Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
(Harry Potter #8) (A Play)
By JK Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany
A new play by Jack Thorne
Published Year: 2016 Premiered
Page Count: 326 pages
Medium Used: Paperback
Genre : Alternate Reality, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Sorcery, 2025-read,Harry Potter.
Rating : 4/5
What I liked about this book?
I liked how easy it felt reading. How fast my reading went. That could be explained by the fact that the target audience for this book are people way younger than me. The plot logic doesn't hold much complexity - atleast not too much for me to fathom at this point.
The first books I read, almost 18 years ago - the books that introduced me to the world of fiction are Harry Potter books. My brother gifted them to me on the occasion of our high school graduation. And I cherished the series very much back then. But most of the story and the plot line, I forgot now. Picking this book, I feared that I would feel like an alien, navigating unknown waters but surprisingly, this book could be read as a standalone. It holds all the explanations and major events in itself. I liked this very much.
I liked the blend of scifi and fantasy in the world of Harry Potter. The alternate realities that resulted as a consequence of changing minor of the minor events is breathtaking. It shows how vulnerable and thin layered that river of time is! With the slightest interference, a lot can change. I liked the second alteration which resulted in the reign of Lord Voldemort and dementors.
I liked the idea of the kids of Harry, Draco and Lord Voldemort indulging in games of altering time and trying to change the events, consequences of what Harry Potter books established in 7 parts. They are all young yet with strong sense of history imbibed into them.
What I didn't like about this book?
I liked most of it and disliked very little of it. I think the writing felt too simple and logic too easy to grasp. This is the point I liked as well as disliked. It feels like I didn't get back enough for the worth of money I spent on this book.
I would have liked the title to reflect that there are not just two heroes .. Harry and his son Albus .. but three including Scorpious, son of Draco Malfoy, who played as much of a part as Albus, if not more.
Coming to the story..
Albus Severus Potter feels insecure and uncertain of his place in the Wizarding world .. what with him being the son of Harry Potter, the hero of wizards. To fray his sense of self security, he hears his father say he wished Albus were not his son. So he feels he has something to prove. He is placed, by the talking hat, into Slytherin house along with Scorpious,son of Draco Malfoy. They set out on a mission to save and rescue Cedric Diggory from being killed by Voldemort towards the end of Triwizard tournament. The competition has three rounds and in the first attempt, they change the outcome of level one. This results in small but sure changes to happen. Most notably, Ron and Hermione don't marry and their daughter - their friend - Rose doesn't exist as a consequence. They go back, a second time,using the Time Turner device which they steal from under the noses of Ministry of Magic. This time, their change alters so much that Albus himself goes out of existence. And eventually, they place this device in the hands of a devious, deceptive girl.. who turns out to be a Lord Voldemort's worshipper and daughter. Its ridiculous, I Know, to imagine Voldemort having an offspring but this is the story. The rest of the story lingers and explains how the hero Harry with Albus and others take back time control and lock up the girl.
This story takes place nineteen years after the Hp and deathly hollows book ends.
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