Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone: The Musical

by BG Sparrow

For my Harry Potter class final this last semester, I decided to write up some notes for a version of Sorceror's Stone as a musical. The paper, act/scene breakdown, and sample scene with song are all here - I hope you enjoy them! :

2. Act Scene Breakdown

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – The Musical
Act/ Scene Breakdown

Act I

Scene 1

Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, Harry, The Durselys
Leaving Baby Harry at Privet Drive
"INTRO SONG SET TO HEDWIG'S THEME"

We open with Dumbledore and McGonagall meeting at Privet Drive, awaiting Hagrid to bring baby Harry. Song begins (as an introduction to Harry's solo later in the show) when McGonagall argues against Harry being raised by Dursleys. Song preformed by McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Hagrid about Harry's future, continued as we pass into the Dursley's home ten years later by Harry as he gets the mail about how life isn't exactly the greatest at Number Four, Privet Drive.

Scene 2

Harry, the Dursleys, Piers, Zoo Patrons
Incident at the Zoo/ Talking to the Boa Constrictor

Short scene in the zoo. Dudley and Piers make fun of Harry in front of the boa constrictor's exhibit and leave. Here, we see Harry's ability to speak parsletongue, and upon The Dursleys and Piers' return, perform magic off strong emotions without realizing it by the disappearing glass on the exhibit.

Scene 3

Harry, the Dursleys
Letters from Hogwarts Flood Number 4 Privet Drive
"DEAR MR. POTTER"

Harry brings the mail to his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia at breakfast, only to be pleasantly surprised by finding a letter addressed to him. Song underscore begins when Dursleys panic and destroy first letter, sending Harry away. Song sung by Harry with the Dursleys as more and more letters begin to overwhelm the house. End scene with Uncle Vernon pulling his family out of the house, loudly announcing that they are going on vacation.

Scene 4

Harry, The Dursleys, Hagrid
Birthday in the Shack/ Hagrid's Entrance
"YOU'RE A WIZARD"

Harry wishes himself a happy birthday when Hagrid breaks down the bolted door of the old rickety shack the Dursleys have brought them to, and Harry's alarm is dismissed as the giant introduces himself, handing Harry a letter and box. The letter is identical to the hundreds that overtook the house at Privet Drive, and Harry begins to read it aloud before Hagrid picks up with song. Harry and Hagrid, with the Dursleys, sing about Harry learning who he really is. After giving Dudley a pig's tail from his umbrella, Hagrid takes Harry, and they leave the shack to prepare him for school.

Scene 5

Harry, Hagrid, Gringotts Goblins, Mr. Ollivander, Ensemble Students and Shopkeepers
Shopping in Diagon Alley
"DIAGON ALLEY"

The entire scene is one big song, starting when Hagrid opens the brick entryway with his umbrella. Song proceeds through Gringotts, Ollivander's, and the other shops where Harry gets his supplies.

Scene 6

Harry, Hagrid, Ron, Mrs. Weasley, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George, Hermione, Neville, Draco, Ensemble Students
Platform 9 ¾ and the Hogwarts Express
"DRACO'S SONG"

Harry meets Mrs. Weasley, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny when he asks for help on how to enter the platform. On the train, he becomes acquainted more with the Weasleys, in particular Ron. He meets Hermione and Neville as they look for Neville's toad, shortly exchanging hellos. Draco also makes an appearance, offering his friendship to Harry after belitting everyone else. When Harry declines, Draco beings his song insulting them all, mostly to show that he prides himself on his family's wealth, recognition, and power and that he feels utterly contaminated simply standing in the same room with them. End scene with first years gathered at the banks of the lake, Hogwarts awaiting in the distance.

Scene 7

Professor McGonagall, Sorting Hat, Ensemble
The Sorting Hat Ceremony and Feast
"THE SORTING HAT SONG"

This would be relatively easy if I just wanted to take the song right out of the book and use it, but of course there would be additions. McGonagall would sing a short introduction, then we have the main Sorting Hat Song, followed by underscore with the students being sorted in between added segments of the song. Harry's sorting causes the largest pause in the song with suspended tones and dissonance, and song concludes with great climax after his sorting into Gryffindor.

Scene 8

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Professor Flickwick, Emsemble Students
Lessons, Charms/Discovering Fluffy
"SWISH AND FLICK"

Set-wise, backdrops would be key here, as they are easily dropped to create a new background. Students would remain seated for the duration until the Charms lesson, of course. In this scene, Harry works through his classes, the first of which is Charms where we open on the students discussing the break-in at Gringotts. Meanwhile, Hermione explains to Ron and the rest of the class that the proper way to perform Wingardium Leviosa is to "Swish and Flick." However, at the end of class, they discover Fluffy in the forbidden third-floor area.

Scene 9

Harry, Ron, Hermione
The Troll at Halloween
"MOUNTAIN TROLL SONG"

Professor Quirrell runs in during the Halloween feast to announce a troll in the dungeon, and Harry and Ron set off to find Hermione when they stumble upon the troll entering the girl's lavatory. After battling off the troll and singing in the process (based off the quote Anthony gave me but I forget it!) and having been found by Professors McGonagall and Snape, Harry, Ron, and Hermione become friends. Short reprise following the exit of the professors. End of act.

Act II

Scene 1

Harry, Gryffindor Quidditch Team, Slytherin Quidditch Team, Ensemble Students, Professors, and Faculty Flying Lesson/ The Quidditch Match
"QUAFFLE, BLUDGER, GOLDEN SNITCH"

After Halloween, the first years have their first Flying lesson, at which Harry is beckoned by Malfoy to catch Neville's Remembrall. McGonagall, seeing this as she heads to the Quidditch pitch, grabs Harry and hands him off to Oliver Wood who quickly explains Quidditch (with some singing, mostly speaking that "Quaffle, bludger, gold snitch – it's not hard to tell which is which") as he dresses him for the game since their previous Seeker is unable to play. Harry is thrust onto a broom and finds that he is rather good at Quidditch when his broom is suddenly bewitched, trying to toss him from it. Hermione sees Snape and believes he is the one doing it in the seats below them and sets fire to his robes. Then, Harry is back in action, racing to catch the Snitch and does so, winning the game for Gryffindor!

Scene 2

Hermione, Ron, Harry
Researching Nicholas Flamel/ Argument
"THE HERMIONE-APPROVED ESSAY: WRITE YOUR OWN"

Just before Christmas, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are spending time in the library finishing up their homework and essays for the last day of classes before they end for Christmas Break. A fun song intended to highlight 'The Golden Trio' and their arguments (especially over homework), Ron is desperate to look off Hermione's essay but she will not allow it, pressing that he should open his book and do it himself. Harry would like to have the ease of copying her essay, too, but he is more preoccupied with the annoyance of their arguing, interrupting them and eventually joining Ron in asking for her help. Also, touch lightly on researching Nicholas Flamel. In the end, Hermione caves, and as they copy her essay, she sets the book possibly containing information on Flamel on the table for them to read later.

Scene 3

Harry, Ron, Dumbledore,
Invisibility Cloak/ Mirror of Erised
"HARRY'S BIG SOLO"

Christmas morning has come and Harry receives a mysterious Invisibility Cloak that apparently used to belong to his father. He immediately uses it to return to the restricted section of the library but is startled by Snape and Quirrell discussing the Sorceror's Stone. He hides in a room and discovers the Mirror of Erised where he sees his family. Cue big solo, even though it is considered late in the show. If the intro song to the show happens to not be set to 'Hedwig's Theme', Harry's solo would be. Amidst his singing, though, Dumbledore interrupts and imparts his words of wisdom to not visit the mirror anymore. Harry agrees.

Scene 4

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid
Norbert the Dragon/ The Forbidden Forest
"SONG?"

I'm not sure if a song could be put here, but if so, it would be along the lines of the knowledge he knows about raising a dragon, possibly compared to other creatures, as they wait for the dragon's egg to hatch in his hut. At the end of the song, Hagrid lets slip the secret to getting passed Fluffy after incessant questioning from Harry, Ron, and Hermione accidently. When they go to leave in a hurry for the castle, Malfoy is watching them from the window, but McGonagall is right behind him having followed him. Hagrid has time to hide Norbert before McGonagall spots Harry, Ron, and Hermione, issuing them all a detention as she leads them back to the castle. However, when Harry looks back to Hagrid's hut, he sees a dark figure pass into the Forbidden Forest, and his scar begins to burn hot.

Scene 5

Harry, Ron, Hermione
Through the Trapdoor
"SIR RONALD OF B8"

When Dumbledore has left Hogwarts for London, Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to go after the Sorcerer's Stone that night. They pass through Fluffy's Chamber, the Devil's Snare, the Key Room, and enter the Chess Room, where Ron takes over (in song, of course, from the Knight position on the square B8) with his skills at Wizard's Chess to defeat the opposing queen, but he is hurt. The end of the scene will feature Harry going on by himself to seek out the Stone.

Scene 6

Harry, Quirrell, Voldemort
The Man with Two Faces
"VOLDEMORT'S SONG"

Harry moves into a room with the Mirror of Erised and discovers Professor Quirrell there speaking to a voice. The voice is revealed to be Voldemort under Quirrell's turban. Song probably about all that Voldemort could offer Harry if he joins him and gives him the Sorcerer's Stone. Ends with Harry finding it in his pocket and destroying Quirrell and Voldemort by his touch.

Scene 7

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Ensemble Students
The Last Feast/ Boarding the Hogwarts Express
"REPRISE"

Dumbledore awards last-minute points to Gryffindor, allowing them to win the House Cup. As the students file out of the Great Hall, Dumbledore explains to Harry about what had happened after he blacked out and that the Stone is being destroyed (and I'm having a bowl of Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans nearby for that Earwax line, mark my words). Before Harry boards the train with the other students, Hagrid gives him the photo album of pictures collected of his parents. There will be compilation/ reprise of a show-closer worthy of a good standing ovation from the cast.