Happy Belated Birthday Harry Potter! Here’s a ‘Hamilton’ Mashup for Your Trouble
It's all about the Hamiltons, baby.
How does a wizard, dropped in the middle of a suburban spot in Little Whinging, grow up to be a hero and a baller? That very important question is answered in what can only be described as the most magical Hamilton mashup to date.
In celebration of the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which also fell on Potter’s 36th birthday, a clever user by the name of Hamilton’s Squad cooked up some fresh lyrics set to the hit musical’s opening number. The updated song, displayed in a series of Tweets, covers the first few bars but sadly, is not accompanied by an actual recording. As the A.V. Club points out, you’ll have to stick with the karaoke version and sing along—warts and all.
Warning: We are not responsible for any involuntary head bopping or off-key singing that will likely follow.
How does a wizard, orphan, son of a pure and a mudblood, dropped in the middle of a suburban spot in Little Whinging pic.twitter.com/U35dZzEfXn
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
By providence, malnourished and in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a baller? pic.twitter.com/UDrxzWtbKe — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
The boy wizard who got caught up in a blizzard, got a lot farther by casting a lot harder… pic.twitter.com/jUHBuWRFBZ
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Befriending someone a lot smarter and by 14, they had made him into their martyr pic.twitter.com/LZucPbz8Ej — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
&every day while friends were being slaughtered and carted away, outside the gates, he struggled & kept his guard up pic.twitter.com/yv7iuqLuCM
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Inside he was longing for family to be a part of, this wizard was ready to go ahead and marry their daughter pic.twitter.com/Avqb3pHtfe — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Then the Dark Lord came and devastation rained, our man saw his future drip dripping down the drain pic.twitter.com/JCQNVS77Wo
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Put a wand up to his temple & connected to his brain, they remembered the Dark Lord’s name, a testament to his pain pic.twitter.com/NLfPEqc8ZH — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Then the word got around, they said this kid is insane, man…. pic.twitter.com/uSp9LeM9rG
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
Took up a collection just to try and clear his name, man. Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came… pic.twitter.com/HfRccVqfvx — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
And the world’s gonna know your name… pic.twitter.com/oERhOxFFOP
— Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
WHAT’S YOUR NAME, MAN? pic.twitter.com/Z9ipYtaIzx — Hamilton’s Squad (@hamiltonssquad) July 31, 2016
You can also catch the whole thing in one place, here.
Despite the departure of original cast members Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo, Hamilton still forges ahead on Broadway. As for Harry Potter, Cursed Child is currently lighting up London stages and the script (which most definitely isn’t a novel) is in stores now. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them heads to theaters on Nov. 18.
(via A.V. Club, image via Twitter)
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