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5 Other "Harry Potter" Stories I'd Love To See Written

On Friday, J. K. Rowling announced via her Twitter that a new play entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be hitting London's West End in 2016. At the moment, not a whole lot of information is available concerning what the plot will center around. All we know right now is that the play is "not a prequel" and that it will focus on the "untold part" of Harry's story, including the story of the lives of his murdered parents.

Between Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - the first in a three-film series about magizoologist Newt Scamander that will star Eddie Redmayne in the title role and is set to hit theaters next November-- Potterheads have a lot to look forward to in 2016. However, there are limitless stories and characters in the Wizarding World that are deserving of their own books, plays, or films-- here are just a few that I'd love to see!

1. The Marauders

This is an obvious one, but really, who DOESN'T want to see more of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs' adventures during their years at Hogwarts? I feel like this would translate really well to a series of novellas. I would love to see the Marauders' adventures as Animagi, all the trouble they got into with the map and James's Invisibility Cloak, and, perhaps most of all, how a younger Minerva McGonagall dealt with Fred and George's predecessors. Bonus: young Lily Potter and young Severus Snape.

2. The Four Founders

The founding of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would make for an epic book OR film series. I'd love to know more background on the Four Founders-- how they became friends, the origins of the four houses, what the early years at Hogwarts were like. Bonus: Rowena Ravenclaw being the original #BossWitch.

3. Grindelwald

Before Voldemort came to power, Gellert Grindelwald was rumored to be the most powerful Dark wizard the world had ever known. However, very little can be gleaned about him from the Harry Potter books, and the movies barely mention him at all. From his education at Durmstrang, to his adolescence (ft. fetus Albus Dumbledore!), to his rise to power, to his legendary duel with Dumbledore, to wasting away in Nurmengard until finally being murdered by Voldemort... Grindelwald's life would make for an epic film. Which brings us to our next idea...

4. Dumbledore

Do I really need to explain this? Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is one of the most beloved characters in the Harry Potter universe (perhaps even in modern literature as a whole). The man led an epic existence, and all I want in this world is a mockumentary about his entire life. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK, J. K. ROWLING???

5. Hogwarts: The Next Generation

This one is also pretty self-explanatory: a Harry Potter sequel series that follows Harry, Ron, Hermione, and crew's kids during their years at Hogwarts. Minerva McGonagall's reaction when she realized the Potter and Weasley bloodlines converged (AKA all her worst nightmares came true). Neville having to discipline all his friends' children but secretly laughing about their antics with their parents at the end of every day.

What other characters from the Wizarding World would you like to see have their own books or films?

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1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

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4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

Oh, so done.

You need sleep, but also have 13 things due in the span of 4 days.

1. When it's December 1 and you have seven things due, three exams, and haven't slept in three days.

2. So you stress.

3. And cry.

4. Then call your mom to cry some more.

5. After the pep talk, you feel determined to get everything done.

6. But, now you're tired.

7. And really hungry.

8. Suddenly, it's 2 a.m. and you have only written three sentences and your paper is due in the morning.

9. You've made it to Friday... somehow.

10. Then Sunday hits and you find yourself back at the Lib.

11. So you cry some more.

12. But, you fight through the tears to get everything done because you're determined.

13. In the end, you feel on top of the world because you made it through the last week of class alive.

14. But, now it's finals week so good luck.

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What does the world outside the library look like?

Can I read this entire book tonight?

I should have gone to class more often.

Did the professor even teach this?

What is the lowest grade I can get on this exam and still pass the class?

Should I just drop out of school now?

Finals are ruining Christmas.

Just wrote three sentences so time for a break.

Need. More. Coffee.

What is sleep?

I'm too stupid for college.

Brain hurts.

Time for a Facebook Break.

I think I'm dying.

When will I ever need this information in the real world?

I can't read any of my notes.

I need my mom.

When was the last time I showered?

I need study snacks.

The struggle is so real right now.

"I want to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever else invented copy and paste. Thank you."

1. I'm so tired. I need a nap. Maybe I can sleep with my eyes open in class? Or pretend I'm not napping?

2. We have a test today? Why didn't anyone tell me? Did I know this?!

3. Can I quit school yet? It's only October, and I need a vacation.

4. The struggle is so real.

5. I'm so broke. SOS.

6. Stressed? Eat everything you own in your pantry and stuff your face with all your feelings.

7. "Did we have anything due in class today? Homework? Quiz? Test?" "Not that I know of..."

8. I need food. Where is the closest place to get food? I need it stat.

9. This is the longest day of my life. I need a drink, or two, or three.

10. Sleep? What is sleep? What a foreign concept.

11. When someone suggests going and studying in the library, let alone studying in general.

12. When the cafeteria or student center is packed and you can't find a seat anywhere so you literally have to sit in an abandoned corner.

13. When you see someone you used to hook up with. They see you, and approach you; so you have to pretend like everything is normal.

14. When you get your exam and realize you didn't study as much as you should have.

15. When you crush it on an exam or paper that you totally bullshitted.

16. I need a grande, extra strong coffee to get me through today.

17. When the professor announces you have a project due the following week with no instruction on what it's on and how to do it.

18. Is it Friday yet? Where's the weekend when you need it most?

19. It's freezing in here. I feel like I'm sitting in an igloo. I should have brought a jacket or worn long pants.

20. Did I remember my book? Damn, I forgot the book, and of course I need it for that quiz in class.

21. I would pay a million dollars to not go to class today; or actually never again.

22. I need a hoverboard to ride to class. Maybe then I wouldn't be running 15 minutes late to class every day.

23. Oh she/he's cute! I wonder if they're single. Who are they texting? They're BF/GF? I wonder if they think I'm cute. Could they be a potential new bae?

24. Why is there never any parking? I pay thousands of dollars a year for one parking spot to be open.

25. When it feels like you've been in class for an hour and you look at your phone and it has only been five minutes (I'm crying on the inside).

26. When the professor asks if there are any more questions at the end of class and someone raises their hand.

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