Draco And The Malfoys

'Draco Malfoy' Makes Magical Appearance At Hollywood Palms

Througout the day, a line wrapped around the movie theater like Lord Voldemort's pet snake, Nagini. But the fans didn't seem to mind.

Tiffany Croisant, 30, of Rockford, arrived around noon to see the movie for the fifth time this week, then hit the line to meet Felton. Around 3:30 p.m., she was near the end of the line, but brought a book to read to pass the time, along with a friend. She also waited five hours in line in the blazing sun at Hollywood Boulevard on Friday to meet Felton and planned on returning there again on Sunday to see him  at his final appearance. "I came all the way out here for Tom," explained Croisant. "He is one of my favorites. I've always really liked his character and I like him as an actor. He comes across as  really nice in his interviews. I am sad the books and movies are coming to an end...nothing will be able to take the series place, but I am always looking for something new to read." "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity especially since he is from London and  may not be here again," reported Pinto after viewing the movie. "The movie was fabulous...the best one in the Harry Potter series by far. We are sad it's over. It was part of our childhood growing up."

Francesca Lewis, 14 of Oswego, got in line at 9:30 a.m, and waited until 2:30 p.m. to meet Felton. Unfortunately, when she had her picture taken with him, her eyes were closed. Upset and teary eyed with the outcome, the staff at the Hollywood Palm quickly swooped in to make her day by whisking her back to the front of the line for a re-take. [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your email address."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Your email address must contain between 5 and 100 characters.","maximum":100,"allow_nil":true}],["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Your email address is not properly formatted. Mind giving it another shot?"}],["validates_uniqueness_of",{"message":"The email address you entered is being used by another member. Please try a different address.","client_can_validate":true,"exists_url":"/users/exists?email="}]] [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your password."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_short":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","too_long":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.

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This may come as a surprise but there are actually hundreds of wizard rock bands out there.  Ross and Mehlenbacher got started six years ago, when they met the members of pioneer wizard rock band Harry and the Potters.  Ross says he and his brother liked the idea of starting a similar group, but with a twist.

“All of our songs are written from Draco Malfoy’s perspective, he says.”

Malfoy is Harry Potter’s arch nemesis.  He continues, “They’re mean, they’re elitist, and they’re so much fun to write.”

Obviously reading the books helps to get the songs. For the uninitiated, songs such as “Slytherin World” and “Voldemort is Awesome,” lose their well awesomeness. But Mehlenbacher says they try to make them accessible.

“There’s definitely a lot of weird inside jokes,” he says. “Here’s a lot of minutia that you have to be a giant fan to get.   But for the most part, most of our songs are very broad.”

Six years ago the band put their music on Myspace and went on tour with Harry and the Potters.  Once Harry Potter fans discovered wizard rock, Draco and the Malfoys gained popularity.  They’ve gone on several U.S. tours, and once played for fifteen thousand people on the night the seventh Harry Potter book was released.  And Ross says their fans are all kinds of people though, a disproportionate number of college-aged girls.

“It sounds so bizarre,” says Ross. “We wouldn’t have believed this ourselves. But now I’m saying it as though it’s an obvious fact.  It’s not an obvious fact but Harry Potter fans are the most fun people we’ve ever met.  They’re always just looking to party, or an excuse to dress up in a costume, and they’re all completely off the wall.”

Still, the past six years have been a serious creative endeavor for the pair.  They were musicians long before Draco and the Malfoys, but Ross says being restricted to one subject is actually liberating.

“We can explore musical creative avenues without having to worry about what we’re going to write the songs about.  That makes it easier to focus on how we want the songs to sound, and what kind of music we want to be playing.”

Their sound ranges from pop to punk rock to country bluegrass.  Despite their success, Mehlenbacher says they have sometimes faced skepticism from other musicians.

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