| masterofmystery | 09-05-2017 04:04 PM |
Evanna Lynch shares her ideas on 'Cursed Child' not being part of Harry Potter canon
Evanna Lynch chatted about all things Harry Potter and the Wizarding World, from her early days as a fan before she was cast as Luna Lovegood, to how that changed her life. The actress also had the most interesting comments regarding the eighth and final installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
For reference, Cursed Child was written by Jack Thorne, with J.K. Rowling giving the plot details and overseeing the script. She did not, however, write the story itself. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">i got to talk to the wonderful <a href="https://twitter.com/Evy_Lynch">@Evy_Lynch</a> about all things harry potter this weekend, and it was a dream come true<a href="https://t.co/R2fqYH56im">https://t.co/R2fqYH56im</a> <a href="https://t.co/jyO9egCWyr">pic.twitter.com/jyO9egCWyr</a></p>— ellie bate (@eleanorbate) <a href="https://twitter.com/eleanorbate/status/905091049361727488">September 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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There are still those people who'll say, you know, “I wish she’d stop, I wish it had just ended with Deathly Hallows and she would stop saying things on Twitter.” What would your response be to that?
Evanna Lynch: I personally just feel like, you know what, Jo is queen of the Harry Potter world. You may not like it, but you don’t like everything that happens in your own life. You know, your own life follows trajectories that you didn’t plan, so you just have to accept it.
I do understand about some people not accepting Cursed Child, because it’s not pure J.K. Rowling. I know she approved everything, and she was so heavily involved in the creative process, but she didn’t write it. So, for me, the portrayal of Harry is not…right.
Yeah. I went to see it on the first night of previews, before the book came out, so I saw it without any bias. I loved it as, like…
Evanna Lynch: Its own thing.
Yes. And I think it’s an incredible piece of theatre. But in my head I don’t consider it canon.
Evanna Lynch: You don’t slot it in with the rest of the universe. I’m the same. It’s like, it’s speculative, but for me it’s not the real Harry Potter world. It just didn’t feel like Harry to me. I relate to people who have that purist mindset that if it’s from J.K. Rowling’s mind, then it is, but that’s not just her creation, it’s a lot of people’s creations. It’s the same way the films are an amalgamation of so many people’s visions and opinions of the Harry Potter universe, so you don’t have to accept that. That’s why part of me is always a little bit sad that she didn’t write the encyclopaedia.
| The two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now running at London's Palace Theatre, and will come to Broadway's Lyric Theatre this April. | 