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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Best Wishes to Robbie Coltrane on His Birthday
• Harry Potter cast, more discuss Warner Bros Studio Tour's new Forbidden Forest sets
• Alfred Enoch Joins Epic Miniseries “Troy: Fall of a City”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Alison Sudol Joins Washington Drama “The Last Full Measure”
• ‘Fantastic Beasts': Colin Farrell and Ezra Miller on Graves & Credence

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• It’s an All-New Cast for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”!
• New ‘Cursed Child’ Cast Announced!

Communities:
• hp_shoreofangst: [Mod-Post:] Fest Participants Check-In Post!
• lucissa: news and monthly prompt april
• dracotops_harry: The Draco-tops-Harry Fest Starts March 31!
• hp_darkarts: SUBMISSIONS DUE 3 APRIL
• dracotops_harry: MOD POST: Changing the Publication Date on AO3
• femmefest: ASSIGNMENTS OUT!
• crack_broom: check-in flyers for April 2017
• one_bad_man: Friday Mod Post

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• theimpossiblegl recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• theimpossiblegl recced one theimpossiblegl fic.
• gracerene recced one Draco/Albus Severus fic.
• williamsnickers recced one Harry/Lucius fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Minerva/Severus art.
• theimpossiblegl recced one Snape art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 29 March 2017.
• hd_prophet: Friday, March 31st
• quibbler_report: 23-30 March 2017

Essay/Meta:
• From “Potterwatch” to Wheezes: Life Hacks

General Fandom News:
• wipbigbang: WIP BIG BANG

Nifty:
• Eight Magical “Harry Potter” Baby Shower Ideas

Searches:
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ gunshandcuffs - a comm for everything related to the history of the Harry/Draco ship.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Special Edition
Roxanne Weasley
born in the 2000s (2002?)


panigirl, Roxanne


( ART & Aesthetics )


( FIC )


Resources:
• AO3 tag: Roxanne Weasley
• HP Wikipedia: Roxanne Weasley
• hp_nextgen_fest tag: Roxanne Weasley


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Roxanne Weasley art or fic, meta or resources that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Victor Krum
(born 1976)


elezar81, Viktor Krum


Art:

• Viktor by anemonen (Viktor Krum; G)

• Victor Krum by gribouillonne (Viktor Krum; G)

• At the Yule Ball by ladysugarquill (Viktor Krum/Hermione Granger; G)


Fic:

• A Trick of the Light by catsintheattic (Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy; PG; 742 words)

• At the Start of Whatever by swissmarg (Viktor Krum/Hermione Granger; PG-13; 7400 words)

• Why Would You? by lash_larue (Viktor Krum/Millicent Bulstrode; PG-13; 4500 words)

• Out of Reach by calrissian18 (Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy; PG-13; 9520 words)

• Missing the Train by calrissian18 (Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy; R; 11880 words)

• Time on His Side by kinky_kneazle (Viktor Krum/Minerva McGonagall; R; 12000 words)


Podfic:
• Snitch, written by atdelphi, read by codeswitch (Viktor/undisclosed; PG-13; 2:06:22 hours)


Meta:
• You know what's sad... by hoefflepuff (about Victor Krum saving Hermione at the Triwizard Tournament)

Communities:
• viktorhermione – [... just not enough] (last updated 2015)
• triwizard_slash – Viktor Krum, Harry Potter, and Cedric Diggory (last updated 2012)
• viktor_ron – Because Obsessed Fan-Boys Need Love Too! (last updated 2013)

Resources:
• Viktor Krum tag at hp_beholder
• Viktor tag at Daily Deviant (on InsaneJournal)
• krumione tag on tumblr.
• Seeker Slash Harry Potter/Viktor Krum community on fanfiction.net.
• Special Edition: Viktor Krum from April 2011.


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Viktor Krum art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Narcissa Malfoy née Black
(born 1955)


Narcissa Black Malfoy by yukimel


Art:

• Narcissa Black by toblass (Narcissa Black; G; art)
• Moment of Choice by deslea (Narcissa Malfoy; PG; art)


Fic:

( G )

( PG )

( PG-13 )

( R )

( NC-17 )


Podfic:
• [podfic] Narcissa Knows (Part 9 of The Not-Valentine's Day Itty-Bitty Podficlet Anthology 1), written by kitty_fic, read by fire_juggler (Narcissa; gen; 4:14 minutes)


Communities:
• cissa_centric – Unbroken: Black to Malfoy, Always Pure
• lucissa – The Good Ship Icicle: Lord and Lady Malfoy


Resources:
• For the Love of Narcissa Fest Masterlist hosted by fortheloveofhp (various Narcissa-pairing fic)
• Narcissa Malfoy tag at Daily Deviant (on InsaneJournal)


Archive:
• Blond & Blonde: a Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy archive of fanfiction, artwork and related items (archive is up but the last news update was February 14, 2004)


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Narcissa Malfoy art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Dean Thomas
(born 1979 or 1980)


Dean Thomas by ovolon


Art:

• Major Arcana Card 1, The Magician by jodel_from_aol (Dean Thomas; G)
• untitled by cork (Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan; PG)
• Beauty Lies in the Eye of the Beholder by thilia (Dean/Hugo; R)
• Bath Time by thilia (Dean/Seamus; NC-17)
• The Artist and His Model by mayfly_78 (Dean/Draco; NC-17; watercolour, india ink, PS)


Fic:

( G )

( PG )

( PG-13 )

( R )

( NC-17 )


Podfic:

• ghosts that broke my heart (podfic) read by quintenttsy | growlery, written by listedheart (Dean Thomas; background Seamus&Dean; G; 11:28 minutes)


Meta:

A Question of Character: Dean Thomas at hp_diversity


Communities:

deamus – The Seamus/Dean Community


Resources:

• Dean Thomas tag at hp_diversity
• Seamus-x-Dean DeviantArt gallery of favorites
• Dean Thomas tag at DeviantArt
• Dean Thomas tag at Daily Deviant (on InsaneJournal)


My sincere apologies that it took me so long to get this Special Edition up!

Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Dean Thomas art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Dolores Umbridge
(born August 26, pre-1965)


Professor Dolores Umbridge by caricature80


Art:
• Dolores Umbridge by Sally-Avernier (Dolores Umbridge; PG)

Fic:
• Umbridge, After Kipling by mandiblebones (Dolores Umbridge; G; 262)
• Young Toad in Love by poetheather (Dolores Umbridge; G; 522)
• So Very Silly by rosawyn (Dolores Umbridge/Lucius Malfoy; PG; 801)
• Middle Class by alley_skywalker (Dolores Umbridge; PG; ~1,600)
• Memo by kellychambliss (Dolores Umbridge; PG-13; 1000)
• Kitten Claws and Mudblood Wars by catsintheattic (Dolores Umbridge; R; 7600)
• Guardian by captainraychill (Dolores Umbridge; R gen; 13K)
• A Very Bad Thing Indeed by lash_larue (Dolores Umbridge or Dolores/Marjorie Dursley; R; 14.340)
• Best of Enemies by lash_larue (Dolores Umbridge or Dolores/Kingsley Shacklebolt; NC-17; 2400)
• By Theft or Force by donnaimmaculata (Dolores Umbridge/Arabella Figg; NC-17; 7000 words)

Podfic:
• Memo, written by kellychambliss, read by sisi_rambles (Dolores Umbridge ; PG-13; 12min)

Meta:
• J.K. Rowling's biographical notes on Dolores Jane Umbridge on Pottermore. Other source: Pottermore: Dolores Umbridge


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Dolores Umbridge art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Lee Jordan
(born c. 1977 or 1978)


Lee Jordan by J. Lestrange


Fic:

• Undead Ringers by primeideal (Lee Jordan; G; 3400 words)

• Step Right Up by starfishstar (Lee Jordan and Kingsley Shacklebolt; PG; 2040 words)

• Old Friend, Why So Shy? by george's firework (Lee Jordan/Roxanne Weasley; PG-13; 3400 words)

• Solving the Clues by snorkackcatcher (Lee Jordan; PG-13; 9200 words)

• Lee's Story (13 chapters + epilogue) by vanseedee (Lee/George; R; 13,900 words)

• At Half Past Three In The Middle Of The Night by hollywoodemia09 (Lee/George, past Lee/Fred; NC-17; 2925 words)


Podfic:

The Lee Jordan Show by citrusjava, croissantkatie, eosrose, kalakirya, Laliandra, primeideal, readbyjela (jelazakazone), silly_cleo, thriceandonce (sylvaine), vassalady (Lee Jordan; G; 39:21 minutes)


Meta:

• Literary Lads: Lee Jordan by wwmrsweasleydo (Lee Jordan; G; ~350 words)


Communities:

• glee_hp is an open community for fic, art, and discussion of George/Lee. (semi-active)


Resources:

• Tag Lee Jordan at hp_diversity.


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Lee Jordan art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Lily Potter née Evans
(January 30, 1960 – October 31, 1981)


Evans (with disappeared bag) by toerning


( ART )

( FIC )


Meta:

• Essay: In Defense of Lily Evans by randomness (from November 23, 2009) and A Brief Follow Up.


Communities:

• lily_centric – A community dedicated to Lily Evans Potter.
• lilyandjames – A community for all fans of Lily and James Potter and their friends.


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Lily art or fic, meta or resources that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

Special Edition
Rebeus Hagrid
(born December 6, 1928)



Art by gerre, Rubeus Hagrid (used with permission)

( ART )

( FIC )

Communities:

• hagrid_snape – A Snape/Hagrid slash and relationship fiction and art community.

• We Love Hagrid – An art group on deviant.art dedicated entirely to Rubeus Hagrid.


Resources:

• Hagrid: Tryin' ter get it righ' – A Speech Writing Guide by omi_ohmy


Thank you, everybody who contributed to this Special Edition!
If you have more Hagrid art or fic, meta or resources, that you would like to see added to the Special Edition, please leave a comment here.

== Special Editions ==

Many of you will remember the Special Editions posted in the dailysnitch from August 2008 until September 2011. titti did a truly amazing job, collecting an astounding 149 Special Editions about Harry Potter characters from Aberforth Dumbledore to Zacharias Smith. Do check them out.

Tonight, we are starting the second round of Special Editions. :)

What are Special Editions?
Special Editions are collections of community resourced fanart and fanfiction recommendations, meta, communities and resources about one specific character from the Harry Potter series.

( What do we mean by community resourced? )

( Which characters get a Special Edition? )

If you have any questions or suggestions about Special Editions, please comment here or email the Daily Snitch.