Harry Potter meets Wicked the musical

I found a charming piece of fan fiction online about J. K. Rowling’s Hermione Granger from the globally famous “Harry Potter” series, in which Hermione auditions for the part of Elphaba, the “Wicked” witch of the West from Wicked the musical based off of Gregory MacGuire’s novel Wicked. Read the full text of “The Dark Arts — Defying Gravity” ’s first chapter.It pits Hermione and Cho against each other for the role of Elphaba, and I think really captures the feel of Hermione’s character from the novels, her uncertainties and her dedication to her work:

“You really want to do this? You’ll have to practice all the time, and performances are almost every night,” Ginny warned.
“I know that, Ginny. I just really want to do something special, something that means I’ll stop being ‘library girl’ and start being… me.” Hermione stared out of the window of the Hogwarts Express, watching the scenery go by.
“I think Cho Chang is planning on auditioning, too,” Ginny replied.
“Good for her, she’d make a great Galinda.” Hermione’s remark confused Ginny, but she continued to try to change Hermione’s mind.
“You’ll have to paint yourself green!”
“It’s a simple spell. You really should audition, too. You’d be good at theatre,” Hermione suggested, but Ginny shook her head.

And the idea of witches trying out to play witches… brilliant.

Anyways, read the full text and give the author some feedback–I’m sure he/she would appreciate it.

And for those of you who yearn to get closer to Wicked just like Hermione, I found what looks like Kristen Chenoweth’s (Glinda the “Good” witch) livejournal page. Especially “if you’re cute”. Odds of this being for real? Slight. Odds of me getting a dinner date with a former West Wing actress? Suddenly better than zero. High five.

And then there’s the time-tested approach, the reason that everyone wants to be involved with Wicked the Musical, which is of course Wicked the Musical itself. StubHub is selling tickets to all the north American showings of Wicked right now, and the tour is still making its way around the country. Check out the forum for great deals from other fans on sold out shows!

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