Book review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The
much-awaited Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was released three days ago and
all those who solemnly swore by the ‘Boy who Lived’ till now have a chance to
relive the magic.
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child is definitely the eighth book in the Harry Potter
series, picking up from where we left – nineteen years after the Battle of
Hogwarts. This book, written by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne is based on a
story written by our queen, JK Rowling.
Released
as a special rehearsal edition script, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is
divided into two parts and is spread across four acts and various scenes. As is
common knowledge for the Potter fandom, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
traces the tumultuous relationship between Harry Potter, a
thirty-seven-year-old ‘overworked Ministry of Magic employee’, and his son
Albus Severus Potter, who has to carry the weight of unwanted popularity and
history that comes attached to his last name.
But,
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has more than that to offer. It brings our
favourites Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny and the much-hated Draco Malfoy
together in situations where they can’t escape each other. It also has mentions
of many dead characters – Dumbledore, Cedric Diggory, Lord Voldemort, James and
Lily Potter – and all of them have something to contribute in their own unique
ways. The book is compelling enough, like its predecessors, to force you to not
put it down. At the same time, it is a light-reading book with less text, which
adds to the ease of reading.
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child traverses through our pleasant and unpleasant
memories of the wizarding world – students boarding the Hogwarts Express at
platform nine and three-quarters, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry, centaurs in the Forbidden Forest, Ministry of Magic, the treacherous
floo powder mode of travel, the Godric’s Hollow, the Triwizard Tournament and
what not! It juggles between the past and the present in ways that could change
their future to extents that are unimaginable and unforeseen.
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child brings to the fore the troubles of dealing with
both famous and infamous legacies, of fragile human relationships, of having a
shot at altering your life and deciding who to put first – yourself or others.
Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child is very much a Potter book – it has all the plot
twists and turns and characters and quotes that stay with you long after you
have read the book. For anyone who tells you otherwise – don’t let them. Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child is a beautiful rendition.
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