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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Review

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This review assumes you’ve either read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , or are not that fussed on it. For obvious reasons, then, expect spoilers in this one. HUGE spoilers. --- I want to make two things clear at the outset. The first is that I was a massive fan of Harry Potter. Tremendously massive. The books guided me through late childhood and my teenage years with more verve and influence than both the Old and New Testaments combined. I saw all the movies on opening night, even though most of them were of questionable quality. The only things I bought on a trip to MovieWorld when I was 12 were a wand and a Quidditch baseball cap. But my fan response to Harry Potter differs substantially from the majority. I’m not a ‘shipper, nor am I a consumer of alternate universe fanfiction where certain characters don’t die/hook up/cross over with other franchises. As much as I adore Harry Potter’s scholastic adventures, my love for the series does not extend to the prol...