HP and the Cursed Child: Pt I

[chocolatepot]

It feels very choppy, but I guess some of that is what happens when you write for people to act out rather than for reading. But it's kind of jarring.

Ha, I'd heard that this was really AS/S? But it's pulling Scorpirose so hard from p.24.

How on earth are they going to do this aging on the stage?

I have a really hard time buying Ginny as the "no sweets ever" type.

BEING PRANKED WITH PINK HAIR!! I always knew she read fanfiction on the sly, and this pretty much prove it, as it's probably the biggest prank-related cliché out there.

Albus, don't be a diiiiiiick. Darn teenagers.

"Maybe don't be that honest." GINNY ILU, perfectly IC.

"Bread." I die. Scorpius is very very definitely based on fanon Draco. Also, is the bread bit a reference to the infamous toast theory? Am I overthinking it? Does someone refer to Witherwings later??

I just ate four pieces of babka because this book makes me so happy.

I love the parallel of Scorpius, Albus, and Delphi getting into the Ministry polyjuiced as HRH, they way they did in DH.

Kissing your aunt and talking about having a baby with her: creepy, no matter who you look like. But Albus saying that that's normal for Ron = heads exploding, so ha.

BABY HARRY YOU POOR BABY

"I dare say it's my fault for owning a chimney."

Okay, now I see where the AS/S vibes come from. Scorpius being jealous of Delpi indeed.

NO HARRY, STOP BEING A SHIT FATHER!

"His side-parting now super-aggressive," like how are they supposed to convey this onstage

"I didn't much like my life without you in it either." *bawls*

"Friend. Friend. Funny friend." This is cute in and of itself but I can't stop thinking of the stupid voices the boys in The Inbetweeners use when they're all "Friend!" at each other, which kind of takes the romance out of it.

"Draco arrives behind them with a bang of soot." It took me way too long to parse this.

Voldemort Day?!