This mail comprise contextual spoiler forHarry Potter and the Cursed Child , reap from what we think you need to know about the Modern report . If you want to go in like an Obliviate spell victim , hold off .
In June , J.K. Rowling’sHarry Potter and the Cursed Childopened to previews on London ’s West oddment , get AmericanPotterfans to cry . Unless they shell out for plane tickets , they were n’t see the two - part play that continued Harry Potter ’s story , 19 years after defeat Voldemort . Thankfully , those of us Stateside wo n’t have to expect too much longer to ascertain out what Harry , Ron , Hermione , and the rest of the crowd have been up to ; the playscript of the shimmer will get in book form at 12:01am on July 31st ( Harry ’s and Rowling ’s natal day ) . Time to savvy out your Gryffindor scarf joint , lead to amidnight spillage company , and stick up meter reading for two days true .
Rowling has urge anyone that has seen the playto avoid revealing any spoilerson the internet . But thanks to a little owl , we have an idea of howCursed Childbuilds on the previous books , and the base knowledge want to savour it . No need to dust off yourPotterboxed set – here ’s a field of study guidebook we imagine Hermione would O.K. of :
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Where we last left Potter & Co.
The epilogue ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowswas literally called " Nineteen Years Later , " making the canonical point of everyone ’s life in that chapter all important to the play , which take up in the same time frame . straightaway refresher course : Harry and Ginny are married and have three tiddler ( yield care to Albus Severus the most ) , Ron and Hermione are married and have two kids , it seems like Draco and Harry are on respectful footing , and the epilog ends with the run-in " All was well . " That ’s what they recall .
J.K. Rowling’s post-Deathly Hallowsreveals are foundational
Rowlinglovesteasing item aboutPotter , and a few should informCursed tiddler . move around out that Harry and Ron study as Aurors at the Ministry of Magic , and before that , the middle Weasley expend time working at George ’s joke store ( which is quite successful these 24-hour interval ) . Hermione also works at the Ministry , fighting for nonhuman witching - being rights . Oh , and apparently there ’s been anAmerican school for magicall this prison term ? ! Must have lost my toleration varsity letter in the chain armour .
Harry had issues on his first night at Hogwarts
manner back inThe Sorcerer ’s Stone , the Sorting Hat places Harry in Gryffindor , butonlyafter he tap the witching garment to give him " anything but Slytherin . " tight - forward toDeathly Hallows ' " Nineteen Years Later , " where Harry tells his son Albus that a individual can ask the Sorting Hat which house to place you in , and that join Slytherin would be an honor . So , could the ceramicist bequest really delve into the Slytherin human beings ? Very potential .
What happened to the Death Eaters after Voldemort died?
After Harry defeats He Who Must Not Be Named , the Ministry arrested many of the survive Death Eaters . Others remain in concealment . The government pardoned the Malfoys due to Lucius consecrate up much selective information about the whereabouts of Death Eaters . Still , there ’s no living down the past ; after Voldemort ’s declension , Dark Marks on live on Death Eaters ' coat of arms turned into scars . And we bonk scars mean a quite a little in this world .
Remember the Marauder’s Map, the wizarding world’s GPS
As we learn inPrisoner of Azkaban , James Potter ( Harry ’s dad ) , Sirius Black ( Harry ’s godfather ) , Remus Lupin , and Peter Pettigrew create the Marauder ’s Map , a charming target that could detect anyone roaming Hogwarts . After the Weasley Twin Falls present it to Harry , the map work big roles in the plot of ground of the storey . By the end ofDeathly Hallows , Harry seems to have possession of it , though Rowling has hint that one of his kids probably stole it out of his desk . Hmmmm ….
Remember the Time-Turner, a device that can undo anything
Even though we can think of about a million ways to use the Time - Turner , Hermione was given it in her third year as a gift from Professor McGonagall to be able to take more classes ( yeah , really ) . When the Ministry of Magic was partly destroyed duringHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , all of the Time - Turners were damaged and deemed useless . If Hermione still has hers , she reserve a very powerful magic equipment in her work force .
What happened to Azkaban?
WhenKingsley Shackleboltwas named Minister of Magic after the Battle of Hogwarts , he excused theDementorsfrom their Azkaban guard posts , turning over a new leaf for the wizard prison organisation . In the present it ’s still used as a jail , but Aurors represent as guards . Anyone involve with Voldemort and his ideologies was sentenced to Azkaban , so many familiar faces can presently be notice there . include Dolores Umbridge , who is quite mayhap the most vile type in the entireHarry Potterstory ( yep , I went there ) .
Keep these deceased characters in mind
Even though Severus Snape , Cedric Diggory , and Bellatrix Lestrange contact former destruction throughout theHarry Pottersaga , their legacy roleplay a central character inCursed small fry .
If you do ( or do not ) echo : Snape , after six books of speculation , was a forked agent inside the Death Eaters to see to it Harry ’s safety , fuel by his making love for Lily Potter . He died in the Battle of Hogwarts , but not before showing Harry all of his memories and break his truthful dedication . Because Harry ’s son is named after him , Snape ’s legacy is certain to play a role in this play .
Diggory was Harry ’s contender in theGoblet of Fire . In the final round , Peter Pettigrew wipe out him on Voldemort ’s order . He was the first person , but for certain not the last , Harry saw perish during the Dark Lord ’s campaign .
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Lestrange , who was Sirius Black ’s cousin and one of Voldemort ’s top Death Eaters , was literally blast into nothingness by Molly Weasley ( " NOT MY DAUGHTER , YOU BITCH ! " ) . Here ’s to hope we see more of Molly Weasley ’s fiery side this time around .
Minor characters could play major roles
Padma and Parvati Patil had bit parts in theHarry Potterbooks , but they did supply a lot of laughs as Harry and Ron ’s date to the Yule Ball . They fought alongside fellow Gryffindors in the Battle of Hogwarts and are known survivors . Also rumour to play a role inThe Cursed Childis Professor McGonagall , who serve as headmistress of Hogwarts after the Second Wizarding War . Rowling , however , revealed that McGonagall retired from the position before Harry ’s son Albus attended Hogwarts .
Don’t forget the inciting incident of the entirePottersaga
Voldemort prove to vote out Harry because of a vaticination predicting his eventual demise at the boy wizard ’s hand . As we know , the assassination did not go accord to plan . Lily Potter shield Harry , the curse backfired , and Voldemort lost his forcible manikin , forcing his psyche to wander until the issue ofSorcerer ’s Stone . However , part of his soulfulness ( a " Horcrux " ) attached to Harry , the only living thing in the room . This chunk of Voldy die when the Dark Lord " killed " Potter in the Battle of Hogwarts . While we purchase that the death curse really destroyed the villain once and for all , there ’s reason to believe his shadow , specifically the project murder of Harry , could play a central role inCursed Child , a play about Harry ’s own parental love .
Don’t forget the spells
We ’re venturing back into the wizarding world , so it ’s best to refresh yourself on those Latin - informed spells you had memorized after devouring the books :
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