Harry Potter & the Cursed Child
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deathtocapslockFor 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.
Source 1
Source 2
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!
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.
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Re: “Harry is a Great Wizard…”
Date: 2016-06-17 04:12 am (UTC)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.