Harry Potter: Returning to Hogwarts

Last weekend was a magical night for Harry Potter’s fans. The eight-edition of this fascinating story was released at Sunday midnight. According to Melas, in her article published in CNN, many people attended the event wearing wizard hats and caps (2016). Moreover, people did not wait to express their ideas through social media. Melas also claims that some people mentioned on their twitter accounts that they will be back in Hogwarts for the next weeks.

 It is important to make an emphasis that this book has a different author from the first seven-volumes. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is actually a script from a play, which is being performed in London (Melas; Kakutani). According to Kakutani, J.K. Rowling, the author of the first seven-volumes, narrated the different situations that Harry Potter experienced through his life journey, from being an inexpert child to become a mature young-adult. On the other hand, this new author provides the readers a totally different view of Mr. Potter’s life. He is now an adult, with three children, who works in the Ministry of Magic. In this new edition, it is Harry's and Draco’s children – Albus & Scorpius - who will be directly involved in different adventures along the book.

“The book comes at a time of renewed interest in Harry Potter and his adventures” (Melas). Although Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written by a different person, the magic of the story is still there. Mr. Potter’s adventures continue and many fans have already introduced themselves in the magical world again.

Harry Potter is still moving crowds and it “could become the top selling book of 2016 for both Amazon and Berners and Nobles” (Melas). Let’s take the Hogwarts’ train again and enjoy the end of this fascinating and magical story.

References:

Kakutani, Michiko. "Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Explores the Power of Time." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 Aug. 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2016. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/books/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-review.html?_r=0>.

Melas, Cloe. "'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Has Magical Midnight Release." CNN. Cable News       Network, 1 Aug. 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2016. <http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/30/entertainment/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-book-release/index.html>.