Will the Real Cursed Child Please Stand Up?
For the love of Voldemort, we have no idea who the Cursed Child in the title is. But we have a few theories.
Defendant A: Albus Severus Potter.
- The Evidence: This prophecy: "When spares are spared, when time is turned, when unseen children murder their fathers: Then will the Dark Lord return." (3.19.43)
- His legacy: Albus is cursed to live in his own father's shadow. Kid will never get a quality tan.
- His name means he has some huge namesake boots to fill. That's kind of a curse.
Defendant B: Delphi "Diggory"
- The Evidence: Girl is literally Voldemort's child. (Does Voldemort have a last name? Would she actually be Delphini Voldemort? Delphini De Mort? Or would she have her mom's name, Delphini Lestrange?)
- We repeat: she is Voldemort's daughter. You don't get more cursed than that.
- Guys. She's Voldemort's daughter.
Defendant C: Scorpius Malfoy
- The Evidence: Some horse-man tells Harry "there is a black cloud around your son, a dangerous black cloud" (2.5.25)…and Harry takes that to mean Scorpius.
- He's Draco Malfoy's son, and Scorpius himself says, "The Malfoys. The family you can always rely on to make the world a murkier place." (3.3.28)
- He eats candy, and Ginny and Harry Potter seem to hate candy.
Defendant D: Harry Potter
- The Evidence: Harry was a horcrux for Voldemort.
- Feeling guilty about the past makes his son's present very difficult.
- At the end of the play, Harry must watch his own parents get murdered. Again. Seriously, this guy has a cursed life.
Could it be any of these characters? Or someone else entirely? (Neville Longbottom? Craig Bowker Jr.? The Trolley Witch? Daniel Radcliffe?) You be the judge.