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Wizard rock is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of a number of bands formed by young musicians playing songs about J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter literary franchise. The lyrics are usually humorous and simple, and many bands write songs from the point of view of a particular character in the books, usually the character who features in the band's name. If they are performing live, they may also cosplay that character. Though most fans of the music are previous fans of Harry Potter, some bands have attracted listeners outside of the Harry Potter fanbase. Wizard rock has recently evolved to become deeper and more refined.

Harry and the Potters was the first wizard rock band, but inspired other wizard rock bands, such as Draco and the Malfoys and The Rita Skeeters.

References

The Forbes magazine article

External links

Harry and the Potters' official website

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-'''Wizard Rock''' is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of young musicians playing songs about [[J.K. Rowling]]'s [[Harry Potter]] literary franchise.  A number of bands have already formed, and a small community is beginning to emerge.  The lyrics are usually humorous and simple, and many bands write songs from the point of view of a particular character in the books (usually the character who features in the band's name) and, if performing live, may also [[cosplay]] that character.  Though most fans of the music were fans of Harry Potter beforehand, some bands have attracted listeners outside of the Harry Potter fanbase.
+'''Wizard rock''' is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of a number of bands formed by young musicians playing songs about [[J.K. Rowling]]'s [[Harry Potter]] literary franchise. The lyrics are usually humorous and simple, and many bands write songs from the point of view of a particular character in the books, usually the character who features in the band's name. If they are performing live, they may also [[cosplay]] that character. Though most fans of the music are previous fans of Harry Potter, some bands have attracted listeners outside of the Harry Potter fanbase. Wizard rock has recently evolved to become deeper and more refined.
-As of late 2005, what started out as simple and just-for-fun lyrics and music became deeper and much more thought out.  Some wizard rock bands can sound the same as what you would hear on the radio, if not better, such as Draco and the Malfoys and The Dark Markers.  The number of bands are definitely increasing by the day.
+[[Harry and the Potters]] was the first wizard rock band, but inspired other wizard rock bands, such as Draco and the Malfoys and The Rita Skeeters.
-Some notable bands include:</br>
-*[[Harry and the Potters]] - the first wizard rock band
-*[http://www.myspace.com/theweirdsisters Switchblade Kittens (The Weird Sisters)]
-*[http://www.lolisandpotts.com/ritaskeeters2.html The Rita Skeeters]
-*[http://evilwizardrock.com/News.htm Draco and the Malfoys]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/theremuslupins The Remus Lupins]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/hermionecrookshanks The Hermione Crookshanks Experience]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thewhompingwillows The Whomping Willows]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thehogwartsgiantsquid The Giant Squidstravaganza]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/ronaldweasle The Ron Weasleys]
-*[http://www.freewebs.com/ginnyandtheweasleys Ginny and the Weasleys]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thedarkmarkers The Dark Markers]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/hufflemypuffle Huffle my Puffle]
-*[http://myspace.com/themoaningmyrtles The Moaning Myrtles]
-*[http://myspace.com/thewands The Wands]
-*[http://www.hollowgodric.com/ Hollow Godric]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thehouseelfliberationfront The House Elf Liberation Front]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/advancedpotionmaking Advanced Potion Making]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/dobbyandthehouseelves Dobby and the House Elves]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/goldensnidget Snidget]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thequidditchpitchincident The Quidditch Pitch Incident]
-*Radio Hogsmeade
-*[http://www.myspace.com/mudbloods The Mudbloods]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/siriuslyblack Siriusly Black]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/number12grimmauldplace  Number 12 Grimmauld Place]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/dumbleeedork Dumbledork]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/thebandonbanshees The Bandon Banshees]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/savescabbers  Dead Sirius/Save Scabbers]
 == References ==
 [http://www.forbes.com/services/2005/07/13/rowling-potter-band-cx_lr_0713harryband.html The ''Forbes'' magazine article]
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