Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
by J.K. Rowling
First published 2001 · English · 331 pages
- Drama
- Fantasy
This is a stage play, a continuation of the Harry Potter story set nineteen years after the events of the seventh novel. Harry is now an overworked official at the Ministry of Magic, and his younger son Albus struggles with the weight of his famous surname at Hogwarts. Friendship, family tension and a risky attempt to change the past drive the plot. The script was written by Jack Thorne from a story developed with John Tiffany and J.K. Rowling, and it explores fathers and sons, regret and the burden of legacy.
Quotes
(portrait) Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic.
(portrait) Those that we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. Paint . . . and memory . . . and love.
I'm not sure being fearless is going to be good for your health.
So what would you like me to do? Magic myself popular? Conjure myself into a new house? Transfigure myself into a better student? Just cast a spell, Dad, and change me into what you want me to be, okay? It'll work better for both of us.