--- title: J.K. Rowling Reveals Harry Potter Play Wands description: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premieres in London on July 30 canonical: https://time.com/4297525/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-play-wands/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-18T15:16:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:50:08.123Z og:title: J.K. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: J.K. Rowling to Publish Script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child [Watch (HLS stream): J.K. Rowling to Publish Script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/D9dGz7ON.m3u8) (1:02)  _Published 2016-02-10_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 18, 2016 3:16 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 18, 2016 3:16 PM UTC [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/4110623/j-k-rowlings-biggest-harry-potter-revelations/) just unveiled the wands that Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger will be using to cast spells in the forthcoming play, [_Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_](http://time.com/4215336/jk-rowling-harry-potter-cursed-child-book/)_._ The author sent out a photo on Twitter to reveal the wands they will use to cast Avifors, Ridikulus, and Lumos spells, along with those of Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/722026226144174080) According to [Pottermore](https://www.pottermore.com/news/ww-publishing-cursed-child-script-book-announcement), Rowling’s digital publishing platform, the story of _The Cursed Child_ finds Potter and his friends 19 years after the end of the original series. Potter is now working at the Ministry of Magic, and married to Ginny Weasley, with whom he has three children. As Pottermore describes, “While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.” The play, which so far is only planned for a London run, is based on a story by J.K. Rowling and was written by Jack Thorne. For anyone who can’t use Floo powder to travel to England to see the play, the [script will be also be published](http://time.com/4215336/jk-rowling-harry-potter-cursed-child-book/) as an eBook on Pottermore, and will be available in hardcover by Scholastic in the U.S. The play premieres on July 30, and the book will be released July 31, better known as Harry Potter’s birthday. ## Transcript [00:00] JK Rowling is re- entering the wizarding world of Harry [00:02] Potter with a dramatic flourish. The author has [00:05] announced the upcoming release of a special rehearsal [00:07] edition of her recently announced two part stage play, [00:11] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II. [00:15] They've been dubbed the astory in the Harry Potter [00:17] saga and the play starts its run in London's West End [00:20] this summer. The limited edition book version of the [00:23] stage play will go on sale July 31st just hours after the [00:27] two part plays premiere. The Cursed Child picks up [00:30] nearly two decades after the epilogue in Harry Potter [00:33] and the Deathly Hallows. And Harry is far from the wild [00:36] haired spectacles wearing young wizard we first met in [00:38] the book series. Now he works for The Ministry of [00:41] Magic and has three children of his own, one of whom, [00:45] Albis, is having trouble dealing with his family legacy. [00:47] Rowling will release the Special Rehearsal Edition of the [00:50] script book in hard cover along with an ebook version [00:53] that will be available on Pottermore. The Special [00:55] Rehearsal Edition won't be available forever as a [00:58] Definitive Collector's Edition is already in the works. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4297525/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-play-wands/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4297525/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-play-wands/"},"headline":"J.K. 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