Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

[crocky_wock]

I’d forgotten that “a new Potter” would come out this weekend. No hype this time, no expectations from me. I was barely interested to start reading it, but then we just sat down and distributed roles and read everything in two long gos yesterday. I hadn’t read Beedle the Bard, I’d barely glanced at Pottermore every now and then, only to find all of

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[drinkingcocoa]

I am sticking my fingers in my ears and believing that Scorpius and Albus are in love in this play. :-)

I liked that Harry got the chance to be a flawed father with everyday conflicts with his child. It's in line with JKR's forever dream for the Harry character: that he get to have an unglamorous life like normal people. Normal people say shit like "I sometimes wish you weren't my child." And then spend ages repairing that damage.

I loved it. It had flaws, but probably to about the same degree as the seven books.