There is the quest motif, which is as old as Arthurian legend.
REVIEWS FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD BOOK SERIES
But what struck me was how Thorne, like Rowling, knits together a series of mythical strands. I will disclose little more except to say that the two plays rely heavily on a knowledge of the fourth book, The Goblet of Fire, in which Cedric Diggory was killed during the Triwizard Tournament and Harry escaped. But is Albus, as Harry suspects, an innocent dupe? And is there any truth in the rumour that the blond Scorpius, who looks like a thinner, adolescent Boris Johnson, is really the child of the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort?
His one true friend is Scorpius Malfoy, the son of his father’s arch enemy, Draco. Harry’s son, Albus, is an isolated, unpopular kid living under the shadow of a famous dad. It is also clear that the story is going to take an unusual turn. This is the cue for the first in a remarkable series of wonders by in-house illusionist Jamie Harrison, where the conventionally clad kids magically acquire school uniforms. Harry (now 37) and Ginny, accompanied by Ron and Hermione, watch as their offspring set off from King’s Cross for a new term at Hogwarts. I relied heavily on the expertise of my 11-year-old grandson, who was able to explain to me the intricacies of a Triwizard Tournament, sat enraptured through the day and who made a basic critical point: “If you’ve read the books, you’ll get more out of the play.”īut what can one safely reveal? It is no secret that the story starts where the seventh book leaves off.