Act 1

Part 1

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny had appeared in a rather large and comfy-looking room. A fire was dancing in the fireplace. There was a big sofa and several armchairs surrounding a big TV hanging on the wall. There were six doors leading out of the room. One door had a sign saying "Kitchen", another "Bathroom". The remaining doors were unmarked.

Before the four guests could begin to wonder how they'd ended up there they were joined by another familiar face.

"Draco?" Harry said. The confused looking boy turned to look at the four of them.

"Where am I?" he demanded.

Hermione looked around, her mouth slightly open. "I wish I knew," she said.

The moment she had spoken the words, the TV turned itself on and showed a message: "Hello. I'm sure you have many questions. You will be told what you're all doing here as soon as everyone has arrived. The others will be here shortly. I'm sorry for the delay, but as they are all supposed to be dead it takes a bit longer than planned to get them here. Thank you for your patience."

"'Supposed to be dead'," Harry read out loud. "What do they mean by that?"

"I have a bad feeling about this," said Ron. He checked his pockets for his wand only to discover it had gone. "What the–! Where's my wand?"

"You've lost it?" said Harry as he felt his own pocket. His wand was missing too.

"Harry," Hermione said in a weak voice.

"Hermione, is you wand–" Harry looked up at her and saw that she was staring at something behind him. He turned round and felt a lump form in his throat.

A young woman with dark red hair and green eyes like his was staring at him. She was standing next to a man looking so much like Harry someone who had just met him might think he was standing in front of a mirror. They both looked utterly confused. Though the man's eyes travelled quickly and repeatedly between the five teens, the woman's eyes remained locked with Harry's.

"Mum?" Harry said weakly, almost in disbelief.

The red-haired women took a step forward, frowning. "Harry?"

Harry's mouth had gone completely dry and all he could do when Lily Potter finally ran forward and embraced him was standing there, too shocked to say or do anything.

"Is it really you?" Lily asked and held him by the shoulders at an arms length. Harry nodded. She hugged him again and this time Harry hugged back. He found himself wondering whether he would be able to let go. "You're all grown up." Lily whispered softly.

"Can I get a hug, too?" Harry heard the voice of someone who could only be his father.

His mother let go and Harry saw his father beaming at him.

"Bloody hell," Ron said under his breath.

"Wait," Lily said suddenly after a moment. Everybody looked at her. "Does this mean you're dead? All of you?"

"I don't think so," Hermione assured her.

"I certainly don't remember dying," Ginny shrugged.

James opened his mouth to say something, but Lily cut him off. She was staring at a spot on the other side of the room. "Severus?"

Quite right. Severus Snape had appeared in the room. And before anyone could say anything else, two other figures appeared next to him.

"Sirius!" James exclaimed and ran to embrace his best friend, almost knocking over Snape in the process. Lily and Remus, who was the last person of the new arrivals, laughed as Sirius and James reunited. The other people in the room shared rather confused glances and looks.

There was a small 'ding' drawing everyone's attention to the TV. There was a new message: "Hello. I'm sure you have a lot of questions and I hope I can answer at least some of them. I have brought you all here to watch three musicals about Harry's life. The musicals are made by Muggles. In an alternate universe Harry's years at Hogwarts have been turned into books for Muggles to enjoy. A group of fans decided to make this masterpiece of a musical in their honor.

The musicals do not follow the correct timeline of Harry's adventures, as I'm sure you'll notice. Remus, Sirius, James and Lily do not appear in the first musical, but I am sure they will enjoy it nonetheless.

This is all for your own entertainment. You will realize that magic does not work in this room, nor in any of the other rooms you can enter from here. You will get your wands back before you leave. Sit back and enjoy the musical. You will not be able to leave before all three musicals have been watched.

I will recommend you to explain about your many adventures at Hogwarts to your parents beforehand, Harry. And when you're ready the first musical will begin."

Harry looked around the room at the crowd: his friends, his ex-professors, his godfather and his parents. He smiled wildly and then he turned to his parents and said, "I'll tell you everything, but I'll need some help."

It took about three hours to get through everything. Ron and Hermione greatly helped Harry telling the story. Sirius had been shocked to find out that Harry and Ginny were now dating and even more so when he found out that Remus had a son. James and Lily did not take the fact that Sirius had spent twelve years in Azkaban lightly. And Snape having been on Dumbledore's side the whole time seemed to soften the obvious tension between him the old rivals, Sirius and James.

In the end everybody was filled in on the most important events of Harry's life and they were ready to watch the musical.

Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny took the sofa. The rest each found themselves an armchair. Though there were more free seats, James and Lily decided to share one of the chairs. Harry thought he saw Snape send a longing look in Lily's direction.

(Music starts. Starkid logo.)

The words "A Very Potter Musical" appeared on the screen. Lights up on Harry.

"Is that supposed to be you?" Ginny asked Harry and she fell into fits of laughter, as did Sirius and Malfoy.

Harry:(Singing) Underneath these stairs I hear the sneers, I feel the glares of my cousin, my uncle and my aunt.

"What does that mean?" Lily snapped. She looked worried at Harry.

Harry shrugged. "I told you how badly Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon treated me growing up." He mumbled.

"Yes, but what was that bit about the stairs?" she asked.

"Oh, I guess I forgot to say. Until I was eleven, my bedroom was in a cupboard under the stairs." Harry saw the shocked looks on their faces and quickly added, "It's fine, really. I turned out good anyway, didn't I? This is why I didn't tell you in the first place. Can we please just continue watching?"

No one said anything and the musical started playing again.

Can't believe how cruel they are and it stings my lightning scar to know they'll never ever give me what I want. I know I don't deserve these stupid rules made by the Dursleys here on Privet Drive. Can't take all of these Muggles, but despite all of my struggles… I'm still alive.

"A great achievement when you think of it," Remus said.

"What I wouldn't give to have a normal life," Harry sighed.

"Normal?" James laughed. "What's the fun in that?"

I'm sick of summer and this waiting around. Man it's September and I'm skipping this town. Hey it's no mystery, there's nothing here for me now. I gotta get to Hogwarts!

A lot of yeah's and whoo's and laughter erupted around the room.

Gotta get back to school. I gotta get myself to Hogwarts, where everybody knows I'm cool.

"You wish, Potter," Malfoy smirked.

"That's not even remotely true," Harry shook his head.

Back to witches and wizards and magical beasts. To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts. It's all that I love and it's all that I need at Hogwarts, Hogwarts! I think I'm going back.

"Kind of makes you want to go back to Hogwarts, doesn't it?" said Sirius.

"Oh yeah," James agreed.

"I'd love to go back," Lily said. "Everything was easier then, wasn't it?"

"Speak for yourself," said Ron and Harry laughed.

I'll see my friends, gonna laugh till we cry. Take my Firebolt gonna take to the sky. No way this year anyone's gonna die, and it's gonna be totally awesome!

"Well, I'd hope not!" said Hermione half shocked, half sternly.

"Relax, won't you?" Ron told her. "I'm sure they didn't mean anything by it."

Hermione nodded, but she still looked a little worried.

I'll cast some spells with the flick of my wand. Defeat the Dark arts, yeah, bring it on!

"No, please don't." Harry said sadly.

And do it all with my best friend Ron 'cause together we're totally awesome.

Ron:Yeah, and it's gonna be totally awesome!

The room was filled with laughter. Ron looked disbelievingly at the screen. "Is that supposed to be me?"

"Y– yes!" Ginny gasped through fits of laughter.

"Looking good, Weasley," said Malfoy.

"No one asked you, Malfoy," Ron sat back with his arms crossed.

(Speaking) Did someone say Ron Weasley? Woo! What's up, buddy? Sorry it took me so long to get here I had to get… some Floo Powder, but we gotta get going. Come on, get your trunk, let's go!

Harry: Where are we going?

Ron: To Diagon Alley of course!

"Wait, what year are we supposed to be in?" Harry asked.

"Not first year," said Malfoy. "They're singing 'back to Hogwarts'.

"I don't know, Harry," said Hermione when Harry turned to her. "I guess we'll find out sooner or later, won't we?"

Harry: Cool!

Ron: Come on!

Harry and Ron: Floo Powder power, Floo Powder power, Floo Powder power, Floo Powder power!

"You look ridiculous," Ginny said matter-of-factly.

Ron: (Singing) It's been so long, but we're going back. Don't go for work, don't go there for class.

Harry: As long as we're together –

Harry and Ron: Gonna kick some ass! And it's gonna be totally awesome!

"Really?" Hermione said sceptically.

"Hey," Ron lifted his arms defensively, "don't blame us. This is the musical talking."

This year we'll take everybody by storm. Stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm.

"Oh really?" Snape raised his eyebrows at Harry.

"I only snuck out of my dorm at night when I had to!"

"That actually sounded more like you and Sirius," Lily glanced up at James who simply shrugged, though he was smiling.

"Well, we did take everybody by storm," Sirius grinned.

"You certainly did not," Snape replied.

Before Sirius could say anything Remus spoke: "I say we stop this argument right now and keep watching this musical."

Sirius and Snape fell back into their armchairs, both watching the TV silently.

Hermione: But lets not forget that we need to preform well in class if we want to pass our OWLs!

"Okay, but that sounded like something Remus would say," James said. Sirius laughed. As did Harry, Ginny and Ron. Hermione looked as if she didn't know whether to laugh or not at her character's introduction and simply ended up staring open-mouthed at the screen.

Harry and Ron: Woah!

Ron: (Speaking) God, Hermione! Why do you have to be such a buzzkill?

"I'm not a buzzkill!" she rounded on Ron who winced visibly.

"I never said you were! It's the musical!"

Hermione: Because guys, school's not all about having fun. We need to study hard if we wanna be good witches and wizards. (Singing) I may be frumpy, but I'm super smart.

"Frumpy?" Hermione whispered sadly.

"You're not frumpy Hermione!" Ginny assured her. "You never were." Hermione smiled back at her.

Check out my grades, they're A's for a start.

"A's?" Malfoy inquired. "'Acceptable?"

"I think they mean O's." Hermione frowned. "In the Muggle world A is the highest grade. They probably put some Muggle aspects into the musical seeing it's made by Muggles for Muggles."

What I lack in looks, well I make up in heart and, well guys, yeah that is totally awesome! This year I plan to study a lot.

Ron: That would be cool if you were actually hot.

Hermione rounded on Ron again and punched him in the arm. Ginny actually crawled over both Harry and Hermione to hit him over the head.

"Ow! Again, I never actually said that!" Ron cried.

James and Sirius laughed and Lily rolled her eyes.

Harry: Hey Ron! Come on, we're the only friends that she's got.

Ron: And that's cool.

Hermione: And that's totally awesome.

"You are kind of awesome," said Hermione meekly. Harry sent her a wide smile and Ron gave her a one-armed hug.

Harry, Ron and Hermione: Yeah it so cool and it's totally awesome! We're sick of summer and this waiting around. It's like we're sitting in the lost and found. Don't take no sorcery for anyone to see how!

We gotta get back to Hogwarts! We gotta get back to school. We gotta get back to Hogwarts, where everything is magic-cool!

Everyone: Back to witches and wizards and magical beasts. To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts. It's all that I love and it's all that I need, at Hogwarts, Hogwarts! I think we're going back!

"Well, that was certainly… interesting," Remus finished in lack of a better word.

"I want to see more!" Sirius beamed.

"Me too!" James said loudly, punching the air.

"You have to, remember?" Malfoy said. "We can't leave before we've watched all the musicals."

"Shall we just continue with the next video then?" Hermione asked and the others agreed.