The Cursed Child play is breaking records.So jealous of fans who already saw it.The tickets are so hard to get
So many amazing comments about the play.All the haters of the script need to see the play to understand why Rowling allowed this.
Tickets aren't actually that hard to get. Every week, the Nimax website puts up Premium Tickets (£99.50 per part) for Stalls and Dress Circle seats, so if you're willing to spend that much, you can do that. If you check daily, you can see the Premium Tickets go up, they normally put them up a week before that show, like if you check now, there will be tickets up for next week (it may say sold out but keep checking and they will go up).
The show is incredible and honestly worth all the money. Remember it's a 2 part play and nearly 6 hours, so it is worth it!
Tickets aren't actually that hard to get. Every week, the Nimax website puts up Premium Tickets (£99.50 per part) for Stalls and Dress Circle seats, so if you're willing to spend that much, you can do that. If you check daily, you can see the Premium Tickets go up, they normally put them up a week before that show, like if you check now, there will be tickets up for next week (it may say sold out but keep checking and they will go up).
The show is incredible and honestly worth all the money. Remember it's a 2 part play and nearly 6 hours, so it is worth it!
I said it's hard to get because I saw many tweets complaining about it. And some of my friends had some problems with trying to get them as well.They are not willing to pay £99.50 price tho.
I really hope I get to see the show next year.I already saved some money not just for the tickets but for everything else to get there.
With four more Beasts movies to come, I decided my Christmas gift to wizard-lovers should be to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the plot of the new franchise. There’s also a bonus FAQ, an oldie about Chamber of Secrets that I’ve been asked at least once a week for nine years.
I hope you enjoy your visit and if I don’t see you again before the end of December, I wish you a very happy new year!
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Why couldn’t Newt just Apparate to the USA? Why did he go by boat?
Apparition becomes increasingly risky over long distances. As with most magic, much depends on the skill of the spell-caster: Apparition requires knowledge of the terrain to which one is moving, or the ability to visualise it clearly. Cross-continental Apparition would almost certainly result in severe injury or death.
Moreover, the beasts in Newt’s case had varying magical natures. Some could have Apparated with him, but others could not.
2. Why did Newt go in through No-Maj customs?
He was transporting magical creatures at a time when this was illegal. No-Majs were far easier to fool than the wizarding checkpoint would have been.
3. Why couldn’t Newt use ‘Accio’ to retrieve all his beasts? ‘Accio’ only works on inanimate objects. While people or creatures may be indirectly moved by ‘Accio-ing’ objects that they are wearing or holding, this carries all kinds of risks because of the likelihood of injury to the person or beast attached to an object travelling at close to the speed of light.
4. Why isn’t Veritaserum used in interrogations? It is, but skilled wizards can avoid its effects by using antidotes and charms. A gifted Occlumens could also resist Veritaserum.
5. Why did ‘revelio’ undo the effects of Polyjuice Potion?
It didn’t. Grindelwald’s Transfiguration surpasses that of most wizards, so he used a spell, not a potion, to take on the appearance of Percival Graves.
6. Why didn’t Harry Potter develop an Obscurus? An Obscurus is developed under very specific conditions: trauma associated with the use of magic, internalized hatred of one’s own magic and a conscious attempt to suppress it.
The Dursleys were too frightened of magic ever to acknowledge its existence to Harry. While Vernon and Petunia had a confused hope that if they were nasty enough to Harry his strange abilities might somehow evaporate, they never taught him to be ashamed or afraid of magic. Even when he was scolded for ‘making things happen’, he didn’t make any attempt to suppress his true nature, nor did he ever imagine that he had the power to do so.
And finally, an oldie but a perennial favourite…
7. Why wasn’t the Horcrux inside Harry destroyed when he was bitten by the Basilisk in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
A Horcrux can only be destroyed if its container is damaged beyond repair. Harry was healed by Fawkes. Had he died, the Horcrux would indeed have been destroyed.
PS I’m being asked all kinds of excellent questions about Fantastic Beasts that I can’t answer right now, because the answers would give away too much about future plots. If your burning question isn’t here, you are probably safe to assume that it will be answered in the sequels!
Not Accio pulling things this fast towards you, this is a little messy Jo sis.
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5. Why did ‘revelio’ undo the effects of Polyjuice Potion?
It didn’t. Grindelwald’s Transfiguration surpasses that of most wizards, so he used a spell, not a potion, to take on the appearance of Percival Graves.
NOOO Collin Farrell in film #2 cancelled
Ugh but I love that she is still answering questions about the old books as well. Everything seems logical and so thought out.
Reading ‘Harry Potter’ Actually Makes Kids Better Humans, Says Science
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New paper says reading Harry Potter can make kids more tolerant There are two kinds of people in this world, those of us who are trying to gracefully accept that our Hogwarts letter got lost in the mail, and people who have never read the Harry Potter books.
If you’re one of those sad Muggles who doesn’t have a boxed set of the books stashed away for your kids to read once they’re old enough, a new paper in the Journal of Applied Psychology may change your mind. Turns out kids who read Harry Potter really are cooler than everyone else. The paper found kids who read the books and identify with Harry are more open-minded and less likely to be prejudiced against minority groups.
Instead of using a Pensieve, the paper looked at studies involving three different groups: fifth graders, high school students and college students.
Thirty-four Italian fifth graders were asked to fill out a questionnaire about immigrants, then split into two groups for six weeks. One group met and discussed passages from the books that dealt with themes of bigotry and prejudice (I’m guessing the insult Mudblood came up a lot). The other group served as a control and discussed neutral passages from the books (tips on the care of magical creatures perhaps?). After six weeks, the students in the group that discussed the deeper themes of the books who also identified personally with Harry Potter showed “improved attitudes towards immigrants.”
J.K’s Rowling’s wizarding world is full of rich, imaginative details, like how to mend broken bones without a cast or how a love potion will smell differently to each of us based on what we find attractive, there’s no question that the books have allegorical undertones.
Harry versus Voldemort is more than a good versus evil tale. While it’s magical and pretty, a class system very much exists in the wizarding world, both among the wizards themselves, and between the wizards and other magical creatures. It’s impossible to read passages about Voldemort’s obsession with pureblood wizards without thinking about Hitler’s Master Race ideology. And house-elfs are handy plot devices when the hero needs a quick getaway, but they’re also essentially slaves, with no way to gain their freedom unless granted it by their masters through the gift of clothing. Harry isn’t particularly clever (that’s Hermione’s job) but one of his defining characteristics is how he sees everyone — wizard, Muggle or creature — as equals. Reading the books and relating to Harry emotionally makes kids more likely to take on this characteristic themselves.
It’s not just children who better themselves by reading the books. In a separate study, 117 Italian high school students were asked their opinions about homosexuals. Then, in what they believed was a separate study, they were asked how many of the Harry Potter books they had read and if they identified with the main character. Similarly to the younger students, those who felt a connection to the boy with the lightning scar had more empathy for others. Relating to Harry on an emotional level meant the student was more likely to have a positive perception of LGBTQ people.
It even works with adults, although our ability to empathize with minorities tends to have less to do with how we connect with Harry Potter and more to do with how we feel about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In a study of UK college students, researchers found having less of an emotional identification with Voldemort lead to students having improved attitudes about immigrants. In other words, the less we sympathize with The Dark Lord, the less like him we are.
So the next time someone rolls their eyes when you tell them how you can’t wait to read the books with your kids, just tell them the truth: the Harry Potter books have actual magical powers.
just missed the 800m mark this week, but will be locked for next week i'm sure amazing result, excited for the news for the next film, although 2 year waits is going to be torture