But while you might be excited to learn more about The Boy Who Lived, J.K. Rowling wants you to know something important first:
She really, REALLY wants you to know something:
You might think Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a prequel, but you'd be wrong.
Have you heard? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is definitely not a prequel.
It is very possible that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is not a prequel.
But maybe it is a prequel??
Never has anything been less of a prequel.
If anything, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an anti-prequel: