I HATE HATE HATE this thing . . . except for Draco's new hairstyle. That was pretty funny. :) But I just don't like how all the grownups interect with each other, cuz it just doesn't match up with the books. The books will always have an irresistible magic that plays and movies can never have when it comes to Harry Potter. I don't really have an opinion on Scorpius/Rose, and Scorpius/Albus? Where did that even come from??

I also don't likethe Voldemort/Bellatrix thing; it's comepletely out of nowhere. In fact the whole play is, and it sort of ruined the books for me.

Ok. So. I have more to say but I feel lazy so I'm just going to say that I did NOT like the Scorpius/Rose ship. At all. I think it makes Scorpius look stupid and silly in a way that's really out of character. I do kind of like the part where he says she smells like bread though. I totally buy Scorpius/Albus, though. And before Cursed Child came out, I shipped Scorpius and Lily (the little one, of course)

Ah, the Cursed Child. The story that is often ignored.

I've heard someone say it felt like and read like complete fanfiction. But is it really that bad?

To begin, people have made a claim to some of our old, familiar characters acting out of character from what we knew. (On the Chatterbox, Spiffy made a similar claim) Is this really very true? Let's take a look at the cursed child itself. A few things that stuck out to me were:

Nineteen years have passed. Now, I'm fourteen. I haven't been alive for nineteen years. But I've seen the people around me change and grow over the course of a few short years--specifically my own parents. I can't even imagine how much character growth and change could happen over nineteen years.

They're not teenagers anymore. People do stupid stuff in their teens. I'm an example of this. Adults will tell you this. There's a reason parents stress more when their children are in their teens.

And, finally, they really do still hold the same character traits as the people they were before. Hermione's dialogue feels like Hermione. She speaks like Hermione and feels like Hermione (ex. The bit about her parents being dentists so she was bound to rebel at some point). Using her library to defend her things? Definitely her. Ron acts differently because, let's face it, he was bound to mature and lose some of his more childish Ron-ness--but he still maintains some of that old character ('Honestly, Fred and George ran a book'). 

I'll be addressing more points on here in the future--I really want to talk about Harry being a terrible parent next.

Oh the Cursed Child, how I loathe thee.

You can say whatever you want about it - I think it's a blemish on the writing world. It's poorly written, the characters are terrible, the plot doesn't make sense, and I cannot even moderately tolerate it. Let's go point by point.

SPOILER ALERT

 Voldemort/Bellatrix/Delphini

Nope! Nope nope nope. All the possible reasons Voldemort could have wanted to have a child don't make sense. Romantic affiliation with Bellatrix? He was born from a love potion; it's impossible for him to love. Need for an heir? He thought he would live forever; he had no need for an heir. 

Also, the this-character-acts-one-way-the-whole-play-and-then-BIG-REVEAL! thing ticks me off. Delphini gave off NO CLUES. She is bound to slip. She didn't. It was a ridiculous move to have no hints, and just throw it at us from nowhere.

(not to mention, villain's child? really? is there ANYTHING more cliche and boring that you could choose for a sequel plot? come on.)

 Ginny

Ginny was okay overall, but the whole no sugar thing was ridiculously out of character. Just saying. Even if she went on a diet, which is unlikely, she would not force her whole family into it.

Harry

Harry would NEVER EVER EVER be that sort of parent. Ever. He grew up in an abusive household and would do anything to be the exact opposite of what the Dursleys were to him. He would have no problems with Albus being sorted into Slytherin; he would go above and beyond to make sure his children were always feeling happy and safe; he would NEVER tell his son that he didn't want him. EVER. I'm sorry, Cursed Child!Harry is a completely different person from Original Series!Harry - nobody changes that much, no matter how much time has passed. And Harry would be a remarkable father, not a terrible one.

Scorpius/Rose/Albus

Where did Scorpius/Albus come from? The whole. flipping. play. Those two read like lovers from the moment they set eyes on each other. I have not met ANYONE who did not agree that Scorbus was blatant throughout the whole play. In fact, my friend went to see it with her mom, her friend, and her friend's mom; the moms hadn't read the play, and during intermission, they asked my friend and her friend if Albus and Scorpius ever got together. Reread the play. You'll see what I mean.

Scorpius/Rose existed because in the original novels, during the epilogue, Ron told Rose that he wanted her to avoid Scorpius, because Arthur would be upset if she married a Malfoy. All the shippers jumped on the opportunity - and fairly, that's what shippers do. The writers of CC saw this and decided "oh, yes, let's make the fans happy!" But it backfired, because Rose got pretty much no stage time, Scorpius had no reason to have feelings with her, it was forced, it was fan service, and he was clearly into Albus.

There are other things, too, but they've already been touched upon. 

Okay. I've noticed that the fandom found this book extremely problematic. And that is understandable. However, I actually... sort of like it? Obviously there are parts that don't make sense (and no, I don't ship Albus/Serverus for the same reason I don't ship Evan/Connor) and parts that hardcore fans don't like whatsoever, but this story, however nonsensical it may be, is really a truly sweet play with an awesome message. The whole Bellatrix/Voldy thing? Yeah, that's weird. That's weird as hecky. Also, Scorpius's crush on Rose seemed SUPER forced. Anyone with me on these things?