Miss 11 bought this with her own money the
moment she could and read it the same day.
She loved it, for any continuation in the HP empire is a treat as far as
she is concerned (hence her Christmas presents filled in the gaps in the DVD
collection!)
J.K. Rowling has teamed up with two other
writers, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne to write a play set 19 years after the
Harry Potter books – it picks up at the point of the final chapter of book
seven, Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows.
It mainly follows Harry’s second son Albus
Severus as he starts his education at Hogwarts. Surprisingly for many, he ends up in
Slytherin House and becomes friends with Scorpius Malfoy, Draco’s son. Over the course of the play, with the
introduction of a more powerful time-turner, Albus and Severus seek to change
the past. As such we are introduced to
two other possible realities, where the events of the previous books are
changed and the future is very different.
It’s an interesting premise, but in the end, it just rehashes the events
of previous books and rework the endings – so it doesn’t feel especially new.
I found the play format frustrating. So much more could have been done with a
novel, and plays are by nature harder to read and follow. Miss 11 agreed with me on this, also
preferring a novel format. With no
explanation of who some characters were, there were times we weren’t sure if a
character was a fellow Hogwarts student or an adult.
In the end, it was a light, mostly
entertaining read delving back into the world of Harry Potter - a book series
which we have enjoyed. Existing fans
will probably like it, as it continues the characters they have grown to know
and love, and watching their children together is always a fun continuation of
a loved story. Yet, I finished it
feeling it lacked something – and I think it was depth and originality.
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