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Dumbledore couldn't have known when he brought me here
He wanted family blood so the charm would be stronger
In a muggle home where my childhood would be somewhat regular
Away from the magic world where I'm one of the most famous wizards

No one would have guessed with the death of James and Lily
Her sister given care of their baby
That she tucked him away under the stairs in the cupboard
An extra room upstairs, I'm stuck alone in the cupboard

Found on your porch and brought inside,
A scarred baby but not your own
Though #4 Privet Drive houses me,
It's not my home.

Petunia had no warning she'd be a carer for two
She doubled her baby load the night she heard the news
Now that I've had my own I can feel for her for what she was asked to do
But I also now know how it feels to have a toddler beaming up at you

How much did you hate James and Lily
That you couldn't bond with their baby
You just fed, clothed, and left him under the stairs in the cupboard
Does anybody care what's under the stairs in the cupboard

Found on your porch and brought inside,
A scarred baby but not your own
Though #4 Privet Drive houses me,
It's not my home.

When 13 and asked to find a memory
Strong enough to fight against my mother's dying scream
The first one able to conjure something
Was learning your cupboard no longer houses me

Houses me

I worry that all these magical things are nothing more than trauma-induced fantasies
Still tucked away under the stairs in the cupboard, dreaming up an escape from under the stairs in the cupboard
Anything to give my parents' death meaning, a reason for the suffering from the Dursleys
A piece of me's forever asleep in the cupboard, dreaming up an escape from under the stairs in the cupboard

Found on your porch and brought inside,
You've scarred me, deeper than my bolt
#4 Privet Drive is still haunting
Now that I've grown

Though #4 Privet Drive houses me
It's not my home.

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from Live at O​.​W​.​L. Fest 2021, released April 13, 2021

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Percy and the Prefects Norman, Oklahoma

You didn't know Percy Weasley, Lucius Malfoy, and Remus Lupin were in a Wizard Rock band together?

It all started when Percy found an old portrait of Cedric Diggory. Together they started the band Percy and the Prefects.

Cedric's portrait had other dreams to pursue, so Percy found Lucius and Remus to complete the band.

Past Prefects:
Tom Riddle, Albus Dumbledore, Horace Slughorn ... more

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