Zakaria Yousuf Mr. Pressler English 17 October 2016
The Journey Through Time
“Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the
present.”(Bil Keane). In the book; Harry Potter and the cursed child, J K Rowling and John Tiffany show the character journey from being a young non understanding child, to a mature young son. In the novel, the main character(Harry Potter), son(Severus) doesn't like the family's name and history so he and his friend(Scorpius) decide to go back in time and save an old family friend's son from dying. The thesis statement in this novel is that the past shouldn't be changed no matter what.
Firstly, the journey began when Severus heard Cedric father argue with Harry and
he decided to go back and save his son. So the two young boys first stole a time-turner from the minster office, which allowed them to go back in time. The first time they traveled, it didn't really work. The textual evidence states “ Scorpius: We've found the Time-Turner-I never thought we'd get this far. Albus: Mate, now we've got this, the next stop is saving Cedric. Our journey just begun.” (Rowling 75). This piece of evidence shows that first step to their journey. The first try was a
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fail. When they successfully traveled they quickly got stuck. They experienced some problems like the professors not knowing that and the fact that the time-turner had a time limit. They returned back to time and were displeased with the fact that their plan failed but that didn't stop them. The text states, “ Scorpius: Albus, I think the time-turner-something is wrong…” also, “ Scorpius: Their must be some limit- the Time-Turner must have some kind of time limit..” (Rowling 93). This evidence shows that failure but the determination of the two characters. Secondly, when the boys return they noticed that they changed major events in their life.
Such as Severus was sorted in Gryffindor not Slytherin. Also that people jobs and family origins change. Only the two boys notice this change. The text states, “ Harry: Albus has also forgotten that he was sorted in Gryffindor. Conveniently.”, also “ Albus: Did it work? Did any of it work?, Scorpius: No…But, Albus-” (Rowling 101). The texts shows the confusion that the two characters face for the change of the timeline. They decide to try again. The parents finally understand why they keep disappearing and reappearing. The text states, “ Harry: Albus and Scorpius are not disappearing and reappearing-they're traveling. Traveling in time.” (Rowling 127). The text states the knowledge that the parents gained of what their children were
doing. Lastly, was the lesson that they learned, which was never to change something that already happened. The parents now travel to save their kids and all of hogwarts. It has seemed that the boys changed the timeline and make Cedric comes back but joins Voldemort destroy hogwarts. The text states, “ Harry died twenty years ago as part of the failed coup on the school-he was one of those Dumbledore terrorists we bravely overthrew at the Battle of Hogwarts.” (Rowling 130). The texts demonstrates the change again in the magical timeline. Scorpius must change things back to normal. So he seeks the help of Snape and both together change everything back to normal. The text states, “ Albus: What? We failed.”, “ Scorpius: Yes. YES AND IT'S AMAZING.” (Rowling 159). This piece of text show the lesson that Scorpius learns of changing time. It's also shows the success of their plan. In conclusion, the two boys learned that time shouldn't be messed with. The essay shows the steps they took to reach their destination. They learned the importance of their actions and events has a big part in their future. The three steps they had to take were they transpiration, their failure and last, success. Word Cited Thorne, Jack, J. K. Rowling, and John Tiffany. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
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Abanes, Richard. "Harry Potter: Harmless Christian Novel or Doorway to the Occult?" Interview. The Christian Broadcasting Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. In this interview, Author Richard Abanes provides information to parents about Harry Potter and the concerns and dangers with modern day fantasy literature. Supplying a priest’s expert opinion, this interview discusses children’s susceptibleness to outside influences and the different types of fantasy literature. Its unyielding, yet respectable position, including references to other Christian fantasy series such as The Chronicles of Narnia, will be advantageous for my argument in that it provides an alternative viewpoint from my own. Being a counterargument, this source can be used to help shape an argument in rebuttal of the points made in this argument. Sources that argue that Harry Potter does indeed contain Christian aspects will be helpful in a rebuttal of this source.
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