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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #80 on: June 08, 2016, 02:39:18 PM »
I disagree.  Even if she would have said that people would still be pissed.

whereas now....?
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #81 on: June 08, 2016, 02:41:12 PM »
I disagree.  Even if she would have said that people would still be pissed.
Some, but far fewer IMHO.
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #82 on: June 08, 2016, 04:04:36 PM »
I disagree. Had JK come out and said I'm shaking things up a bit or taking artistic license I wouldn't have any issue.
The books clearly depict her as white unless you take a very tortured read of them and the movies only back that up. That she won't admit that is what's ruffling feathers.
Exactly - some people will always find a reason to be angry. Look, let's face it - some people are racists.

But I think most people would have been fine had she said something like, "I'm really excited about this fresh new take on Hermione, and I'm really happy and proud that they chose to express their story in the way that felt right to them."

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #83 on: July 18, 2016, 11:12:57 AM »
Via FM,
"The story was good, but not great.  I’m hoping that the book will be better on that score.  But, the biggest problem with the story probably can’t be fixed in a book.  I can’t say much about this without spoiling the story – suffice to say that it seems as if some of the rules of magic established in the original series seem to have been broken in this round."
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #84 on: July 18, 2016, 01:40:54 PM »
Via FM,
"The story was good, but not great.  I’m hoping that the book will be better on that score.  But, the biggest problem with the story probably can’t be fixed in a book.  I can’t say much about this without spoiling the story – suffice to say that it seems as if some of the rules of magic established in the original series seem to have been broken in this round."
That would be a cardinal sin.  Forget casting a black hermione, changing the rules of how magic works is basically rewriting the entire series

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #85 on: July 18, 2016, 01:41:22 PM »
Agreed. Not cool.
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #86 on: August 03, 2016, 06:57:23 AM »
Anyone read it?

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #87 on: August 03, 2016, 08:08:30 AM »
Anyone read it?
Yes. I personally loved it. It's not JK Rowling style of writing at all but it's extremely captivating.

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #88 on: August 03, 2016, 09:18:23 AM »
Yes. I personally loved it. It's not JK Rowling style of writing at all but it's extremely captivating.
Are the rules of Magic changed?

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #89 on: August 03, 2016, 12:29:24 PM »
Are the rules of Magic changed?
In a certain way, she changes the way a concept that existed in the 3rd book works. But for the regular magic like spells and wands - no.

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #90 on: August 03, 2016, 01:07:32 PM »
In a certain way, she changes the way a concept that existed in the 3rd book works. But for the regular magic like spells and wands - no.
is this regarding time travel? I haven't read it yet but saw an article that discussed this

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #91 on: August 03, 2016, 01:09:09 PM »
is this regarding time travel? I haven't read it yet but saw an article that discussed this
Yes.

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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #92 on: August 03, 2016, 01:19:32 PM »
That's always been an outlier, which opened tons of questions about the entire universe.

Specifically from 2:40:


« Last Edit: August 03, 2016, 01:26:34 PM by Something Fishy »
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #93 on: August 03, 2016, 01:34:42 PM »
is this regarding time travel? I haven't read it yet but saw an article that discussed this

i think it's about traveling to alternate universes
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Re: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #94 on: August 03, 2016, 02:16:12 PM »
is this regarding time travel? I haven't read it yet but saw an article that discussed this
link?

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Re: {Spoiler Alert} Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #95 on: August 03, 2016, 06:48:09 PM »
Wow. This makes me want to read it even less now ::).

Spoilers, obviously:

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-9-most-wtf-moments-in-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-1784685746

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{Spoiler Alert} Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #96 on: August 03, 2016, 11:05:49 PM »
I'm halfway through the book.... It's addicting

Edit: I'm done, any questions ;)
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Re: {Spoiler Alert} Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #97 on: October 28, 2016, 03:54:46 PM »
Finally read the book.

It was good, but it changes her whole take on time travel. Now it's more like Back to the Future's take on time travel.
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Re: {Spoiler Alert} Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #98 on: October 29, 2016, 07:48:09 PM »
Read the book over YT and absolutely hated it.

It didn't have any of the wit, charm, meticulous plot planning, or lovable characters that made the other books so popular.

Hate to think of JKR this way, but she just seems to be milking the HP name...
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Re: {Spoiler Alert} Harry Potter And The Cursed Child In London
« Reply #99 on: November 16, 2016, 02:53:12 PM »
Harry Potter can't tell the difference between his cooking pot and his best mate. They're both cauldron.