The immense popularity and wide recognition of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series has led to its being extensively parodied, in works spanning nearly every medium. The franchise holds the record for the most fan fiction parodies, at over 900,000 Some self-described parodies have been targeted by Rowling and her publishers as plagiarism, while others have sold hundreds of thousands of copies without any threat of legal sanction. Misinterpretations of Harry Potter parodies have sparked at least two urban legends. Many Harry Potter parodies are self-published; others are put out as part of major comic productions, such as Mad, The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and Robot Chicken, all of which have parodied Harry Potter several times. Rowling has also been parodied (and parodied herself) in a number of instances.
Books
In English Harry Rotter and the Goblet of Spunk, by Jon Lange, follows the young boy at his first year of school where he hopes to become famous like his deceased parents. Larry Bottem and the Sorcerer's Scone, by Jake Aroling, follows Larry, Mon, and Wormheinie in a quest to find free food scone. Barry Trotter is a series of Harry Potter parodies written by Michael Gerber and published in the UK in a small hardback format uniform to the new edition of Bored of the Rings. The series to date comprises Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody (Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody in the United States), Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel and Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse (Barry Trotter and the Happy Horse in the United States). The narrative features the adventures of "Barry Trotter", "Lon Measly", and "Ermine Cringer" who attend the "Hogwash School for Wizardry and Witchcrap". The book chronicles their attempts to prevent the making of a film, but the entire story is revealed to have been a film itself, which in turn is shown to be a novel being written by Barry Trotter. Harry Putter and the Chamber of Cheesecakes by Timothy R. O'Donnell. Hairy Pothead and the Marijuana Stone by Dana Larsen – a marijuana-laden book-length parody was released in the United States and Canada in October 2007 by Cannabis Culture magazine. The story parallels the original books, but instead of a wizard, Hairy Pothead is a "Weedster" and attends Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery. Characters include Hempwards Master Head Alwaze Duinthadope and Professors Moruvva McGanjagal and Vacuous Vape. The book received extensive media coverage in Canada upon its release. Hairy Potty and the Underwear of Justice from The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun by Dav Pilkey. Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody by Valerie FrankelFrankel, Valerie Estelle. Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody. Wingspan Press. 2006. . is a satire of Harry Potter along with children's literature in general. In July 2008 the sequel, Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage, appeared.Churnin, Nancy. "Portus at Hotel Anatole: More than 'Toilet Humor'" "Dallas Morning News" 11 July 2008. Accessed 23 July 2008. These narratives feature the adventures of Henry Potty, Really Wimpy, and Horrendous Gangrene who attend Chickenfeet Academy. The series is metafictional, as the characters know they're in a book, which Lord Revolting keeps trying to spoil.Winnig, Cliff. “Henry Potty and the Pet Rock.” , Reader's Robot. 25 July 2006. Accessed 16 April 2007. Parry Hotter and the Seamy Side of Magic by K.C. Ellis. Henry Shepherd and the Rock of Ages by Richard E. Salisbury is a Christian-themed parody of Harry Potter. "Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom" by Bunnicula author James Howe and Brett Helquist. It features a dog named Howie Monroe who attends the Dogwiz Academy for Canine Conjurers. Howie must face "The-Evil-Force-Whose-Name-C'not-Be-Spoke", also known as Herbert, the fat cat who sat on his parents. "Barry Rotter and The Golf Lesson" by R. E. D. McNabb is a satirical short story that reverses Rowling's Harry Potter premise by having the main character escaping the magical world to have adventures in our own. It was published digitally on Smashwords in May 2011. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky. His book illustrates topics in cognitive science and rationality,"Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality isn’t primarily interested in teaching readers the "what" of science, even though it is liberally sprinkled with interesting facts about genetics, game theory, quantum mechanics, and psychology, among other things. Instead, as the title suggests, it's about the "how" of science, conceived of not in the narrow sense of research in a laboratory, but in the broader sense of the process of figuring out how anything in the world works." Julia Galef: Teaching the Scientific Method, with Magic. 3 Quarks Daily, 21 March 2011, retrieved 19 July 2011. and has been favorably reviewed by author David Brin and FOSS programmer Eric S. Raymond. Harry Potter and the Secret Chamber Pot of Azerbaijan, a Comic Relief parody of the first two Harry Potter movies, starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus by Chuck Tingle, written as a response to Rowling's views on transgender people. A subplot in the six-book sequel series "Phase Two" to Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant series follows a trio of characters based on the protagonists of Harry Potter, named Never, Omen, and Auger Darkly, respectively based on Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter, with the latter referred to as a "Chosen One" supposedly prophesied to kill the all-powerful King of the Darklands. After apparently succeeding in Seasons of War in killing the self-declared "King of the Darklands" the Unnamed, whose death scene parodies that of Voldemort's from the film adaptation, the True King of the Darklands is revealed to be the Child of the Faceless Ones in Dead or Alive. A similar subplot parodying The Twilight Saga was present in the original series. Harry Otter and the Confectioner's Scone by J.G. Michael. This parody features Harry Otter, a Mongolian wizard with a bite mark on his leg, attending Houndstooth Wizard Boarding School with his friends Rawn and Harmony.
In Russian
Porri Gatter (Порри Гаттер- a spoonerism of "Garri Potter", which is "Harry Potter" pronounced in Russian) is a series of Harry Potter parodies written by Belarusian authors Andrey Zhvalevskiy (Андрей Жвалевский) and Igor' Myt'ko (Игорь Мытько; lives in Moscow, Russia) in Russian. The series is based on an inversion of the Potter mythos: Porri is a technology user in a world of magicians.Potter spawns parody part II , Kevin O'Flynn, The St. Petersburg Times, Issue No. 824 (89), Friday, 29 November 2002 Four books have so far been published. Harri Proglotter ("Proglotter" is a pun on the Potter surname and the verb "проглотить" – "to swallow") by Sergey Panarin. Denis Kotik by Aleksandr Zorich. Larin Pyotr, by Yaroslav Morozov. Series of Harry Potter parodies A Boy Named Harry and his Dog Potter, by Valentin Postnikov.
In French Harry Cover (pronounced like haricots verts, French for green beans), a comic book parody of the Harry Potter series, written by Pierre Veys and drawn by Baka and Cristóbal Esdras, subsequently translated in Spanish and English. Harry Peloteur et la braguette magique (Harry Fondler and the Magic Zipper, a pun on baguette magique which is French for "magic wand"), a pornographic parody by "Nick Tammer" (sounds like the sexual expletive nique ta mère: possibly a pen name) Larry Bodter met de l'ordre à Phoenix, Arizona (Larry Bodter Sets Phoenix, Arizona in Order) by Yan Sored. Henri Potier à l'école des Quartiers (Henri Potier Goes to Posh School; potier literally means "potter") by Pierre de Laubier, 2011.
In Chinese In China a number of "fake" Harry Potter books were published, using Rowling's name. Bashu Publishing House from Chengdu agreed to pay a $2,500 fine and publish an apology for printing and distributing a Harry Potter novel that Rowling did not write. Other similar Chinese books included "Harry Potter and the Leopard-Walk-Up-to-Dragon" (this is literally text from Tolkien's "The Hobbit" with the character names changed to those of the Potter universe), "Harry Potter and the Golden Turtle", "Harry Potter and the Crystal Vase", "Harry Potter and the Porcelain Doll", "Harry Potter and Beaker and Burn", "Harry Potter and the Water Repelling Pearl", "Harry Potter and the Filler of Big".Chinese Pirates Rob 'Harry' of Magic, and Fees6 Hilarious Fake “Chinese Harry Potter Books” That Need To Exist
In other languages Heri Kókler (Heri = pronunciation of Harry, Kókler = mountebank) is a Hungarian parody of the Harry Potter series by an author with the fake name K. B. Rottring, a pun on J. K. Rowling. ("K. B." is a Hungarian shorthand for "körülbelül", meaning "approximately", while Rotring is a pen manufacturer, and a generic term for mechanical pencils.) It has more books than the real series, but every real book has its pair. Harry Pouter by Peter M. Jolin, a series of Harry Potter parodies published in English and Czech language (under name Harry Trottel). To date there are three sequels. Happy Porter is a parody of Harry Potter series in Indonesia. Hayri Potur Harry Potter'a Karşı (Hayri Potur against Harry Potter) is a parody of the Harry Potter series in Turkey which is written by Muzaffer İzgü. Harry Pórrez was a parody of Harry Potter series. This Spanish comic book is divided into four parts: Harry Pórrez y el Misterio del Santo Grial (Harry Pórrez and the Mystery of the Holy Grail), Harry Pórrez y el Prisionero de Alacrán (Harry Pórrez and the Prisoner of Scorpion), Harry Pórrez y el Trofeo de Fuego (Harry Pórrez and the Trophy of Fire) and the last part, whose name is also the comic book's name Harry Pórrez y el As en la Manga de Condemort (Harry Pórrez and the Ace up Condemort's Sleeve). Larry Otter und der Knüppel aus dem Sack (Larry Otter and the Cudgel in the Sack) is a German parody of the first volume of the Harry Potter series by Frank Schmelzer using the pseudonym of Jane R. Rohling ("Rohling" is a German word for a brute/ruffian). Larry Potter is a comic by German author Fil, parodying both the Harry Potter-series as stereotypes about magic in general. Harry Potra is a comic parody of Harry Potter series in Catalan. Garry Poker is a Czech parody about young card players Garry Poker and his friends Hormone Danger and The Weasel (all the Weasels have weird first names) attending Hogfields College of Cards and Gambling and fighting Doctor Flssstfckmnst (He Who Cannot Be Spelled). Although Hogfields is only 4-year school, the series is divided into 7 parts according to original HP series. The author manages that by letting Garry fail exams in first book and making the tournament in fourth book take place during summer camp. To date, there are four complete books – Garry Poker and the Blue Ace of Spades, Garry Poker and his Blissful Years of Secrets, Garry Poker and the Prisoner of Az-Cardan, Garry Poker and the Goblet of Putrefy and several chapters of the fifth available in Czech, but the author made a list of names in English for further translations.
Film and television
Films
Harry Potter was one of many spoofs in the 2007 film Epic Movie.ViewLondon: Epic Movie review accessed: 2007-05-23 Richardson Productions LLC produced "Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise" in 2010.