Yesterday, countless people around the world purchased a stageplay script for the first time in their lives. We’ll save you the time of checking to see if Glengarry Glenn Ross is on the bestseller list, it’s a Harry Potter thing. The script is a continuation of the Harry Potter story called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and it’s fair to say that people are freaking out.
Twitter was still a baby when the last Harry Potter story was released, but it’s now developed to the point that we can watch people lose it in real time. Check out some of the best reactions below:
First, let’s have a moment of silence for all the folks who couldn’t get their hands on it:
https://twitter.com/athenahillarym/status/760145722201165825
When everyone's saying how good #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild is but you don't have it yet pic.twitter.com/KEzHGZPF0o
— tae (@swoftaee) July 31, 2016
Especially those who couldn’t get it due to this super appropriate reason:
I was wondering why my copy of #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild hasn't arrived and then I remembered… pic.twitter.com/ki2SueYAuj
— Wriggy (@Wriggy) July 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/honeynutlester/status/759784609521467392
As with any nostalgic nerd-out, people are going to ask why you still care. Luckily, Potter fans are armed with the perfect response:
https://twitter.com/lenatuonela/status/759767064579940353
When the script did finally come, fans were ecstatic:
When you hear the delivery man at the door with your #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild pic.twitter.com/Vi8gSOvv7j
— Hogwarts Logic (@Hogwarts_Logics) July 31, 2016
Some of that goodwill even extended into the reading, with folks finding shades of their favorite ‘ship:
it's dramoine if you squint #harrypotterandthecursedchild pic.twitter.com/enNaPb6oqi
— abbey (@messyab) July 31, 2016
But just as many people saw the fanfiction-y angle in a less flattering light, going so far as to compare it to one of the world’s most notorious Harry Potter fanfics:
#HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild is pretty much Shyamalan meets My Immortal. That twist? Really? Wtf Jo you allowed that?!
— Wako Geek (@WakoGeekCosplay) August 1, 2016
Does #CursedChild remind anyone of My Immortal? #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild
— Geeky Waffle Network (@Geeky_Waffle) August 1, 2016
Critiques aside, there’s never a bad reason to use this .gif:
Pg.17- ROSE IS SAVAGE #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild pic.twitter.com/OHihf3F6q1
— kelsey darragh (@kelseydarragh) July 31, 2016
And most folks were simply too excited to care:
IT'S SUCH AN EXCITING DAY!! (I should've worn my Gryffindor scarf/hat I HAVE REGRETS) #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild pic.twitter.com/js7TqR2jyo
— cal (@calvincamps) August 1, 2016
Just finished #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild ! More more more more more more pic.twitter.com/SLkI6aygFT
— ernie (@2ToesUp) August 1, 2016
The #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild effect pic.twitter.com/Vc2OjTXq7b
— Hogwarts Logic (@Hogwarts_Logics) July 31, 2016
Me today. #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild pic.twitter.com/fdZqEWVOGE
— Tessa Netting Moses (@tessanetting) July 31, 2016
Much like another pop culture institution, the latest Harry Potter story brought out the anti-spoiler brigade:
https://twitter.com/HogwartsLogic/status/759732140292530180
https://twitter.com/kartikr99/status/759764886545104896
And at least one astute observation:
#HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild will be the first HP book I buy that wasn't purchased with my parents' money. #AdultLyfe
— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) July 31, 2016
Of course, many people gobbled the play up as quickly as possible. Leaving them with that same feeling they felt at the end of the last book, knowing there’s no more to look forward to:
And just like that…the era is over. And so is part of my soul. ⚡️ #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild pic.twitter.com/u6J76E3tle
— Sammie Dunlay (@sammiedunlay) August 1, 2016