Harry Potter Failures

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Jack Thorne, JK Rowling, and John Tiffany’s playwright Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows up on the wizarding world and Harry Potter’s life. Throughout this intriguing story, Harry and Ginny’s youngest son, Albus Severus Potter, and his best friend, Scorpius Malfoy, attempt to rebel against Harry and his past. A conversation between Harry and Amos Diggory sparks an idea in the two boys that Cedric Diggory, a boy who was previously murdered by Voldemort, shouldn’t have been killed and needs to be saved. As the novel begins, Albus begins his first year at Hogwarts, but his time spent there isn’t enjoyable. Being the son of Harry Potter allows for a lot of pressure to be placed on his shoulders. This burden fills Albus with indignation towards his …show more content…
Their failures have severe consequences towards the current reality including a change in relationships amongst everyone causing some people to be non-existent, and the rise of Voldemort and his dark powers. After two failed attempts, Albus and Scorpius decide to destroy the time turner, but Delphi obstructs their plan. She begins by snapping their wands, murdering an innocent student, and kidnapping them to rewrite history. The trio travel back to a maze during third task of the Triwizard Tournament in order to fulfill a prophecy that will bring Voldemort back, but the boys refuse to help. Consequently, Delphi threatens to murder Albus and Scorpius too. Before she can go through with is, Cedric comes through the maze and stops her, assuming she is part of the task. As the boys face death in a different timeline, Harry and his friends visit Amos Diggory once again and this is when they come to the realization that Delphi isn’t who she claims to be. This prompts the group to start looking for the boys more urgently than ever and Draco Malfoy reveals a hidden time turner that belongs to his family in order to help retrieve

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