Accio Deathly Hallows

work · in 23 videos (2007–2013)

Mentions by year: 2007: 9 · 2008: 4 · 2009: 5 · 2010: 1 · 2011: 1 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 2

Threads

Hank's song 'Accio Deathly Hallows' (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2013
Hank asks viewers to spread 'Accio Deathly Hallows' before the book's release (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
Hank: respond to everyone's messages about Accio Deathly Hallows (2007) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007

What the videos say

2007

2007-07-20 · July 19: A Day in the Life of a Writer (Who Has No Friends) — John congratulates Hank on yesterday's song, calling it Hank's best song ever. (00:00:10)
2007-07-20 · July 19: A Day in the Life of a Writer (Who Has No Friends) — Since moving to Indianapolis, John says, every morning he sits in this chair (or outside) and first listens to Hank's song again. (00:00:10)
2007-07-20 · July 20: Green Mohawk — Hank says people liked his Harry Potter song a lot; he likes it too, catches himself singing it, and sometimes sings it in different styles. (00:01:09)
2007-07-20 · July 20: Green Mohawk — Hank credits Katherine with helping write the song on the porch: when he complained that nothing rhymed, she suggested 'spell' as a good word for a Harry Potter song. (00:01:34)
2007-07-20 · July 20: Green Mohawk — Hank says he currently has the number five top-rated song on YouTube, a dream come true that makes him feel like a small-time rock star. (00:02:03)
2007-07-20 · July 20: Green Mohawk — Hank asks everyone to do what they will with the song; since it is only good until the book comes out tomorrow, it would probably be good to get as many people as possible to hear it in the next 12 hours. (00:02:39)
2007-07-25 · Re: July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows — Hank reports that, for the first time after about 150 videos, a Brotherhood 2.0 video is on the front page of YouTube. (00:00:08)
2007-07-25 · Re: July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows — Hank insists he is not gloating but celebrating, taking in thousands of YouTube viewers enjoying his music. (00:00:08)
2007-07-25 · Re: July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows — Hank explains he wrote the song before the book came out, so it has no spoilers; that is why things from the book are not in it. (00:00:56)
2007-07-26 · July 26: The Price of Fame — Hank's song 'Accio Deathly Hallows' has been featured on the front page of YouTube and watched over 200,000 times. (00:00:51)
2007-07-30 · July 30: Mystery Lyrics and Paying Rent — Hank has been concentrating on Accio Deathly Hallows, checking video responses, reading comments and answering messages; he apologises to those he hasn't answered and promises he will. (00:01:10)
2007-07-30 · July 30: Mystery Lyrics and Paying Rent — Hank says viewers' ideas for song topics are helpful: writing a song about Harry Potter was not his idea but a commenter's or forum member's, whom he thanks. (00:02:50)
…and 2 more statements in 2007 (most important shown)

2008

2008-05-12 · Nerdfighting IRL — Hank says everyone knowing the words to Accio Deathly Hallows felt like being a rock star in a library full of nerds, a room with more awesome than any concert hall; it moved him. (00:03:03)
2008-07-19 · Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song — Hank says that a year ago today he recorded a Harry Potter song that pretty much changed his life, and celebrates the anniversary with another Harry Potter song. (00:00:30)
2008-07-19 · Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song — Hank thanks the Nerdfighters for working together to get Accio Deathly Hallows up to 1 million views. (00:00:30)
2008-07-19 · Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song — Hank thanks everyone for an amazing year since Accio Deathly Hallows and for the Nerdfighter experience in general. (00:04:14)
2008-08-12 · Eight Days of Awesome — Hank says eight days earlier he was in the studio recording an actual studio version of Accio Deathly Hallows, to be discussed later. (00:00:40)
2008-09-14 · Hank Vlogs (and a String Quartet) — Hank shares a performance of Paige Harwood's arrangement of Accio Deathly Hallows for string quartet, calling it pretty awesome. (00:03:30)

2009

2009-01-08 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — Hank recorded many of his YouTube hits with Schmidt, who he says owns THE music studio in Missoula, played on Weezer albums and made music for That '70s Show. (00:01:03)
2009-03-23 · John Loves Amsterdam — John tells Hank that people sang a song Hank wrote in a bar in Amsterdam. (00:02:22)
2009-07-16 · This Isn't Hogwarts! A Harry Potter Song — Hank says it is nearly the third anniversary of 'Accio Deathly Hallows', the song that kicked the Vlogbrothers into the mainstream. (00:03:02)
2009-08-19 · So Jokes: Video EP — In 'Accio Deathly Hallows', Hank sings of needing the final Harry Potter book as its release approaches, and of being sad that the series has to end at all. (00:07:37)

2010

2010-07-22 · I Hung out with Snookie...Accidentally — Hank marks roughly three years since Accio Deathly Hallows was featured on YouTube's front page, the first time many people watched the brothers' videos. (00:00:52)

2011

2011-07-15 · Harry Freaking Potter — Hank says four years ago he wrote a song about the book Deathly Hallows and how he wanted it to come out, and has written another Harry Potter song every year since. (00:00:04)

2012

2012-08-17 · Open Letter to the Wizards — Hank says a Harry Potter song he wrote in 2007 changed his life, so he promised himself to write another Harry Potter song every year on that video's anniversary, and has. (00:00:15)

2013

2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — Hank says before the last Harry Potter book he emailed YouTube suggesting a front-page feature and a video; they did, the brothers' first real traction on YouTube. (01:06:09)
2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — After 'Accio Deathly Hallows', Hank says its success made him decide to write a Harry Potter song every year on its anniversary, and sings 'Book 8', about a book that doesn't exist. (01:10:25)
2013-07-12 · Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song — Hank's description says that every year around the anniversary of Accio Deathly Hallows he releases another Harry Potter song, and this is that song. (00:00:00)