Harry Potter & the Cursed Child

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

For anyone who's curious, the plot of the play has been discussed in spoilery comments at the following links:

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3 UPDATE: Snitchseeker took down their spoilers as JKR called out another website for doing the same and TPTB have been contacting people to request they don't post any details. *eyeroll*

But never fear, Andrew Sims of Hypable (whom JKR called 'Wormtaily' for betraying the secret, lmao) linked to a cohesive recap of the entire two-part play.

When I first read about this, I thought it was someone trolling, but there's multiple sources? Either there's a conspiracy afoot or it's legit, IDK what to believe!

What kind of crappy fanfic, lmao! A Time-Turner plot, seriously? To save CEDRIC DIGGORY, of all people, wtf?

How shitty that anti-Slytherin prejudice is still going strong to the point that Albus is ostracized for being sorted into Slytherin. :/

Cackling at Ron & Hermione never getting together as a result of the temporal shenanigans, hehe. But I'm pissed that her being single results in her becoming a bitter Hogwarts teacher as opposed to happily married Hermione being the Minister of Magic, the implications there are pretty gross.

I can't even process everything I just read. Wow. JKR should be fired from her own world, just what even.

Comments

Re: Are We Sure That This Isn't a Joke? (Part I)

[dracasadiablo.livejournal.com]

//Why? Because he's in Slytherin and she's in Gryffindor? So, this is basically a rehash of the whole Lily/Snape fiasco? //
Worse. As they are family and presumably grew up together or at least seeing each other often; it's a version of Sirius and his Black relatives.
With Albus being the black sheep.

///Hermione, the Minister of Magic, tells Harry he needs to get on top of his paperwork as he hasn’t been tracking giants, werewolves, and trolls, who all seem to be on the move. Harry is still a great wizard but he just can’t bring himself to study the files./

...Is anyone surprised by this?//
So, Hermione as the Minister of Magic (and presumably burdened with quite a lot of things she should be doing) also have to do Harry's homework? She's more or less still the Head of Magical Law Enforcement but is now the Minister too.
Harry is still lazy and cares nothing about his obligations and duties. Even his "saving people thing" died. He's now perfectly okay with letting giants, werewolves, and trolls (because it's not like he had any personal experience to show him they can be dangerous, right?) do what they want. Splendid. Just splendid.

On the other hand; good for Hermione. She's now obviously ruling the WW. And she got to be the absolute power without without any silly DE business.
*snort* If Voldy really could have used a Time Turner to have kids; I don't think he would have picked Astoria. xD

“Harry is a Great Wizard…”

[jana-ch.livejournal.com]

What exactly are the requirements for being a “great wizard,” assuming Harry qualifies? Clearly it does not require intelligence, hard work, or a desire to be exceptional in one’s job, so all Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, and Slytherins can forget it. Being Sorted into Gryffindor is necessary but not sufficient, since no one ever claims that Ron, Seamus, Dean, or Cormac is a great wizard. What does Harry have that sets him apart from the other Gryffs we know who don’t qualify as great? A prophesy? The right parents? Dumbledore’s patronage?

Is Neville a great wizard? Marrying a Hufflepuff instead of a feisty, sporty Gryff would take him off the list even if nothing else did. I suspect he is actually a good wizard, which is a much rarer phenomenon altogether.

Re: “Harry is a Great Wizard…”

[madderbrad.livejournal.com]

I roll my eyes every. single. time. that I read someone (fictional or fan) saying that Harry is a 'great wizard'. Even when Hermione says it in PS. Because it's just. not. true! (Sorry, Hermione.)

I love those stories where Harry is put in his place, a couple I've read like that. The sequel to "Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness" by Thanfiction, for example, had the adult DA members gearing up to take on a Big Bad and Neville firmly putting Harry in his place - sorry, Harry, but there's no special prophecy or relationship between brother wands or scar link or Elder Wand to help you this time, you'd better leave it to us.

LOVED. IT. TO. PIECES.

It's another aspect of brave fans daring to see the emperor's new clothes for what they are. Rowling's 'hero' ain't no 'great wizard'.

Re: “Harry is a Great Wizard…”

[jana-ch.livejournal.com]

“…sorry, Harry, but there’s no special prophecy or relationship between brother wands or scar link or Elder Wand to help you this time…”

…which is why Harry has no qualifications to be an auror, much less head of the Auror Department. His post-Hogwarts career is based on pure favoritism due to the celebrity status he claims to despise. Well, that’s the way the wizarding world works: connections, nepotism, famous names.

I remember one fan telling me that Harry had to be a powerful wizard because he “defeated Voldemort twice.” I replied that Lily defeated Voldemort the first time, and Voldie defeated himself the second time. I realize the trope of “average guy as hero” is a legitimate one that goes back to the Argonautica, but JKR is trying to have it both ways: Harry is simultaneously a regular guy and an extraordinary wizard. The combination can be done, but JKR does not pull it off with Harry.

Re: “Harry is a Great Wizard…”

[madderbrad.livejournal.com]

What can I say? I agree with you a thousand percent.

As soon as I read of Rowling's promoting him to be head of the Auror department - an interview, not epilogue, right? - my eye-rolling got worse. He didn't even do his NEWTs. His only special abilities are being able to fly a broomstick and dodge really really well.

The 'everyman hero' trope is a valid one. I dislike Rowling choosing it, it's not my favourite, but it was her call. And she was desperate to keep Harry mired as a barely-adequate wizard, bouncing from one crisis to the next with little thought and even less skill, nothing but fifth-year spells and an invisibility cloak. Handed the deus ex machina stick to win the day. Villain dumbed down to 'defeat himself' :-). But ever since the series finished she's tried to have it both ways, as you say - 'great wizard' tripe, also once tried to laud his 'goodness' I think? Memory's fuzzy on that one. Ugh.