Harry Potter & the Cursed Child

[borg_princess]

For anyone who's curious, the plot of the play has been discussed in spoilery comments at the following links:

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3 UPDATE: Snitchseeker took down their spoilers as JKR called out another website for doing the same and TPTB have been contacting people to request they don't post any details. *eyeroll

Comments

[borg_princess]

omg, I was so caught up in the moment over R/Hr being torpedoed (for now, this is only Part 1) that I didn't fully grasp exactly how thoroughly, if unintentionally, JKR just crucified the ship. Because YES, as you say, it is entirely based on jealousy. WOW. That's pretty harsh treatment for the endgame pairing from its own creator!

I mean, anti-R/Hr folks have been pointing out for years that their relationship is toxic and unhealthy and we never see them actually enjoy each other's company, but that really takes the cake.

are we to think that nobody ever asked Hermione out? So Ron never got to be jealous about it?

I'm guessing that once the Yule Ball with Padma was a success, he only had eyes for her after they started dating and so didn't care what Hermione was up to. She probably then threw herself at Cormac, but it was too late to get Ron's attention once he was in a supportive, loving relationship, and that's what drove her to spend her life ~alone forever~

Lol at the 'warped Snape' idea. It's 'Snape-lite' since she didn't get Ron killed, just lost him to another girl, but I see it...

[aikaterini]

/She probably then threw herself at Cormac, but it was too late to get Ron's attention once he was in a supportive, loving relationship, and that's what drove her to spend her life ~alone forever~/

As much as I don’t agree with the idea that Hermione would be alone forever if she never married Ron, all I have to say is that after all the awful stuff that Hermione pulled in HBP, it serves her right. Oh, Ron didn’t magically fall into your arms after you endlessly harangued him, threw snit fits when he didn’t read your mind, and put him in the hospital wing for daring to date another girl instead of, you know, actually opening your big mouth and telling him how you felt about him? He instead ended up with a girl who didn’t do all of that passive-aggressive, immature, obnoxious garbage? Wow, imagine that.

/Lol at the 'warped Snape' idea. It's 'Snape-lite' since she didn't get Ron killed, just lost him to another girl/

*Snape and Lily are best friends. Snape does not tell Lily that he is in love with her. Snape eyes Lily ‘greedily’ as a child and dislikes her eventual love interest, James. But once she ends their friendship and starts dating James, he doesn’t do anything to her. When he accidentally causes her death by blurting out information to the wrong person, he spends the rest of his life trying to atone for it.*

HP fans: OMG, he’s such a creepy stalker, he totally just wants her for her body and nothing else!

*Hermione and Ron are best friends. Hermione does not tell Ron that she is in love with him. She belittles Ron and dislikes his eventual love interest, Lavender. When Ron starts dating Lavender - but does not end his friendship with Hermione - Hermione puts him in the hospital wing. She never apologizes or tries to atone for it.*

HP fans: OMG, poor Hermione! How dare Ron make her cry!

[madderbrad]

I didn't fully grasp exactly how thoroughly, if unintentionally, JKR just crucified the ship.

I can't see Rowling admitting that her books are anything less than perfect, so I'm sure Part II will be occupied with restoring the timeline and her previous primary pairings.

Although if Part 1 was spent in analysing how bad canon's H/G and R/Hr are it sounds like there'll be lots of material - Rowling's own findings - to use as ammunition on the shipping front?!

[dracasadiablo]

I think that one of the worst part of this is that it so plainly shows that R/Hr relationship is based on jealousy and utterly toxic; but then it turns around and tell us that this is the best thing ever!

Like, if at the end of the play R/Hr broke up (lol like JKR would dream about letting them divorce) or if they did something to fix (even if we were shown that they grew up and that now their partnership is healthy and loving) their relationship? That would be one thing.

But instead we get the a toxic Family-Unfriendly Aesop of "Even a terrible relationship is better then being alone" and "You should never, ever get over your childhood crush". Hell, it part of the plot that without that jealousy based relationship the word will be a worse place.

And that really terrible thing to teach to children.

Btw, just how did Ron end up going with Padma? If Hermione doesn't go with Victor she's free to go with Harry or Ron or Neville. And if Ginny doesn't go with Neville she can go with Harry. But my point is; there's no need for Harry and Ron to ask Patil sisters for help. So, how did all that happen?