抢购《哈利波特8》之前一定要知道的几件事

Young wizards and witches have long been waiting for a new story to come out of the magical universe J.K. Rowling created with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (or Philosopher’s, if you’re in the U.K.) Stone nearly two decades ago.

将近二十年前，J.K.罗琳以《哈利波特与魔法石》的发行为起点，开创了一个魔法世界。长久以来，年轻的巫师和女巫们一直对新的魔法故事翘首期待。

This weekend, there’s no more need to practice your accio manuscript spells, as the wait for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be over. Here’s what you need to know about the new story before its July 31 release:

这周末，再也不需要练习你们的"手稿召唤咒"了，因为对《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》的等待已经结束。下面是在7月31号图书发行前你需要知道的：

This isn’t a new Harry Potter novel — it’s a play script.

这不是一本新的哈利波特小说——它是一个剧本。

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I and II” is a play currently running in London’s West End. When rumors of an eighth Harry Potter book release started circulating on social media, J.K. Rowling was quick to clarify that the new release would be a script of the London stage production, not a novel.

《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子：第一部分与第二部分》是正在伦敦西区上映的一个剧本。当第八本哈利波特发行的流言开始席卷整个社交网络，J.K.罗琳很快澄清即将发行的不是小说，而是伦敦舞台剧创作的脚本。

The play was written by Jack Thorne, a screenwriter and playwright who’s worked on the U.K. series “Skins” and “Shameless.” Thanks to a #KeeptheSecrets campaign led by Rowling, few spoilers have been publicized — so you’ll just have to pick up a copy to see what happens.

这个剧本由杰克·索恩编写，他是一位编剧，也是剧作家，负责英剧版《皮囊》和《无耻之徒》。由于罗琳（推特上）发起的#KeeptheSecrets（保守住秘密！）活动，（该剧本）几乎没有剧透被公布出来——所以你还是需要购买一本书，看看它到底是个什么样的故事。

The new story picks up after the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

新的故事承接了《哈利波特与死亡圣器》的结局。

Fans will remember that Rowling’s finishing flourish to her seven-book series ― whose final installment was released July 21, 2007 ― saw our faves as married parents 19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts and Voldemort’s defeat. Harry and Ginny Weasley were wishing their boy Albus Severus good luck as he boarded the Hogwarts Express with his older brother, James, as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley sent off their daughter Rose.

书迷们依然记得：罗琳为她的七本书系列挥就的结局——最后一部分于2007年7月21号出版发行——看到我们最爱的角色在霍格沃茨VS伏地魔大战19年后结婚生子。在他们的儿子阿不思·西弗勒斯要和哥哥詹姆斯登上霍格沃茨特快列车之时，哈利和金妮·韦斯利祝他好运，同时赫敏·格兰杰和罗恩·韦斯利也在送别他们的女儿罗斯。