i love the world of harry potter but this was a disappointment for me. i found myself being more  invested in the original characters such hermione, ginny & draco rather than the new ones & the family dynamics introduced. maybe because i’ve read half the books in the series, this one it feels as though it was lacking depth & humanity. i’m sure this is because a play is supposed to be watched instead of read but it just felt overall unnecessary in what it introduced (voldemort & bellatrix having a relationship?!) which led it to become disingenuous in the story telling. yes, it wasn’t written by you know who, but it was her initial idea & proposal but due to her history with attempting to expand the wizarding world, it kind of seems like a cash grab rather than a story she felt she needed to tell. it was nice to see where the characters ended up, but this was already told through the original book & film series.