Bei zu zhou de hai zi Huang guan cong shu -- di 4586 zhong
367 pages
Chinese language
Published Sept. 13, 2016 by Huang guan wen hua chu ban you xian gong si.
"十九年過去了, 哈利波特從一個勇敢的男孩蛻變為三個孩子的父親. 即使如此, 他依然深陷於往事的惡夢中, 他夢見父母, 夢見犧牲的夥伴, 思念和歉疚緊緊抓著他不放. 當他的閃電疤痕隱隱作痛, 哈利開始懷疑:「那個人」難道還沒有放過他? 最讓哈利感到憂心的, 是他與小兒子阿不思降至冰點的關係. 如果可以的話, 阿不思真不願意身為哈利波特的兒子, 彷彿必須要成為另一則「傳奇」, 才配得上他的父親. 阿不思的困擾也許只有天蠍能懂, 天蠍有個惡名昭彰的父親--跩哥馬份, 魔法學校甚至流傳著謠言:天蠍是佛地魔之子！於是, 兩個男孩成為無話不談的好友, 他們都無法選擇, 無法選擇自己的父親, 無法選擇去過一個自由自在的人生. 然而, 他們卻在無意間發現了一個秘密:魔法部還留有一個時光器. 阿不思和天蠍第一次為自己做了選擇, 他們要回到過去, 改變這個不完美的世界. 但他們不知道, 就像人類不可能達到完美, 魔法也一樣 ..."-- ǂc Provided by publisher.
I'm still not sold on the format, and I agree with others who wrote this reads like fanfiction. Can something be a disappointment, if you pretty much expected it to be one? Or does that mean it lived up to your poor expectations?
Oh well.
Still, I guess it's not THAT bad. It had some good moments. It's just not really worth it.
Overall an entertaining read. It's not a patch on the series, but then it is a book formed from a different medium, namely a stage play.
I think the most nagging plot hole for me was the polyjuice potion. In the novels it took about a month to make. Here, as far as I can tell, a couple of days.
Overall, glad I bought it, glad I read it, but probably won't read it again (unlike the novels).
Its a decent story for a play, but terrible for the Harry Potter world.
I was on the fence about whether to read this. Since it is a play, ideally it would be seen performed first. Since I know there is no chance of my being able to see it anytime soon, I decided it was better to read the script. Additionally, I was a theatre major. I've read lots of plays, and performed in staged readings. So I was probably more prepared than many who will be opening this book for what to expect.
I just finished reading this. I enjoyed it very much. While it was not the sort of thing I would want or expect in a sequel novel to the Harry Potter series, I think it was a very good Harry Potter play.
SpoilerThe use of time travel and flash back dream sequences allowed us to see familiar moments and characters that we love. The new characters were great stage …
I was on the fence about whether to read this. Since it is a play, ideally it would be seen performed first. Since I know there is no chance of my being able to see it anytime soon, I decided it was better to read the script. Additionally, I was a theatre major. I've read lots of plays, and performed in staged readings. So I was probably more prepared than many who will be opening this book for what to expect.
I just finished reading this. I enjoyed it very much. While it was not the sort of thing I would want or expect in a sequel novel to the Harry Potter series, I think it was a very good Harry Potter play.
SpoilerThe use of time travel and flash back dream sequences allowed us to see familiar moments and characters that we love. The new characters were great stage roles, and there was plenty of lovely dramatic dialogue that I would have enjoyed performing.
As for the story, if it were a novel, I think I would be somewhat disappointed. Since it was a play, I really liked it. With all the time travel high-jinks I felt a little like it was a Harry Potter version of Back to the Future. But that was okay. (note: I love Back to the Future)
The first thing that surprised me was that Scorpius Malfoy was a sympathetic character. I was excited when Albus chose to befriend him. I was not expecting this to be a time travel story, and it very much was. I really liked the portrayal of Draco Malfoy. I think that he was definitely changed by the end of Deathly Hallows, and that is the way he was written. He was definitely not his father. That alternate universe scene where Voldemort had won, while terrifying, was also pretty amazing. Seeing Snape was a treat, and I enjoyed the shock of Umbridge being there. "You're ruining Voldemort Day."
By the way, I thought it was a little strange that in 20 years, no one at the Ministry had made more time turners. Why were they there in the first place? Did they decide it was too dangerous to replace them? Oh, well. Willing suspension of disbelief.
The bit I had the most trouble suspending my disbelief for was Voldemort having a child. I thought the character of Delphi was wonderful, but I just can't get past the idea of Voldemort having a child with anyone. Maybe when he was still handsome Tom Riddle. I half expected a time travel related explanation for her. It was a twinge more believable when it was revealed that her mother was Bellatrix Lestrange. It's still weird, and wait a minute she was married. But the Lestrange were severely twisted in their serving of Voldemort. Radolphus probably volunteered to share his wife with the Dark Lord. So creepy. Also just wanted to point out that this makes Delphi Draco's cousin.
The end scenes were lovely with Harry and company getting to witness his parents' sacrifice. Seeing Hagrid meet Harry for the first time was especially nice.
It looks like a good show, and I hope to be able to see it one day!
