Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Terms

Death Eater

A Death Eater is one of Voldemort’s followers. Draco Malfoy became a Death Eater during Voldemort’s return to power in Harry’s final years at school. read analysis of Death Eater

Durmstrang

Durmstrang is another magical school, like Hogwarts, whose students competed at the Triwizard Tournament. Viktor Krum competed for Durmstrang, and when Scorpius and Albus go back in time to the first task, they impersonate… read analysis of Durmstrang

Dementors

Dementors are dark, wraithlike beings that feed off of people’s happiness, generating feelings of intense sadness. Dementors can fly and also suck out people’s souls, leaving them husks of themselves. Scorpius faces dementors in the… read analysis of Dementors

Parseltongue

Parseltongue is the language of snakes, which only people descended from Salazar Slytherin (one of the four Hogwarts founders) can speak. It is generally associated with dark magic. In the play, Voldemort, Delphi… read analysis of Parseltongue

Squib

“Squib” is the wizarding world’s term for a person with magical parents who is born without magic. Kids at Hogwarts make fun of Albus by calling him a squib, even though he isn’t one. read analysis of Squib
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The Triwizard Tournament

The Triwizard Tournament was a competition held during Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts (from 1994-1995), first depicted in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It involved students from three schools: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and… read analysis of The Triwizard Tournament
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