Michael Lapointe's Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
Using the release of an anticipated continuation of a famous series - “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” as an example, Michael LaPointe in his article “Harry Potter Lives On” debates on how much influence authors have on what happens with their characters outside their own, original writings.
He starts with a brief description of the book, how it got positive reviews, but also confused the readers with its unusual form of a script, and the fact that it wasn’t written by J.K. Rowling - author of the original series. Lapointe mentions Rowling’s awareness of the extensive “Harry Potter” fan fiction, and her being keen on that idea. She even encourages her readers to write their own stories, but also forbids anyone from earning money from selling
He starts with a brief description of the book, how it got positive reviews, but also confused the readers with its unusual form of a script, and the fact that it wasn’t written by J.K. Rowling - author of the original series. Lapointe mentions Rowling’s awareness of the extensive “Harry Potter” fan fiction, and her being keen on that idea. She even encourages her readers to write their own stories, but also forbids anyone from earning money from selling