Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John TiffanyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Hogwarts is a big place."
"Big. Wonderful. Full of food. I'd give anything to be going back."
MY HEART
*rolls around in feels.*
Okay okay.
*deeps breaths*
First of all: THIS IS A SCRIPT! It's mostly dialogue and it's fairly short with just 308 pages and its VERY quick to read. I went to the midnight release, had some butter beer, sang happy birthday to Harry, and counted down to midnight then proceeded to sit there and completely DEVOUR the book. I sat there and just READ IT. I couldn't put it down. I FLEW through it in a couple hours and it was the most epic few hours ever.
"Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe."
First Go into this with an open mind to fully enjoy it. It takes a little getting used to with the formatting and how it sometimes in the beginning jumped scene to scene. It's a PLAY. Although I read it like a normal book. I didn't picture a stage or anything like that. I was at Hogwarts and all the amazing places this story took us. And I was there with friends who've I've been waiting to fully meet for years like Scorpius and Albus..then I was there with people who have been in my life for years that I grew up with like Harry, Ron and Hermione. Jumping back into this world was such a joy and was like being wrapped up in a warm fuzzy blanket you loved all your life.
"Those that we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. Paint..and memory..and love."
Another thing: Remember. The characterization might seem a little strange at first but we left our favorites when they were 17 years old. They are ADULTS NOW. And we have some missing years which is up to us to fill in, in our own heads. Honestly it didn't bother me at all because they're still THEM. Harry is still heroic, Ron is still funny, and Hermione is still super smart. They're the same, just OLDER.
"They were great men with huge flaws, and you know what- those flaws always made them greater."
One last tip: I read this like fanfiction. At times it seriously felt like the best fanfiction I've ever read..and I've read a lot of Harry Potter fanfiction! Or read it like a script. And just ENJOY IT!!! Enjoy being back in the most magical places in the world. Enjoy being with your old friends and catching up with their lives. Because it's truly something magical and special being back in this world.
"People think they know all there is to know about you, but the best bits of you are- and have always been- heroic in the really quiet ways."
It's the story we've all be waiting for and its EVERYTHING. This picks up directly after the epilogue of Deathly Hallows. With Albus going off to Hogwarts and its his journey through mostly the 4th year of Hogwarts for him. And all the adventure it comes with. There's a lot of character development too and family bonding and friendship. Albus befriends Scorpius Malfoy. And Albus goes through a tough time being known as "Harry Potters son." They have a pretty rocky relationship and it brings a huge turning point. There are SO many plot twists and a lot of old friends we get to see again. This book drags you through ALL OF THE EMOTIONS AND FEELS. I was a sobbing mess reading a lot of this!!! So read with tissues!!
"Love blinds. We have both tried to give our sons, not what they needed, but what we needed. We've been so busy trying to rewrite our own pasts, we've blighted their present."
If you love Harry Potter, you need to read this. Especially if you loved Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire!! I don't want to give up too much of the plot because I knew absolutely nothing going into it and I loved it. I really hope the play eventually comes to America and I'm always hoping we get more BOOKS!! Because I am never ready to leave Hogwarts fully!!
Always remember though..
"Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."
*weeps into eternity*
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