Rose thinks it's high time Scorpius is introduced formally to her parents. No one involved is thrilled. 2: As a former teenager, I can safely say that they will break up. As a former teenager who marries her first love, I'll join you to say 'bugger', Ron

She's the first Weasley in Slytherin. He's the first Malfoy in Gryffindor. His family is the remnants of the old order. Her family's the wizarding world's new dynasty. You'd think their parents would be a bit more openminded about their relationship.

They don't want to live in their parents' shadows. Too bad it means going through an odd and harsh path, starting with the Sorting that went awry. 4. Tabula rasa: It is not so much starting anew as changing references. Who ever forgets?

It was supposed to be a vacation with bits of summer homework thrown in. But being stranded in a snowstorm in the middle of Welsh mountains doesn't stop Rose from dragging Scorpius into all sorts of trouble.

It takes Ron several weeks and a comeuppance from Hermione for him to propose her.

Sometimes it's not too visible, but it's definitely always there, and it stretches into infinity.

The world knows of four temperate seasons Voldemort does not. The Order does, and it shall be the death of him.