Muggle Affairs

Sitting in a Brooklyn coffee shop, Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters is remarkably unlike his magical, hyper, onstage persona, which has struck a chord—cast a spell, even—on adult and adolescent fans alike. “[The band] was just a silly little idea I had,” DeGeorge said. “What if we wrote songs about these books kids were so nuts about? Could we maybe play rock shows in libraries? ... It was a side project that became a main project for a while. It’s been great fun.”