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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling returns to Forbes' Highest-Paid Celebrities List after three year absence.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) and Kelly MacDonald (Helena Ravenclaw) in first trailer for the biopic 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' about Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne and his son.
• Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) compares Harry Potter and Star Trek Fandoms.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #197 (due on or before June 10): “I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that’s living.” — Ursula Andress, cat gif and Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.
• @introvert-club posted Prompt 7. (Remus/Sirius only)

Communities:
• hd_wireless made a Mod Post: submission deadline is coming up on June 20!
• hp_drizzle posted Check-in Post for participants of the Harry Potter Weather Fest.
• hp_crossgenfest posted a Reminder that submissions are due in one month, on July 17.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hprarefest posted the Week Two Round Up.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #196 Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Festival of Love by Anonymous at femmefest (Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil; G, art)

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced a Hermione Granger/Lucius Malfoy/SeverusSnape/Bill Weasley fic (R for suggestion).
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).
• starduchess recced Harry Potter/River Tam (past HarryPotter/Luna Lovegood) cross-over with Firefly fic (PG).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: June 18 edition.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from June 18 to 24 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from June 10 to 17.

General Fandom News:
• Nominations are open for Mugglenet Fanfiction's annual Quicksilver Quill Awards 2017. The organisers are still looking for judges. More info here and here.

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for rape!victim fics. (Drarry only)
• snarry-ficfind posted a search for hidden gems i.e. obscure and little known Snarry fic people love.
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ packmates – padfoot and moony
This is a community (running since 2002!) for those who love Sirius and Remus, whether it's as a slash couple, or just as characters, or both; it's even a community for those who love all things that involve the Marauders (and their Slytherin rivals). Fanfiction, fanart and discussions are more than welcome.


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling's Tweet of the Day: Totally Owns Mike Pence.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Tom Felton stars as twin in the official Feed trailer.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 195 (due on or before June 10): An exceptionally skilful wizard, Cake and Porskoff Ploy.
• hd_fluff posted the Monthly Prompt Challenge for June: Summer Nights (Harry/Draco only)
• slythindor100 posted Challenge 207: Happy Birthday Draco (Harry/Draco only)
• poetic_hp posted their June Prompt: RIVAL
• hp_bunintheoven posted the June Prompts: 1. firsts, 2. pre-baby checklist
• hp_creatures posted their May Round-up and June Prompts:
• hp_coffeehouse posted their June Prompt: Coffee because Adulting is Hard
• hp_unfaithful posted the May Masterlist and June Theme: But... where?
• enchanted_jae posted Jae's Monthly Drabble Challenge # 136.

Communities:
• serpentinelion posted a Reminder that H/D Glompfest submission are due today.
• hd_cliche posted a Poll for Participants.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 194 Masterlist.
• hp_het posted the Week One Round-up of the HP Het Mini Fest.
• hp_may_madness posted the Stats and Wrap-up Post.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• [podfic] Magical Meistros vs. The Ministry of Magic read by opalsong, written by several tumblr writers (Albus Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge, Willy Wonka, Valerie Frizzle, Mary Poppins; G; 19:41 minutes)
Summary: concept: willy wonka and harry potter take place in the same universe. the ministry of magic haaaates Willy Wonka

Fandom Recs:
• toblass recced a Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape art (R).
• themightyflynn recced Remus Lupin/Severus Snape art (PG).

Searches:
• snarry_ficfind posted a search for everybody's favourite Hogwarts Era Snarry fics.
• snarry_ficfind posted a search for newer "really good" Snarry fics.
• At bottom_draco, a search for top!Harry/bottom!Draco pure angst (with or without happy ending) was posted.
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Resources:
• The hd_prophet: June 3 edition.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from June 4 to 10 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from May 28 to June 3.

Discussions:
• Blogitorial by Jasmine: Weasly is My King. (MuggleNet)
• Blogitorial by Lizzieg: The Granger Effect: Is It Finally Cool To Work Hard?. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• fandom_grammar made a post about Seth Stevenson's "Shibboleth. Casuistry. Recondite".


Community Spotlight:
♥ bottom_draco – Bottom!Draco Support Group
This community was created back in 2003 in support of Draco Malfoy as the "Bottom" in his relationships and hook-ups with (mostly) male characters. The majority of the entries feature Draco Malfoy as a bottom and/or sexually submissive in the main pairing. The community is mostly slash, but accepts het bottom!Draco fanworks, depending on the situation. bottom_draco is the home of the Bottom!Draco Fest and currently runs Draco's Merry-Making Mini Fest.


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• In celebration of the 20th anniversary of HP and the Philosopher's Stone: Roanoke becomes Hogwarts for a day. (Celebrations on May 13.)

Pottermore News
• Pottermore launches a Wizarding World Book Club to discuss the seven HP books (starts June 2017).

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy): Social Media Round-up.
• J.K. Rowling, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy), Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), Emma Thompson (Sybil Trelawney) and others in: The 'Harry Potter' Round-up.

Prompt Challenges:
• mixandmatch100 posted a Poll about mirroring the community on DreamWidth.
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #191 (due on or before May 13): “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Disorientation and Three Broomsticks.
• hp_may_madness posted the Day 7 Prompt.

Communities:
• hp_podfic_fest posted the timeline of this year's HP Podfic Fest.
• hp_mhealthfest posted a reminder that the Final Check-in is today.
• hprarefest is looking for two pinch-hitters.
• hp_crossgenfest posted the List of Prompts for this year's fest. Claiming starts tomorrow, May 8.
• There is a new Drarry Squad Group Chat on discord.
• hd_familyfest posted the Fest Announcement and timeline of this year's fest.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 190 Masterlist.
• hd_remix posted the Roundup Week One.
• snape_potter posted the Week One Wrap-up of the Snarry-a-Thon17.

Fandom Recs:
• lq_traintracks recced Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• themightyflynn recced Harry Potter/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).

Searches:
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from May 7 to 13 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from April 30 to May 6.

Discussions:
• Elizabeth Baird-Hardy wrote about Rowling Apologizes for Killing Snape (Hogwarts Professor).
• Claudia Boleyn: My Personality Disorder is not a Punchline (JK Rowling please take note) (on Rowling equating Trump's politics with mental illness). (video)

Essay/Meta:
• Bella wrote How has Harry Potter Inspired Today's Popular YA Writers? (Muggle.Net)

Archive News:
• AO3 News: Death-Marked Love, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction archive, is moving to AO3.

General Fandom News:
• Join the Organization of Transformative Works at WhedonCon 2017 near Los Angeles on May 19.


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