Reviewing the Magic - Harry and the Potters

If you were drawing a Venn dagram (and why wouldn't you be?) of Bostonians, lovers of indie rock, and fans of Harry Potter, you might expect the elusive middle to be quite bare. They always seem to be, in Venn Diagrams. But then you wouldn't have been at the Middle East on Sunday Night for the last stop on Harry and the Potters spring tour. The band is comprised of two brothers (Boston natives both) who dress up as Harry Potter in his fourth year and Harry Potter in his seventh year and play songs they've written based on the plots of the Harry Potter books. Hiarious. Bostonist's personal favorite lyrics include "Why'd you have to go and kill my parents?" and "Dracy Malfoy, what's your problem?"

But it's not all irony and rhetorical questions, these two guys make people feel good. The club on Sunday night was full of fans who knew all the words - whether from a love of the band or a love of the books it was hard to tell. But that's the beauty of it. While most of the songs are outrageously funny, a few are really poignant. Towards the end of the show on Sunday when they sang a requiem for a certain beloved character who was killed in Book 7 (no spoiler here – read on), there were tears shed. And during the chorus of "The Weapon We Have Is Love," Bostonist spied a guy giving his friend a big hug, just out of goodwill. It was a funny sight to see in the Middle East. Although the club's usual convulsive dancing and interesting characters were present, there was also giddiness. But perhaps that's what you get when two boys who "love to rock against the dark lord" go and write about the most beloved books on the planet. All in all, a great clashing-of-genres experiences.

Post contributed by Janet Potter - and no, we don't think she has any relation to Harry