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So I did state in the previous post abt how I think that Albus is lowk a male version of a female protag in a romatasy. Mind you, I'm basing this opinion on 3 romance books and what I've heard from the internet. (This may be a huge reach lmfao so pls bear with me.)
Now, you might've thought 'But Honeybee! What made you jump to THAT conclusion???'
Well... Buckle up cuz it's a long story...
So one day, I was pondering on the Cursed Child as I usually do any day lmao. At that particular day, I was thinking abt the train station scene during Albus' third year. Specifically abt these 2 sentences in the script.
And with that, time moves ever onwards — ALBUS’s eyes become darker, his face grows more sallow. He’s still an attractive boy, but he’s trying not to admit it.
And I was thinking abt Albus' clearly deteriorating mental state. But then I thought of the "He's still an attractive boy" part which weirded me out, cuz firstly, that just ruined the sad vibes earlier and secondly, it was so out of place. Mind you this paragraph was after many scenes of Albus getting bullied/ostracised. And finally, bro was THIRTEEN! THIRTEEN! My guy is too young for the narrator to think of him as attractive.
And I did lowk find it funny as well. Cuz it read to me as "Look! Albus' skin is sallow and his eyes are dark but DON'T WORRY!!! HE'S STILL HOT!"
But that made me think of the next part of that sentence - "but he's trying not to admit it."
Do you know what that sounds like?
Protag: "Oh but I was a painfully average girl."
Protag: "I looked in the mirror and saw that I had eye bags"
Protag: (Hottest girl in the room)
Some mafia dude: "Mamma Mia! You are as beautiful as risotto!(Kisses her hand then leaves to do some mafia shit)
Cuz that is what it sounds like! Like bro, he's got all these features but HE'S STILL HOT but bro still doesn't think he is. Switch the genders and he sounds like he is gonna be in some romance books dawg.
That is when I thought, 'Wait a min! He does sound like a romantasy protag!'
Cuz No. 1, DADDY ISSUES
Okay maybe it ain't a romance specific thing, but I do feel like it might work in scenario 2 that I wrote below.
And No. 2, in some points Albus is kind of an empowered damsel which is sorta a thing I've seen in this one romance book.... Uhh.... this is a huge stretch... I did say that this theory is mostly based on vibes lmfao.
There are 2 ways, you could potentially twist the cursed child into a romance plot.
1. Dark Romance
(Potential ship - Albus × Delphi)
Now you might think that this ship is honestly gross and wrong and YOU ARE RIGHT FOR THAT but I'm putting them in this scenario to prove a point. And plus, those dark romance peeps are most likely gonna find the wrong aspect hot... idk...
BUT THE POINT IS...
It sorta fits. Why? Imma do a sub-list lmao.
A. The first time they meet
This is on the boots where Delphi does briefly touch Albus's thighs with both hands and obviously, Albus notices it. While this is creepy af, in a dark romance, it could be portrayed as possessive.
B. Yeah so there was this one scene where Delphi praises Albus for mastering the expelliarmus.
ALBUS: Expelliarmus!
DELPHI’s wand flies through the air.
DELPHI: You’re getting it now. You’re good at this.
She takes her wand back from him.
(In a posh voice.) “You’re a positively disarming young man.”
ALBUS: Expelliarmus!
Her wand flies back again.
DELPHI: And we have a winner.
The two high-five.
ALBUS: I’ve never been good at spells.
SCORPIUS appears at the back of the stage. He looks at his friend talking to a girl — and part of him likes it and part of him doesn’t.
DELPHI: I was rubbish — and then something clicked. And it will for you too. Not that I’m a super witch or anything but — I think you’re becoming quite some wizard, Albus Potter.
Ofc asides from the obvious love triangle situation LMFAO...
That part which I highlighted in green... Obviously she did state it in a very awkward way but it seems reminiscent of those fanfics where the mentor lover dude looks at the protag and be like
Mentor lover dude(very rizzily): You aren't actually bad.... You have potential.....(extra rizz)
C. Also that one time Delphi draws a wand on Albus' neck - we could turn it into some romance type stuff. Heck now I think of it, girl kissed bro, tied him up, flirted with him and allat tho at very diff times.
D. Also, judging by twilight, I'm pretty sure age gaps are a thing in romance novels
E. Also judging by twilight, LOVE TRIANGLES!!! Scorpius and Delphi are competing for Albus eyyyyy!!!!
Tbf I don't have much on Delphi, mostly cuz I'd prefer not to think much abt Augurlight... But yeah... I just added it cuz hey....
Now onto my favorite scenario....
2. Forbidden Romance
(Potential Ship - Albus x Scorpius)
Obviously the daddy issues would work here. It could be some romeo and juliet -esque story.
A. STAIRCASE BALLET!!!
B. THE WHOLE HARRY/ALBUS/SCORPIUS PLOT
It be giving "but daddy, I love him!"
And urgh, the final scene of the new version..... "Scorpius is the most important person in my life and he might always be the most important" arghhhhh......
C. In some older boots, Scorpius did pull him back when Amos raised his wand. PROTECTIVE SCORPIUS AYYY!!
D. Scorbus is elite... Nothing else to say...
E. Ig it would be very realistic for scorpius to be all "Albus, you are actually beautiful" tho he prolly wouldn't compare him to risotto :(
F. STAIRCASE BALLETTTTTTT
Guys.... I couldn't think much beyond this. I swear I had much more points and much more convincing points on why Albus could be a good romance protag...
But eyy... here is some of my explanation of my very silly theory...
Edit: Also in the previous post, @ace-aussie-asshole mentioned that Albus did ignore all of Delphi's red flags which is SUCH A GOOD POINT AND SO ROMANTASY that I'm gonna add it to this post.
six characters - bellatrix lestrange, tom riddle, sirius black, delphini, luna lovegood, and harry potter :)
i might do this again sometime soon! included the colorless version bc i did more lineart details than usual and it got lost in the colored version
thank you to everyone who suggested a character for this!
"my fandom is so small!" i say, perusing the 4 thousand scorbus fics on ao3
"oh god" i say opening one of the 14(!!!) Delphi/Victoire fics on ao3
Pt. 2
(Previous part - Next part)
In the script Scorpius goes into the rumor about him being Voldemort's son:
Okay, so we know that is bull. Scorpius looks just like Draco. And his parents would never have gone to Voldemort of all people.
However we know the rumor about Voldemort having a child is real. What if all the bits on the rumor is sort of true. Not with Scorpius of course, but with Delphini.
What if Rodolpus couldn't give Bellatrix a child. Bellatrix obvious could bear a child. And her being married to Lestrange- minus the years in Azkaban- had not produced an heir. Thus, they got help. And Delphi might have just been a Lestrange had a prophecy not been made of her.
“Albus Severus potter is an ugly name” <- they should’ve been called Albus Sonozaki
Green transfems
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has educated more than seventy percent of the last three centuries’ historical figures. Foster siblings Harry Potter and Fay Dunbar-Black are beginning their first year there this fall, and they have plans. They’re not the only ones, though, and it seems like all plans have one kink in common - Harry’s twin brother, Connor; known for not dying when he should’ve. [or at least, known for being caught not dying.] Connor would like to go on record saying he’d love to stay out of this too. Between suspicious teachers, learning magic, the castle trying to murder their Ravenclaws, and Harry’s biological family trying to reconnect after ten years, everyone is busy. At least one thing hasn’t changed: the Wizarding World won’t know what hit them.