:::: One Part FANDOM RETROSPECTIVE, One Part ANALYSIS ::::
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play that premiered in London, 2016. It was met with praise by theatergoers and disdain, even hatred, by those who read the script. Today, there is a...
If you're unfamiliar with the term oxymoron, "Official Fanfiction" is a prime example. At its most basic definition, an oxymoron is a contradictory statement that makes sense. It's also fun to use in context, because it throws off the reader and causes them to think differently. Here's a few more examples that are frustratingly applicable to the scenario in which we find ourselves upon reading the play script: worthless gold, least favorite, noticeable absence, clearly confused, falsely authentic, deafening silence, and amazingly awful.
Tell us what you really think, Mike, old pal?
Sorry...as you know, I have issues.
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By its very nature, fanfiction is not "official". It is neither sanctioned by the original author or, in any way, considered canon. Not by the fandom, not by the franchise. Nonetheless, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD is about as close to Official Fanfiction as a story can physically get...which makes the discussion around it fascinating.
Although you, personally, might have loved the script, Potterheads almost unilaterally consider the author-approved story a work of mediocre fanfiction. So how, in Heavens name, could a new Harry Potter book NOT be the most amazing, breathtakingly awesome thing on the planet? I thought a good place to start was to plumb the internet for research on the origins of the play and on the collaborators involved. And I think I've established a timeline of events that can explain the disconnect we fans have with CURSED CHILD.
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