8 Huge Predictions For Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
7. Albus Severus Is The Cursed Child, But It's Not A Literal Curse
In the context of Harry Potter, the word curse has a fairly magical meaning. But the Harry Potter stories are nothing if not intelligent and well-written, so it's entirely likely that the phrase The Cursed Child is being used with a sort of double meaning. Since we know that the play will centre on Harry Potter's son Albus Severus, it's a fairly safe bet that he's the titular child. But the curse is likely to be something less wizardly and more human, referring to the struggle that Albus faces being the son of Harry Potter. It wouldn't be surprising if The Cursed Child was a much more emotional, introspective story than everyone is expecting. For a start, that's the kind of thing that stage plays excel at, and we've been told it's a story that's only possible to effectively tell on-stage. Following the events of the past, it'd make sense that Albus now a student of Hogwarts would have a tough time dealing with his father's legacy, feeling isolated from others his age due to how he's treated, with some revering him and some reviling him.
