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[peanutbutterlatte]

LOLwut

Kidding. About that at least.

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Not about the time travel plot though, yikes.

Look I don't give a shit if she`s black white or blue. But whatever color she is, make sure she is that since the first movie and keep up the consistency. Her agreeing with the move doesn't magically make it make sense. But this is a play so no reason for me to keep it going, I should STFU unless I at least get to see it first.

This isn't the movie tho.

 

[Jarmel]

Tell me it's fake. This can't be real.

Go back in time and obliviate your memory.

 

[MattyG]

What the fuck did I just read.

 

[EmptyCanO'wupass]

The Harry Potter universe has had some outlandish character names before, but fucking Scorpius?

Really, J.K.?

 

[Wanderer5]

Go back in time and obliviate your memory.

Oh kind of wish I could do that lol.

Man of all the things she could have possibly done, she went with this?

 

[DrForester]

Look I don't give a shit if she`s black white or blue. But whatever color she is, make sure she is that since the first movie and keep up the consistency. Her agreeing with the move doesn't magically make it make sense. But this is a play so no reason for me to keep it going, I should STFU unless I at least get to see it first.

I'd bet that she ends up being a better Hermione than Watson was, who pretty much phoned it in most the movies.

 

[Skellig Gra]

The Harry Potter universe has had some outlandish character names before, but fucking Scorpius?

Really, J.K.?

More outlandish than Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore?

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

I'd bet that she ends up being a better Hermione than Watson was, who pretty much phoned it in most the movies.

I liked her in the movies :\

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I liked everyone in the series

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I'd bet that she ends up being a better Hermione than Watson was, who pretty much phoned it in most the movies.

I'd hate to imagine your opinion of Radcliffe!

 

[Exterminieren]

The Harry Potter universe has had some outlandish character names before, but fucking Scorpius?

Really, J.K.?

Scorpius Malfoy isn't even the most ridiculous name in his family,

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particularly considering that the synopsis makes him sound like a nice kid.

 

[DrForester]

I'd hate to imagine your opinion of Radcliffe!

He was trying his heart out, sometimes trying too hard. But he was pretty great in the role.

Grint I think was the real stand out of the three.

 

[Eumi]

Those spoilers are fantastic. Utterly brilliant.

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fanfiction is real

 

[Ahasverus]

Here's the entire plot of the play. BIG SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to read them:

Part I
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145605618010/i-know-its-a-lot-to-ask-but-would-you-consider

Part II
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145680623155/im-too-tired-for-a-longford-summary-here-are-the

WTF IS THIS SHIT lol, I'm actually mad and haven't cared about HP in a decade. Why.

 

[Wanderer5]

Hey when Voldemort came back in book 4, he said that because the Lestrange remained faithful to him even when they were captured, they would be rewarded.

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I bet we know what Bellatrix's reward was now or one of them!!!>;P

 

[Regulus Tera]

I was surprised that Hermione is being portrayed as a black woman. Had to take a double take. Usually you'd expect a race change in a reboot, not a sequel. It'll take some getting used to, but I'm sure I'll get used to it if this play ever leaves London.

To be fair her race isn't ever mentioned in the books.

 

[Skatterd]

This play is seriously about to Phantom Menace this series so bad.
Shoulda left it alone.

 

[Permanently A]

Here's the entire plot of the play. BIG SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to read them:

Part I
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145605618010/i-know-its-a-lot-to-ask-but-would-you-consider

Part II
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145680623155/im-too-tired-for-a-longford-summary-here-are-the

holy fuck all this

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timey wimey bullshit

 

[Wanderer5]

To be fair her race isn't ever mentioned in the books.

In book 3, there was a line that, her "white" face was sticking out from behind a tree.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

I'm not reading the spoilers, but remember that a highly condensed synopsis can make just about anything sound like the stupidest shit ever.

 

[Krathoon]

It would have been surreal if it was a black musical, like "The Wiz".

 

[Regulus Tera]

In book 3, there was a line that, her "white" face was sticking out from behind a tree.

Point taken, though I will then argue that if we can have a black Hamlet then we can have a Black Hermione.

 

[DrForester]

Made it through half of part 1 spoilers.

No way that's real.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

In book 3, there was a line that, her "white" face was sticking out from behind a tree.

Oh shit cancel the play

 

[Wanderer5]

Point taken, though I will then argue that if we can have a black Hamlet then we can have a Black Hermione.

I don't mind that Hermione being black in this, and yeah I sure this happens quite a lot in plays, but it is there in the book.

 

[Skatterd]

I'm not reading the spoilers, but remember that a highly condensed synopsis can make just about anything sound like the stupidest shit ever.

I get what you're saying but nah if this is real, this is bad fanfic level stuff. I know that sounds like I'm exaggerating but I'm really not.

 

[YAWN]

The Kingdom Hearts comparison is on point hahahaha.
The chuff is this?

 

[Exterminieren]

Made it through half of part 1 spoilers.

No way that's real.

We've heard it from enough sources to say that it is.

It's the sort of crazy that I'd want from a project like this.

 

[Tambini]

Enough about Hermione's race, she could be played by Brian Blessed in this and it still wouldn't be the weirdest thing about the play. Absolute fan fiction, fan service drivel, I'm well disappointed and astonished that JK approved it as the canon 8th story

 

[Cheebo]

Enough about Hermione's race, she could be played by Brian Blessed in this and it still wouldn't be the weirdest thing about the play. Absolute fan fiction, fan service drivel, I'm well disappointed and astonished that JK approved it as the canon 8th story

She didn't just approve it, she wrote it.

 

[Exterminieren]

In all seriousness, they've got some legitimately exciting creative staff on this thing, even beyond Rowling herself. I'm not going to write it off based on a hurriedly-written Tumblr synopsis.

 

[Tookay]

I'm still laughing at how bad the plot is.

I usually refrain from judging the story before seeing it in execution, but i don't know how they could salvage this.

 

[Toxi]

Fans begged Rowling to write more Harry Potter.

Now they're gonna get more Harry Potter whether they like it or not.

 

[Timbuktu]

I feel that people are bitter they can't see the play, why jump to such judgements?

 

[Permanently A]

I feel that people are bitter they can't see the play, why jump to such judgements?

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time travel

was always the worst part of harry potter

I'm sure the play has good production values and such, but the plot by the beats is pretty hilarious

 

[sphagnum]

Made it through half of part 1 spoilers.

No way that's real.

You didn't even get to the interesting stuff yet.

 

[Pappasman]

The Daily Beast posted their plot summary as well. It goes into a lot more detail than the tumblr post.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ild-spoilers-here-s-the-plot-of-the-play.html

 

[WrenchNinja]

Here's the entire plot of the play. BIG SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to read them:

Part I
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145605618010/i-know-its-a-lot-to-ask-but-would-you-consider

Part II
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145680623155/im-too-tired-for-a-longford-summary-here-are-the

What the fuck am I reading

 

[Jarmel]

The Daily Beast posted their plot summary as well. It goes into a lot more detail than the tumblr post.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ild-spoilers-here-s-the-plot-of-the-play.html

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How the fuck do the Diggorys raise a kid from a Death Eater family?

 

[clemenx]

Lol, I'm loving the reactions. It's making me appreciate it more.

HP has always been silly and kinda stupid but lots of fun. Don't go acting like the main series is some sort of literary masterpiece.

As I said before. I don't really want this and I hope this is the last work directly relating to Harry Potter and family. Let's hope the Fantastic Beasts movie is succesful so maybe she will turn into writing about an extended universe.

 

[Wanderer5]

I feel that people are bitter they can't see the play, why jump to such judgements?

And what made you jump to the conclusion that we are bitter about not seeing the play lol? I personally not a fan of the story being

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all time traveling

, and I doubt that going to change much even if I saw the play itself.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

is it too late to pretend this book doesn't exist?

I'll just pretend it doesn't exist.

Those spoilers should have followed RDJ's advice and not gone there.

 

[Brazil]

Wow. That's pretty bad.

And here I thought they'd actually have the guts to move the franchise forward.

 

[Prompto]

Dear lord it really is almost like if Harry Potter was written by Tetsuya Nomura.

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Rowling should have never brought back the time turner.

 

[Wanderer5]

Dear lord it really is almost like if Harry Potter was written by Tetsuya Nomura.

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Rowling should have never brought back the time turner.

LOL.

Also didn't

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she say that she wasn't impress with the idea in the end, and that why she wrote that all the time turners get destroys during the battle of the Department of Mysteries?

Thought I read that somewhere.

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

Here's the entire plot of the play. BIG SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to read them:

Part I
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145605618010/i-know-its-a-lot-to-ask-but-would-you-consider

Part II
http://corpidicarta.tumblr.com/post/145680623155/im-too-tired-for-a-longford-summary-here-are-the

Ahahaha. Oh wow. Going to stick to fanfics for all my Harry Potter needs.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

The Daily Beast posted their plot summary as well. It goes into a lot more detail than the tumblr post.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...ild-spoilers-here-s-the-plot-of-the-play.html

Holy SHIT.

This is some of the dumbest stuff I've read in weeks.

Harry Potter was never a literary masterpiece, but this is like fanfiction levels of nonsense.

EDIT: Actually, this is legitimately worse than some fanfiction HP stories that I've read.

 

[Wanderer5]

It sad that I recently saw Love Never Dies (which oh boy was that a shitfest of a sequel to Phantom of the Opera), and now this.>.< I probably still read the book and/or the video recording that I sure will likely happen, but ugh.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

don't worry guys, I'm working on fixing it as we speak.

I'll take the script and make Sonic a main character. Albus Sonic the Hedgehog Potter

 

[The Auxiliary]

Man, Hermoine's daughter really got those afro puffs going... Do kids still wear afro puffs today? I haven't seen any irl kids in a while, though that used to be my go-to style back in elementary school.

 

[Skatterd]

I feel that people are bitter they can't see the play, why jump to such judgements?

SPOILERS DO NOT CLICK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW

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They bring back like every old character for cameos and Voldemort literally has a kid with Bellatrix. Plus lots of time travel/alternate reality nonsense.

Someone said it was like a bad Doctor Who episode and that's pretty on the mark.