Something that I've avoided talking about on this channel until now is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Mainly, well, because I hate it.
Don't get me wrong it's not all bad,
but the cursed child is not a continuation of Harry's story as the title would imply
But it's also not a new story of Harry's son Albus either
My problem with it is it's a retread of past events and past stories in the Harry Potter world
But just from a different perspective
For the sake of my own sanity I tend to just forget it ever existed and I write it off as fan fiction.
It's worth pointing out this is not a comment on the play
which I here brings a different level of magic to the stage
But this is a comment about the story itself within the Cursed Child
So why do I consider it not canon and fan fiction ?
Mainly because it isn't JK Rowling story and it feels that way
When it comes down to it, it's Jack Thorns. JK Rowling was cited as helping with the story
But it has been stated that she only helped with the details in the world and not the story itself
So we don't know her involvement, I just know it's not exclusively hers
but not only is it not JK's story
but it feels like someone else is playing with her characters
Like I said when you break down the story it isn't all bad
I actually enjoy the setup to the story quite well
Re-walking into Hogwarts with fresh eyes, having Albus live in Harry Potters shadow and eventually being sorted into Slytherin
It's actually all very good
but the story falls off the rails when the time turner is introduced
And this is where for me it turns into fan fiction and bad fanfiction at that
The jump to save Cedric Diggory and the repercussions that follow
It just doesn't make sense inside the Harry Potter universe
Although the idea to prove themselves and do something noble is in line with Scorpius' and Albus' characters
Why do they go backwards with the characters?
Why do they have them jump into the past and make us relive those stories we've already seen?
I don't know about you but and when I heard about the Cursed Child I was looking for a fresh new story about Harry's son
and him struggling to being in his father's shadow
I wanted to see HIS journey through Hogwarts and see him find his own way
I've already seen and read about the Triwizard Tournament
Not only does this storyline take away from the story inside the play
It dilutes the Goblet of Fire.
Now fan fictions usually derive from the reader or viewer going "What if -blank-"
And that's exactly what happens here
What if Harry's son was sorted into Slytherin?
What if there were still time turners around?
And worst of all: What if Voldemort had a child?
Now I don't agree that Voldemort should ever have a child
I think he goes against his character, but it isn't necessarily a bad idea
But these what-ifs should explore something new
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child asks "What if?" but it doesn't follow through
Now what if Voldemort had a child? It's an interesting question for sure
But don't make that sole purpose of that child to go back in time to resurrect Voldemort
How interesting would it have been if Voldemort's child was unlike Voldemort and broke that mold?
Maybe the child wanted to live in peace and quiet but they constantly are getting harassed by who their father was
Don't show us that all-encompassing evil again
If you're gonna do fan fiction do something different
Do something we've never seen before
that would reinforce the point that the Curses Child is trying to make through Albus as well
That we aren't our parents and we have room to grow. In turn let the world grow, let these characters grow
Don't revisit. Create something new.
This is the main problem with the Cursed Child:
It's written from the perspective of not a creator of Harry Potter
But someone who loves Harry Potter
They looked at those possible stories and went back to something they knew and loved
They weren't interesting and making something different
When it comes down to it I really don't mind that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is glorified fanfiction
I can write it off at that
I mind that it's bad fanfiction, and it falls into all the bad tropes that fanfiction has
(This is my boy!)
So what do you think about the cursed child? Do you dislike it like I do? Let me know in the comments below
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