Back for more Harry Potter!!!! First time watching A Very Potter Musical reaction

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[@lafatte24]

I am so happy you guys reacted to Starkid!! The sequel is ... can you imagine it, even better than the first. I honestly cannot choose between the two.

[@Buffy8Fan]

Starkid has a whole slew of productions they put on that I would love to see you guys watch. My favorite is _Twisted The Story of a Royal Visir,_ which parodies _Aladdin_ and story of the Broadway play _Wicked._

[@SnackityWackity]

(Because it is posted to youtube as free to share content, you don’t need to alter any song audio. The show is quite literally never to be made again/ability to sell rights)

[@RonHeartsMe]

@@SnackityWackitythey had to edit it bc it did get copyrighted for some reason. I’ve never seen it happen before though so who knows what happened.

[@emilybartera7538]

Fun fact: the line "Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders." Has made its way into the fandom so much that people geniunly dont remember that it came from AVPM and NOT JKR. The amount of people i know that are convinced its actually canon is actually so funny.

[@ChrissaTodd]

i will say it leads into my favourite quote from dumbledore which is "what the hell is a hufflepuff"

[@Chiparoo]

This JUST happened to me watching this video, haha! Diggory stood up and said this line, and I turned to my partner and said, "I legit forgot that saying was from AVPM" It's just so integrated into our life. (About as much as "I'm afraid of ghosts, and sheets with holes in them... And regular sheets" which is about a DIFFERENT Hufflepuff)

[@dudemic]

I would be absolutely floored if this started a chain of you guys watching Starkid musicals. The Very Potter Musicals are the classics, but they have SO many other good musicals.

[@Not_a_muggle]

period

[@MissRichTeaa]

Twisted for sure!

[@oriyanbarnes]

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals! And Twisted!

[@lafatte24]

OH MY FUCKING GOD I've been commenting and never expected this. Would LOVE to see them react to Twisted and Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals. and B@tman to be honest. But definitely the sequel.

[@lafatte24]

Also definitely hope they react to the sequel. the way they incorporate the rest of the books/movies and also reference stuff from the musical, I just think it's brilliant. Editing to add... Snape's solo!! in the sequel.

[@anniealice3327]

If you hear laughing at odd times it’s because the audience are seeing something on stage that is off camera, particularly the opening number when they see their friends in costume for the first time. They only put it on KZbin to share amongst themselves and never imagined it would blow up like it did. So many iconic lines, and every depiction is so over-the-top yet somehow highly accurate, the satire is just 👏👏👏 So glad you got to see it, thank you!! ☺️

[@silverkyre]

Also because they cut out dome of the raunchyer jokes. So sometimes you can still heaf the laughter at the cut out jokes

[@DS_Prince]

Not only that: these were Theatre Majors. With the exception of 2 of the cast members, they were all students who had only performed in straight plays, mostly serious stuff like Shakespeare and Chekhov. And here they are, dressed up as Harry Potter characters, singing and dancing silly songs. The whole concept is just plain silly and hilarious in and of itself for the audience. They aren't watching this as a musical theatre audience. They are watching their friends be silly. They're not thinking "Wow, that guy playing Voldemort is doing a pretty good job". They're thinking "That's Joe Walker, our jock friend who is an aspiring, serious actor, tapdancing and singing in a cape while playing Voldemort!" I don't think anyone watching this will ever grasp how hilarious this show was for the people in the audience.

[@katsukirenka1629]

It's incredibly important to me that you guys know that Joey (Ron) and Lauren (Draco) are married now and actually toured with Darren (Harry - and yes, also in Glee) in Australia recently. As much as I do like Darren, I bought tickets mostly just to see Lauren and also Joey😅 When I tell you that I lost my fucking mind when they sang Granger Danger after over a DECADE since AVPM was first performed and I was a teenage fangirl....What a night!

[@madihasyed8265]

That is so exciting !!

[@RL-rw9dy]

YES!!! I went to his London show and it was so good!!!

[@fizzycolalizzie]

omg that's so hype... i'm going to see "it's starkid innit" in london in may, and lauren and joey will both be there, if they do granger danger i will DIE of happiness

[@itsadancething]

I don't know if anyone mentioned yet, this was a college project. These guys weren't Starkid yet, just a bunch of HP fans in college who made a silly show. They filmed it and put it on KZbin for friends and family who couldn't make the performances. Didn't expect it to blow up the way it did!

[@DerLucht]

I sat here staring at the screen for a minute. ...this was a COLLEGE project?! Seriously?! Now that's a fucking talent right there, OH GOD. God... Literally... oh god :DDDD

[@jhopeur7219]

I remember going to a premiere event for one of the later film releases and there was a costume contest and some girl dressed as Malfoy. When it was her turn to show her costume, she said "I'm Draco Malfoy, and if this homemade Dark Mark won't convince you..." and pulled out her arm like Lauren does and everyone got the reference. That's how entrenched in culture this play was.

[@juliacalhoun9491]

I remember drawing my own Homemade Dark Mark on myself in preparation for watching one of the midnight premieres!

[@angelalurtz3638]

Im adding to all the endorsements about watching Twisted. The production value had gone up SO much by the time they made that one, and it's absolutely BRILLIANT

[@quinintheclouds]

^^^^

[@TheHeroClass]

I think the rest of the AVPM series, Twisted, Holy Musical B@man, Starship and Ani: A Parody would all be in their wheelhouse! I really want to see ALL Starkid plays, maybe even some Tin Can Bros on this Channel!!

[@Zippy_815]

Fun fact: Voldemort's speech at 2:22:00 is almost word-for-word what Ozai said to Aang in the finale of ATLA

[@tigercomet23]

I noticed that as well!

[@lisak8492]

They included a lot of atla references!

[@lornepribbeno3760]

One of many

[@grasshopperye3593]

@@lisak8492 Wait they did???

[@lisak8492]

@@grasshopperye3593 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYitgqefbcplgbMsi=wvuTIAfL6rYXqI2W

[@shiekahfan01]

AVPM first happened in 2009. And began the whole Starkid company all because Draco (Lauren Lopez) had the line "Starkid Potter. Moon shoes potter."

[@mimic1984]

It's so wholesome and vindicating to see Oak's turn from a Harry Potter Naysayer to a big fan! So gratifying!

[@mimic1984]

@bryanxjames1215 Not for me, I only found these guys a few months ago and binged their HP content. These are just my genuine thoughts on Oaks HP journey.

[@KJ-vt4yj]

The play is really based off the books, not the movies. Harry's words during his last confrontation with Voldemort ("try for some remorse") were pretty much directly from the books.

[@yeshevishman]

It's kind of a mix. They're more based off of the fandom in general.

[@lilbrownbear]

i think a lot of dialogues and scenes are based on books but the character personalities are from the movie and fanfics. like ginny draco ron even harry and snape

[@multifandomnerd1328]

@@lilbrownbear harry being an asshole is more like the books tbh

[@lilbrownbear]

@@multifandomnerd1328 sassy and confident parts of harry was, but there were instances of him being cheesy which i feel is from movie. but yes his wasnt as much

[@multifandomnerd1328]

@@lilbrownbear thats what i meant yeah, in the books harry is much more sassy, confident and sometimes arrogant or mean, which is much more in line with avpm than movie harry

[@kaitlynthompson5609]

I was not expecting Starkid! I'm so excited, and y'all should totally react to their other shows!

[@twilightrhapsodist]

It’s crazy how this play they thought was gonna was just gonna be something for their school drama department turned into something so popular that it launched a full-fledged production company that gave us so many amazing musicals. I’d love for you guys to check out some of their other ones!

[@maxpower2480]

Sorry to tell you this, but this isn't alternate history. It's how it really happened. The books and movies just took some serious liberties for reasons that become more obvious later.

[@KatieWillems]

I didn't count on Oak recognising Darren from Glee 😁

[@davidbaye3758]

Used to love that show! -Oak

[@fredrickmcvalentine7162]

15:26 Harry Potter is indeed played by Darren Criss who was cast as Blaine in Glee about two years after this. When this musical was put together, Darren was a senior at the University of Michigan just putting on a show with his friends. He wrote most of the songs in this musical.

[@JNDReacts]

Apparently the actor who played Ron didn’t have time to eat dinner before the show started, so he just ate it during the first Great Hall scene. Then they decided it made sense for Ron’s character to be eating all the time.

[@sarahhughes4437]

Fun fact: Darren Criss would go on to succeed DANIEL FREAKIN RADCLIFFE HIMSELF on one of his Broadway shows. He also was in Hedwig, a show which has nothing to do with the Owl but I just thought that was another funny coincidence. He also ended up winning an EMMY

[@jenniferri7735]

you guys MUST react to the sequel as well, it's at least three times better and this one is still one of the best things i've ever seen. AND the actor who plays voldemort in this one does umbridge in the sequel, that's reason enough 😂

[@lizthom9434]

ahh no spoilers! that's the best part😂

[@Katienic98]

yeah no spoilers that’s the best part of reactions 😂

[@ashleyshelton6588]

YAY!!! I've loved Starkid since I was in high school and couldn't rope many people into watching (even though it's incredible and hilarious). So seeing one of my favorite reaction channels watch it is awesome!!! Can't wait to watch.

[@RonHeartsMe]

I’ve been a Starkid fan since 2011 so I absolutely LOVE seeing people discover and react to them. I hope you’ll do the rest of the series as well and then do some original Starkid shows like The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. You can really see their progression from a couple of college kids putting on a school production to a fully-fledged theater company. Can’t wait to watch this with you!

[@kindakooky5304]

i think they would love trail to oregon due to the fourth wall breaks

[@woops30]

@@kindakooky5304 yeah, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Oregon Trail are definitely a must watch

[@30goals]

ah I wish I liked their newer stuff but its such a departure from the charm of old starkid. I think theyd probably appreciate the references inHoly musical batman the best

[@kindakooky5304]

@@30goals hmb is also a good watch

[@fairyole]

girl, i see you everywhere!! we watch the same videos hahahah

[@skyari5939]

I love that Appleton oak zeroes in on Darren Criss from Glee as Harry almost immediately given the video quality. This was the theater group he created in college, before Glee. Endlessly talented dude.

[@anahvolf]

I find it absolutely amazing that a group of drama students made this for their friends and family, put it on youtube so that the actors can watch their acting and it blew so much they started a production company, made 2 more Harry Potter musicals and then other musicals. All music and lyrics done by themselves and words and phrases now used across fandom. 'Quirellmort' is absolutely fantastic in this one, the friendship and beginning of the trio are fabulous in the second, (though Lupin and Umbridge still give me nightmares) and 'Everything ends' from the third one is one of the best songs ever I think. It did come out before the last movies with the dialog between Dumbledore and Harry Potter as well as the scene between Molly and Bellatrix is closer to the books than to the movies maybe because of that (all three musicals are actually full of funny little tidbits from the books. Absolutely love these musicals ever since I first found them on youtube and almost choked from hysterically laughing every 2 minutes. So glad you reacted to them! Could not believe it when it popped up!

[@KANEEENAK]

malfoy always rolling around is effing gold. great character choice; who'sever idea that was

[@dreamfaller6372]

The great thing about these musicals is the first one includes a lot of elements from Goblet of Fire, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. The next one (A very potter sequel) includes a lot of stuff from Prisoner of Azkaban, Philosopher Stone and Order of the Phoenix, and the last one (A very potter senior year) is based a lot on Chamber of Secrets, with elements from Half Blood Prince. I love how they take those books and mix them together to come up with a completely silly hilarious stage play.

[@morganntalks]

fun fact it was all written in about 2 weeks just by a bunch of college kids and the only reason they put it on youtube was so friends and family that couldn't make it could watch but then it BLEW up and now they have a whole company because of it !!!

[@naru-bunny]

I really hope they do the sequels as well, god this really did just make my entire day. 🐍💕 Lauren Lopez (baby boi Draco) is too precious for this world and I love her to pieces.

[@lornepribbeno3760]

Also, she married.... to Ron here (Joey Richter)

[@naru-bunny]

@@lornepribbeno3760 Indeed, and the videos from their wedding are freakin' adorable.

[@amyyy298]

I remember when I stumbled onto this in like 2009 and forced my friends to watch it with me because it was so entertaining. We quoted it for years. Fond memories.

[@ailene_e]

I am shooketh you guys are reacting to A Very Potter Musical in the year 2023! This just made my night 😂 absolutely love this show, I watched it so many times when it first came out. Glad to see you guys laughing and enjoying it. I hope you watch the sequel as well!

[@blancaherreroespana5035]

legit i started to watch Glee just because i was obsessed with AVPM in high school and when it was announced Darren was going to be on the show i bingewatched the every episode 😂 i still quote this musical to this day, never expected you guys would react to it, i'm so happy!

[@ashleydowney1222]

I am planning on going to see Darren Criss in a few weeks for Christmas concert. He's coming to my hometown on the 19th of December.

[@kathleenmansure7416]

​@@ashleydowney1222I met him at his Xmas concert a couple of weeks ago and it was great!

[@yasminni485]

I gotta say I love the Oak's evolution of emotions with the Harry Potter series, from being sort-of unimpressed-but-kinda-gets-it to huge fan. I'm so excited for another one of your videos - and a super long one at that. Much love, from Israel

[@Andjelka99]

I need you guys to watch all 3 now. Everything comes together so well and they just build on their own little HP verse. Some jokes are little outdated, especially 2nd one but it's still so much fun

[@michelle6337]

This is the BEST alert I have ever received. I never actually thought you guys would watch this! So slightly buzzkill of a story, but I first saw this my senior year of college, and it was the first thing to make me laugh out loud after my mom died a few months before. I can still remember sitting in my crappy college bedroom wrapped in a blanket burrito and laughing hysterically at Voldemort and Quirrell. It will always hold a special place in my heart because of that. I hope you guys love it!

[@tikilocklin]

OMG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE REACTIONS TO THIS MUSICAL NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT

[@chaotic7cam]

This was such a joy to watch with you, I really hope you react to the sequel! Darren Chris starred in this before he made it big in Glee and he referenced in his Emmy win his origins and how it was “totally awesome” to win. Another fun tidbit is Joey Ritcher and Lauren Lopez who play Ron and Draco are married in real life now!

[@carawood9715]

I’m so glad you guys enjoyed this! I’ve been a Starkid fan for over 10 years now, and it’s always so totally awesome to see someone discover them for the first time. I hope you’ll give A Very Potter Sequel a shot or even Holy Musical B@man! Starkid improves with each and every show and I hope you’ll continue to check ‘em out even if it’s on your own.

[@seldomrednblack]

The original youtube version was like 480p, and separated into 23 parts, I think youtube had a video length limit back then. So kudos to the one who edited it all together and made the video and sound quality more HD. Starkid originally posted the musical on youtube to show their friends and family and they did not expect other people would watch it and enjoy it. Since then Starkid still makes musicals, some parodies, some original, and their quality just keeps getting better. I got to watch this and the sequel, before the final Harry Potter Movies came out, and I had no book knowledge about horcruxes and such, so it was a fun spoiler for me when I got to see the references in the movies. And yes, we were so excited when we found out Darren Criss was gonna be on Glee.

[@rosyellis14]

fun fact: quite a few of them (harry, ron, etc) have gone on to be in big movies in shows also! ron and draco are married in real life!

[@TheHeroClass]

NO WAY!! AVPM was EVERYTHING to me when I first saw it in 2009. Super low budget, for and by the fans, I can't wait for you guys to see the 2nd one!

[@nickn.3178]

Holy moly guys, this is completely unexpected, I am so happy to see you do a Starkid musical)

[@bookworm598]

Love that you guys are reacting to this, takes me back to my middle school days. My friends and I were the annoying kids who sang Goin Back to Hogwarts in the middle of math class. Here's a few fun facts from when I was a serious Starkid fan: - The original title was A Harry Potter Musical but they changed it last minute because they were afraid of getting sued. - They only posted this on KZbin for family and friends to be able to see and never expected it to blow up like it did - That is indeed Darren Criss aka Blaine from Glee playing Harry. He also wrote the songs Goin back to hogwarts, Granger Danger, Hey Dragon, Harry, and Not Alone - Not Alone was written by Darren for a song writing contest when he was studying abroad in Italy and missing his friends and he let them use it for this musical - The song 'Harry' that Ginny sings was originally called 'Sami' and Darren wrote it for a web show some of the Starkid cast did called Little White Lies (I think it's still on youtube), another song they just repurposed - Starkid is a huge fan of Avatar the Last Airbender and there's a number of references and lines straight from the show such as: Ginny's line to Harry about them kissing and how she thought they were going to be together is the same line Aang says to Katara during the Ember Island Players episode. Voldemort's speech about Harry's parents being weak is almost exactly what Ozai said to Aang about the airbenders during their final battle. When Dumbledore is trying to convince Malfoy not to kill him, he says a line similar to what Iroh says to Zuko during the Lake Laogai episode. - The blue headband Ron wears is to keep his wig in place - Joe walker who played Voldemort had a cold during the first performance and had to then keep up the raspy voice for the following nights - Ron constantly eating was added to his character due to the actor, Joey Richter, always bringing food to rehearsal, and the Chinese takeout he has in the first scene was his dinner for that night - The giant chocolate bar was a gift to Matt and Nick Lane (the main creators behind the show) by their parents and they ended up giving it to Joey who used it in the show - The song Voldemort is Going Down was only put into the show the day before opening night and the cast had to learn it during dress rehearsal (Bonnie, who played Hermione, did a behind the scenes video diary that is hopefully still on youtube that shows them gathered around the piano learning the song) Excited to see you guys react to more Starkid!! Edit: Starkid also loves Disney, Darren Criss used to post covers of Disney songs on youtube. Some good Disney lines they used "You came back? I came home"(Tarzan), "How many times do I have kill you boy?"(Aladdin). That's all I caught this watch through but I'm sure there's more

[@Kille483]

I think I saw another commenter say that they had 200 dollars and most of that money was used on the chocolate bar. So, which one is it?

[@bookworm598]

@Kille483 good question! For the longest time that story was going around but they cleared it up on one of their livestreams, it indeed came from Nick and Matt's parents. From what I remember someone posted how much one of those chocolate bars cost and the avpm budget and people made the assumption

[@Kille483]

@@bookworm598 oh, I see

[@treystaton282]

I see Oak and Harry Potter.. I click

[@Silverleague]

Your not alone there😂

[@davidbaye3758]

🙏🙏🙏 -Oak

[@ashleydowney1222]

That's the best reason to click.

[@bullet9202]

I know my first thought was “YAAAAYYYY, FINALLY!!!!!!!”

[@WFKGW]

We are simple men

[@Picodegallo1]

No way! 😂 This is the last Potter reaction I was expecting, Totally awesome!! We knew these guys were Potterheads and this proves it

[@laceybird5151]

I cannot believe that you actually reacted to this!!! Starkid is such a good production studio and you shoukd definitely check out the rest of their musicals Fun fact: This came out before the Half Blood Prince Film (but after all the books) Also the actors playing Ron and Draco recently got married! Granger Danger's kind of become an anthem for them.

[@Mary-xc9dh]

the bromance between Snape and Ron is mint, and they continue it throughout the series, hope we get to see you react to the sequel!

[@123Saulytea]

Oak catching Darren being on Glee is so cuuute

[@Dapperhippie]

Brian Rosenthal (Prof Quirrell) was my childhood neighbor. I graduated with his brother. And I remember how everyone was freaking out because we loved Harry Potter. And then Darren was on glee shortly after this. I remember Brian's brother telling me on the bus to school one day about how their sister saw Dan Radcliffe live when he was performing Equus. And that Brian came to watch our musical one year, since this was his college group. And the girls were freaking out that Darren MIGHT come. He never showed up lol But Harry Potter was extra popular at my highschool for a while cuz of this (and Potter puppet pals). Love this show! lol

[@sunnydotjpeg]

15:26 yes it is! darren criss plays one of the main characters in glee, and AVPM (and starkid in general) was what kickstarted his career :)

[@nootroot5750]

A Very Potter Sequel imo is lowkey even funnier. I hope you guys check out all of them. Starkid also has so many other amazing musicals, parodies and originals, that are hilarious. My favorites (not including the HP ones) are Twisted (a parody of Aladdin), Holy Musical B@tman (parody of Batman), The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Black Friday, Trail to Oregon, and Firebringer. I'm so glad to see y'all laughing so much at this one. Starkid's humor is iconic and is an essential part of their musicals. You guys would love all of these probably.

[@lunaloutfy]

OH MY GOSH this is everything I didn’t know I needed. I’ve been a huge Potterhead for nearly my whole life at this point and I constantly rewatch the movies during every holiday season because that’s like a ritual or tradition and I NEVER knew that this existed. Thank you for sharing this it truly made my day 😂❤️

[@AnnabelleN]

Oh, you are in for a ride! There a two more HP ones and then a whole lot of more musicals by Team Starkid that all have their beauty. Welcome to your new family. ;)

[@lunaloutfy]

@@AnnabelleN omg that’s amazing!! I’ve got to check them out now :)

[@yeshevishman]

​@@lunaloutfyyou better! TSK is such a great journey!

[@sophie3382]

Oh I hope you watch a few more! Twisted and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals are some of my favourites from them!!

[@naicitoahc]

I cant believe you guys actually got to this masterpiece. I still quote it and the sequels to this day! So funny. Also if you enjoyed this, I recommend following it up with the sequel. I actually like it more in some ways.

[@lornepribbeno3760]

Arguably better than the first, which is a high bar

[@Lina_unchained]

Omg AVPM was my favorite growing up! My friends and I would watch it all the time and quote it back to each other CONSTANTLY

[@pingidjit]

Just as a fun fact, Lauren and Joey, who played Ron and Malfoy got married a few years ago. So all that fighting over Hermoine on stage was just them falling in love with each other. XD XD XD

[@katiepooh2137]

Yay!! I was counting down the days/ minutes for this!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Arulust]

The other musicals from Starkid are amazing, especially Twisted is just a great commentary on Disney/Pixar merge days and I recommend you the hatched field series 1. The guy who didn't like musicals 2. Black Friday and the newest 3. Nerdy prudes must Die, in that Order. I really hope you guys check it out. Love your reactions as always.

[@jhopeur7219]

I could not believe it when I saw this come up. Wow. I LOVE this show. I watched it around the time it came out and to see it still be passed among new fans is so satisfying!

[@Andjelka99]

My excitement is immeasurable and my day is made. I love these musicals so much. They are way more book accurate characters then movies but at the same time too exaggerated and off.

[@robertrittenhouse9685]

Just a heads up: I think we’re all expecting/ patiently waiting for y’all to do “A Very Potter Sequel”… they have a remastered version on KZbin and it’s equally brilliant… 🤘🏻

[@cinder_x3]

Oh my god this was amazing!! Please watch the two sequels as well, they're just as great :) (if you really like these I would recommend their other shows as well, they get even better over time and have made other parodies as well as original stories)

[@alejandrotuazon4831]

I recommend Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier also by StarKid. Great songs, great writing on how they changed the perspective of the original story so much so that I consider this an almost original story.

[@mitchellhp]

Ah, back to my 2011 tumblr days 😂 I never in a million years would have expected you all to react to this, thank you guys. Darren Criss has been doing very well for himself in mainstream media, and a lot of the cast continue to do stage productions if this style in their theater group, Team Starkid. ❤

[@Zippy_815]

He's even doing "A Very Darren Chrissmas Tour" right now. I went to one of the concerts and he sang the beginning of Granger Danger! It was so much fun seeing just how far he's come.

[@TheHeroClass]

Guys, I know you probably got a lot on your plate as far as content to react to. But if you give more STARKID content some shine on your channel, you WILL NOT be disappointed! A bunch of musicals in their catalogue! There's one about Disney's Aladdin, one about Batman, there's sci-fi horror musicals, some holiday themed productions, YOU WILL NEVER BE BORED! There's also a related play produtcion company called The Tin Can Bros. that have their own entire catalogue (with one of their more popular plays being a take on Scooby-Doo) all with familiar STARKID faces in the mix!! Please, PLEASE just look into it at the very least!

[@madeleinehoward3418]

Oh hell yeah! This musical runs through my mind at least once a month 😂😂

[@THEDisneyNerd]

Would love to see you guys react to the other Harry Potter musicals these guys did!

[@aubryellaotero1064]

Oh my GOD. I am so so happy you guys did this. These plays are literally the cherry on top of joining the Harry Potter fandom

[@belleokoye]

as an og avpm fan i love that you guys are watching this!! its my favorite Harry Potter parody content, realized while i was watching this that i still know all the words haha

[@singenstattatmen5096]

Yeees this musical is such a labour of love, and a wonderful way to dip your toes in to more Team Starkid reactions! ❤ You will not be disappointed (especially since the production quality also keeps going up thanks to kickstarter budgets etc).

[@gothuncle5176]

I’m not a musical person (or so I thought) but the very potter musicals are so fucking funny. Would love to see you guys reaction to A Very Potter Sequel as well as A Very Potter Senior Year. They are both on KZbin and in my opinion even better than the first. Evanna Lynch who plays Luna in the movies actually also plays Luna in the latter which if I may say is... totally awesome

[@badannyrey4296]

love this musical. The starkid musical production value increased so much over the years as well, it’s just too

[@katherineberkey6568]

It's subtle in a lot of scenes, but many lines in this show are taken from Avatar. When Ginny says to Harry "We kissed at the Yuleball and I thought we were going to be together but we're not" is Aang's "We kissed at the invasion..." scene in Ember Island Players. Voldemort telling Harry that his parents didn't deserve to live in his world is the same line that Ozai says to Aang about the Airbenders. Dumbledore tells Malfoy to "look inside himself and decide what it is he truly wants" same as Iroh tells Zuko. There are many other examples, as Avatar fans I thought you might get a kick out of it!

[@elizabethk007]

I really hope you guys end up watching more Starkid musicals! I curious to see how you react to A Very Potter sequel

[@MissRichTeaa]

I haven't started yet but I am so excited to watch this. I've been a StarKid fan since 2009 so anyone reacting to them is always a good thing. Really unexpected but my day is made! Thanks guys ❤ It's going to be totally awesome! 🤘

[@fictitiouswriter7892]

Time to go grab my popcorn. Let's goooo I've never seen this either so I'm excited

[@fatcatcharlie1498]

i was so obsessed with Starkid, still watch, but know all these songs still XD still have some from other musicals in my player. Starkid lives rent free in my mind. love when reactors watch them, Hope you do more of their shows!

[@gabscoro]

Ahhh!! I'm so excited for this, I was hoping you guys would do it too. Also, shout out to Oak for clocking Darren being in Glee !

[@northnick3317]

Given the fact that the gang hates Umbridge with a vengeance, they absolutely have to watch the follow up, A Very Potter Sequel

[@EveryDayArtist94]

that was like a fever dream XD I love when youtubers take the HP to Starkid pipeline and that you guys got to enjoy the in jokes and the passion that went into a fun show. I'd love to see y'all do the other 2 shows, A Very Potter Sequel is honestly one of my top Starkid shows.

[@krissmith800]

Hopefully there will be more StarKid in the future? Theres the other two Potter ones and then so much more to explore. I hope it is at least considered.

[@mellamosamii]

Yasss. Please also check out Team Starkid's other plays, I promise you theyre amazing

[@crystalrose_pa]

I dropped everything... I am so excited!

[@leora8278]

Omg I love that you guys did this! The musical is so much fun. Starkid are wonderful.

[@aleexandrisima]

It was so funny to rewatch avpm just by watching you guys, I really hope you also watch avps (that technically a prequel) and avpsy, but also other starkid shows, they are wonderful

[@wolfwatch9731]

fun fact, that giant chocolate bar ron has at the top of act 2 was allegedly one third of their budget 😭

[@otter011]

I’m not sure about that because I’ve also heard some parent gave it to them. There’s a lot of rumors about the whole thing 😄

[@dreamfaller6372]

The way I gasped when I saw the thumb. I freakin love this musical.

[@boowind4432]

Starkid has made some bangers, Twisted and The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals are two of my favorites

[@dignature123]

OMG! Y'all are about to tap into an intense (but very nice) fandom. Prepare yourselves...The Starkids are COMING!

[@dez6529]

Dikrats unite! All praise the Duck.

[@yeshevishman]

​@@dez6529Duck is loooord! He is Loooord! He is lord lord lord, Duck is lord!

[@mollypocrass4562]

@@yeshevishman Satan is a real man!

[@keebfummyrumtibber5095]

this is so unexpected! i’m excited to watch i love this thing lol

[@haroldgloom8637]

I just saw Starkid and had to watch it, their stuff is so great, you just HAVE to watch the second one with Umbridge as well!!

[@ediblemongoose]

Woah dude, spoilers!

[@haroldgloom8637]

@ediblemongoose Oh believe me, I've told you nothing

[@ediblemongoose]

@@haroldgloom8637 I’ve seen all of them, it’s not spoilers for me, it’s spoilers for them, lol And you just informed them that Umbridge is in the sequel, which they would not have known beforehand, so it is spoilers dude.

[@BritneyNicolee97]

I’ve been a starkid fan since 2010, I hope you do the other two very potters and others of their shows!

[@nootroot5750]

I love that they basically exaggerate every aspect of the characters and the plot so much that it becomes ridiculously hilarious.

[@LuckyStar1Fan]

The musicals are the most valid way to watch HP imo (im mostly joking lol) Also Lauren Lopez is the best. I feel like I have to say this every Starkid reaction I see.

[@BrittanySmith-nm3yl]

Long time watcher, first time commenting! This was was the least expected reaction, but I am just so dang excited to watch this! Long long time fan of Team Starkid, so seeing new people find them is always such a joy.

[@kme06d]

I read somewhere that the idea that Draco and Ron were both in love with Hermione was the catalyst to this whole musical being created. I think "Granger Danger" (song that Ron and Draco sang together) was the first song they wrote for the show.

[@yeshevishman]

Yes. They have stated it numerous times that this show came about because they saw Malfoy as bullying Hermione because he was in love with her. They used to joke about "being in danger of falling in love with Granger". Darren wrote the song and they performed it for their friends a few years before this. (Sadly, there is no video of that performance.). From that, this show was born

[@christianwright5813]

You guys absolutely gotta continue to watch other Starkid musicals, especially the recent hatchet field ones. So many great musicals

[@leadingblind1629]

Starkid!!!! You gotta watch them all!!!!

[@temporalmilieu]

This one was good, but their Sequel music about what would happen if the dark Lord won absolutely floored me. Even funnier, amazing songs, everything was perfection. I've seen that one like 50 times

[@obscuritiez]

Wow what a throwback. I'm surprised to see you guys react to this but I'm so happy!! I'm also surprised I still remember the whole musical word for word lol

[@marcelofarah8657]

I didn't know this existed. I've only watched the first act and I couldn't stop laughing. Tomorrow I will continue with the rest of it.

[@allysonwolf5721]

I can't wait to see your reaction to "A Very Potter Sequel", next and also lastly to "A Very Potter Senior Year". They are both so good!