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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Harry Potter And the Cursed Child: A Review




By Emme Pitts

Warning: Contains spoilers to the other Harry Potter books

Recently, as many of you may have heard, J.K. Rowling came out with another book to her original series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was written out as a script (as it was originally a play) which made it a pretty quick read. The story follows the next generation of wizards, such as many of our favorite characters children, through their adventures. The main character, however, is Albus Potter, Harry’s son, who feels lost in his father’s shadow. Albus befriends the son of Draco Malfoy, Scorpius Malfoy, and together they get themselves into a lot trouble.


In the beginning, Rose Weasley and Albus Potter meet Scorpius Malfoy on the Hogwarts Train. Given that vicious rumors have been flying around about Scorpius being the son of Voldemort, Rose warns Albus to stay away from him. However, Albus and Scorpius become very good friends. One day, Albus hears his father talking to a man who he learns to be Cedric Diggory’s father. Mr. Diggory beggs Harry to use the time turner to save his son, who if you didn’t know, died in the fourth book. Harry refuses, but after talking to Mr. Diggory’s caretaker, Delphi, Albus decides to save Cedric along with Scorpius.

Throughout the story, the boys learn the consequences of traveling through time and how even the little things affect the future majorly. They have to fix their mistakes to return their world from chaos. While reading this book, you have many questions. Will Albus and Scorpius be able to fix their mistakes? Will they get trapped in time? And is Scorpius truly the child of Voldemort? Read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to find out.

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