The offspring
If you’ve been drowning your sorrows in your butterbeer for the last nine years, it’s time to grab your Marauder’s Map and head over to Maria’s Bookshop.
This Sun., July 31, at 9 a.m., the independent book purveyor is throwing open its doors for the release of the eighth installment in the Potter series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
(For you mere muggles out there, Cursed Child is the script from the newly opened play of the same name currently storming London. Although not written by J.K. Rowling herself, it was written with her input and based on a story she wrote along with the playwright Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.)
OK – back to the plotline. To refresh Pot-heads’ memories, Cursed Child picks up 19 years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows left off, with the death of Voldemort at Harry’s hands. In the play, Harry, who now works at the Ministry of Magic, is married to Ginny Weasley and the father of three children. The story centers on Albus, Harry’s youngest son, as he is sent off to Hogwarts in his father’s footsteps to face the family’s legacy. (Cue dramatic music.)
Reserve your copy at Maria’s by July 30 and receive a free Harry Potter swag bag. To reserve your copy, call Maria’s at 970-247-1438 or stop by the store, 960 Main Ave.
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