Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


The book Harry Potter and the Cursed child by J.K Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany is the 8th Harry Potter book filled with magic, romance and time travel. The book takes place 19 years after Harry Potter defeats Voldemort and now has 3 kids with Ginny Wesley, Albus, Lily and James. The story starts when Albus gets sorted into Slytherin, and feels like he is not living up to his dad. He feels like he is not upholding the Potter name. He feels like he is doing nothing. While Albus is going through a teenage crisis, Cedric Diggoriy's father Amos is searching for the last time turner so he can turn back the time and make sure his son Cedric was never killed. Albus overhears that Amos is looking for the time turner, and feels like this is his shot at feeling wanted and needed in the wizarding world. Albus, Scorpius and Delphi ( supposedly the niece of Amos) embark on an adventure to get Cedric back. But when going back in time for the first time changed many things in the future, Albus and Scorpius realize the mistake they made and have to work to fix it. Then suddenly out of nowhere Delphi turns out to be the daughter of Voldemort, steals Albus' and Scorpius' time turner and plots to kill Harry Potter once and for all so Voldemort can rule the whole wizarding world. Leaving them the night Harry Potter's parents were killed, Harry, Ginny, Hermonie, Draco, Ron, Albus, Scorpios, team up to stop Delphi from killing Harry. 
Harry Potter and Cursed Child connects to many problems in the real world of not fitting in. Harry gets sorted into Slytherin and doesn't feel like he fits in, but also doesn't fit into to the other houses. He is different than his father and mother and other siblings. He can't really talk to anyone. This connects to many people in our world, country, city, and school. People in our world struggle with gender identity. There are more than 2 genders and there are many non-binary and gender fluid people in our world who struggle everyday whether to go to the boys side or girls in gym or to go to the women's bathroom or mens. 
I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a magical book filled with twists and turns and magic. I suggest it to people who have finished all 7 books before it. This book is amazing and I recommend it everyone and the Harry Potter series in general.     

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