In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Albus Severus Potter is sorted into Slytherin. Albus is the second son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, and he begins attending Hogwarts with his older brother James Sirius and younger sister Lily Luna.
Albus’s sorting is important because his father was famous as a Gryffindor, while the Potter family is strongly associated with that house. At Hogwarts, Albus becomes friends with Scorpius Malfoy, whose father Draco was a Slytherin.
The play uses their friendship and school experiences to examine inherited reputation, parental expectations, and the way students are judged by their families. Albus’s house does not make him a villain; the story deliberately challenges the idea that Slytherin membership determines someone’s character.
A common mistake is assuming every Potter must be a Gryffindor. The series establishes that the Sorting Hat considers a student’s qualities and choices, not merely family tradition.