HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

31st July was a crazy day for me. 

Between preparing for the photoshoot, the draining photoshoot itself, dinner after that, there was no time to go collect my book </3 I mean, it was nagging me at the back of my mind, but there wasn't much I could do about it. 

So I went and got my book yesterday after work, BEFORE dinner. 

Couldn't resist. This sign was on the counter at the Nex Popular. Extreme irony.
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YAY MY BOOK!​

Photo was taken at NEX Food Junction. The curry chicken at Fu Xiang Kitchen is A.W.E.S.O.M.E. One of those foods that make you actually have a craving and want to travel there specifically for it kind.

No photos of that, because that's not the point of this post, and I ate before even thinking about taking a photograph of it anyway.

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I am so guilty though. The photo above was taken at the food court. While Gabriel went to buy food for me I just sat there and read 11 pages. Evilness. 

I finished the book at midnight. Even though I was deathly tired.
I stopped at Page 156 around 10 and wanted to sleep actually. But Potter Forever ^^v
So it takes about.. 4 hours of focused reading? 

I'll try to summarize based on my foggy groggy tired-eyes reading:

• It's written as a script for a play. Imagery and creativity to be provided by the reader.
• Strongly recommended for you to at least have read the other books briefly so that you have a mental image, and knowledge of other characters (like Bellatrix Lestrange), events (Triwizard Tournament) and places (Hogsmeade, Whomping Willow), because there is no room to describe everything in a play.

• Harry grows up to be Head of Department for Magical Law Enforcement. Ron runs the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Joke Shop. Hermione is MINISTER FOR MAGIC. 
• Harry Potter is an indulging father who loves his kids. But he doesn't really know how to be a dad as he doesn't have a father figure in his life, and his paternal authority is Dumbledore whom he seeks approval from (yes, Dumbledore finally tells Harry he loves him, albeit from a portrait).
• Maybe the protagonist of the story in this case is Albus (who comes across as a fusion of Snape and Harry), but there is little mention of Harry's other two children (James and Lily Potter) who have the same name as his parents. (REALLY?! You had to do that?)
• If you get easily confused about alternate realities, maybe this book isn't for you. It's basically focused on Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy going back on a faulty time turner to save Cedric Diggory because they (Albus and Scorpius, but Albus mainly) were hoodwinked by Delphi. More on Delphi later.
• They travel back in time thrice, to the three triwizard tounament stages, messing with Cedric to save him. Every time they go back the entire reality changes, sometimes Harry dies, sometimes Snape is still alive, Hermione and Ron don't get married. Humiliated Cedric becomes a low level Death Eater who only killed Neville, causing Nevile to not have killed Nagini (again not explained in the play, but Voldemort had horcruxes which split his soul into seven pieces. Original story they eliminated five horcruxes, sixth was Nagini, final piece was in Harry, so that they could kill a Voldemort who was mortal once more). With Nagini not dead, Voldemort didn't die, Harry dies instead. They realise they cannot save Cedric Diggory (because he's already vampire Edward in Twilight haha). 
• The final time they time travel, Delphi brings Albus and Scorpius to Godric's Hallow on the day that Voldemort kills Harry's parents. The boys are stuck there, Albus sends a message to Harry by writing a message with a potion on the blanket that wrapped the boy who lived (In one of Harry's attempts to connect with Albus, he gives Albus the blanket, which was thrown across the room and had Ron's love potion poured over it), message is revealed with pearl powder in love potion reacts with potioned message (Chemistry) and burns the message on the blanket. 
• Harry travels back to save Albus, watches his parents get killed by Voldemort, has to let it happen. Everything goes back to normal (Except they "captured" Delphi but doesn't kill her, which means Harry's scar can keep hurting.)
• Okay On Delphi. Bellatrix Lestrange had a daughter with Voldemort after she was broken out of Azkaban. Delphini. Who is older than Albus is, but Albus is attracted to older women :x 
• Delphini confunds Amos Diggory, who goes and asks Harry to travel back in time to save Cedric (but it's a ruse to get Albus to do it). Delphi was acting because of a different prophecy, but basically she wants to meet her father Voldemort, and cause him not to die.

My thoughts.

1. MINDBLOWN ABOUT VOLDEMORT'S DAUGHTER.
   I mean, it was somewhere in the book that talks about Bellatrix's "lover-like devotion" to the dark lord. But apparantly, It's literal ;) 
2. Scorpius is so KIND. That's like the chief thought that kept popping up through my mind. And he's sweet. His first-sighted crush and hopeful optimism on love is just so adorable. As is his adoration of Rose Granger-Weasley. "She looked at me with pity! It's an improvement!" Or something like that. Just too cute. 
3. Albus is like Snape. Really. 
4. Harry and Malfoy worked together to save their sons. We always knew Malfoy was somewhat good deep deep down inside, but he had daddy issues. Glad to know marriage improved him. So... bad dad bad kid, good wife good kid I guess? But their weird frenemy friendship blossomed, and I'm glad Malfoy loves his son <3 

Other than that, quite predictable. 
Disclaimer: Review is written from my office desk with no reference to the book. Based on determined reading through sleepiness. Please pardon mistakes and misquotes :)

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Love & Peace ^^v

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