our pale fire from the sun of her magical achievement (10 points to the house of your choice to the first person who can explicate this allusion). The Potterverse chapter and verse since August 2 2001. Most recently updated March 18 2008.
