<P> In the opening scene , set during the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2017 , Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley send their second son , Albus Severus Potter , on the Hogwarts Express to begin his first year at Hogwarts . Harry is now working in a desk job 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 Granger - Weasley , on the train . Hermione is now Minister for Magic , while Ron manages Weasley 's Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley . Albus makes an unlikely friend in Slytherin with Scorpius Malfoy , the son of Harry 's unknown friend Draco Malfoy and Astoria Kolfrey . Surprisingly , Albus is sorted into Slytherin house alongside Scorpius , as all Potters before him were sorted into Gryffindor . Both boys are bullied by other students over the next few years , Albus due to his perceived failure to live up to his parents , Scorpius due to unproven rumours that he is the son of Lord Voldemort . In addition , Albus and Harry begin to drift apart , owing to Albus 's struggles with his father 's shadow , and Harry 's uncertainty on how to deal with his son 's issues . Albus also drifts apart from Rose , who he was friends with before meeting Scorpius . Prior to Albus and Scorpius 's fourth year , Albus gets into a fight with his father after he is given Harry 's baby blanket and a love potion from Ron . During the fight , Harry accidentally says that he does not love Albus , and Albus spills the potion on the blanket . </P>
<P> In the opening scene , set during the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2017 , Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley send their second son , Albus Severus Potter , on the Hogwarts Express to begin his first year at Hogwarts . Harry is now working in a desk job 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 Granger - Weasley , on the train . Hermione is now Minister for Magic , while Ron manages Weasley 's Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley . Albus makes an unlikely friend in Slytherin with Scorpius Malfoy , the son of Harry 's unknown friend Draco Malfoy and Astoria Kolfrey . Surprisingly , Albus is sorted into Slytherin house alongside Scorpius , as all Potters before him were sorted into Gryffindor . Both boys are bullied by other students over the next few years , Albus due to his perceived failure to live up to his parents , Scorpius due to unproven rumours that he is the son of Lord Voldemort . In addition , Albus and Harry begin to drift apart , owing to Albus 's struggles with his father 's shadow , and Harry 's uncertainty on how to deal with his son 's issues . Albus also drifts apart from Rose , who he was friends with before meeting Scorpius . Prior to Albus and Scorpius 's fourth year , Albus gets into a fight with his father after he is given Harry 's baby blanket and a love potion from Ron . During the fight , Harry accidentally says that he does not love Albus , and Albus spills the potion on the blanket . </P>
who is the minister of magic in the cursed child
who is the minister of magic in the cursed child
Hermione Granger
Hermione Granger