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Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song

2008-07-18 · song · Hank · 4:48 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, song or performance

On the anniversary of 'Accio Deathly Hallows', Hank thanks Nerdfighters for its million views, says he has fixed the 'my pants' forum, and sings a comic wish for an eighth Harry Potter book.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Montage of viewers' Accio Deathly Hallows covers; greeting ('Hello, John, it's July 18th')

00:00:30 — A year since recording Accio Deathly Hallows; thanks for 1 million views; 'my pants' forum fixed after spam lockouts

  • ★★★ Hank says that a year ago today (18 July 2007) he recorded a Harry Potter song that pretty much changed his life, and celebrates the anniversary with another Harry Potter song. — 00:00:30 · Harry Potter (book series)
  • ★★★ Hank thanks the Nerdfighters for working together to get Accio Deathly Hallows up to 1 million views. — 00:00:30 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank says he thinks he has fixed 'my pants', central to the Nerdfighter community: the spam filter had been out of control and locked many people out. (hedged) — 00:00:51 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, Nerdfighteria

00:01:14 — Song: Hank wants a Book 8 (Harry's sons, Grindelwald and Dumbledore, epilogue, Voldemort's son, the veil, Hagrid's parents) and suggests titles

  • ★★★ In the song Hank says he wants a Book 8: he thinks there's an unwritten story and it's time to put fingers to keys. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:14 · Harry Potter (book series)
  • ★★ Hank wants J.K. Rowling to say the (Deathly Hallows) epilogue was crap, 'cause we all know it was crap'. (playful) — 00:01:42 · also in: So Jokes: Video EP
  • ★★ The song lists stories people might want: Harry's sons, Grindelwald and Dumbledore, Voldemort having a son, the veil as a dimensional portal, and Hagrid's parents. (playful) — 00:01:42
  • ★★ Hank proposes joke titles for Book 8, such as 'Harry Potter and the Paper Towns' and 'Harry Potter and the nerdfighters'. (joke) — 00:02:57 · Paper Towns, Nerdfighteria, Harry Potter (book series)

00:04:14 — Thanks for the year and the Nerdfighter experience; the montage exception to the four-minute rule; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank thanks everyone for an amazing year since Accio Deathly Hallows and for the Nerdfighter experience in general. — 00:04:14 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank pre-empts punishment for going over four minutes: there was a montage, and the montage exception covers it. (playful) — 00:04:36 · Four-minute rule, Punishment

Humor (significant)

  • Hank wants to know more about Grindelwald and Dumbledore. — 00:01:42

    “I really do think that they both batted lefty”

  • Hank lists what he wants J.K. Rowling to announce. — 00:01:42

    “cause we all know it was crap.”

  • Hank's list of titles for Book 8 slips in John's novel. — 00:03:25

    “Or Harry Potter and the Paper Towns”

  • After fixing the forum nicknamed 'my pants', Hank closes his thanks with a double meaning. — 00:04:14

    “I hope that you enjoy my pants”

  • Over four minutes long, Hank heads off a punishment. — 00:04:36

    “Thank goodness for the montage exception, or the songs would be hard.”

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Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: Accio Deathly Hallows · Book Eight · Brotherhood 2.0 forum · Harry Potter (book series)

Also: People: J. K. Rowling

Works: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · Harry Potter and the Pillar of Storgé · Paper Towns · Starfighters of Adumar

Rituals: Four-minute rule · Punishment

Terms: in your pants (“my pants”)

Characters: Albus Dumbledore · Gellert Grindelwald · Knights Who Say "Ni!" · Middle-earth · Narnia · Rubeus Hagrid · Voldemort

Also centred on Accio Deathly Hallows: July 20: Green Mohawk · Re: July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows · Hank Vlogs (and a String Quartet) · I Hung out with Snookie...Accidentally · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall · Accio Decade Hallows

Also centred on Book Eight: HANKO DE MAYO! Happy Birthday Hank! · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall

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