Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Page 2

*snake* · 06-11-2016, 08:51 PM

Isn't Voldemort incapable of love? How the f*ck does he have a kid? The plot literally f*cking centers around inconsistant time travel rules. Goddamn Rowling pulled a Lucas here.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 06-11-2016, 09:17 PM

I'm still hopeful this is bogus.

C'mon... Voldemort ain't having no kid. Dude doesn't even have a NOSE, do you really think he's got functioning junk?

*Shark_Blade* · 06-11-2016, 09:36 PM

Maybe he raped someone. Ugh still bad story telling.

I still cringe with that awful name... Albus Severus Potter.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 06-12-2016, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by snake

Isn't Voldemort incapable of love? How the f*ck does he have a kid? The plot literally f*cking centers around inconsistant time travel rules. Goddamn Rowling pulled a Lucas here.

She's so desperate to make something people will read. After Harry Potter she wrote two or three other books under pseudonyms that didn't sell well and were laughed at by critics.

The problem is that she had a pretty good idea of the general 7-book plotline when she was writing the first, I feel like. Since that story is done she has to write this BS stuff because she can't figure out something else the Potter kids can do.

Also, how the hell will this make sense as a play? It doesn't make sense on paper.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 06-12-2016, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

She's so desperate to make something people will read. After Harry Potter she wrote two or three other books under pseudonyms that didn't sell well and were laughed at by critics.

The problem is that she had a pretty good idea of the general 7-book plotline when she was writing the first, I feel like. Since that story is done she has to write this BS stuff because she can't figure out something else the Potter kids can do.

Also, how the hell will this make sense as a play? It doesn't make sense on paper.

Given that, and how plays are extremely restricted in what they can successfully communicate, I am pretty sure this is bogus. Way too complicated.

Plays have fewer set pieces and locations, and are dialogue heavy, not action heavy.

*CyberCubed* · 06-13-2016, 12:22 AM

I actually hope it comes out in novel form just to tarnish the franchise a bit. All long-running franchises have their downfall eventually, especially ones that are "revived" years after they had planned endings just because they want to make some money off the brand again.

Trust me, 10 years from now Harry Potter will be ruined similar to Star Wars fans views of the prequel trilogy, or any other long running franchise that had its crap years.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 07-31-2016, 02:51 PM

Did it come out today? Was the crappy leaked plot true?

*Utrommaniac* · 07-31-2016, 11:18 PM

You don't need to be capable of love to be capable of sex. Not that it would be his intent anyway. All Voldemort would be after was a biological successor (Heir of Slytherin line), and that would be the end of it.

Storyline's still a lot of bull, though. It would probably do fine without the time travel aspect.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-01-2016, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Did it come out today? Was the crappy leaked plot true?

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Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

You don't need to be capable of love to be capable of sex. Not that it would be his intent anyway. All Voldemort would be after was a biological successor (Heir of Slytherin line), and that would be the end of it.

Storyline's still a lot of bull, though. It would probably do fine without the time travel aspect.

So Voldy DID procreate? Because all the reviews I'm finding online seem to point towards that idiotic leaked plot being legit.

This is a sad day for me... waiting on my libraries to get me a reserved copy. It looks like I might have been wise indeed to wait and read it for free before I buy a copy.

Zak The Neutrino · 08-01-2016, 09:49 AM

wow reading this thread is disappointing. I didn't know anything about the plot yet of the new book and was really looking forward to this. Now not so much.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-01-2016, 09:55 AM

Sigh. Just so much sigh.

Major letdown.

I'm still gonna read it for myself and see if it plays out better than I'm thinking but still... I'm just sitting here trying to comfort this poor shark who got jumped.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 08-01-2016, 10:00 AM

Wow, so the leaked plot WAS true. Jeez, it sounds like a 16-year old's fan-fiction.

Still looking forward to the film adaptation in 15 years though.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-01-2016, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Wow, so the leaked plot WAS true. Jeez, it sounds like a 16-year old's fan-fiction.

Still looking forward to the film adaptation in 15 years though.

That's the worst part of it. It reads like bad fan fiction. BAD. FAN. FICTION.

It's all Harry's fault. He named his children with ridiculous homages. No kid should go through life named Albus Severus.

*Roseangelo* · 08-01-2016, 10:52 AM

Read it. Liked it. Not perfect, but glad to have it.

Peanut · 08-03-2016, 03:32 PM

It's ****ing trash. Blew through it today in about 3 and a half hours. Fan fiction level garbage. It has so many plot holes and such a complete disregard for established canon that I kind of can't believe JK gave it the nod.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-09-2016, 03:44 PM

I would have preferred it in novel form, but despite that, I didn't think it was that bad. I always though Voldy and Bellatrix had a thing for each other, and now it's been confirmed that they did and they had a kid. I agree that the Time Turner stuff deviated from canon and also feel that it shouldn't have had Harry in the title at all as it was mainly about the next generation. But I did like the kids and thought Scorpius was really cool.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-09-2016, 05:38 PM

The characters of Scorpius Malfoy and Albus Potter are both great. I'd read an entire series with those two kids. It always bugged me that we never saw one decent Slytherin in the canon Harry Potter sevenology. And seeing Draco as a protective father was awesome.

BUT.

Voldemort does not procreate, he is immortal, a shell of his own being, and has no friends or love. He is incapable of love, and has no desire for an heir. He is his own heir.

The basic premise of the story was bogus. The understanding of the Harry Potter world and some of its characters (Ron, Voldemort) was completely absent. But at least it had a couple of nice new characters.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-10-2016, 10:19 AM

But sex doesn't always have to involve love per se. I think Voldy did it with Bellatrix because he wanted someone to be his successor once he died. The fact that he was having an affair with a married woman also points to the fact that he didn't really love her. He used her for his own gain and that happens all the time in the world.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-10-2016, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

But sex doesn't always have to involve love per se. I think Voldy did it with Bellatrix because he wanted someone to be his successor once he died. The fact that he was having an affair with a married woman also points to the fact that he didn't really love her. He used her for his own gain and that happens all the time in the world.

Voldemort was not interested in an heir; he believed he would live forever.

So this is absurd on two counts:

#1. Voldy doesn't feel love.
#2. Voldy wouldn't have wanted an heir.

Fundamental misunderstanding of the character.

*Shark_Blade* · 08-11-2016, 08:44 AM

I ship Albus and Scorpius together. Rose can go sit on a cactus and rotate.

06-11-2016, 09:17 PM	#22
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	I'm still hopeful this is bogus. C'mon... Voldemort ain't having no kid. Dude doesn't even have a NOSE, do you really think he's got functioning junk? __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

07-31-2016, 11:18 PM	#28
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	You don't need to be capable of love to be capable of sex. Not that it would be his intent anyway. All Voldemort would be after was a biological successor (Heir of Slytherin line), and that would be the end of it. Storyline's still a lot of bull, though. It would probably do fine without the time travel aspect. __________________ DeviantART

08-01-2016, 09:49 AM	#30
Zak The Neutrino Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: WI Posts: 654	wow reading this thread is disappointing. I didn't know anything about the plot yet of the new book and was really looking forward to this. Now not so much. __________________

08-01-2016, 09:55 AM	#31
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Sigh. Just so much sigh. Major letdown. I'm still gonna read it for myself and see if it plays out better than I'm thinking but still... I'm just sitting here trying to comfort this poor shark who got jumped. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-01-2016, 10:52 AM	#34
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,110	Read it. Liked it. Not perfect, but glad to have it. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

06-11-2016, 08:51 PM	#21
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Isn't Voldemort incapable of love? How the fck does he have a kid? The plot literally fcking centers around inconsistant time travel rules. Goddamn Rowling pulled a Lucas here.

06-11-2016, 09:36 PM	#23
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Maybe he raped someone. Ugh still bad story telling. I still cringe with that awful name... Albus Severus Potter.

06-13-2016, 12:22 AM	#26
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,739	I actually hope it comes out in novel form just to tarnish the franchise a bit. All long-running franchises have their downfall eventually, especially ones that are "revived" years after they had planned endings just because they want to make some money off the brand again. Trust me, 10 years from now Harry Potter will be ruined similar to Star Wars fans views of the prequel trilogy, or any other long running franchise that had its crap years.

07-31-2016, 02:51 PM	#27
TheSkeletonMan939 A New Day, A New Headache Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Over there Posts: 3,961	Did it come out today? Was the crappy leaked plot true?

08-01-2016, 10:00 AM	#32
TheSkeletonMan939 A New Day, A New Headache Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Over there Posts: 3,961	Wow, so the leaked plot WAS true. Jeez, it sounds like a 16-year old's fan-fiction. Still looking forward to the film adaptation in 15 years though.

08-03-2016, 03:32 PM	#35
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It's ****ing trash. Blew through it today in about 3 and a half hours. Fan fiction level garbage. It has so many plot holes and such a complete disregard for established canon that I kind of can't believe JK gave it the nod.

08-09-2016, 03:44 PM	#36
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I would have preferred it in novel form, but despite that, I didn't think it was that bad. I always though Voldy and Bellatrix had a thing for each other, and now it's been confirmed that they did and they had a kid. I agree that the Time Turner stuff deviated from canon and also feel that it shouldn't have had Harry in the title at all as it was mainly about the next generation. But I did like the kids and thought Scorpius was really cool. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

08-09-2016, 05:38 PM	#37
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Not 100% crap The characters of Scorpius Malfoy and Albus Potter are both great. I'd read an entire series with those two kids. It always bugged me that we never saw one decent Slytherin in the canon Harry Potter sevenology. And seeing Draco as a protective father was awesome. BUT. Voldemort does not procreate, he is immortal, a shell of his own being, and has no friends or love. He is incapable of love, and has no desire for an heir. He is his own heir. The basic premise of the story was bogus. The understanding of the Harry Potter world and some of its characters (Ron, Voldemort) was completely absent. But at least it had a couple of nice new characters. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-10-2016, 10:19 AM	#38
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	But sex doesn't always have to involve love per se. I think Voldy did it with Bellatrix because he wanted someone to be his successor once he died. The fact that he was having an affair with a married woman also points to the fact that he didn't really love her. He used her for his own gain and that happens all the time in the world. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

08-11-2016, 08:44 AM	#40
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	I ship Albus and Scorpius together. Rose can go sit on a cactus and rotate.