JK Rowling is frantically trying to debunk a rumor about her new Harry Potter play
Megan Willett
J.K. Rowling announced on Friday that she was extending the wizarding universe with a new play that would be a part of the official canon � �Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.�
I'm also very excited to confirm today that a new play called Harry Potter and the #CursedChild will be opening in London next year.
� J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 26, 2015
The author shared her news with her 4.84 million Twitter followers and racked up an impressive 43,000 favorites and 35,000 retweets at the time of this post.
�I will tell a new story, which is the result of a collaboration between writer Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany, and myself,� Rowling tweeted.
�I don�t want to say too much more, because I don�t want to spoil what I know will be a real treat for fans,� she continued. �However, I can say that it is not a prequel!�
But a day before Rowling broke the news officially, The Daily Mail reporter Baz Bamigboye wrote about the play and said that it would focus on Harry�s parents and the events that happened before they were killed by Lord Voldemort"
CNBC World and The Independent also reported that the �Cursed Child� production would be a prequel. Rowling quickly shut them down on Twitter.
.@CNBCWorld It's not a prequel. It really, really isn't a prequel. Not a prequel. Not at all prequelly. It is an anti-prequel. #NotAPrequel
IT'S NOT A... oh, will someone else please take over? https://t.co/nXT82YF1xa
Then, because her followers kept wondering what the new �prequel� would be about, Rowling decided she really needed to drive the point home that the �Cursed Child� play was not a prequel.
A tweet storm from the author ensued:
#CursedChild NOT a prequel. Lots of people asking, so I thought I'd say that again! NOT a prequel!
NOT a prequel. Not. A. Prequel. #CursedChild https://t.co/OLAucrEppE
I can't remember whether I've mentioned this, but Harry Potter & the #CursedChild isn't a prequel.
Not if it isn't a prequel. https://t.co/pb0DMEf4xw
Sadly, not a prequel. I thought I'd said that at some point. Anyway. Not a prequel. https://t.co/EPOmpVXFcl
You are getting very warm indeed when you say that it is *possible* that #CursedChild isn't a prequel. https://t.co/B6QPUV0mxa
.@gorgosprizza Sorry, I thought I'd said! #CursedChild isn't a prequel.
Funny, a lot of people are asking that! But no, I can exclusively reveal that #CursedChild isn't a prequel. https://t.co/AJd5wamugn
Well, obviously I like to keep things mysterious, so I'll just say Prequel. A. Not. It's. https://t.co/gbougs635Q
You're right, I have been guilty of shameful ambiguity in this matter. It isn't a prequel. https://t.co/ep6InUxL20
Ah, I can see where you've got that idea, but in fact it ISN'T a prequel. https://t.co/vAsTcwGWjy
You know what? I'm starting to wonder. Maybe it is. https://t.co/Vh7yaCKP2c
*I must not swear on Twitter. I must not swear on Twitter...* https://t.co/AeYLHzWjDL
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Though we still have no idea what the play will be about � Harry Potter�s career as an Auror? Another prophecy involving The Boy Who Lived? � one thing�s for sure: The �Cursed Child� is a sequel.
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