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Book Review of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, Bk 8)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, Bk 8)


Granted this is a script and not an actual book book. I would have liked to have had some more detail as I felt parts were left out. Fair warning after this point there will be some spoilers....
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Spoilers below!
First off I felt as if this was a bit of a "fan fic" like many others have felt. We don't get to see Teddy at all which I found to be disappointing. This book mainly focused on the Potters and the Malfoy's. I wanted all of the next generation's children in the books, not just two of them for the most part.

I knew we were going to run into problems when we hit the words, "Voldermort Day." I just felt like that was really low on the creative scale.

A lot of stuff just didn't seem to make sense. Cedric became a Death Eater in the alternate time line?? He's a Hufflepuff.....they're not known of that kind of thing. Also I wanted Hermione and Viktor to end up together in an alternate time line..didn't happen.

Also, Hagrid at Godric's Hollow..where was Snape? They saw the whole thing yet Snape didn't show up, Hagrid did.

How was Bellatrix pregnant and no one know this? Wouldn't Hermione kind of sensed it with the Polyjuice Potion that oh hey..girl's pregnant back during the battle. Plus..baby bump?


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END OF SPOILERS
Just so many plot holes that I felt shouldn't have been there. Alternate time line or not. I think J.K. just gave these people some bullet points on what she wanted in there and they just ran away with it at that point.

All in all it was an interesting read still, but the magic just wasn't as amazing as it once was.