Have you heard of Pigfarts?

Time for a shameless plug, methinks. If you don't know who StarKid are, you need to find out. They have not only created a masterpiece from a masterpiece, but they have also injected new enthusiasm into a waning fandom.

What am I talking about? A Very Potter Musical, of course.

Imagine this. It's the first weekend of the mid-year holidays. I've promised myself that I will have a well-earned break from school before tackling the mountain of work I have to do. Sounds good in theory, but two days in and I'm incredibly bored. I find myself on Harry Potter fansites I haven't visited in years. What do I find? A link to HP the Musical, which someone has just uploaded onto Youtube.

My first thought? This is probably going to be crap.

I'm desperate for something to do, so I click the link and am swept up in the world of a very different kind of Hogwarts, where Dumbledore loves High School Musical, Malfoy wants to go to Pigfarts, Voldemort is sexy (and just wants to dance again) and Ron is a chocaholic. Well that can only lead to disaster and hilarity!

Seriously, I've been quoting this for months. I've been cracking up at really inappropriate moments, I've had the song "Granger Danger" stuck in my head for about six weeks straight, and people often go, "Oh, she's going on about that stupid musical again." It is absolutely addictive.

I'm not the only one either; one look at the StarKidPotter Facebook page will tell you how much this has taken fandom by a storm. The first video got 200,000 hits within two days. Within a week there was even fanart.

There have been a few hitches along the way. The entire musical was taken off Youtube after two days due to copyright issues, although it was eventually reposted with its new name and all the dirty jokes edited out (which I was very sad about - one of the pivotal jokes now doesn't make sense, and we are now deprived of hearing Ron's reply of "It wasn't me, I swear!" to Hermione's "Someone's coming!"). But with material this good, the StarKidPotter crew can afford to do anything.

And despite this, one of the most impressive parts of this whole bonanza is the way the StarKid crew have taken their popularity into their stride. The group has let their fans know what is going on every step of the way, has posted behind-scenes-footage, has appeared at Potter conventions, has uploaded the soundtrack for free download and have on the whole been both caring and humble.

Don't just take my word for it. Go and check it out yourself. I can guarantee you, between the flawless writing, the excellent songs, the hilarious jokes and Voldemort's abs, everyone can find something to enjoy.

*Voldemort out, bitches!*