Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 in EAT, SLEEP, READ, REPEAT.

Aug 04, 2016 Nissa | Of Pens and Pages Book Blog rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, fantasy, childhood

3.5 stars!

To be honest, I had no plans of reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I told my sister and my friend that for me, Harry Potter's story ended in Deathly Hallows. I had no idea what the story or the play was about, and I wasn't that interested, to be honest.

However, when I saw an article saying that Draco and Scorpius Malfoy had a significant part in the story, I couldn't resist. As some of you might know, I'm a bit of a Darcy Malfoy fan. Not just because of Tom Felton, but because 3.5 stars!

To be honest, I had no plans of reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I told my sister and my friend that for me, Harry Potter's story ended in Deathly Hallows. I had no idea what the story or the play was about, and I wasn't that interested, to be honest.

However, when I saw an article saying that Draco and Scorpius Malfoy had a significant part in the story, I couldn't resist. As some of you might know, I'm a bit of a Darcy Malfoy fan. Not just because of Tom Felton, but because of the character itself.

Anyway, I read the book as soon I was able to get my hands on it. Reading this book felt like seeing and catching up with friends you haven't seen in a long time. Harry Potter has been a huge part of my childhood, and to see them all grown up—married and with kids, too—made me ecstatic. The magic is still there in my heart.

We see a lot of familiar faces—Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Professor McGonagall, to name a few—and new ones—Albus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, the Granger-Weasley kids, the next generation students.

This was enjoyable as a standalone, and the script made me want to watch the play, but it was hard to accept as canon. There were a lot of plot holes and some of the characters seemed OOC (out of character). There were times when I felt I was reading a fan fic. Some of it felt like it was written purely for fan service (Am I right, Dramione fans?).

The thing that bothered me the most was Draco Malfoy. I've always believed he could have been different if he was given the chance to be Harry and co.'s friend. In this play/script, we were able to see and understand Draco, and I felt bad for him because he wasn't truly evil; just misguided. If he had the right friends, things would have been different. But I shouldn't be lamenting over the past, so I'm going to let it go. It just sucked to be proven right, I guess.

There was some consolation though. There was a bit of a redemption for Draco, and Scorpius was a darling. He was a mix of Ron and Hermione, having Ron's sense of humor and Hermione's wit. I think that's what it made him perfect as Albus' best friend. There was also a scene with a beloved character (After all this time?) that warmed my heart.

All in all, I was happy I read this, but it wouldn't have been a loss if I didn't. I still hope The Cursed Child would tour someday because I would still like to see it.

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Jul 31, 2016 Sarah Mahon rated it it was ok · review of another edition

It read like a bad fan fiction.

I wanted to go into it to love it, it’s supposedly the last ever Harry Potter. I now wish she hadn't.

Personally, there are so many fanfics about Voldemort’s child [personally written one myself] that I was completely bewildered by this mess.

We all know about the GIGANTIC plot holes already, so I won’t go into those.

The only likeable quality of this whole nonsense is that it’s so hard not to see Albus and Scorpious as a couple. I’m just questioning why they tried ...more

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Jul 28, 2016 Jaydyn |Between the Bindings| rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: on-my-shelves

Oh my word. *Review will follow shortly* I just need some time to process everything that I endured. I was an emotional wreck throughout Part II, but now I am simply numb. I have so many questions! I don't know whether to be disappointed or content. I think I'll settle for a mixture of both, as I wipe happy tears from my eyes❤️ *Crawls into blanket cave to hide for a few days* ...more

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Jul 31, 2016 Jess Munnery rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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May 13, 2016 Diyana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Harry Potter & the cursed child was such a splendid read! So gripping and engaging (esp. when my sis & I read it together). It's so refreshing to see how our beloved heroic characters are doing after 19 years. I would love to see the play. & I enjoyed the emotional friendship development. I think it's going to be magical and mesmerising!

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1. Scorpius Malfoy is such a geeky lovable character. So different from the young Draco. Couldn't help but ship him with Rose Weasley.
2. I loved th ...more

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Jun 12, 2016 Emma rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016

It was cute. A little weird to read a hp script instead of the regular novelly books, but it was cute, and it felt good to go back to this world and these characters.

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