Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

by

J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Symbols

Time-Turners

Time-Turners illustrate the dangers of fixating on and altering the past. Time-Turners allow the user to go back in time and change the past, which often unintentionally changes the present. In the play, Albus and…

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Harry’s Blanket

Harry’s blanket represents how his and Albus’s relationship changes over time, from one filled with struggle to one filled with understanding. The blanket is a source of love, comfort, and even luck for Harry—it…

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The Augurey

The Augurey symbolizes Delphi’s desire to shape her own future. Literally, Augureys are “sinister-looking black birds that cry when rain’s coming.” Delphi explains to Scorpius and Albus that wizards used to believe that the…

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