Harry Potter is coming back…sort of.

J.K Rowling recently announced via Twitter that a play about the boy wizard will open next year at London's West End. However, the play is not so much about Harry as it is about his parents, James and Lily Potter.

Written by Jack Thorne of "This is England" fame, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will give viewers a glimpse into the untold story of his parents before they met their demise at the hands of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. It might even touch on the largely unknown friendship between Lily Potter and Severus Snape as well as her relationship with her sister Petunia.

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will be directed by John Tiffany and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions together with Colin Callender's Playground Entertainment and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions. J.K Rowling did not write the script but she developed it with the help of Thorne and Tiffany. But she did confirm that the story should be considered canon, meaning it is an official and accepted part of Harry Potter's universe.

The very welcome news was met with much celebration and excitement by Potter fans who are still very active and present despite the story ending years ago. But it also caused some confusion as some news networks, in their eagerness to report the story, inadvertently forgot to mention that this is not a prequel.