<P> A Very Potter Musical (originally titled Harry Potter: The Musical and often shortened to AVPM) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden . The story is a parody, based on several of the Harry Potter novels (particularly Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) by J.K. Rowling, as well as their film counterparts . </P> <P> A Very Potter Musical tells the story of Harry Potter's return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his participation in the House Cup Championship, the trials and tribulations of adolescence, and the return of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort and the Golden Trio's attempts to destroy the Horcruxes . </P> <P> The musical was performed in April 9--11, 2009 on the University of Michigan campus and is currently available to watch online . It was produced by StarKid Productions and directed by Matt Lang . The musical starred Darren Criss as Harry Potter, Joey Richter as Ron Weasley, Bonnie Gruesen as Hermione Granger, Jaime Lyn Beatty as Ginny Weasley, Lauren Lopez as Draco Malfoy, Brian Rosenthal as Quirinus Quirrell and Joe Walker as Lord Voldemort . In late June 2009, the group put the entire musical up on YouTube and it became a viral video, obtaining millions of views . </P> <P> The musical allowed StarKid to create subsequent musicals, as Me and My Dick (2009), A Very Potter Sequel (2010), Starship (2011), Holy Musical B@man! (2012) and Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Visier (2013). A third installment called A Very Potter Senior Year premiered at LeakyCon on August 11, 2012 . </P>

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