Summer Reading #24

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany

It's been nine years since the last installment of the Harry Potter books, and, according to Rowling, this will be the last one involving Harry. On the one hand, this makes me sad because Harry and his friends are characters that I could follow forever. On the other hand, I would really like to read about some of the other wizarding schools. I would like to believe that is still an open option; that Rowling is not giving up on witchcraft and wizardry.

This story, though! As I promised to #keepthesecret, I am not going to reveal anything about the plot other than that which everyone already knows. This story is about one of Harry's children.

What you need to know is that the magic is still there. Even though this is a screenplay, it still draws you in just the way the first seven books did. I was torn between savoring the book, and rushing to get through it because I wanted to know what happened. The latter won, though to be fair, all but thirty pages were read while we were on the road to Biloxi.

I would give anything right now to be able to go to London, and see this performed. Better yet, make this into a movie, so that we can have a visual representation that we can have forever. Like the movies made from the other books, I want to be able to watch and relive this story forever.

I don't want Harry Potter to be over, but I must say, if this is really the end, then it was well done. Seriously, if you are a Potterhead in any way, shape, or form GO READ THIS BOOK!!!!