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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• First look at Bloomsbury Illustrated Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
• 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' 20th anniversary: Scholastic reveals new paperback covers of all seven novels by Brian Selznick. More info.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Minal wrote Top Weasley Siblings Moments. (MuggleNet)
• Jany Temime (HP costume designer) discusses changing the costume style of the Harry Potter movies.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• SpeakBeasty: Episode 59: Get on our level.
• Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone) on keeping secrets, inhabiting a role, and his fan community.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Cursed Child makes Broadway box office history.
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' New York plays break weekly Broadway box office record.

Communities:
• hp_drizzle posted a Reminder that prompting closes April 15.
• amplificathon hosts the Second Annual Podfic Love Meme. (all fandoms)
• snape_potter announced that the 10th annual Snarry-a-thon starts Monday, April 16.
• dramione_remix announced that the Suggestion Box is open for Round 9 of the Dramione Couples Remix.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_bunintheoven posted the Masterlist | Reveal of the second annual HP Pregnancy fest.

Fandom Recs:
• dreamy_dragon73 recced a Hermione Granger/Lucius Malfoy fic (R).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape crossover fic (PG-13).
• smirkingcat recced a Ron Weasley/Severus Snape fic (PG-13).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape cat fic (R).
• The Rec Center recced a pre-AO3 gen fic (PG).
• ljtraintracks recced a Harry Potter/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: April 10
• hd_prophet: April 12

Archive News:
• OTW: FOSTA/SESTA and Fans. (Spotlight on legal issues)
• OTW: This week in Fandom, vol. 80.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Why 'Order of the Phoenix' is the most relevant Harry Potter book right now - part 1 and part 2 (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• The Hogwarts Professor: Harry Potter and Joyce's Ulysses? Reading Harry Potter as literature.
• Hollym wrote Sirius and Luna: when timelines collide. (AU exploration)
• Quantum Harry wrote Hail the Conquering Liminal Being.
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast: Episode 18: The Wide World.

General Fandom News:
• Monet wrote The seven best moments of the Quidditch Through The Ages audiobook. (MuggleNet)
• US Quidditch Cup 11 is this weekend in Round Rock, Texas.
• 60 Things You Missed in Harry Potter, You Muggle. (MuggleNet)
• Reading is magic: Support the Accio Books campaign during National Library Week in the U.S. (April 8 – 14).
• Universal Studios Japan announces Quidditch, Hogwarts Express and more in new parade.
• LEGO: Wizarding World themed area on website soon to be revealed.

Nifty:
• 60 Things You Missed in Harry Potter, You Muggle. (MuggleNet)

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for fics with SPEW/Muggleborn issues. (details in post, Drarry only)
• internet_self posted a search for fics where Draco is a prisoner in Grimmauld Place.


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