In the dark timeline, Snape is still alive, leading a resistance movement against the dark forces. Seeing Snape interact with Scorpius Malfoy allows the play to retroactively solidify Snape’s redemption, showing him as a man who lived in the shadows but fought for the light.
“The prisoner’s son,” this Harry sneered. “Interrogation Room Seven. Now.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One an...
Scorpius Malfoy is arguably the breakout star. His loyalty to Albus never wavers, even when Albus is sullen and selfish. In an alternate timeline, Scorpius’s grief over losing his only friend is what drives him to fix the past. Their friendship, not romantic love or bravery, saves the world. In the dark timeline, Snape is still alive,
| Character | Role | |-----------|------| | | Harry’s complex, struggling middle son (Slytherin) | | Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy | Draco’s kind, brilliant, outcast son | | Harry Potter | Overwhelmed father, Head of Magical Law Enforcement | | Draco Malfoy | A reformed, worried single father | | Delphi Diggory (aka The Cursed Child) | Voldemort’s secret daughter | | Ginny Potter | Wife, mother, and voice of reason | | Ron & Hermione | Comic and supportive aunt/uncle figures | “Interrogation Room Seven
Harry Potter never had a father, so he struggles to be one. He tells Albus, “I wish you weren’t my son,” in a moment of anger—a line that devastates audiences. The play asks: how does a hero parent a child who feels they can never measure up?
Delphi manipulates Albus and Scorpius into helping her travel back to the night Voldemort tried to kill baby Harry, intending to prevent Voldemort’s downfall.
So find a theatre. Book your tickets. Sit in the dark and watch as the stag Patronus flies across the stage. You may cry. You may argue about canon later. But you will not forget the experience.