10/23/15

Thoughts on the Cursed Child.

Before I continue, I find it is almost necessary to post this.

Oh Miyamoto-san. You are missed. Anyways... the cursed child. 
We've thrown spitballs at the Cursed Child already, wondering what on earth it is, but now we have more information. The play will be split into two parts. So really four parts if there's an intermission in each part. It will be shown alternating days but back to back on the weekend.

Apparently it's a big story too. So I'm just going to come out and say it. 

There's going to be a lot of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey things. 

But before I get too excited, (and let's face it, there's little on Pottermore to be excited about, might as well think of a play in London few fans will be able to see) Let's review what we know. 

From what we know from the Daily Mail's Spazzy Baz and his estatic tweets, 
1) It takes place 19 years after Deathly Hallows. 
2) The cursed child seems to be Albus Severus (called it!)
3) It will focus in some part, on the burden of the family name on ASP. 
4) Again, it's in two parts. So massive story there. 
5) The poster has a boy, likely ASP, in what looks like a twiggy snitch. 



With that out of the way, now to theorizing. 

Thinking about Cursed Child (CC) I have to guess the theme of the story will shift to one of fatherhood and parenting. Something I actually think Harry will likely suck at.  Yes, at the time we see Harry with his children, whisking them off to Hogwarts,  he is 38. So to think about it he and Ginny likely had James when harry was 23, ginny was 22. Albus Severus was born when they were 27, and Lily Luna when they were closer to 30.  

They are exceptionally young parents, and both busy in their own right.  Harry is a world-famous auror. Ginny a quidditch captain turned reporter.  I can't be the only one asking "who raised their kids?" (Probably Molly and Arthur to some extent, but I digress) With Harry getting older, and likely actually settling down with his children more, and ASP being thrust into the wizarding world to a greater extent, I wouldn't find it surprising that he may find the whole deal of being Harry's son overwhelming.  Unlike Harry, he would fully appreciate what his father did.   He would know exactly what being the son of Voldemort's foe would mean.  And the names, of two headmasters would weigh heavily on him.  So, I will assume the following.

Albus Severus will be sorted into Slytherin, or perhaps Ravenclaw (if we are going by the poster) and will prove himself rather gifted as a seeker.  People will continue comparing him to his father, at which point we see the effect Harry has had on his son, and Harry's shortcomings as a father.  I'm fairly certain Harry will have tried to be a good father, but his influences are fairly scant. Or dead.  Next, I will go on a limb, and say that if he is sorted into Slytherin, it will be a wakeup call for him.  I am fairly certain, that doing so will expose him to the children and grandchildren of death eaters and voldemort's sympathizers, to really hammer in that legacy of Harry's.  Albus will find very little friends at school as a result, and I will assume that towards the end of the first half, he will be attacked by a dark wizard Harry is chasing, and by the end something will be done to mend him.  

Interspersed with all of this, I would also say that it would be likely that we see flashbacks to Lily and James, contrasting Harry and his son, and maybe to Harry closer to his marriage to Ginny and the initial birth of his children.  So, wibbly-wobbly-timy-wimy stuff will occur. 

And because I almost feel like I have to, yes, it sucks that London will be the only place to see the play for now.  Though I think we all know that it will be published as a book, and if not, we'll be treated to recordings of the play like the Shrek musical.... Hopefully. Maybe.  (ROWLING SO HELP ME). 
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