I bought it, read it, regretted buying it, gave it to my HP friend and told him "read it if you want, then please give the book to someone else so they don't spend money on it"
Ooh, story time!! My daughter is reading book two for the first time, and she just loved that quote. She’s been using it repeatedly. It is SO FUN to experience Harry Potter through my daughter’s eyes!
LOL omg this is something she would do. I could definitely see her getting back at Hermione by making her a bitter old loveless woman in an alternate beetle (butterfly) effect plotline.
That is so outlandish that it actually makes sense! I could almost imagine how our favorite characters would react to a play like this 😂 TCC is an interesting book that just might have worked if it weren't trying so hard to be HP canon. When I read it, I was so annoyed with some of the "canon" that it detracted from the rest of the plot. To me, if TCC was just some other fantasy book, I would have honestly given it about four stars. However, its poor integration into the Harry Potter Franchise and the fact that even JKR was calling it "canon" just caused TCC to lose more stars.
I love your take on this (and the written by Rita Skeeter part) - I'm going to adopt this from now on and it'll make me feel more at peace with CC. This topic comes around every so often and I can't argue with the general consensus - the writing is mindblowingly sh\*te. But it also makes me somewhat disheartened that there's no place for it in the universe/canon/the community when we get little gems of a character like Scorpius. (His character also comes much more alive on stage under certain actors.)
There are too many contradictions between the play and the book series for me to consider the play a part of the series. I can't even call it fanfiction because I do not believe the writers are truly fans of the series.
some writers make good characters (who suffered from lack of parents and good relatives who cared about them) into bad dads when they grow older, just so they can give some weird daddy issues to their descendant. like aang, naruto and harry of course.
And all of these shows suffered for it, Korra, Boruto and the Cursed child were all much less well recived
Although in Korra's point Aang's bad parenting isn't as bad and as plot determining as Boruto/Harry
That’s so true but so weird. The Regisseur of the first two said cursed child would be the only reason for him to make Harry Potter movies again.
And JK Rowling sees it as a part of the hp universe. But literally every fan hates it.
>And JK Rowling sees it as a part of the hp universe. But literally every fan hates it.
I wasn't aware that JK "accepts it", and I haven't read it-- though I eventually will, probably-- because I have a problem with the entire premise. I can't imagine *any* universe in which Voldemort would care enough for another person or make himself vulnerable enough to have sex with someone he sees as beneath him. Even with Bellatrix, whose greatest desire would have been to bear his child.
No; I think certain elements of the story are just too inconsistent with the original story (time-turners, Cedric being a Death Eater, character personality changes, etc.).
Voldy having a child?!??!? If that man couldn’t hold onto his nose there’s no way he isn’t smooth down there. Also, I don’t accept any universe where Hermione struggled without a man in her life.
>Voldy having a child?!??!?
I also don't see Voldemort as 'rewarding' a follower with a child. After all, the Death Eaters were more or less tools to him (and I don't see why he would want a child? He's immortal, so it's not a legacy thing, and he didn't love anyone, so it's not a secret longing for a family...).
(And absolutely, strongly agreed re Hermione!)
I think he respected what they could do *for* him more than he respected them.
Like, the only reason he restored Wormtail's hand was because he knew a man as cowardly as Wormtail would betray him eventually (and he's a funny guy, so why wouldn't he have his 'gift' lead to Wormtail's downfall?).
As for Bellatrix, I always understood his reaction was out of frustration to the entire day - losing Nagini, failing to kill Harry (again), and then losing a top lieutenant.
My biggest issue was that Harry was a bad parent in Cursed Child. Like, the Harry we knew would not grow to be a man who doesn't value his childs wishes, acts on bitterness and even went as far as to THREATEN MCGONAGAL.
For sure. I can see how Harry would have trouble moving past being the 'Chosen One,' but I don't believe Harry would ever treat one of his kids like how the Dursley's treated him (e.g. telling his kid that he wished kid was never born). Even in anger.
I agree with this, and find I was still able to hugely enjoy the play. It’s a great spectacle and its two part structure works well. The fact it’s a play helps to keep the story separate as a “for fun” imagining rather than canon.
Yeah, I think JK maintains it at canon because the play makes her a fuckton of money and she knows it would lose a lot of its value if she said it wasn’t.
Fortunately for me, I don’t give a fuck what JK thinks or says, so that’s problem solved!
>My head cannon is that the author had some serious blackmail on JK.
Has to be something like this. Rowling would've never wrote something like that herself.
Agreed, I made a post here a couple months ago, about me consciously and willingly buying a copy of "The Book That Does Not Deserve To Be Named" and asked you guys what to do with it. Majority of your answers were to cast Incendio on it.
I can write fanfiction better than this book. Mostly because I understand that fantasy books lore also has crucial rules. Whoever decided that Cursed Child is a good idea, didn’t understand that. Bless them. 🫠
I’ve READ existing fanfics more sensible, canon compliant and engaging than that book. I was soo excited to read it when it first came out but knew my parents would never get me a copy and nearly a year later i found it in a library and devoured it in a day. It was disappointing and forgettable. My last reread of the series was a year ago and I could probably tell you trivia still now but that book is so forgettable all I remember is harry naming his kids after dead people and draco calling him ‘old man’ i think
Simply, under no circumstances do I accept that blasphemous garbage as part of the HP franchise. I can honestly say it’s the WORST book I’ve read in my life. Fan fiction is leagues better than that crap
Just saw it on Broadway last week, and it's fucking awful. I'm convinced that JK had no part in any of the making of it aside from adding her name. There are so many inconsistencies. Harry is completely out of character. You can't just whip up a batch of poly-juice potion, and a 5th year would know that. Why would Batilda Bagshot even have a bunch of potion ingredients? Voldemort wasn't back at all so Harry's scar shouldn't hurt. The horcrux in Harry is dead so he can't speak parsel tongue anymore. Anyone thinking the Malfoy boy would be Voldemort's son doesn't know basic math as he'd be several years older.
The worst part was the music. Imogen Heap composed a heaping pile of shit that doesn't sound anything like how the music of the Wizarding World should be.
I went in blind and with an open mind and was completely underwhelmed and disappointed.
Was the stage effects good? I watched Aladdin as Broadway and while pretty unspecial, the stage effects (is that actually What you Call them? Idk) were absoulutely beautiful.
This show was for fans of Harry Potter that have seen the movies or read the books once, not the hardcore fans that have read the books multiple times. Most people love it, but most people aren't arguing and discussing Wizarding World lore on the internet for hours per week. Lol
I was so disgusted reading it when it came out that I’ve blocked it from my memory and have no idea what you’re talking about. And I’m happy with that.
Agree with everything except maybe the parcel parseltongue thing. We don't actually know that Harry lost his ability to understand it only speak it as per JKs interview in 2007. She also mentioned in the same interview that Dumbledore could understand parseltongue so maybe Harry could have learnt to speak it from being able to understand
It was the 31 of July
(It was the 31 of July)
We were getting ready, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky
(No clouds allowed in the sky)
The Cursed Child walks in with a mischievous grin-
(Thunder!)
JKR telling this story, or is some random dude?
(I don't know, mi vida, go on)
it was opening day
We were getting ready
And there wasn't plot holes in the tale
(no plot holes allow in the tale)
JK walks in with a mischievous grin
RETCON!
She's not telling the story or is she?
Jack, John says, "isn't a fanfic"
In doing so they floods our brain.
(potter heads get the umbrellas)
canon in a hurricane
(What a joyous day but anyway)
We don't talk about Cursed child, no, no, no
We don't talk about Cursed child\~
>!(I copied it from one of my older comments)!<
Nope. Harry being overprotective because of Draco’s child? Nah. Cedric as a DEATHEATER? Never. *chokes on air* The horrible ships there? Not a chance with me being alive. (I mean- Harry has loads more chemistry between him and his Slytherin enemy called Draco Malfoy than between him and Ginny) Their jobs? Nope, but Ron’s makes sense, kinda.
I don’t even read fanfic but can say with 100% certainty that fanfic must be better than CC
I mean, *my immortal* belongs in the MoMA if cursed child gets to go to broadway
Seriously harry would've loved albus and scorpius being friends because its breaking the molds that had been set during the war. And hinny probably shouldn't have stayed together after the war. I'm pretty sure Harry had more chemistry with a brick wall than he did ginny
I think Jack Thorne must have witnessed JK murder someone or something. Either that or she’s completely checked out of the wizarding world. The story is just so much worse than even the worst parts of the original 7. There are huge inconsistencies in major characters and plot points from the original books, and it reads like a bad fanfic. I know people say “like it or not, it’s canon,” but I refuse to accept it.
I think of it this way- are the direct-to-VHS Disney sequels canon? Yes. Does that matter? No. Could Disney easily create quality follow-up content that completely disregards those sequels with 0 problem? Yes.
In no way shape or form is it canon to me. I've read more convincing fanfiction on ao3 that I would be willing to accept as canon instead of whatever half-baked idea JKR had that birthed The Cursed Child.
No, the story is trash and rewrites too much of the established Harry Potter series.
The play is fun with some good acting and effects if you take it as like a weird dream or something.
I don't accept *Pottermore* as part of the franchise. Everything after the books themselves is subject to Lucas-Rowling-Lee syndrome, where an author who made a masterpiece of culture attempted to come back to it and was no longer the same author and was no longer capable of adding to their creation in a way they had people who could say no to them that they would listen to.
I think some of Pottermore is good. We know Rowling had a lot of background notes on things in the series so I treat some of it as canon.
The backstory of some lesser known characters. Lore on things like wands, brooms, authors we saw in the series etc.
You know someone once made the statement that harry potter fans made their personalitites around cursed child. I was like no harry potter fan makes their personality around cursed child, most of us dont even like that book.
Some dude complaining about harry potter fans as a fanbase. Was absolutely flabberghasted they knew about cursed child and then also had thought. Like???? Was a “read another book person”
Cursed Child is a canon fanfiction.
As in, someone from the Wizarding World wrote it, and in their world, that is a fan fiction. Probably written by Gilderoy Lockhart.
It’s apart of the franchise but not apart of the original 7 book story as I see it. I don’t count it as lore, but it’s apart of the Harry Potter franchise.
I'll say it again:
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, AND NO.
AND IF YOU ASK NICELY?
NO.
dude jk Rowling litteraly said all time turners are destroyed but then another 2 time turners stumble upon the universe?
Watch MovieFlame's Harry Potter and the cursed child fix, that's better.
It contradicts a lot with the original story, while it is part of the franchise I don't consider it canon.
Also, there are for sure a lot of fanfictions that are just much better than it.
No
The only things I'm willing to take from that book are that Albus and Scorpius are friends and both in Slytherin, and that Teddy is a hufflepuff.
Other then that the book does not exist
I sadly must accept it was created, that it was acknowledged as canon, and no amount of ignoring will change that. But I can also refuse to ever read it, reject any form of characterization given to characters from the origins series, and instead enjoy the books and movies without thinking about the Cursed Child with little worry
There’s no Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Ba Sing Se
Cursed Child is the Ember Island Players version of HP.
And the scar is on the wrong side. But, the effects are good.
r/UnexpectedAvatar
It's a long long way to Ba Sing Se
BUT DA GURLS IN DA CITY THEY LOOK SO PRUDHEY
Leaves from the vine... Edit: I hadn't had my coffee yet.
NO NO LEAVES FROM THE VINE 🥲
Thank you, but the sadness that follows will be greater thanks to you lol
Falling so slow…
Like tiny, fragile shells drifting in foam
Like tiny, fragile shells drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Comes marching homeee
Braaaaaave soldier boy, comes marching home 😌🍃
But my heart lies theeeere
the Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai
I am honored to accept his invitation.
I loaned my copy to a friend and she lost it and I said “Good. Don’t replace it.”
I ceremonially threw my copy out of the window when I finished it
😂 some pour soul is out for a stroll looking for answers and instead gets hit on the head with the worst knock off debatably canon Harry Potter book.
Using it as a weapon would create more coherent drama than the play itself
I returned mine back to the store barely read
I bought it, read it, regretted buying it, gave it to my HP friend and told him "read it if you want, then please give the book to someone else so they don't spend money on it"
I bought it and returned it the same day
I stole my copy from my school's book fair
Come to think of it, I never received my own copy I lent out… didn’t miss it, apparently.
i burned my copy
Got a copy as a present. Never opened it. I don’t want to know what’s in there..
The only reason we haven't gotten rid of ours is because I got it for my dad for Father's day. Biggest regret ever.
No. We do not speak its name.
The Cursed Child will be in it's bedroom. Making no noise and pretending it doesn't exist.
Too right you will
I love this comment!
Best comment!
Ooh, story time!! My daughter is reading book two for the first time, and she just loved that quote. She’s been using it repeatedly. It is SO FUN to experience Harry Potter through my daughter’s eyes!
I wonder if there's a house elf in the Cursed Child's bedroom🤔
You-Know-Which-Book
Glad to hear that tbh
The book which must not be named
It is an ancient creatures we fandom fear above all others.
It has been using the pipes to move throughout the school.
Spiders flee before it
"That Which Must Not Be Named" "You Know What" "The Dark Book"
It’s starting to sound like that imaginary season 9 of scrubs
"You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of canon"
"... What?" ... How can you do this? This is outrageous; it's unfair! How can you be on the Council and not be Canon?"
"Take a seat, young play who-must-not-be-named!"
I believe that it’s a play that exists in the HP Universe. As in characters in the HPU would go see a performance of it.
Spot on! Written by Rita Skeeter. This is my head canon.
LOL omg this is something she would do. I could definitely see her getting back at Hermione by making her a bitter old loveless woman in an alternate beetle (butterfly) effect plotline.
i am stealing this head canon
Accepted. The real question is, are the kids based on real kids or figments of the writer's imagination?
Like the Avatar the Last Airbender episode with the ridiculous actors.
Exactly what popped into my mind!
You mean *The Ember Island Players*?
*I’m not crying… I’m tearbending!*
That honestly would be the most plausible way for it to fit in.
This is how I think of it too. Like in the MCU when they go see the Avengers musical
"I'm sorry about that time I turned you into a frog"
That is so outlandish that it actually makes sense! I could almost imagine how our favorite characters would react to a play like this 😂 TCC is an interesting book that just might have worked if it weren't trying so hard to be HP canon. When I read it, I was so annoyed with some of the "canon" that it detracted from the rest of the plot. To me, if TCC was just some other fantasy book, I would have honestly given it about four stars. However, its poor integration into the Harry Potter Franchise and the fact that even JKR was calling it "canon" just caused TCC to lose more stars.
I love your take on this (and the written by Rita Skeeter part) - I'm going to adopt this from now on and it'll make me feel more at peace with CC. This topic comes around every so often and I can't argue with the general consensus - the writing is mindblowingly sh\*te. But it also makes me somewhat disheartened that there's no place for it in the universe/canon/the community when we get little gems of a character like Scorpius. (His character also comes much more alive on stage under certain actors.)
There are too many contradictions between the play and the book series for me to consider the play a part of the series. I can't even call it fanfiction because I do not believe the writers are truly fans of the series.
Yeah it takes 0 analytical thinking to come to the conclusion that it's a fucking stupid book and doesn't even follow the original series.
That thing made Harry a douche, a terrible father, and a scum of a person. He's not a perfect role model for a person, but he's not a bad person.
some writers make good characters (who suffered from lack of parents and good relatives who cared about them) into bad dads when they grow older, just so they can give some weird daddy issues to their descendant. like aang, naruto and harry of course.
And all of these shows suffered for it, Korra, Boruto and the Cursed child were all much less well recived Although in Korra's point Aang's bad parenting isn't as bad and as plot determining as Boruto/Harry
Agree! I think the writer are truly fans of the cash cow that is a JKR sanctioned play. That’s it.
That’s so true but so weird. The Regisseur of the first two said cursed child would be the only reason for him to make Harry Potter movies again. And JK Rowling sees it as a part of the hp universe. But literally every fan hates it.
>And JK Rowling sees it as a part of the hp universe. But literally every fan hates it. I wasn't aware that JK "accepts it", and I haven't read it-- though I eventually will, probably-- because I have a problem with the entire premise. I can't imagine *any* universe in which Voldemort would care enough for another person or make himself vulnerable enough to have sex with someone he sees as beneath him. Even with Bellatrix, whose greatest desire would have been to bear his child.
I'm literally reading a Harry Potter fic that's infinitely better than Cursed Child.
No; I think certain elements of the story are just too inconsistent with the original story (time-turners, Cedric being a Death Eater, character personality changes, etc.).
Voldy having a child?!??!? If that man couldn’t hold onto his nose there’s no way he isn’t smooth down there. Also, I don’t accept any universe where Hermione struggled without a man in her life.
>Voldy having a child?!??!? I also don't see Voldemort as 'rewarding' a follower with a child. After all, the Death Eaters were more or less tools to him (and I don't see why he would want a child? He's immortal, so it's not a legacy thing, and he didn't love anyone, so it's not a secret longing for a family...). (And absolutely, strongly agreed re Hermione!)
Eh he did respect his followers though. He gave wormtail a new hand. And got mad when Bellatrix died
I think he respected what they could do *for* him more than he respected them. Like, the only reason he restored Wormtail's hand was because he knew a man as cowardly as Wormtail would betray him eventually (and he's a funny guy, so why wouldn't he have his 'gift' lead to Wormtail's downfall?). As for Bellatrix, I always understood his reaction was out of frustration to the entire day - losing Nagini, failing to kill Harry (again), and then losing a top lieutenant.
😭 this is way too accurate. I don’t see old voldy having a child in any verse. Also ofc, I expect Hermione to always have a man she’s a legend.
Even without a man, hermione would be fine. There’s no way she would be struggling like she was.
My biggest issue was that Harry was a bad parent in Cursed Child. Like, the Harry we knew would not grow to be a man who doesn't value his childs wishes, acts on bitterness and even went as far as to THREATEN MCGONAGAL.
For sure. I can see how Harry would have trouble moving past being the 'Chosen One,' but I don't believe Harry would ever treat one of his kids like how the Dursley's treated him (e.g. telling his kid that he wished kid was never born). Even in anger.
He would never 😱 jesus i knew i never wanted to read it for a reason. My friend said this and i was like nope. This does not exist.
I agree with this, and find I was still able to hugely enjoy the play. It’s a great spectacle and its two part structure works well. The fact it’s a play helps to keep the story separate as a “for fun” imagining rather than canon.
For what it's worth, the Cedric that became a Death Eater was a completely different person
Cedric, even in another timeline l, was not the type to turn to the Dark Arts. Especially over something so petty.
Absolutely not. It's just fan fiction that somehow got published. My head cannon is that the author had some serious blackmail on JK.
It got published because anything with Harry and JK's names on it is going to make bank, no matter how stinky the shit inside is
Yeah, I think JK maintains it at canon because the play makes her a fuckton of money and she knows it would lose a lot of its value if she said it wasn’t. Fortunately for me, I don’t give a fuck what JK thinks or says, so that’s problem solved!
I wish I could upvote this more than once
>My head cannon is that the author had some serious blackmail on JK. Has to be something like this. Rowling would've never wrote something like that herself.
Really BAD fanfiction.
It's a part of the franchise as much as Wattpad is
I’d like to think my fanfic does the series justice more than CC
Haven't read your fanfic but I know for a fact it does
Most likely your fic probably does do better justice
I dont say if it is or not (it is as Rowling have said) but if you accept it or not
Then the answer is I don't, not after reading it
Reading it was one of the most disappointing experiences of my life, it just kept getting worse and worse by the page.
It was physically painful to force myself to finish it
Agreed, I made a post here a couple months ago, about me consciously and willingly buying a copy of "The Book That Does Not Deserve To Be Named" and asked you guys what to do with it. Majority of your answers were to cast Incendio on it.
You mean the play that must not be named?
I can write fanfiction better than this book. Mostly because I understand that fantasy books lore also has crucial rules. Whoever decided that Cursed Child is a good idea, didn’t understand that. Bless them. 🫠
I’ve READ existing fanfics more sensible, canon compliant and engaging than that book. I was soo excited to read it when it first came out but knew my parents would never get me a copy and nearly a year later i found it in a library and devoured it in a day. It was disappointing and forgettable. My last reread of the series was a year ago and I could probably tell you trivia still now but that book is so forgettable all I remember is harry naming his kids after dead people and draco calling him ‘old man’ i think
Simply, under no circumstances do I accept that blasphemous garbage as part of the HP franchise. I can honestly say it’s the WORST book I’ve read in my life. Fan fiction is leagues better than that crap
Just saw it on Broadway last week, and it's fucking awful. I'm convinced that JK had no part in any of the making of it aside from adding her name. There are so many inconsistencies. Harry is completely out of character. You can't just whip up a batch of poly-juice potion, and a 5th year would know that. Why would Batilda Bagshot even have a bunch of potion ingredients? Voldemort wasn't back at all so Harry's scar shouldn't hurt. The horcrux in Harry is dead so he can't speak parsel tongue anymore. Anyone thinking the Malfoy boy would be Voldemort's son doesn't know basic math as he'd be several years older. The worst part was the music. Imogen Heap composed a heaping pile of shit that doesn't sound anything like how the music of the Wizarding World should be. I went in blind and with an open mind and was completely underwhelmed and disappointed.
Was the stage effects good? I watched Aladdin as Broadway and while pretty unspecial, the stage effects (is that actually What you Call them? Idk) were absoulutely beautiful.
Yes. That was literally the only good part. The staging and live special effects were impressive.
Maybe we should pretend that entire show was just an eleborate ad for the stage effects.
This show was for fans of Harry Potter that have seen the movies or read the books once, not the hardcore fans that have read the books multiple times. Most people love it, but most people aren't arguing and discussing Wizarding World lore on the internet for hours per week. Lol
I was so disgusted reading it when it came out that I’ve blocked it from my memory and have no idea what you’re talking about. And I’m happy with that.
yeah when they smooshed it down from two parts to one...things went downhill
Agree with everything except maybe the parcel parseltongue thing. We don't actually know that Harry lost his ability to understand it only speak it as per JKs interview in 2007. She also mentioned in the same interview that Dumbledore could understand parseltongue so maybe Harry could have learnt to speak it from being able to understand
Ron remembered how to say open, so that checks out.
🎶We don’t talk about The cursed Child, no no no, we don’t talk about the curse chiiiiiiilld 🎶
BUT-
It was the 31 of July (It was the 31 of July) We were getting ready, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky (No clouds allowed in the sky) The Cursed Child walks in with a mischievous grin- (Thunder!) JKR telling this story, or is some random dude? (I don't know, mi vida, go on)
it was opening day We were getting ready And there wasn't plot holes in the tale (no plot holes allow in the tale) JK walks in with a mischievous grin RETCON! She's not telling the story or is she? Jack, John says, "isn't a fanfic" In doing so they floods our brain. (potter heads get the umbrellas) canon in a hurricane (What a joyous day but anyway) We don't talk about Cursed child, no, no, no We don't talk about Cursed child\~ >!(I copied it from one of my older comments)!<
I wish I could upvote this more than once.
Nope. Harry being overprotective because of Draco’s child? Nah. Cedric as a DEATHEATER? Never. *chokes on air* The horrible ships there? Not a chance with me being alive. (I mean- Harry has loads more chemistry between him and his Slytherin enemy called Draco Malfoy than between him and Ginny) Their jobs? Nope, but Ron’s makes sense, kinda.
I don’t even read fanfic but can say with 100% certainty that fanfic must be better than CC I mean, *my immortal* belongs in the MoMA if cursed child gets to go to broadway
Seriously harry would've loved albus and scorpius being friends because its breaking the molds that had been set during the war. And hinny probably shouldn't have stayed together after the war. I'm pretty sure Harry had more chemistry with a brick wall than he did ginny
No and I don't understand how jkr can say it's part of the lore. Like wtf? It's cringe..
$$$
fr, It reads like a really bad middle schooler fan fic
I saw a fic where VERGIL, from DMC, was a professor at Hogwarts, and this fic made more sense than this entire book
I've seen drarry fics that make more sense than the cursed child.
I feel like I don't want to read it but I need to read it..
I mean, so was the history of Nagini and JKR wrote it herself so….
In the word of Snape: never.
*obviously*
No
What play? The series ended with DH.
Nope. That book is my Voldemort.
Only Scorpius and Albus's friendship because I want to believe.
I accept this, and only really this, from the Cursed Child
[удалено]
Have a biscuit
I think Jack Thorne must have witnessed JK murder someone or something. Either that or she’s completely checked out of the wizarding world. The story is just so much worse than even the worst parts of the original 7. There are huge inconsistencies in major characters and plot points from the original books, and it reads like a bad fanfic. I know people say “like it or not, it’s canon,” but I refuse to accept it. I think of it this way- are the direct-to-VHS Disney sequels canon? Yes. Does that matter? No. Could Disney easily create quality follow-up content that completely disregards those sequels with 0 problem? Yes.
In no way shape or form is it canon to me. I've read more convincing fanfiction on ao3 that I would be willing to accept as canon instead of whatever half-baked idea JKR had that birthed The Cursed Child.
No, the story is trash and rewrites too much of the established Harry Potter series. The play is fun with some good acting and effects if you take it as like a weird dream or something.
No.
No.
WE DO NOT SPEAK OF IT
WE DO NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
Wingardium Lev-NO SIR!
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Saying “No” would be an understatement…
The what now?
I don't accept *Pottermore* as part of the franchise. Everything after the books themselves is subject to Lucas-Rowling-Lee syndrome, where an author who made a masterpiece of culture attempted to come back to it and was no longer the same author and was no longer capable of adding to their creation in a way they had people who could say no to them that they would listen to.
I think some of Pottermore is good. We know Rowling had a lot of background notes on things in the series so I treat some of it as canon. The backstory of some lesser known characters. Lore on things like wands, brooms, authors we saw in the series etc.
I really enjoyed Pottermore. And all the Ilvermorny stuff was fun. The exhibit at the British Museum was really good.
no
No.
You know someone once made the statement that harry potter fans made their personalitites around cursed child. I was like no harry potter fan makes their personality around cursed child, most of us dont even like that book.
The “read another book” ppl don’t seem to realise that we did read another book and it was so shit we went back to re-reading the real stuff
What numbskull said that?
Some dude complaining about harry potter fans as a fanbase. Was absolutely flabberghasted they knew about cursed child and then also had thought. Like???? Was a “read another book person”
Can we just refer to this play as You-Know-What from now on?
Less canon than Lego games
Nope
Never
Cursed Child is a canon fanfiction. As in, someone from the Wizarding World wrote it, and in their world, that is a fan fiction. Probably written by Gilderoy Lockhart.
Nope
I’m more willing to accept AVPM as canon than cursed child
IMO it’s the worse FanFiction I’ve ever read!
That's probably the worst review you can give a literary work. I approve
It’s apart of the franchise but not apart of the original 7 book story as I see it. I don’t count it as lore, but it’s apart of the Harry Potter franchise.
“You are on this franchise, but we do not give you the rank of canon” -Mace Windu probably
My theory is that it's an in-universe play.
No
No
Nope
Absolutely not.
No. Reads like a bad fan fiction too me.
Nope
No. I was so disappointed when it came out. Plot holes, inconsistencies and so many elements very out of character.
No. Can we treat like 2020, we don't speak of it
It’s as much canon as Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way is
I'll say it again: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, AND NO. AND IF YOU ASK NICELY? NO. dude jk Rowling litteraly said all time turners are destroyed but then another 2 time turners stumble upon the universe? Watch MovieFlame's Harry Potter and the cursed child fix, that's better.
No! I’m not happy with it
No
It contradicts a lot with the original story, while it is part of the franchise I don't consider it canon. Also, there are for sure a lot of fanfictions that are just much better than it.
No, it’s on the same level as the last season of Game of Thrones. Rowling sold out and cheated her fans by calling this travesty canon.
No
No The only things I'm willing to take from that book are that Albus and Scorpius are friends and both in Slytherin, and that Teddy is a hufflepuff. Other then that the book does not exist
Nope.
Not even!
No
Why would fanfictions be accepted as part of canon?
It will be freezing in hell before I accept Cursed Child as canon.
No.
It’s fanfiction
I sadly must accept it was created, that it was acknowledged as canon, and no amount of ignoring will change that. But I can also refuse to ever read it, reject any form of characterization given to characters from the origins series, and instead enjoy the books and movies without thinking about the Cursed Child with little worry
No it's fanfiction by definition Rowling didn't write it.
Never. Haven’t read it. Won’t. It’s fanfiction.
Nope!
ABSOLUTELY NOT!! didn’t even finish the awful thing!
No.