 In recording "Harry and the Potters", the band aimed to release the album shortly before the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003) was released.According to Paul, "We were in a rush to get that stuff done before the 5th book release" and this instinct supports claims it took only two weekends to record the album.He went on to say "it’s kind of cool because it serves as a document and really captures the moment".