As the pioneers of "wizard rock" (indie rock that draws most, if not all, of its inspiration from %J.K. Rowling's -Harry Potter series), Harry and the Potters quickly became stars among both readers and rockers since forming in Massachusetts in 2002. The group was improvised by brothers Paul DeGeorge and Joe DeGeorge at a casual backyard concert hosted by Paul that was intended to showcase some of the bands on his independent label, Eskimo Laboratories. When the bands canceled, Paul quickly wrote some songs and recruited Joe to perform them with him. The act was an unexpected hit, and the DeGeorge brothers decided to soldier on with the quirky project.