FILK: The Motorcycle and A Nephew Named Harry

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 96227

The Motorcycle and A Nephew Named Harry (PS/SS, Chap. 1) 

To the tune of The Nightingale and A Maiden Fair to See from Gilbert 
& Sullivan's HMS Pinafore

Texts and MIDIs at: 

http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/web_opera/pn03.html

http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/web_opera/pn03a.html


THE SCENE: Privet Drive, October 31, 1980. Enter HAGRID, on a 
motorcycle, bearing the infant Harry

MADRIGAL —  HAGRID
The motorcycle
Roared through the night's dark sky
And the bike'll
Bring you this little orphaned guy!
I sing, "Oh, poor Harry!"

DUMBLEDORE & McGONAGALL
He sang, "Oh, poor Harry!"

HAGRID
The mortal cycle
For the Potters sadly ends
But their little tyke'll
This horrible night transcend
We sing "Good luck, Harry!"

ALL.
We sing "Good luck, Harry!"

RECITATIVE —  DUMBLEDORE

We feel a mixture of joy and sorrow
We must leave the child here in this location
These Muggles here will find the boy tomorrow
This note – this note will give an explanation.

McGONAGALL	This note – this note will give an explanation.
ALL THREE: This note – this note will give an explanation.

(Exit DUMBLEDORE, McGONAGALL & HAGRID. Enter, through their front 
door, VERNON & PETUNIA, joined by a Chorus of Little Whinging 
Residents  - Whingingers? Whingingians?)  

BALLAD — ("A maiden fair to see
")

PETUNIA
A nephew named Harry
Of weirdo family
The brat of sister Lily
He's found upon our stoop
This note gives us the scoop
Wrote by a man dressed silly

CHORUS
Wrote by a man dressed silly

VERNON 
An orphan, wizard-bred
His folks are now both dead
Quite careless they were bein'
Because he is our kin
We're s'posed to take him in
At least until he's eighteen
.

CHORUS
At least until he's eighteen
.

VERNON & PETUNIA
He's now ours to raise
We'll end this magic craze
Though it may prove a struggle
All magic we'll forbid
We'll turn this Potter kid
Into a proper Muggle!

CHORUS
Into a proper Muggle!

  - CMC

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