A stereotypical suburban mom thinks she’s going to help her kid get ahead in English when she signs them up for “Spelling” tutoring, advertised on the bulletin board at the local library. Instead, it turns out that a local witch is sharing her magical knowledge for only five bucks an hour! Suburban Mom is initially horrified, but quickly realizes that with magic on her side, she can easily out-do all the other parents on the PTA. She brings self-refilling juice boxes to her kid’s soccer games, magically frosted cupcakes for the Valentine’s Day party, etc. After a while, the other parents ask her what her secret is. Suburban Mom has been having so much fun in her “Spelling” class that she spills, and soon enough there a gang of magic wielding soccer moms and dads on the school board. Together, they save the world from a variety of dastardly threats – all while getting their kiddos to practice right on time.
Why did the cursed child get written when this was the real magic story that needed to be told?