Harry and the Potters is the eponymous debut studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released in June 2003. The album was inspired by the first four novels in the Harry Potter book series. Background The origin of Harry and the Potters is rooted in accident. After reading the Harry Potter books, Paul DeGeorge formulated the premise for Harry and the Potters where the principle Harry Potter characters would be the musicians: Harry as the front man, Ron on guitar, Hermione on bass and Hagrid on drums. Then a crisis of sorts struck the brothers on June 22, 2002. During a barbecue at the DeGeorge family’s Norwood Massachusetts home, Joe organized a concert in his backyard featuring his band Ed and the Refridgerators , his brother's band The Secrets, and Soltero. However, the latter two bands cancelled the day of the event. To rescue a nearly lost opportunity, while waiting hopefully for a band to show, Harry and the Potters came into existence over the next hour when the two brothers wrote seven Potter-themed songs. They performed that first concert as Harry and the Potters for six people who remained of their audience. Of the seven songs written that day, five—viz. "I Am a Wizard", "Wizard Chess", "Platform 9 and ¾", "Diagon Alley", and "Problem Solving Skillz"—were to make it onto the band's first album in 2003 (a song about the wizarding sport Quidditch and "The Troll Song" were left off the album, and neither song has ever been officially released). Writing and recording After the makeshift show at the DeGeorge's backyard, Paul and Joe had the idea that they might be able to perform at other venues. When they began to write songs for prospective shows, they decided to also record their music and release an album. In April 2003, the brothers consequently began working on their debut album, Harry and the Potters, which was recorded and produced by Harry and the Potters in 2003 under the Eskimo Laboratories record label, at the DeGeorge family's living room in Massachusetts. According to Melissa Anelli, Paul wrote the majority of the instrumental tracks on his Casio keyboard, whereas Joe conceptualized most of the vocal tracks. The brothers split songwriting responsibilities between the two of them: Joe was responsible for songs dealing with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), whereas Paul was responsible for songs dealing with