If this prologue had taken place less than 19 years after the battle, it would be implied that Rowling's protagonists had children in their early years of adulthood, which likely isn't the story she wanted. It's easy to focus on the Golden Trio in this scene, but the final takeaway lies with their children.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child finds Harry nineteen years older than when we left him at the end of the Deathly Hallows–married to Ginny Weasley, with a job at the Ministry, and three children of his own. One thing that hasn't changed, is his undying friendship with Ron and Hermione.
Why was J.K. Rowling not invited to the 20th anniversary?
I decided I didn't want to do it. I thought it was about the films more than the books quite rightly,” Rowling continued. “No one said, 'Don't. ' I was asked to do it and I decided not to.”
Harry works as the Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, while Ginny is the editor of the sports section of The Daily Prophet. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger also send their daughter Rose on the train.
The 19-year time jump put Harry at 37 and not 36 because it can be deduced that the scene took place at the beginning of the Hogwarts school year which would have been after his birthday.
Draco and his wife, Astoria Greengrass, decided early on that they would raise their son without pure-blood beliefs. In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Scorpius Malfoy (Draco's son) was taught to treat Muggles and half-bloods with the same respect that he would treat any wizard or witch.
After the conclusion of the Second Wizarding War, Hermione sought out her parents and returned their memories. They presumably then returned to England.
So why did Harry choose Ginny over Hermione? Because Harry and Hermione were never a thing. And because Harry developed feelings for Ginny. He didn't “choose Ginny over Hermione,” because he was never interested in Hermione.
One of the most notable absences from the reunion is Michael Gambon, who played Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore for the majority of the Potter films.
The reason J.K. Rowling says is because they weren't really about the books. “I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn't want to do it,” said Rowling. “I thought it was about the films more than the books, quite rightly. That was what the anniversary was about.”
Sir Michael Gambon played Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, following the tragic death of the character's original actor Richard Harris in 2002. Gambon did not attend the special and representatives of the actor have not publicly explained why.
In the years to come, Harry's scar hurt whenever Voldemort was close, or whenever he was in danger from the Dark Lord or his followers, the Death Eaters, such as when one set off the Dark Mark near him in 1994.
Epilogue. Nineteen years after Voldemort's defeat, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts and invites Harry and Ginny Weasley's second son Albus Severus Potter to his hut for tea, just as he had once done for Harry himself, implying that he and Harry are still close.
Her middle name, Luna, is a tribute to Luna Lovegood, a good friend of her mother, during their time at Hogwarts. This naming choice reflects the deep respect and affection Harry and Ginny have for these two individuals.
Harry Potter had a few love interests during his time at Hogwarts. Though he eventually settled down with Ginny Weasley, he also had a thing for Cho Chang in his earlier school years. Then, of course, there's his secret love for Draco Malfoy…
Although he wasn't turned into a werewolf, he did develop some wolfish tendencies such as a liking for very rare steaks. He married Fleur on 1 August 1997, although their wedding was disrupted by the arrival of Death Eaters following the fall of the Ministry of Magic.
The rose is also the national flower of England. Red roses are particularly associated with romance, and could allude to the trademark Weasley red hair. It is also possible that Ron and Hermione wanted their children to have the same initials as their parents; R and H.
Hermione Granger used it on Harry as a means of disguising his face when they were caught by Snatchers after inadvertently triggering the Taboo on Voldemort's name in 1998.
J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use.
Luna married fellow naturalist Rolf Scamander, grandson of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them author Newt Scamander, considerably later in life than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who all married and started families in their early-to-mid twenties.
Rowling elaborated on Ginny's future after the release of the book, saying that after leaving Hogwarts, she joined the Holyhead Harpies and, after spending a few years as a celebrated player, retired to become the senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet, and to start a family with Harry.
