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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Rupert Grint attends UK premiere of his crime drama 'Snatch'
• Harry Potter: The Exhibition Is Coming to Madrid!
• Evanna Lynch Presents Honor at Hidden Heroes Gala
• Castium Revelio: Ch-Ch-Ch-“Changeover”!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Albus Dumbledore actor Jude Law reportedly has finished filming 'Fantastic Beasts' 2

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• Everything You Need to Know to Purchase “Cursed Child” NYC Tickets
• Cursed Child First Broadway Preview Date and New Ticket Sales Information Announced
• Everything You Need to Know to Purchase “Cursed Child” NYC Tickets

Communities:
• snapecase: snapecase sign ups are nigh!
• hp_creatures: MOD NOTE: BETA NEEDED
• dramionelove: POLL: 2018 DramioneLove Fest - Please give me your thoughts!
• hoggywartyxmas: Assignments Are Sent Out
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men (and the appreciation thereof)
• remusxsirius: RS_Games 2017 Begins Monday October 2nd!!
• hp_halloween: Sign-Ups Are Open!
• sceasleycest: Last Call for Prompting

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dramione_remix: Round 8, Week 3 Round-Up

Hot Rec:
• Be the Light in My Lantern by starfishstar (Remus/Tonks; PG-13, 76k words)
Summary:In which Remus and Tonks fight battles, arrest criminals, befriend werewolves, overcome inner demons and, despite it all, find themselves a happy ending. A love story, and a story of the Order years. (At long last, my Remus/Tonks epic, which has been years in the making!)

Fandom Recs:
• feudaleralady recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• rzzmg recced one Draco/Hermione fic.
• madeleone recced one Severus fic.
• themightyflynn recced one Percy/Harry fic.
• smirkingcat recced one Remus/Lupin fic.
• reynardo recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• kellychambliss recced some Trans!Severus meta & art.

Resources:
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 24 September-- 30 September 2017
• hd_prophet: Tuesday 26th September 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, September 29th

Essay/Meta:
• Who’s Really the Best “Potter” Minister of Magic?

Nifty:
• Celebrate Christmas at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando This Winter
• Universal Hollywood's Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter starts Nov. 24
• Wandlore Secrets Revealed in New Companion Book
• Meet ‘Harry Potter’ Illustrator Jim Kay!
• Dive into the World of Wands with New Book from Insight Editions!
• Win tickets to Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition at The British Library
• The UK Gains Two New Quidditch Teams!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ mini_fest - Holiday cheer without the stress... where signups are OPEN!



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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling confirms to continue 'Fantastic Beasts' scripts, children's novel, more
• J.K. Rowling's new interview about 'Cursed Child' plays to air on CBS Sunday Morning

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Tom Felton!
• David Bradley, Toby Jones, and More “Potter” Alumni Doodle for Epilepsy
• Harry Potter actors Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis & Warwick Davis discover their Patronus
• 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' illustrated edition Marauder's Map preview
• Cast Round-Up: Kenneth Branagh and Johnny Depp’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ Julie Walters Drinks Coffee to Fight Cancer, and More!
• David Tennant in ‘Ducktales’ Behind-The-Scenes, ‘Good Omens’ & More

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• David Sakurai Joins Cast of “Fantastic Beasts 2”

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365 - PROMPT 211 Due on or before 30 September

Communities:
• quibbler_report: Quibbler Report -- PSA
• hp_creatures: Claiming
• smutty_claus: Check your emails!
• sirius_black: Serious fics? Sirius fics!
• potterfests: Slight Delay
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men (and the appreciation thereof)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dramione_remix: Round 8, Week 2 Round-Up!
• hp_drizzle: Weekly Round Up - Three!!
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365 PROMPT 210 MASTERLIST

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced one Severus fic.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• rosevalleynb recced one Luna, Hermione art.
• themightyflynn recced one Percy/Oliver fic.
• reynardo recced one Severus art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, September 22nd
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet - September 17 - 23

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 6: A Murder of Crones is now available. Featuring Mrs. Figg, Professor Trelawney, Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Lestrange and the question of whether Snape is trans!
• Love Potions and Voldemort: Why It Makes Me Uncomfortable
• Did J.K. Rowling Hide Meaning in Harry’s Scar?

General Fandom News:
• First-Edition Copy of “Philosopher’s Stone” Auctioned for Record-Breaking $81,250

Nifty:
• “A Magical Yearbook” now available for pre-order
• Christmas in the Wizarding World's first exhibit at Utah's The Shops at South Town
• World Gratitude Day: Celebrating the Weasleys of the World
• New Funko Potter Exclusives for New York Comic Con
• http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2017/09/23/want-work-closer-magic-harry-potter-warner-bros-london-studio-tour-now-hiring/

Searches:
• daily_snitch: looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.
• bottom_draco: Harry/Draco/Severus Fic search

Community Spotlight:
♥ accio_hd_fics - A Harry/Draco Fanfic Search Community

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling “Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 2: “Beatrice Groves and Literary Allusion in Harry Potter”
• J.K. Rowling BBC1 Strike: The Silkworm Episode 1
• J.K. Rowling A Fantastic Addition to the Lumos Crowdrise Campaign Contest
• J.K. Rowling announces 2 grand prizes for Lumos' 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 set fundraiser

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Nothing Like Four Dames! Maggie Smith to Appear in New Documentary
• Cast Round-Up: Maggie Smith’s New Documentary, Dan Radcliffe’s ‘Jungle’ Trailer & More!
• “A History of Magic” Documentary to Be Filmed!
• Why “Prisoner of Azkaban” Is Actually the Best “Harry Potter” Film

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 Dumbledore actor Jude Law spotted near Lacock Abbey Hogwarts set
• Win a Trip to Visit the Set of “Fantastic Beasts”!

Fandom Recs:
• rosevalleynb recced one Remus fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Sunday 10th September 2017
• hd_prophet: Monday Resources XXVII

Essay/Meta:
• Questions Yet Unanswered: The Unsolved Mysteries of “Harry Potter”
• Weekly Vlog: Embedded Misdirection
• The Ugly Truth Regarding Veritaserum

General Fandom News:
• Universal Orlando Resort's 5th annual A Celebration of Harry Potter set for Jan. 2018
• A Celebration of Harry Potter Returning January 2018!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_podfic_fest: Now Posting!


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling visits & teases from England on-location set of 'Fantastic Beasts' 2
• J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling's Pottermore unveils new digital interactive Hogwarts Experience
• J.K. Rowling, 'Cursed Child' cast & producers celebrate 19 Years Later date

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• How Many Wizarding Alumni Have Done Shakespeare?
• Warwick Davis, Harry Potter fans celebrate Hogwarts epilogue send off at King's Cross

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Eddie Redmayne Talks ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Contest For Lumos
• Eddie Redmayne at Wiltshire strengthens rumors of Fantastic Beasts 2 Hogwarts filming
• "Save Our Planet!" Pleads Newt Scamander

Pottermore News
• Interactive Hogwarts Launches on Pottermore!

Communities:
• hp_crossgenfest: CLAIMING IS STILL OPEN AT HP NEXT GEN FEST!
• snape_potter: Secret Snarry Swap Prompts
• snape_potter: Prompt Claiming for Secret Snarry Swap...
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men
• smutty_claus: The Signup Post!
• hoggywartyxmas: The Hogwarts Express Rides Again!
• hp_drizzle: Posting has now offically begun. Help us spread the word!
• dramione_remix: Four days left to go...
• rarepair_shorts: 2017 Summer Wishlist Event Masterlist

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures: August Round up and September Prompts

Fandom Recs:
• evening12 recced one Ginny/Luna fic.
• reynardo recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• evening12 recced one Lavender/Parvati fic.
• gracerene recced one James/Teddy fic.
• nachodiablo recced eleven Blind/Deaf Wolfstar fics.
• nachodiablo recced nine Potion Mishaps Wolfstar fics.
• nachodiablo recced fifteen Harry finds out about Sirius/Remus fics.
• nachodiablo recced eleven Top Remus Wolfstar fics.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, August 29, 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, September 1st

Archive News:
• OTW: This Week in Fandom, Volume 61
• OTW: Election Statistics for 2017

Essay/Meta:
• Nineteen Years: What the Epilogue Doesn’t Say
• Epilogue Day Thoughts
• 19 Years Later: Sending Albus, Scorpius and Rose to Hogwarts
• Going Back to Hogwarts with New Magic From Pottermore

General Fandom News:
• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: James Gannon Talks Rare “Potter” Editions
• LeakyCon 2017 begins TOMORROW!
• Universal Orlando's Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter details released
• LeakyCon Day One: ’19 Years later’ Opening Ceremony & More!
• The Quidditch Premier League Has Found Its First Champion!
• The British Library Adds “Potter” Lectures and Quiz to Autumn Schedule
• Experiencing “Harry Potter” Events… Nineteen Years Later
• LeakyCon Day 2: Dumbledore’s Army Reunites, PotterCast DHP2 Live Commentary & More!
• First Look at the British Library Exhibition Space

Have a Laugh:
• Hogwarts Houses Made for Cats

Nifty:
• Potter Product News: Lego Rumors and a New Funko Exclusive

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Fic Search: Sara Holmes

Community Spotlight:
♥ bbtp_challenge - The Challenge: On September 1st, post something porny to your journal or favorite archive. This can be fic, art, icons, meta, your favorite porny recs, a dirty limerick, etc., etc. Then come back here and drop off a link so we can all enjoy the smutty goodness.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling's New Swan Twitter Feed ‘Header’

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Rupert Grint!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Could ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Be Filming a Hogwarts Scene? (RUMOR)
• J.K. Rowling visits & teases from the Leavesden Studios set of 'Fantastic Beasts' 2

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• Construction underway outside 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's London theatre
• Has “Fantastic Beasts” 2 Begun Filming?"

Communities:
• one_bad_man: Friday's back again...
• mini_fest: ♥ 2017 Updated Prompt List! ♥
• mini_fest: 2017 Sign-Ups are NOW OPEN!

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• gracerene recced one James/Sirius fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: This Week in Fandom, Volume 60

Essay/Meta:
• What If Harry Had Been Sorted into Slytherin?
• Discussion and Debate at Pottermore’s First Wizarding World Book Club Live Event
• Halloween Returns to Wizarding World at Universal Studios Japan!
• Six Reasons Why Ravenclaws Are Ravingly Radiant
• The Chosen One: Being the Only “Potter” Fan at Work

Nifty:
• Back-to-wizard-school: Potter-themed products for your dorm from Primark
• What Does Your Patronus Say About Your Personality?
• Original “Potter” Art to Be Auctioned Next Month!

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Fic search

Community Spotlight:
♥ slythindor100 - Home of the H/D LDWS!

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• What Does J.K. Rowling Do When She Plays “The Sims”?

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Evanna Lynch!
• David Tennant and Michael Sheen to Star in Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens”
• See James and Oliver Phelps at Steel City Comic Con!
• Daniel Radcliffe Goes into the “Jungle” in Miami
• Emma Watson Awarded at Teen Choice Awards 2017!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Check Out the Gorgeous Deluxe Edition of the Illustrated “Fantastic Beasts”!
• 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' deluxe slipcase edition book cover revealed
• Fantastic Beasts Foundation Launches “Erumpent Rescue” Campaign

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365: PROMPT 206 - Due on or before 26 August
• introvert-club: Prompt 16

Communities:
• mini_fest: Mini Fest 2017 - Prompt Submissions!
• snape_potter: Prompting for Secret Snarry Swap
• hd_cliche: HD CLICHE - FREE POSTING WEEK!
• hd_owlpost: Announcing the H/D Owlpost Fest 2017!
• interhouse_fest: REMINDER!
• hd_prophet: The H/D Prophet needs you!!
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men
• hd_owlpost: H/D Owlpost Fest SIGN-UPS are now open!
• crack_broom: August mid-month stats
• hp_podfic_fest: two weeks left -- submission guide
• mini_fest: New Pimping Banners for 2017!
• interhouse_fest: LAST CALL FOR PROMPTS!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 205 MASTERLIST
• hp_crossgenfest: 2017 FEST: WEEKLY ROUNDUP #3

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Night Bloom @ hp_crossgenfest (Draco/Albus Severus; PG; ART)

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one Severus fic.
• toblass recced one Lily/Severus art.
• themightyflynn recced one Severus/Hermione/Lucius fic.
• madeleone recced Hermione/Severus.
• underheardrecced one Harry/Draco fic.
• pinkladiesinleather recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• pinkladiesinleather recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 20 August-- 26 August 2017
• sshp_prophet: SSHP Prophet for August 5 - August 19
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, August 15, 2017
• hd_prophet: Wednesday 16th August 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, August 18th
• hd_prophet: Sunday 20th August 2017

Essay/Meta:
• Nineteen Years Later: How Did We Get Here?
• Celebrating Friendship: Neville Longbottom
• Why Potter Pundits Summer School?
• Celebrating Friendship: Hermione Granger
• The Yew Wand
• Celebrating Friendship: Ron Weasley

General Fandom News:
• A Magical, Musical Tour: Our Visit to “Harry Potter” in Concert!

Nifty:
• Thrift Shop Cosplay

Community Spotlight:
♥ severus_snape: A community devoted to celebrating all things Severus Snape.


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling: First Look at "Strike" TV Series.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson Wins Awards at Teen Choice Awards 2017.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Support Lumos and have a chance to meet the cast of Fantastic Beasts.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• The Leaky Cauldron posted Theatre News.

Communities:
• hp_drizzle posted Call for pinch hitters.
• hp_nextgen_fest opened Claiming for the HP Next Generation Fest.
• books_freckles has posted Weasley Family Mini Fest.
• snape_potter has posted The Secret Snarry Swap

Fandom Recs:
• reccer recced a Albus Severus Potter/Scorpius Malfoy fic (M).

Archive News:
• sycophant_hexSycophant Hex is currently up and running
• Fandom Haven Story Archive is moving to AO3

Discussions:
• Elayna wrote "Speakbeasty" Episode 43 MuggleNet

Essay/Meta:
• MuggleNet's New Podcast Reading, Writing, Rowling: Imagination and Fiction in the Age of Harry Potter.
• Richa Venkatraman wrote Celebrating Friendship: Luna Lovegood MuggleNet

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling and the stars of the miniseries Strike discussed casting, characters and more in a series of interviews.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Newsweek and Mugglenet prove Pottermania is forever.
• Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and his brother Anthony Lewis to star in the new web series Nutritiously Nicola.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Lumos will make a Fantastic Beasts special announcement Monday, August 14.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 205 (due on or before August 19): A year ago... I would've never pictures my life as it is now, Rental and Competition.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt # 15.
• snape100 posted the Challeng 704: The Snapely Alphabet of Places - Yorkshire Moors
• slythindor100posted the Week 5 Results Post and the Week 6 prompt of the on-going Harry/Draco LDWS.

Communities:
• hp_nextgen_fest posted the Prompt List 2017 for the upcoming HP Next Generation Fest.
• sirius_black opened Claiming for the 2017 Sirius Black Fest.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_crossgenfest posted the Weekly Roundup #2.

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• themightyflynn recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• this_bloody_cat a recced Albus Severus Potter/Scorpio Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic+art collaboration (R).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from August 13 through 19 at potterfests.

Archive News:
• OTW Q&A: Five Things Chien Said. Chien is a member of the Chinese translation team at OTW.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Love, Not Fear: The Ministry of Magic as an Allegory for Discriminative Politics. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Minal wrote "I almost destroyed the world: In Defense of Albus Potter. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Register for Potter Pundits Summer School now! at the Hogwarts Professor. Free of charge, one week only, four free talks and a live webinar.
• @centrumlumina posted the AO3 Ship Stats 2017: Overall Top 100, Femslash Top 100 and This Year's Top 100.

Nifty:
• dar_vidder created Phantasia: a Harry Potter vid series of 11 fanvids, set to the soundtrack from Disney's Fantasia.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ sshg_giftfest – A Severus Snape/ Hermione Granger Gift Exchange
The SSHG Gift Fest is an anonymous gift exchange that will take place in the holiday season, featuring the pairing Severus Snape/Hermione Granger. This year's sign-ups (authors | artists/crafters) continue until August 24; the fest starts posting December 1.


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Social Media Roundup: Happee Birthdae Harry, Neville, Noma, and J.K.!
• Weekly Round-up: Bonnie Wright Directs ‘Girl Powered’ Commercials, Warwick Davis in ‘Han Solo’ Movie & More

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 casting reveals possible France/Paris Ministry of Magic filming

Prompt Challenges:
&• hogwarts365: Prompt 204 - Due on or before 12th August
• introvert-club: Prompt 14

Communities:
• interhouse_fest: PROMPTING IS OPEN!
• rarepair_shorts: Reminder!
• hd_erised: ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN SENT!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT # 203 MASTERLIST
• hp_crossgenfest: 2017 FEST: WEEKLY ROUNDUP #1

Fandom Recs:
• kellychambliss recced one Severus fic.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• themightyflynn recced one Severus art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Saturday, August 5, 2017
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet for July 29 - August 5
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 6 August-- 12 August 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: July 2017 Newsletter, Volume 115

Essay/Meta:
• The Complicated Sister/Sister Relationships in the “Potter” Series
• Is Harry Potter a Schoolboy Novel?

Community Spotlight:
♥ harrypotterconfessions.tumblr.com - Harry Potter Confessions collects confessions from fans around tumblr who have something they'd like to say.

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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling is back to the world's highest paid author, thanks for Cursed Child.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Robert Hardy (Cornelius Fudge) dies at age 91.
• J.K. Rowling and HP actors mourn the loss of Robert Hardy.
• Jessicab (Mugglenet) about the death of Robert Hardy.
• Raise Your Wands for Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy), former Minister of Magic.
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) started filming new movie 'Whaling'.
• Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) sparks debate among Star Trek fans.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Full original London cast will bring Cursed Child to Broadway beginning April 2018.
• Original Cursed Child cast coming to Broadway. (MuggleNet)
• Cursed Child New York cast and ticket announcements.
• Cursed Child Broadway cast reacts to joining New York shows.
• #LondonIsOpen Campaign supported by many of the West End's shows, including Cursed Child.
• Jack Thorne (writer) to re-write Star Wars: Episode IX.

Prompt Challenges:
• slythindor100 announced the Week 4 Results of the on-going H/D Last Drabble Writer Standing Challenge.

Communities:
• interhouse_fest is looking for a third mod! The fest will be happening this year. ♥
• one_bad_man posted the Weekly Sign-up Post for reccing fan creations about the two bad men, Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape. (At time of posting, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday are still open.)
• hd_erised announced the List of Participants of the 2017 H/D Erised Fest.
• hd_erised posted Pinch-hitter Sign-ups.
• The BBTO_Challenge announced the 11th edition of Bring Back the Porn. (all fandoms)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• snape_potter posted the Harry's Birthday Challenge Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG).
• germankitty recced a Severus Snape gen series (G).
• evening12 recced a Millicent Bulstrode/Pansy Parkinson fic (NC-17).

Archive News:
• OTW: This Week in Fandom, Volume #57. (fandom-wide)

Discussions:
• dicta_contrion posted On Happy Endings.
• casmicheals posted a discussion post on whether Hermione would be a 'good' or 'bad guy' in regards to H/D. (fic advice, Drarry only)

Essay/Meta:
• John Granger wrote Rune Magic in Fantastic Beasts? I wish.
• John Granger lectured on Is Harry Potter One Story or Seven Different Adventures. (video)
• Alexa Paoletta and Aniela Schaefer wrote For the Love of Luna.

General Fandom News:
• Lori Morimoto offers a Fan Studies for Fans lecture course on Patreon, starts September 1. (free preview audio)
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast is now available for free subscription on iTunes and youtube.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ femslashficlets – weekly femslash prompts for ficlet inspiration
A weekly challenge prompt community based on the now-defunct femslash100 comm. Every Thursday, a prompt will be posted which writers can use as inspiration for a femslash ficlet. Femslash is defined as a relationship between two or more characters/people who self-identify as women. Ficlet should have a length from 100 to 1000 words. There are coloured hearts as rewards. ♥

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch featured in new 'Disco Pigs' London production promos, plus review
• Tom Felton Narrates Roald Dahl Audiobooks For Penguin Random House UK
• We Refuse to Ugly Cry Over Tom Felton
• Weekly Actor Round-Up: Umbridge the Environmentalist, Branagh’s Shakespeare, Toronto Film Fest & More
• Dame Julie Walters Talks Gender Pay Gap in “Good Housekeeping”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday to Producer David Heyman: Revisiting Leaky’s Exclusive ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Interview
• Ezra Miller Balances ‘Justice League’ Reshoots as ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Role Grows!

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to sell 400 tickets for September 1, 2017 shows
• ‘Cursed Child’ Celebrates 19 Years Later with Special 400 for 40 Friday!

Communities:
• hd_cliche: POSTING STARTS MONDAY, JULY 31!
• snape_potter: Celebrate Harry's Birthday with Snarry
• sirius_black: He's coming... are you?
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men
• sirius_black: FEST 2017: Rules and Pimping Banner(s)
• party-4-potter: Gentle reminder, Harry's birthday is in 3 days, or less in some parts of the world.

Fandom Recs:
• kellychambliss recced one Severus comic.
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• tdcat recced one Harry/Draco video.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: Members – Check Your Email for Voting Instructions
• OTW: Happy SysAdmin Day 2017

Essay/Meta:
• Deathly Hallows Tenth Anniversary (2) Looking Back and Looking Forward
• Why “Half-Blood Prince” Is the Worst “Harry Potter” Movie

General Fandom News:
• “Harry Potter” Fan Events Happening This Weekend and Beyond
• alchemia: Violations Warnings for Fen who Have taken down / disassociated their ID from past Workworks

Have a Laugh:
• How Hufflepuffs Tackle a Theme Park Event
• How Ravenclaws Tackle a Theme Park Event

Nifty:
• Harry Potter Funko Pop! figures new line includes Ginny, Wormtail, POA trio, Luna

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Arranged Marriage

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_birthdaybash - a celebration of Harry and Draco's Birthdays! [not currently running - see the previous masterlists here]


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: first look at new edition illustrated by Jim Kay.
• A Guide to Collecting the Harry Potter Books. Also in German: Was sind die ersten Harry Potter-Bücher heute wert? (abebooks)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Bid on Daniel Radcliff's Loud Shirt now!
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) interviews the latest "Shared Shelf" author Margaret Atwood.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Speakbeasty Podcast Episode #41: Credence Joins the Circus.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 201 (due on or before July 21): Jasmine Warga quote, Height and Nimbus Racing Broom Company.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt 11.
• slythindor100 posted the Week One Results and the Week 2 Prompt: Chocolate Frog Card(s) of the ongoing Harry/Draco LDWS.

Communities:
• hd_fanart: Claiming is open for the Harry/Draco Fanart Fest.
• evening12 posted a Question for fest mods about using tumblr.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #200 Masterlist.

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

Resources:
• hd_prophet: July 16, 2017 edition.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from 16 to 22 July at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from July 9 to 15.

Discussions:
• 8c | @pukingpastilles has a discussion on Harry and Hermione as PoC on her tumblr.

Essay/Meta:
• Victor collected Five Moments That Allude to Dumbledore's Relationship with Grindelwald. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Leaky Cauldron 2017 on September 3 so far: Special Guests, Schedule and Tickets.

Nifty:
• Candlewick publishes "New Magical Film Projections: Patronus Charm" book.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ picture_prompt_fun – Picture Prompt Fun
This new community is for every writer who wants to have fun with picture prompts. There is a new challenge, consisting of two pictures, posted each week. Pictures can be everything you can imagine: settings, persons, animals, history, science fiction, etc. All writing (fanfiction and original fic), all genres, slash, femslash, het and gen is welcome.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling BFI to Host Preview Event For ‘Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling’
• J.K. Rowling Has Written Her Long-Teased Fairy Tale!
• J.K. Rowling talks Lumos, personal fears, unpublished children's story, more with CNN

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Killing Lord Voldemort and Other Movie Adventures
• Be the First to See the New Illustrated “Prisoner of Azkaban” with Bloomsbury!
• Happy Birthday Wishes to Fiona Shaw
• Evanna Lynch Talks “Disco Pigs” and 20 Years of “Harry Potter”
• Weekly Cast Round-up: Tom Felton’s Cricket Craze, Gary Oldman as Churchill, Comic-Con & More!
• David Thewlis Nominated for an Emmy!
• Emma Watson Interviews Margaret Atwood on “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Cover of Fully Illustrated “Fantastic Beasts” Revealed!
• Extra Artwork From New Illustrated “Fantastic Beasts” Revealed!
• Fantastic Beasts strut their way onto new cover art
• Harry Potter Book Night 2018 to take place February 1, with 'Fantastic Beasts' theme
• Fantastic Beast Found! New Species of Spider Named After Aragog

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' wins for theatre at South Bank Sky Arts Awards
• Top Five Random “Cursed Child” Moments Revisited
• Theater Round-Up: ‘Cursed Child’ Wins Theatre Award, New Anthony Boyle and Jack Thorne Projects, and More!
• Thorne and Tiffany Talk “Cursed Child” Ahead of Paperback Script Release

Communities:
• rarepair_shorts: WISHLIST FEST is still going STRONG!
• hp_podfic_fest: check-in -- two months to go
• hd_fanart: Prompting ends soon!
• one_bad_man: Friday again...
• hp_creatures: Prompting Closes Tomorrow!

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Fantastic Beasts by 3vil-is-g00d@tumblr (Newt, Tina, Queenie, Jacob; gen; art)

Fandom Recs:
• ldydark1 recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• too_dle_oo recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• gracerene recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/Minerva fic.
• drarryspecificrecs recced ten Harry/Draco fics.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Monday, July 10, 2017
• hd_prophet: Thursday, 13 July, 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: The OTW is Recruiting Report Writers, Fanlore Gardeners, and Tag Wranglers!
• OTW: Elections 2017 Q&A and Chats

Essay/Meta:
• What If an Owl, Rat, Cat, or Toad Just Doesn’t Do It for You?
• The Three Fates Meet The Weird Sisters: Cormoran Strike, Harry Potter, and the Question of Fate, Free Will, and Choice
• The Basilisk and Nagini Were Probably Quite Nice
• Billywigs… and That’s It?
• The ‘Harrying of Hell’ The Harrowing in Philosopher’s Stone and Deathly Hallows
• Riddikulus! Humor as a Weapon against Fear and Evil
• Five Reasons Why Harry Potter Should Be Your Favorite Character
• Why Is a Dementor Like an Ice Pick?

Nifty:
• Velkommen til Oslo! MuggleNet Attends the European Quidditch Games 2017!
• The Three Broomsticks Wins Theme Park Insider Award Second Year in a Row!
• Breakfast at Hogwarts opening at Harry Potter's Warner Bros. Studio Tour this August
• The Lovegoods Drop Brand-New Album!
• Registration for Granger Leadership Academy Open Now!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_cliche: a low stress, mini-fest celebrating well-loved cliches in the H/D Fandom! Our goal is to be as fun and low-maintenance as possible while taking our favorite themes and giving them a new spin! Posting begins July 31!


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling releases Potter family history from Cursed Child book, features 2 Harrys

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Philosopher's Stone pop-up exhibit at National Library of Scotland set for June 26
• Nominees for Teen Choice 2017 Announced: Vote Now!
• “Captain on the Bridge!” First Look at Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca!
• Emma Watson attends, presents at 'The Circle' Paris film premiere
• Matthew Lewis Teases Character Details for Season 5 of “Ripper Street”
• Emma Watson’s ‘Essential Feminist Bookshelf’
• LIST OF PROMPTS OF THE 2017 HARRY/DRACO CAREER FAIR
• Universal Studios Hollywood's new Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle show now open
• Experiencing the Magic Again: An Analysis of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ – Part One
• Beauty Care with Bonnie Wright

Pottermore News
• Visit the Pottermore Pop-up Shop For One Week Only
• Bloomsbury, Pottermore reveal giveaways, social campaign for Harry Potter anniversary
• Pottermore Launches Wizarding World Book Club & Free eBooks!

Communities:
• hd_fan_fair: LIST OF PROMPTS OF THE 2017 HARRY/DRACO CAREER FAIR
• hd_fan_fair: 2017 H/D Career Fair Claiming Post!
• one_bad_man: A Crafty Bit of Pimping and then the Friday Sign Up...

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hprarefest: FEST 2017: Weekly Round Up - Three!

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one Snape/Lupin/Tonks fic.
• tdcat recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/Harry fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• toblass recced one Snape, faculty art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
• hd_prophet: Sunday 25th June 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: 2017 OTW Elections Candidates Announcement
• sycophant_hex: Still Not Much of an Update...
• OTW: OTW Elections 2017: It’s Almost Time

Essay/Meta:
• Is Jacob the Neville That Should Have Been?

General Fandom News:
• Being with Nerds on September 1

Nifty:
• National Library of Scotland Celebrates 20 Years of “Potter”
• Giveaway: Win a Hogwarts House Gift Card!
• Bloomsbury Brings Back Wizarding Wednesdays
• Official Companion Books for “Harry Potter: A History of Magic: The Exhibition” Announced
• Celebrate 20 Years of “Harry Potter” in Australia!

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Reluctant submissive Draco fics?
• bottom_draco: creature fic.
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ party_4_potter - Surprise birthday party for Harry Potter


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Pottermore:
• Stunning New “Potter” Artwork Now Available Through Pottermore!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• 20th Anniversary Celebration at Alnwick Castle
• ‘Harry Potter’ Prints and Posters Now Available to UK Fans Through Pottermore!

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• “Cursed Child” Nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Awards
• Original “Cursed Child” Actors to Take the Stage in NYC Production?

Communities:
• hd_cliche: HD CLICHE REMINDER!
• rarepair_shorts: Tags!
• one_bad_man: Friday sneaked up on me again...

Fandom Recs:
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/Minerva wip.
• digthewriter recced one Dean/Harry art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, 9 June 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: May 2017 Newsletter, Volume 113

Essay/Meta:
• Seven Reasons That Prove Harry, Ron, and Hermione Are Best Friends

Have a Laugh:
• Ten Types of “Harry Potter” Fans You’ll Encounter at MuggleNet Live!

Nifty:
• Giveaway: Win a Magical “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” Bundle!
• LeakyCon Announces “Behind the Magic” Special Guests!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ lims_movie - last chance to sign up for the Fantastic Beasts round!

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• Stephen Fry Talks J.K. Rowling, Comedy & Mental Health at Cambridge Union

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Derby Film Festival to Commemorate the Late Sir John Hurt
• Jason Isaacs Makes His Mark on Planet Comicon Kansas City
• Emma Watson confirmed to attend Sunday's MTV Movie and TV Awards
• Birthday Greetings to Jessie Cave

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Round-up: Credence Rumours, Crossovers & Aliens!

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• ‘Cursed Child’ Sound Designer Gareth Fry to Receive Special Tony Award
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Broadway shows confirmed to open April 22, 2018

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_may_madness: Day 3 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 4 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 5 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 6 Prompts
• poetic_hp: May Prompt
• hp_coffeehouse: Prompt 02
• slythindor100: Challenge #206

Communities:
• one_bad_man: Fly by Friday Sign Up Posting!
• hp_crossgenfest: LAST DAY OF PROMPTING

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dracotops_harry: And here it is: The DTH Fest 2017 BIG REVEAL!
• hp_shoreofangst: Fest Round Up Week One

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• gracerene recced one Albus Severus/James Sirius fic.
• themightyflynn recced one crossover fic.
• smirkingcat recced one Snape/Lupin fic.
• lijahlover recced one Harry/Draco art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: H/D Prophet: Wednesday, 3 May 2017.

Essay/Meta:
• Lord Voldemort’s Happy Ending
• Severus Snape: A Hero to Remember?

Nifty:
• Official Wizarding World Book Club Coming Next Month!

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Fic Rec, Fic Search, anyone?
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ snitches_n_smut: A Harry/Draco Quidditch fic and art. The smuttier the better, of course.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling Teases Newt Scamander’s Patronus is ‘Big Spoiler!’
• J.K. Rowling “Cormoran Strike” Mini-Series Prepares to Strike?
• J.K. Rowling Wizarding World new Dark Arts & films' artifacts books out this year

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch starring in 'Disco Pigs' London stage revival this summer, attends C2E2
• Evanna Lynch Takes to the Stage in ‘Disco Pigs’ Revival
• Emma Watson & Bonnie Wright reunite at 'The Circle' Tribeca Film Festival premiere
• Weekly Roundup: Moving on From Ginny, Campaigning for Mental Health & More

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Wizard World 101 for No-Majs: Minneapolis 2017
• Jude Law comments on 'Fantastic Beasts' Dumbledore casting, hope to meet J.K. Rowling
• Jude Law Shares His Excitement on Playing Dumbledore
• “Excitement and Fear”: Jude Law on Decoding Dumbledore
• “Fantastic Beasts” Composer James Newton Howard to Receive Achievement Award
• Jude Law confirms not reading 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 script, reveals casting reaction

Communities:
• snape_potter: Yes, It's EXACTLY What It Looks Like...
• one_bad_man: It's Friday.
• hd_fan_fair: MOD POST: Announcing the 2017 H/D Career Fair!
• hd_erised: H/D ERISED ANNOUNCEMENT!
• hprarefest: Pinch Hitter Needed
• hd_remix: H/D Remix starts posting on Monday, May 1!
• amplificathon: Podfic Love Meme

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• perverse_idyll recced one Snape/Filch fic.
• perverse_idyll recced one Severus/Lily art.
• gracerene recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• theimpossiblegl recced one Severus/Minerva art.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Albus/Minerva/Severus fic.
• smirkingcat recced one Snape/Lupin fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, 28 April 2017.

Archive News:
• OTW: This Post is Made Possible by Donors Like You!
• OTW: AO3 Reaches 3 Million Fanworks!

Essay/Meta:
• Becoming a Muggle: 40 Days Without Magic
• Five Wizarding World Experiences We Want in Virtual Reality
• Top Seven Missing Moments

General Fandom News:
• MISTI-CON 2017 is an immersive Harry Potter fan convention in Laconia, NH on May 18-22
• Happy Birthday, Professor Slughorn!

Nifty:
• This Hallmark “Harry Potter” Ornament Is Gringotts-a-rific!

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Safe House by Professor McKitten?
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_ina_tree - A celebration of Harry, Draco and wood!

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling's Hogwart's Library Collection newly released.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) tease new TV project based in US.
• Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) speaks about her career in film and television. (interview)
• Rupert Grint's (Ron Weasley) two shows 'Snatch' and 'Sick Note' both renewed for second seasons.
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) nominated for Drama League Award.
• Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick) celebrates his life-long love for Star Wars.
• Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint: Golden trio's latest stage and screen appearances.
• David Bradley (Argus Filch) rumoured to fill in as First Doctor in 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special 2017.
• John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick) to share his memoirs on BBC 4.
• Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Japan reveal new 'Expecto Patronum' Night Show. More news on Hogwarts nighttime show.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child News:
• Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger): "I am a refugee child" – her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress at the Oliviers Awards.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Callum Turner cast as Theseus Scamander, Newt's older brother, in 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel.
• Warner Bros. tease 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel content to reveal at 2017 Licensing Expo in May.
• Alison Sudol's (Queenie Goldstein) magical connection to art and nature. (interview)
• Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein) transmission clips and posters released for 'Alien: Covenant'.

Communities:
• serpentinelion announced that Sign-ups for Glompfest are closed and posted the Claiming Post. There are four prompts left for claiming.
• nextgen_mas announced its move to nextgen_mas on Dreamwidth.
• hp_drizzle posted Rules and Guidelines of the 2017 Harry Potter Weather Fest. Claiming is open!
• Daily Deviant posted a Reminder that the 11th Birthday Bash Games continue until the end of the month.
• hp_crossgenfest posted a Reminder that prompting opens on April 24.
• hpvamp made a Mod Post about the mirror community on Dreamwidth.

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Grange/Lucius Malfoy fic (R).
• smirkingcat recced a Remus Lupin/Severus Snape fic (R).
• themightyflynn recced a Ron Weasley/Victor Krum fic (R).
• theimpossiblegl recced a Severus Snape comic (PG-13).
• torino10154 recced two fics: James Potter/Teddy Lupin and Remus Lupin/Sirius Black (PG-13 and NC-17 respectively).

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

Resources:
• digthewriter is looking for Beta Resource Sites on Dreamwidth.
• themightyflynn is looking for fests for het couples in HP.

Archive News:
• OTW: AO3 Membership Drive 2017 is on-going April 20-26. Support the Archive Of Our Own. Donate here.

Essay:
• hpboy13 wrote Borgin, Burke and the Half-Blood Prince. (MuggleNet)

Meta:
• LizzieG wrote Five Reasons Why I'll Never Call Snape a Hero. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• firewhiskeyfic hosts its Earth Day Edition tomorrow, April 22, starting 5 pm EDT. (all fandoms, HP focused)


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling Reveals Salazar Slytherin’s Namesake
• J.K. Rowling New Documentary Special

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Robbie Coltrane Scores Fifth BAFTA TV Award Nomination
• Seven Times the “Harry Potter” Alumni Spoke Out About Mental Health
• Experience the Magic of a Brand New “Harry Potter” Exhibition!
• Theater Review: “Don Juan in Soho”, Starring David Tennant
• Matthew Lewis Is Edmond Halley in New “Drunk History” Clip

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Jude Law Cast as Albus Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic Beasts’
• “Fantastic Beasts” Has Found Its Dumbledore!
• Jude Law cast as young Albus Dumbledore in 'Fantastic Beasts' film series
• Twitter’s Glorious Reaction to Jude Law Dumbledore Casting
• 'Fantastic Beasts' Dumbledore actor Jude Law's acting history, highlights & awards
• http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2017/04/13/round-up/
• Matthew Lewis on Drunk History
• Universal Orlando Resort: “More to Come with ‘Harry Potter’ Later This Year” – MuggleNet Speculates
• Harry Potter films & 'Fantastic Beasts' 2018 calendars, more available for pre-order

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• Paperback Playscript Edition of “Cursed Child” Is Coming Soon!
• Time-Turners Ready: A New Round of “Cursed Child” Tickets Is Coming!
• 'Cursed Child' final script out July 25th, to include Harry Potter family tree, more
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Definitive Edition to Be Released This Summer

Prompt Challenges:
• daily_deviant: 11TH BIRTHDAY BASH: DIRTY DRABBLE/DRAWBLE DAY 4
• daily_deviant: 11TH BIRTHDAY BASH: DIRTY DRABBLE/DRAWBLE DAY 5
• daily_deviant: 11TH BIRTHDAY BASH: DIRTY DRABBLE/DRAWBLE DAY 6

Communities:
• lupin_snape: Poll about possible fic fest!
• snape_potter: SNARRY-A-THON SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE APRIL 15!!!!!!
• dramione_remix: One Day Left to Submit Prompts!
• hg_daily: *dusts comm off* *sees new LJ TOS* *recoils in horror*
• one_bad_man: Friday Post

Editor's Choice Rec:
• I present you: professor Potter, Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and Head of Gryffindor House. And Teddy Lupin, his godson and the sassiest Hufflepuff by sadfishkid@tumblr (Harry, Teddy; Gen, art)

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced one Snape/Lupin fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• evening12 recced one Lavender/Parvati podfic.
• perverse_idyll recced one Snarry fic.
• gracerene recced one Draco/Harry fic.
• perverse_idyll recced one Severus art.
• glittering_git recced one Harry/Draco art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, April , 2017
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 12 April 2017.

Archive News:
• LiveJournal: LJ is 18
• AO3: The OTW is Recruiting Tag Wranglers, Plus Elections and Volunteers & Recruiting Staff

Essay/Meta:
• All Aboard the Friend Ship: A Tale of Platonic Harmony
• Why Young Dumbledore’s Sexuality Matters

General Fandom News:
• Grab Your Weasley Sweaters: Christmas Is Coming to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort!
• Exclusive: Celebrate Christmas at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
• Christmas is coming to Universal Orlando Resort's Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Community Spotlight:
♥ dracotops_harry - Round 7 of the Top!Draco/Bottom!Harry fest is currently posting!

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Birthday, Fred and Georg Weasley!

Harry Potter – Books, Actors and Movies:
• British Library Exhibition "A History of Magic": Tickets go for sale tomorrow. The exhibition runs from 20 October 2017 until 28 February 2018.
• Emma Watson Round-up.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #186 (due on or before April 8): "I've never had the luxury of political opinions." – Jyn Erso, Reauthenticate and Dust & Mildewe.
• poetic_hp posted the April Prompt: CLUB
• hp_coffeehouse posted the April Prompt: dark roast
• hp_creatures posted the April Prompts: blue - Abyssinian cat - swimming
• hp_unfaithful posted the March Masterlist and April Theme: "Half my age"
• hd_fluff posted the April Picture Prompt. (Drarry only)
• slythindor100 posted the Challenge #205: April showers, rain. (Drarry only)

Communities:
• daily_deviant 11th Birthday Bash presents: The Bad Porn Alphabet.
• hp_drizzle posted the Prompting Post for the HP Weather Fest.
• darkwitches announced the 2017 Dark Witches Fest (timeline and rules).
• Prompting is open at the darkwitches Fest.
• hd_writers made a mod and discussion post.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_getlucky posted the Week Three Round-up.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #185 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• bixgirl1 recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced another Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• capitu made a Drarry rec post: Humour 3 (7 x NC-17, 2 x PG-13).
• evening12 recced Ginny Weasley/Luna Lovegood art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape/Lucius Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced Severus Snape/Weasley twins art (NC-17).

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for Harry or Draco topping from the bottom, dom/sub. (Drarry only)
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Resources:
• lauren3210 posted about fics getting added to personal AO3 collections without author permission. (Very good advice in comments.)
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from April 2 to 8 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from March 26 to April 1.

Archive News:
• OTW Finance: 2017 Budget.

Essay/Meta:
• lokifan wrote Romance in Potter is a Mystery: Why Cursed Child Isn't Queerbaiting (Part 1).

General Fandom News:
• ysilme and trobadora are hosting the Write Every Day Challenge in April.

Have a Laugh:
• MuggleNet's rebranding Welcome to NoMajNet and MuggleNet Rebrands Itself for new Era in the Wizarding World. Related articles: [x], [x], [x], [x].


Community Spotlight:
♥ darkwitches - A Harry Potter Femmeslash Darkfest
Dark Witches is a Harry Potter fic and art exchange focusing exclusively on dark femmeslash creations. All femmeslash pairings are welcome. After round 1 in 2012 and round 2 in 2013, the fest runs for the third time this year; posting starts 10 July 2017. Prompting for darkwitches is open until April 14.


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