Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: Magic is back

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: Nine years after J.K. Rowling's final novel about the boy wizard, Harry has returned — on the stage and the page — and he's still producing commercial alchemy. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a two-part stage drama that picks up 19 years after the novels ended, has its gala opening Saturday at London's Palace Theatre. (Reuters)

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. (Reuters)

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two Parts, which are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings. (Reuters)

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The depiction of a forlorn boy forced into the magical world, where he faces the most fantastic of adventures and misadventures, giving way to a 42-year-old struggling to find his feet as a father is quite a leap. (Reuters)

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: Barnes & Noble reported that “Cursed Child” is the most heavily preordered book since “Deathly Hallows.” On Amazon, “Cursed Child” has held steady at, or near, the top of the best-seller list since publication was announced in February, making it the site’s best-selling book so far this year. (AP)

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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Book: Some booksellers and librarians say that the story’s format could introduce young readers to the pleasures of reading drama for entertainment. While most high school students are exposed to classics by Shakespeare, Sophocles and Arthur Miller, children and teenagers rarely pick up plays for fun. (Reuters)