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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• First-Edition Copy of “Philosopher’s Stone” Up for Auction

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Thompson Hosts the Mother of All “Saturday Night Live” Episodes
• Fiona Shaw and Jessica Hynes Scoop BAFTA Television Awards
• “Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 23: “Harry Potter: The Movies”
• Emma Watson Speaks at France’s G7 Gender Equality Conference

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• “Crimes of Grindelwald” Nominated for Three Golden Trailer Awards

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 announced Prompt 293/works due 18 May

Communities:
• hd_fan_fair announced H/D Fan Fair 2019!
• femmefest started posting
• potterfests posted Coming Up in Potterfests!
• dracoharry100 opened prompt claiming
• hpwlwbigbang posted a reminder of Artist 50% Check-in and Author 80% Check-in
• rarepair_shorts announced 2019 Summer Wishlist Event
• hdtropes is calling for Pinch Hitters (Artists and Writers)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 292 Masterlist
• remuslupinfest posted a wrap up

Fandom Recs:
• one_bad_man recced 1 Snape art and 1 Snarry fic and 1 SS/HG fic

Archive News:
• OTW posted April 2019 Newsletter, Volume 134 and This Week in Fandom, Volume 109

Discussions:
• “Beyond the Veil” Episode 10: “You’re Already the Chosen One, with Dr. Janina Scarlet”

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry posted a Podcast Episode 36: Chariots of Justice

General Fandom News:
• “Harry Potter” and One Fan’s Call to Social Activism
• Pottermore to Become Wizarding World Digital and New Service “Wizarding World Gold” Charges for Premium Access to the Wizarding World. Opinion: It’s the Wrong Time to Further Monetize the “Harry Potter” Brand
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite augmented reality game now in beta, new teaser video

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