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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling updates her official site with news on Fantastic Beasts 3 screenplay, writing Strike and more.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Two Weeks ’til Lethal White Publication: How Is Rowling’s Latest Novel Selling?.
• New 'Beedle the Bard' illustrator Chris Riddell to appear at the Shakespeare Globe. (October 2, when the new edition is released)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Natalia Tena (Tonks) on New York ComicCon Panel about new sci-fi series Origins.
• Katie Leung (Cho Chang) speaks out on Asian representation in media.
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Our Shared Shelf author Rupi Kaur talk poetry, process and permission to use the 'F' word.
• "Sorcerer's Stone" robe worn by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), which was owned by Robin Williams, to be auctioned at Sotheby's.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• 100,000 tickets for Broadway production of HP and the Cursed Child will release September 27 for performances through June 9, 2019.

Communities:
The following fests are currently posting: hp_drizzle, hp_podfic_fest, pod_together (all fandoms)
• hoggywartyxmas (aka Mad-Eye Moody) announced the this year's Twelve Days of Hogwarts Christmas Party timeline.
• smutty_claus: Sign-ups end today!!!!
• hd_fan_fair welcomes the new Harry/Draco Fan Fair mod sassy_cissa!
• hd_owlpost apologised for delay and announced that assignments are being sent out soon. (tonight!)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts posted the Final Masterlist of the Summer Wishlist Event.
• bbtp_challenge posted the 2018 Bring Back the Porn Challenge Masterlist. (all fandoms, 7 Harry Potter entries)

Editor's Choice Rec:
• [podfic] Dragon Heartstrings by JET_Playin, read by timothysboxers (Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 2:33:15 hours)
Summary: Draco has seen the strings for almost as long as he can remember, but they don't mean anything. Anything at all...

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape gen fic (G; WIP).

Discussions:
• Emily Hedrick wrote Why I believe the Harry Potter books are America's greatest reads. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@hellotailor) wrote Is Butterbeer Alcoholic? (The Daily Dot)
• Quantum Harry wrote the Essay: Quidditch Interruptus.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Box 2703: a pointer to alchemy in 'Crime of Grindelwald' plot?

General Fandom News:
• New York Comic Con Panel: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. (October 4)
• pod_together has started posting: Day 1 Reveal | Day 2 Reveal. (all fandoms)
• LEGO Harry Potter Collection coming to Nintendo Switch and XBox One.
• Wizarding Wednesday Giveaway returns ahead of the release of FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald. (UK residents only)
• Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery game launches Year 5 debuts – new characters, classes and adventures.

Searches:
• bottom_draco posted a search for fic with Harry as a cliché anime pervert. (Drarry only, bottom!Draco only)


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