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"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

  The newest installment to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter came out at midnight July 30, so naturally I already read it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child starts off at the end of book 7, with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny putting their kids on the train to Hogwarts at Platform 9 3/4. The book (which is actually a script of the play in London that opened the same day the book came out) follows Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy on an adventure through time to save the world as they know it. This book was a fast read and a heartfelt journey back to an adventure and story that is dear to me. The characters are just the same as ever, though older and wiser. Hermione is Minister of Magic and Harry is head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Ron runs Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and Ginny edits the Daily Prophet. The newest characters are the children of the famous trio and Draco's son Scorpius - who is best friends with Albus. I have been at home at Hog...