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Part one

Act one

Scene one

The station is full of people; Everyone is busy, in a hurry to get somewhere. Among the chaos are two loaded carts, each with a large birdcage rattling on top. The carts are being pulled by two boys, one by JAMES POTTER, the other by ALBUS POTTER. Following them is their mother GINNY. HARRY, a thirty-seven-year-old man, carries his daughter LILY on his shoulder.

Dad. Him again.

James, calm down already.

I just said that he can get into Slytherin... but how can he... (fading under his father’s angry gaze) ... that’s it, I’m silent.

ALBUS (mother)

Will you write to me? Will you?

Every day, if you want.

No. No. Not every day. James says most people receive letters from home once a month. I don't want...

Last year we wrote to your brother three times a week.

What? James!

Yes. Don't believe everything he says about Hogwarts. He's a big joker, your brother.

JAMES (smirking)

Can we please go now?

You just need to go straight into the wall between platforms nine and ten.

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J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two

Jack Thorne, who came into my world and

created something beautiful in him.

J. K. Rowling

For Joe, Louis, Max, Sonny and Merle...

You are all wizards...

John Tiffany

of the year. While we were rehearsing, he was snoring.

Jack Thorne

CHARACTERS

Harry Potter.

Ron Weasley.

Hermione Granger.

Draco Malfoy.

JIN N I P O T T E R.

A l b u s P o t t e r.

S c o r p i u s M a l f o y.

A m o s D i g g o r i.

Delphi and Diggori, his niece.

P r o f e s o r M a c g o n a g a l l.

S e v e r u s S n e g g.

Albus Dumbledore.

D o l o r e s A m b r i g.

R o w e G r e n g e r - U s e l i .

JAMES POTTER - JR.

L i l i P o t t e r - the youngest one.

P lak sa M i r t l.

Witch - wire.

M a d a m T r u k.

Daddy Vernon.

Aunt Petunya.

D a d l i D u r s l .

Sorting Hat.

H a g r i d.

STATION WATCHER.

S e d r i k D i g g o r i.

V i k t o r K r a m.

V o l a n d e - M o r t.

JAMES POTTER - eldest.

L i l i P o t t e r - old.

CAR L JENKINS

C r a i g B o u k e r

students

Jr

Hogwarts.

P o l l i C h a p

YANN FREDERICKS

Small

Harry Potter.

J u n a i H e r m i o n a

G r e n g e r.

V o r s t e p

e n n e l i c a .

PART ONE

ACT ONE

SCENE ONE

KING'S CROSS

A busy, crowded train station. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere. Among the noise and

bustle, the rumble of two huge cages on top of loaded

carts. They are pushed by two boys, James and Albus Potters. Their mother

Jinni follows. A thirty-seven-year-old man, Garry, holds his

daughter, L and l, on his shoulders.

A l b u s. Dad. He keeps saying it.

G a r i. James, stop it.

JAMES. I just said he might end up in Slytherin. AND

he can… (Under the gaze of his father.) OK.

A l b u s (looks at mother). You will write to me, won't you?

JINNI. Every day if you want.

A l b u s. No. Not every day. James says most

guys receives letters from home about once a month. I don't want...

G a r i. Last year we wrote to your brother three times a week.

A l b u s. What? James!

Albus looks at James accusingly.

JINNI. Yes. Don't believe everything he tells you

about Hogwarts. Your brother really likes to joke.

JAMES (with a grin). Please, can we go now?

Albus looks at his father, then at his mother.

JINNI. All you have to do is walk right through

barrier between the ninth and tenth platforms.

L i l i. Can not wait!

G a r i. Don't stop and don't be afraid that you'll crash, it's very

important. It's better to run away if you're nervous.

A l b u s. I'm ready.

Harry and Lily put their hands on Albus's cart... Ginny takes James' cart, and

the whole family rushes to the barrier.

SCENE TWO

PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS

The platform is covered in thick white steam released by the Hogwarts Express.

It's also very crowded here... But instead of people in well-tailored suits walking along

to their own affairs, now wizards and witches in robes. Most of them are occupied

by saying goodbye to his beloved offspring.

A l b u s. Here she is.

L i l i. Wow!

A l b u s. Platform nine and three quarters.

L i l i. Where are they? They are here? Maybe they didn't arrive?

Harry points to Ron, Hermione and their daughter Rose. Lily rushes towards them.

Uncle Ron. Uncle Ron!!!

Lily runs and Ron turns to her. He grabs her in his arms.

R o n. Is this my beloved Potter?

L i l i. Can you show me a trick?

Part one. Part two.

PART ONE

Act one

Act two

PART TWO

Act three

Act Four

Acknowledgments

To Jack Thorne, who came into my world and created something beautiful in it.

- J.K. Rowling

To Joe, Louis, Max, Sonny and Merle... you are all magicians...

- John Tiffany

- Jack Thorne

Translating to Russian language

Alexander Averba, Svetlana Tonkonozhenko, Oleg Chumachenko, Daria Nikolenko, Melinda Taizhetinova, Anna Prosenko, Tatyana Osipenko, Nadezhda Shinkareva, Shef. Alexander “Tiziano” Polyatykin, Ksenia Kotikova, Anton Zhalob, rioter_blast, Olesya Stafeeva, Dionis Korneev

Translation editors

Anna Prosenko, Vladimir Seleznev, Dionis Korneev, Daria Nikolenko, Melinda Taizhetinova

PART ONE

ACT ONE

SCENE ONE. KING'S CROSS

Busy and crowded station full of people trying to get somewhere. Amid the hustle and bustle, two huge cages rattle on top of two carts. They are being pushed by two boys, James Potter and Albus Potter. Their mother, Ginny, follows. Thirty-seven-year-old Harry holds his daughter Lily on his shoulders.

ALBUS: Dad. He keeps saying it.

HARRY: James, stop it.

JAMES: I just said he might end up in Slytherin. And he can... (Under the gaze of his father.) OK.

ALBUS (looks at his mother): You will write to me, won't you?

GINNY: Every day, if you want.

ALBUS: No. Not every day. James says most receive letters from home about once a month. I don't want...

HARRY: Last year we wrote to your brother three times a week.

ALBUS: What? James!

Albus looks at James accusingly.

GINNY: Yes. You probably won't want to believe everything he tells you about Hogwarts. Your brother really likes to joke.

JAMES (with a grin): Please, can we go now?

Albus looks at his father, then at his mother.

GINNY: All you have to do is go straight between platforms nine and ten.

LILY: I'm so worried.

HARRY: Don't stop and don't worry about crashing, that's very important. It's better to run away if you're nervous.

ALBUS: I'm ready.

Harry and Lily place their hands on Albus's cart... Ginny takes James' cart and the whole family struggles to get over the barrier.

SCENE TWO. PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS

The platform is covered in thick white steam emanating from the Hogwarts Express.

It is very crowded... but instead of people in formal suits, going about their business, it is filled with wizards and witches in robes, trying to say goodbye to their beloved offspring.

ALBUS: There she is.

LILY: Wow!

ALBUS: Platform nine and three quarters.

LILY: Where are they? They are here? Maybe they didn't arrive?

Harry points to Ron, Hermione and their daughter Rose. Lily quickly runs towards them.

Uncle Ron. Uncle Ron!!!

Ron turns to them as Lily runs towards him. He grabs her in his arms.

RON: Isn't this my favorite Potter?

LILY: Do you have new focus?

RON: Have you ever heard of the Magical Breathing Hoarse?

Certified Nose Kidnapping from Mr. Weasley?

ROSE: Mom! Dad wants to show this disgusting trick again.

HERMIONE: You say disgusting, someone says wonderful, but I say

Somewhere in the middle.

RON: Wait. Let me just chew this... air for a bit. Now forgive me if I smell a little like garlic...

He blows on her face. Lily giggles.

LILY: You smell like oatmeal.

RON: Bing. Bang. Boeing. Young lady, get ready to no longer be able to smell...

He pulls her nose.

LILY: Where's my nose?

RON: Ta-dam!

His hand is empty.

LILY: This is stupid.

ALBUS: Everyone's staring at us again.

RON: It's all because of me! I'm extremely famous. My nose tricks are legendary.

HERMIONE: Yes, that's something.

HARRY: Did you park properly?

RON: Yes. Hermione didn't believe I could pass the Muggle driving test, did she? She thought I would have to cast a Confundus Charm on the examiner.

HERMIONE: I didn’t even think of anything like that, I was absolutely sure of you.

ROSE: And I'm absolutely sure that he actually cast a Confundus Charm on the examiner.

ALBUS: Dad...

Albus grabs Harry's robes. Harry looks down.

Do you think... what if... what if I end up in Slytherin...

HARRY: What's wrong with that?

ALBUS: Slytherin is a house of snakes, a house of Dark magic... And not at all a house of brave wizards.

HARRY: Albus Severus, you were named after two Headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably one of the bravest people I have ever met.

This is the eighth Harry Potter story and the first official stage production. A special rehearsal edition of the script - a continuation of the journey of Harry Potter, his friends and family - was released simultaneously with the play's premiere in London's West End on July 30, 2016 and immediately became a bestseller.

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About the book

Harry Potter, living legend, the chosen one who repeatedly defeated the dark lord and eventually rid the world of him forever. He is a faithful friend, a brave fighter against the forces of darkness, a loving husband and father of the family.

He is the one about whom hundreds of books have been written, and whose name will be remembered for centuries. The halo of his glory does not fade over the years, but only grows. And he is undoubtedly a great wizard, perhaps one of the strongest in all of Britain.

Both adults and small children know all this; they all remember his story by heart. And that’s why it’s not so easy for Harry’s children. After all, they are Potters and therefore bear no small share of their parents’ glory. Great deeds and success in all areas are expected from them.

The hardest time is for the youngest of Harry's offspring, Albus Potter. Elders often make fun of him, although they love him. He is afraid of being sorted, because what if he is sent to Slytherin? And he doesn’t know at all how to behave at Hogwarts in order to be worthy of his father’s name.

And somewhere ahead, adventures and great achievements, big mistakes and hard work to correct them, studies, enemies and friends already await him.

The book, like the play that formed its basis, caused a real split in society, lovers of the story about the boy who lived. Is it a continuation of his story and the story of his family and friends. Or is it simply a perversion of a great literary work?

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny find themselves back on the platform from which the express train departs for the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But this time Hogwarts was preparing to accept their children as students. At the end of the seventh and, as expected, last book about Harry Potter, the main characters ended their journey at Hogwarts, grew up and had their own offspring. In 2015, readers are stunned by unexpected news - all Harry Potter fans are in for a continuation of the story. Theater play was created jointly by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. Tickets for it were sold out 2 years before the show, and Harry Potter fans waited for the book with such anticipation as they had not waited for any of the previous parts.

On the night of July 30-31, the play went on sale, and right from the morning JK Rowling was hit with a barrage of criticism from readers. “I sincerely hoped that I would fall in love with this book as much as I did with the seven previous ones, but I am very disappointed,” “This story is not a continuation of the seventh book, but sheer nonsense,” “Joan Rowling should have been ashamed to publish this” - and even more hundred similar angry comments. If you remember with what trepidation readers treated JK Rowling and with what impatience they awaited the release of each of the 7 parts of the book, it becomes clear that something has gone wrong in this world.

Readers were dissatisfied with a great many aspects - from the absurdly conceived intrigue to the blurry images of the main characters. In the play, for the first time in 7 parts released, there is a change of characters. Even though the Hogwarts students are now grown up, Rowling still presents the reader with the image of the boy who survived 19 years later - and he hasn't changed much. Harry is tormented by nightmares where he sees himself locked in a dark closet, his scar hurts unbearably, and the evil Aunt Petunia entrusts all the housework to him.

The traumas of childhood still haunt Harry, although he has already matured and has everything he has strived for for so long. He has a beautiful wife and beloved children, loyal friends nearby, a high position in the ministry and his favorite thing - fighting dark forces and their supporters. The only thing that upsets Harry is his strained relationship with his son Albus. He tries his best to be like his successful father, but has absolutely no ability in Quidditch, is dissatisfied with his placement in the Slytherin house and is not particularly popular at the school of witchcraft.

The school is again depicted from Albus' point of view. Almost for the first time, Hogwarts causes a certain rejection in the souls of readers. The only outlet for Albus is friendship with the same hunted teenager as himself - Scorpius Malfoy. Ill-wishers even spread gossip that Malfoy’s father was Voldemort himself. In fact, Voldemort has not a son, but a daughter who intends to use magic to return to the past and change her father’s fate. The basis of the plot is a time vortex that takes us to the very beginning: the Triwizard Bar and Godric's Hollow, where Harry lost his parents. JK Rowling portrays each episode through the eyes of an adult Harry, who relives the events of many years ago over and over again. Much attention in the play is paid to the conflict between fathers and children - constant confrontation younger generation eldest, Harry cannot be found mutual language with a son, and Voldemort could also have a child.