The announcement of the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, sent the muggle community into a frenzy in October of last year. The collective consensus from the fandom was that we would take any new Potter in any form we could get it. As the casting choices revealed a black actress would be playing Hermione Granger, the timeline went up.
Through Pottermore.com, Rowling’s online portal to the fans, the author announced that both print and digital versions of the script book will be released for sale in the U.S. on July 31st at midnight, the day after the stage play premiere. (and for you Potter OGs, Harry’s birthday.)
Written by Jack Thorne and based on a story by Rowling, Thorne, and John Tiffany, this version of the book will be deemed a Special Rehearsal Edition which will be replaced by a Definitive Collector’s Edition at a later date, with a final version of the story. If you’re across the pond this summer, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be showing in London’s West End.
The world of witchcraft and wizardry is still with us 19 literary years after the Battle of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, so there’s definitely going to be some binge reading going on when this one drops.
