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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling Updates on ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Script & Cormoran Strike Progress

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Watch Bonnie Wright’s Web Series “Phone Calls” Now!
• Seeing Double in Tom Felton’s New Film!
• Universal Studios Hollywood's The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle show first look
• Warner Bros. Approves Unofficial Fan-Made Film ‘Origins of The Heir’
• Voldemort Fan Film: Real, But Definitely Not Official

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_may_madness: Day 31 Prompts

Communities:
• hprarefest: Fest begins!
• rarepair_shorts: WISH LIST EVENT 2017: Let the wish granting begin!
• hp_mhealthfest: Posting starts tomorrow
• bottom_draco: Prompting is Open!
• hp_unfaithful: Dreamwidth
• hp_may_madness: Madness17 stats and wrap-up post
• rs_games: Sign-ups Begin May 14th!!!
• hd_fan_fair: Prompting begins in just a few days! Get your prompts ready!
• crack_broom: free flying now open
• hermione_smut: Claiming (finally)
• one_bad_man: This week it really is Friday...

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• snape_potter: Snarry-a-Thon17 Master List
• hp_creatures: April round up and May prompts
• hp_unfaithful: May masterlist and June theme
• dramionelove: Mini Fest Round 2: Week Three Wrap-Up

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Night In by aprilcat (Harry/Draco; NC-17; ART)

Fandom Recs:
• lijahlover recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• smirkingcat recced one Severus/Ron fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Gen fic.
• madeleone recced one Severus art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Archive News:
• sycophant_hex: Update (or rather not much of one but a little more info)

General Fandom News:
• State of the Fandom: MISTI-Con 2017
• A Very Potter Announcement For LeakyCon 2017!

Nifty:
• 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' 20th anniversary books now available in UK
• Here’s How to Eat with Dietary Restrictions at Universal Orlando
• Big Week for ‘Harry Potter’: 20th Anniversary Editions, Audiobooks in Bookstores, Topping Amazon Charts and More

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ lims_movie - where sign-ups are open for the movie FANTASTIC BEASTS

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling tweets that 'Fantastic Beasts 2' script is complete.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Leaky Con announces Potter Watch, a Harry Potter movies watch along.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• lims_movie's Session 35 of Last Icon Maker Standing focuses on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Sign-ups are open!

Prompt Challenges:
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt # 4: Ode to Strangers (Remus/Sirius only).
• hp_may_madness: Day 29 prompts.

Communities:
• hg_daily moved to Dreamwidth; the new comm is hgdaily.
• hp_het announced that Claiming for the 2017 Mini Fest is now closed. Posting is on-going.
• theiceroyals announced that Sign-ups for the first Ice Royals Winter Exchange Fest are open (Lucius/Narcissa Fest).

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hd_remix posted the Big Reveal and Masterlist of H/D Remix, vol. 9.

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape art (R).
• snowgall recced 6 fics and 1 art from hd_remix, all Draco/Harry, various ratings.

Searches:
• A search was posted on bottom_draco for fics where Draco is the hostage in the Triwizard Tournement's second task and Harry has to save him instead of Ron.
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for several specific Drarry fics.
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Resources:
• hd_prophet from Sunday 28th May, 2017.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from May 28 to June 3 at potterfests.
• Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending May 27, 2017.

Archive News:
• OTW: Guest Post: Euclase aka Elicia Donze, professional artist and fan creator.

General Fandom News:
• Friendly Social Network Imzy is shutting down.

Nifty:
• Magical Money? Scottish Notes Just Became More Exciting by Lauren (MuggleNet).

Community Spotlight: ♥ hd_fan_fair – Come Share the Magic
A community for thematic Harry/Draco Fairs. This year's Fan Fair is the fourth H/D Career Fair. The fest is pairing-specific for Harry/Draco, who both have to work in unusual careers. H/D Career Fair starts posting on October 1 at hd_fan_fair.


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Adult Harry Potter Cast: News Round-up from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Downtown Abbey - the Movie, Girlfriends and much more.
• John Williams (composer of the HP movies musical score) will conduct the Cleveland Orchestra on April 8, 2018.
• Nick Dunham (HP creature and makeup effects) joins team for live-action movie 'Pinocchio'.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child News:
• Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger) and Sonia Friedman (producer) named ambassadors for The Stage Supports.

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_may_madness posted: Day 21 prompt.

Communities:
• hp_darkarts posted the final entry of this year's HP Horror Fest.
• Claiming is open at hd_wireless, the Harry/Draco Music Fest.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_shoreofangst posted the Fest Reveal and Masterlist of this year's Shore of Angst Fest.
• snape_potter posted the Week Three Wrap-up of the Snarry-a-Thon17.
• hd_remix posted the final Round-up Week 3.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Moving Portraits of Harry Potter Characters by Little Chmura (Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Pansy Parkinson, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley)

Fandom Recs:
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter epistolary fic (R).
• rosevalleynb recced a Draco Malfoy/Millicent Bulstrode fic (PG-13).
• themightyflynn recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape/Draco Malfoy threesome fic (NC-17).

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

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from May 21 through 27 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from May 14 through 20.

General Fandom News:
• 20th Anniversary Celebrations of HP and the Philosopher's Stone coming early at MCM London Comic Con next weekend, May 26-28.
• Universal Studios Hollywood: Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts to launch on June 23.

Nifty:
• Harry, Hermione and Ron figurines from new Harry Potter Miniatures Game revealed.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling:
• First look at BBC One mini series 'Strike' based off J. K. Rowling's crime novels. (Pure Drama 2017 trailer)
• J.K. Rowling helps student to recover missing laptop with notes for his Ph.D. thesis.
• Harry Potter Bookclub coming to London.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) cast in new movie 'Guns Akimbo'.
• Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) celebrates his 31st birthday on May 13.
• Zoe Wanamaker (Rolanda Hooch) celebrates her 68th birthday on May 13.
• Hogwarts in the Snow returning at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. The event will run from November 18, 2017 to February 4, 2018.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Johnny Depp (Gellert Grindelwald) feels luck to be part of 'Fantastic Beasts'.
• Audio CD of Eddie Redmayne reading 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' booklet will be released on June 26.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 192 (due on or before May 20): “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, Gravity and Transylvanian Tackle.
• hp_may_madness posted Day 13 prompts.
• hp_may_madness Day 14 prompts.

Communities:
• hphet posted the Claiming Post for the first HP Het Mini Fest.
• hermione_smut announced Round Eleven of the Hermione Smut Fest. Prompting is open.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hd_remix posted the Round-up Week 2.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 191 Masterlist.
• snape_potter posted the Week Two Wrap-up of Snarry-a-Thon17.

Fandom Recs:
• bixgirl1 recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter interview fic (PG-13).
• lijahlover recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• kellychambliss recced a Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore fic (PG-13).
• rosevalleynb recced a Millicent Bulstrode fic (PG).
• themightyflynn recced Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape art (NC-17).
• toblass recced young Severus & parents art (G).

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for fics where Harry did not grow up with the Dursleys (Drarry only).
• snarry_ficfind posted a search for Hogwarts Era Snarry fics.
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Resources:
• potterfests made a Mod Post about technical difficulties. The Weekly Schedule of Upcoming Events will be posted late.
• The SS/HP Prophet from May 7 through 13.
• Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending May 13, 2017.

Archive News:
• OWT Volunteer Q&A: Five Things Rebecca Sentance Said. Rebecca is a chair of the AO3 Documentation Comittee.

Discussion:
• Meme: What Moments Made Severus Snape the Most Controversial Character? by Dean. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• alisanne posted a list of people going to MistiCon.
• slashorific posted a Check-in post, asking for participants' favourite national food/dish/dinner. (all fandoms)

Community Spotlight:
♥ hermione_smut – Hermione Granger Fic Exchange
A prompt fest for Hermione Granger stories that have a higher rating. The community is for adults only. This year is the eleventh round of Hermione Smut. Prompting is open.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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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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)


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Emma Watson!
• Cheers to Emma Thompson on Her Birthday!
• James and Oliver Phelps to Present at Pride of Birmingham Awards
• Rupert Grint’s “Sick Note” Gets Second Season
• On Stage With Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe, and Imelda Staunton

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Transfigures London Theater

Prompt Challenges:
• daily_deviant: 11TH BIRTHDAY BASH: DIRTY DRABBLE/DRAWBLE DAY 7
• hogwarts365: Prompt 188 - Hogwarts365 - Due on or before 22nd April

Communities:
• serpentinelion: Prompting Reminder - closes on Monday, April 17th.
• dramione_remix: Remix Round 8 is Here!
• hd_prophet: FYI...
• quibbler_report: Dreamwidth
• hp_drizzle: Prompting is now CLOSED. Here's the prompt list!
• daily_deviant: Introducing our final party game: KINKO!
• hd_remix: Submissions for H/D Remix vol. 9 are due today!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dracotops_harry: DTH Fest: Week Two Round-up

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced one Severus art.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• evening12 recced one Fleur/Tonks art.
glittering_git recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, April 14th
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 16 April -- 22 April 2017
• sshp_prophet: April 8 - April 15
• quibbler_report: April 6-15, 2017
• hd_prophet: Saturday, April 15, 2017
• hd_prophet: Sunday 16th April 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: 2017 OTW Elections Timeline and Membership Deadline

General Fandom News:
• PotterCast at LeakyCon 2017
• Hay Festival Announces “20 Years of Harry Potter Magic” Event

Nifty:
• From the Maestro’s Imagination to the English Language: Some Wizarding Words are Dictionary Bound

Searches:
• bottom_draco: 8th year fics
• bottom_draco: Looking for Recs in 2 Themes
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_shoreofangst: anything goes as long as it is somehow associated with angst!

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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.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Maggie Smith and Daniel Radcliffe among the stars at National Theatre tribute to Peter Shaffer. (Evening Standard, 31 March 2017)
• Ciaran Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) and Colin Farrell (Pervical Graves) to attend Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin.
• Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) cannot make it to the IFTA Awards due to illness.
• Jim Broadbent (Horace Slughorn) didn't catch up on Game of Thrones before filming.
• Check out Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) in first look in upcoming war drama Megan Leavey.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child News:
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child nearly sweeps all at Olivier Awards.
• Dominic Cavendish, Cursed Child Mastermind Sonia Friedman 'I Was in Tears when I met J. K. Rowling. (The Telegraph, 5 April 2017 - only available to registered users or subscribers)
• Sonia Friedman (producer of The Cursed Child) was moved to tears on meeting J. K. Rowling.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Katherine Waterston's (Tina Goldstein): Alien: Covenant plot spoilers and theories.

Prompt Challenges:
• The Daily Deviant posted the Day 1 Prompt of the Dirty Drabble/Drawble Days (part of the Devian't 11th Birthday Bash.

Communities:
• nextgen_mas made a Mod post about the new LJ TOS and the future of the fest.
• worshipdarklord made a Mod Post: Housekeeping DW Account.
• dramione_remix opened the Couple Suggestion Prompt Post for the Dramione Couple Remix Fest Round 8.
• hd_owlpost made a Mod post about the new mirror community on Dreamwidth.
• hd_eighthyear made a Mod post about the new Dreamwidth community.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dracotops_harry posted the Week One Roundup.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Lucius by @wisesnail (Lucius Malfoy; PG; art)

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced another Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17).
• noeon recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy WIP (NC-17).
• themightyflynn recced a Fenrir Greyback/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• themightyflynn recced a Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced Professor Severus Snape art (G).

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

Resources:
• vaysh posted the updated list of H/D Fests in 2017.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from 9 to 15 April at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from April 1 to 8.

Archive News:
• OTW 5 Things an OTW volunteer said: Five Things Madoc Said. Madoc is a translator in Team Welsh.

Nifty:
• Meet the Artist Behind the Indonesian Book Covers – Part 2.


Community Spotlight:
♥ dramione_remix – Dramione Couples Remix
This is the concept of dramione_remix: for prompting, people choose a well-known couple from history, mythology, literature, folklore, legend, comics, movies, pop culture, etc. Participants then claim a prompt and "remix" that couple's story into a brand new Dramione fic or piece of art. Check out the tags for all the couples that have already been remixed. Currently, round 8 of the Dramione Couples Remix is underway; you may leave your couple prompts here.


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Catching Up With Gary Oldman
• Song As Old As Rhyme – Movie Theaters Across the US to Show Sing-Along Version of “Beauty and the Beast”!
• “Beauty and the Beast” Leads 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations
• ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Cast News, Trailers, and Events Galore!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's scene-stealing Niffler available as plush
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Tops DVD Sales and Rumors Could Mean Big Things for Potter Fans

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' producer wants 10 international shows worldwide
• “Cursed Child”‘s Sam Clemmett Works with Young Actors in Norfolk
• ‘Cursed Child’ Producer & Playwright Pre-Olivier Awards Excitement!

Communities:
• hprarepairs: MOD POST: Seeking a new owner
• snape_potter: Snarry-a-Thon17 Reminder from Headmaster Snape
• death_eaters: NEW OWNER & MODS!
• hphet: MOD POST: Seeking a new owner
• hd_remix: Check-in Reminder for H/D Remix vol.9!
• hd_remix: H/D Remix Challenge vol. 9.0: Submissions Guidelines and Header Template
• severus_snape: Community on DreamWidth and Fest News
• hp_darkarts: Livejournal and Dreamwidth
• snape_potter: Snape_Potter Membership Reminder
• hp_mhealthfest: Three housekeeping details
• hogwarts365: MOD POST about Prompt 186
• hphet: New Owner
• death_eaters: - NEW OWNER & MODS!
• one_bad_man: Time to call out the register..."
• hp_mhealthfest: Check In #2
• serpentinelion: Glompfest 2017 - Dates and Eligibility
• daily_deviant: DRABBLE/DRAWBLE DAYS ON THE WAY!

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced one Severus/Remus fic.
• vix_spes recced one Fenrir/Harry fic.
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 5 April 2017
• quibbler_report: March 31 - April 5, 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, April 7th

Archive News:
• : March 2017 Newsletter, Volume 111

Discussions:
• death_eaters: WHERE DO YOU READ SLYTHERIN HOUSE FANFICTION THE MOST?

Nifty:
• Meet the Artist Behind the Gorgeous Indonesian Book Covers – Part 1

Searches:
• bottom_draco: HELP FINDING A FIC
• bottom_draco: Search
• bottom_draco: Fic search
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_3somes - a community focused on fanfiction and art that centers around threesomes and moresomes in the HP fandom. All pairings, genres, and ratings are welcome! This includes m/m/m, f/f/f, m/f/m, and f/m/f!

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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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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) at Wizard World Portland and Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), respectively.
• Bonnie Wright's (Ginny Weasley) directorial debut Phone Calls to debut at Tribeca Film Festival.
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Flash co-star Grant Gustin doing a Q&A at Silicon Valley Comic Con on April 23rd.
• Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour) talks about Love Actually mini-sequel and Red Nose Day.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child News:
• James and Oliver Phelps (George and Fred Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) talk about the current London production of The Cursed Child and its Broadway run next year.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Win a Fantastic Beasts tumblr cup.(US residents only)
• SpeakBeasty Podcast Episode 33: Witches Be Basic.
• Ezra Miller (Credence Barebones) is the new Flash in Justice League (trailer).
• Tickets for Fantastic Beasts sequel premier on November 16, 2018 give-away in a DVD/Blu-ray release scavenger hunt in the UK.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #185 (due on or before April 1): quote from Femme by Marshall Thornton, Level Four and Doppelbeater Defence.

Communities:
• hp_drizzle posted information for prompting at the *drizzle* fest.
• digthewriter thinks about starting a LJ community for HP Coffee Shops AUs.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_getlucky posted the Week Two Round-up of the Harry Potter Get Lucky Fest.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #184 Masterlist.

Hot Recs:
• Inevitable by llaeyro (Harry Potter/Ron Weasley, NC-17, 4K words)
Summary: Ever since their divorces, Harry and Ron have been closer than ever. Really, really, close.
• Settle by mindabbles (James Sirius/Teddy Lupin, NC-17, 9300 words)
Summary: James has never wanted to settle down – or maybe he’s never wanted to settle.
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by gracerene (Ginny Weasley/Luna Lovegood, NC-17, 2000 words)
Summary: Her shoulder always ached when it rained.
• Night Changes by writcraft (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, NC-17, 10600 words)
Summary: Draco and Harry have spent years dancing around one another, but Potter’s straight and married. Until one day he isn’t.

Fandom Recs:
• bixgirl1 recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (G).
• themightyflynn recced Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy art (G).
• toblass recced Severus Snape iPod art (gen).
• williamsnickers recced a Harry Potter/Lucius Malfoy fic (NC-17).

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

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from March 26 to April 1 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from March 19 through 25.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: filmmaker Alice Huzar, currently filming Fanfic: The Documentary.

Essay/Meta:
• @bottledspirits wrote The year after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hagrid and the Thestrals.
Summary: It is the year after the Battle of Hogwarts. School is starting again. And the thestrals are confused by all of the attention they are getting.
• Five Wizarding Holidays I Wish Were Real by Mikaela (MuggleNet).


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling Spend Time with J.K. Rowling’s “Curious Creatures” in New Deluxe Book!
• J.K. Rowling New “Fantastic Beasts” Royalties to Be Donated to Comic Relief

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Harry Potter Orlando park attraction's Dragon Challenge may close for new 'dark ride'
• Potter in ‘Fargo’, Comic-Con & Poetry
• David Tennant on the Wild Side
• Maintaining Hogwarts: How to Keep the Castle Clean!
• Harry Potter Favorites Win Royal Television Society Awards
• Hollywood’s Hogwarts Gets an Upgrade!
• Universal Hollywood's Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride now in ultra 4K-HD

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 'Fantastic Beasts' animation director discusses designing Credence's Obscurus to life
• Katherine Waterston on Playing Tina Goldstein in ‘Fantastic Beasts’
• “Beasts” Animator Talks Bringing the Creatures to Life

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• ‘Cursed Child’ Playwright Brings a New Take on a Classic

Communities:
• snacofest: PROMPTING POST
• one_bad_man: Friday is back, even if it took a calendar reminder for me to remember.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_goldenage: SALT AND PEPPER FEST 2017: MASTER LIST

Fandom Recs:
• theimpossiblegl recced one Severus/Hermione fic&art.
• gracerene recced one Draco/Albus Severus fic.
• madeleone recced one Severus/Lucius/Hermione/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• smirkingcat recced one Severus/Remus/Draco fic.
• theimpossiblegl recced one Snarry art.
• themightyflynn recced one Severus/Remus fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Severus art.

Resources:
• quibbler_report: The Quibbler Report: March 16-22, 2017
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 22 March 2017.

Archive News:
• The OTW is Recruiting Abuse and Elections Staff!

Nifty:
• Rank the Women of “Potter”
• “Harry Potter”-Themed Escape Room to Open in Ontario!
• Bloomsbury Pre-Order Offer: Get a Leather House Bookmark

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Draco as human mate.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_masterlists - a searchable resource for finding Master Lists to fests, challenges, exchanges, big bangs, etc. in the Harry Potter fandom.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Julie Walters Happy Birthday!.
• Emma Watson Sing in New ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Clip.
• Bonnie Wright interviews Evanna Lynch about Harry Potter films, 'My Name is Emily'.
• Emma Watson Continues Her Unrelenting Fight Against Domestic Abuse.
• Warwick Davis to Host ‘Star Wars’ 40th Anniversary Panel.
• Emma Watson & Emma Thompson attend 'Beauty and the Beast' UK launch, new film features.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Katherine Waterston Narrates a Novel and Navigates the Dangers of Space.
• Colleen Atwood on the Coats and Hats of “Fantastic Beasts”.

Curse Child - Actors and News:
• Noma Dumezweni Hermione Is “Out of My Comfort Zone”.
• 'Cursed Child' plays celebrate rehearsal anniversary as Broadway auditions underway.
• ‘Cursed Child’ Playwright’s New Musical Opens This Week.
• A Year of “Cursed Child”.

Communities:
• hprarefest posted rarepair-shorts ficathon.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_unfaithful posted the Valentine's Day Comment Fest: Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• gracerene recced one James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).
• smirkingcat recced one Remus/Severus art (PG).
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic (PG).

Resources:
• hd_prophet posted Wednesday, 22 February 2017..
• quibbler_report posted Feburary 19-23, 2017.

Archive News:
• The OTW is Recruiting Tag Wranglers and Fanlore Staffers.

Essay/Meta:
• Why Did Lily Potter Let Herself Die? — Her Death from Her Point of View.

General Fandom News:
• “Prisoner of Azkaban” Illustrated Edition Now Available for Pre-Order!.

Searches:
• bottom_draco posted a search for Harry/Draco.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Belated Birthday, Luna Lovegood!
[February 13th]

Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling confirms young Dumbledore casting in 'Fantastic Beasts' currently underway.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Alumni Roundup: A Time for Love and Gratitude.
• Ernie the Underrated.
• Review: Evanna Lynch is Enchanting in ‘My Name Is Emily’.
• Happy Birthday Luna.
• Emma Watson wins 2017 Elle Style Awards' "Woman of the Year", talks equality.
• Ralph Fiennes Narrates ‘Andre – The Voice of Wine’ Documentary.
• Leaky Interviews Evanna Lynch on ‘My Name is Emily’, Ambition and Self-Acceptance.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 'Fantastic Beasts' wins Production Design BAFTA film award; J.K. Rowling, more attend.
• 'Fantastic Beasts' wins Production Design BAFTA film award; J.K. Rowling, more attend.
• "Fantastic Beasts" Takes Home a BATA.
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Wins Best Production Design at BAFTAs.
• On Costumes and Characters: Colleen Atwood Speaks at Pre-BAFTA Master Class.

Communities:
• hp_goldenage posted Salt and Pepper Fest: One more week.
• hp_mhealthfest posted Claiming closes later today and Promoting banners.

Fandom Recs:
• carpemermaid recced one Ginny/Luna art.
• sabethea recced three multi-ship (James/Sirius, Harry/Draco, James/Albus) fics.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Sunday 12th.
• quibbler_report: February 1 - 11.
• sshp_prophet: February 5 - February 11.
• hd_prophet: Monday 13th.

Archive News:
• OTW:Welcome to Feedback Fest 2017.

Have a Laugh:
• Are You and Your Sweetheart Romantically Compatible Based on Your Hogwarts House?


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling may have confirmed Ariana Dumbledore had an Obscurus as a child.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson Strong in ‘The Circle’ and in Life.
• Emma Watson Tom Hanks in second trailer for upcoming thriller 'The Circle'.(Video)
• Emma Watson ELLE UK ‘Woman of the Year’.
• David Heyman ‘Harry Potter’ Producer Brings ‘Out of Africa’ to Television.
• Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson in ‘Alone in Berlin’.
• Emma Watson in two new 'Beauty and the Beast' magazine feature spreads, interviews.
• ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Mid-Week Round-Up: Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, and Ralph Fiennes News!.
• Happy 85th Birthday, John Williams!.
• Daniel Radcliffe on Upcoming Play and Open to Returning as Harry.
• Daniel Radcliffewould 'think about' reprising Harry Potter for 'Cursed Child' movie. (Video)
• Warwick Davis Appears on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’.
• James & Oliver Phelps promote Harry Potter: The Exhibition opening in The Netherlands.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Photos: 'Fantastic Beasts' Target exclusive Blu-ray to include Newt pop-up case, cards, more.
• Five Ways to Survive the Wait for “Fantastic Beasts” on DVD.
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Nominated for Six Empire Awards, Voting Now Open!.
• Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at “Fantastic Beasts” Special Effects!.

Curse Child - Actors and News:
• The Boy with an American Accent.
• Sonia Friedman Another West End Endeavor for ‘Cursed Child’ Producer.
• Auditions for ‘Cursed Child’ Broadway Begin This Month.

Pottermore News:
• Stuart Craig & Pottermore Explore the 1920s in ‘Fantastic Beasts’.

Communities:
• hd_remix posted Reminder: Sign-ups for the 2017 HD-Remix Fest close Friday night!.
• snape_potter posted SIGN-UPS for Snarry-a-Thon17.

Fandom Recs:
• gracerene recced one James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic (NC-17).
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic (?).
• themightyflynn recced one Severus/Harry/Draco Art (G).
• carpemermaid recced one Ginny/Luna fic (PG-13).

Resources:
• hd_prophet posted Wednesday, 8 February 2017..

Archive News:
• January 2017 Newsletter, Volume 109.
• This Week in Fandom, Volume 40

Essay/Meta:
• Dean Thomas: An Underrated Friend.
• The Play’s the Thing: The Curse of Theater Accents.

General Fandom News:
• LeakyCon Tickets Available NOW!.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• See Daniel Radcliffe on Stage Without Traveling to London.
• A Celebration of Harry Potter 2017: Day 3.
• Happy Birthday, Lily Potter!
• Daniel Radcliffe’s West End Return to Be Broadcast Live.
• Brendan Gleeson Cast as Lead in ‘Mr. Mercedes’.
• MinaLima talks Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts' film series graphic designs creations.
• First Look at Female led "Ocean's 8".
• Emma Watson, Emma Thompson in final, plot-filled 'Beauty and the Beast' trailer.
• 'Beauty and the Beast' Releases Final Trailer.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 16 "Fantastic Beasts" Quotes We'll Never Forget.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• “Cursed Child” Wins Big at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.
• ‘Cursed Child’ Wins Critics’ Circle Awards.

Prompt Challenges:
• lucissa posted February Prompt.

Communities:
• hp_getlucky posted 2017 Get Lucky Prompt List.
• crack_broom posted February 2017 Check-in.
• hp_getlucky announced Claiming is Open.
• serpentinelion posted Appreciation Fest: Sign-ups close Saturday.
• hp_mhealthfest reminds you Today last day to Prompt.
• hp_3somes announced HP 3somes Gift exchange is back.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• snapecase posted the 2017 Snapecase Reveal.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Clever Witch by mywitch (Albus Dubledore/Bellatrix Lestrange; NC-17, NSFW)
Summary: Whenever Bellatrix gets detention with the Headmaster, somehow she always manages to turn the tables... Clever witch.

Fandom Recs:
• mywitch recced one Severus Snape fic.
• lq_traintracks recced three Harry/Draco fic (1) and arts (2).
• nia_kantorka recced one Scorpius/Hugo fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Sunday 29th.
• smirkingcat posted Monday Resources XXIII.
• hd_prophet: Monday 30th.
• quibbler_report: January 25-31, 2017.

Archive News:
• Born For War is Coming to the AO3.

Have a Laugh:
• If You Get 18/20 On This Harry Potter Spelling Test, You’re Hermione.

Searches:
• Last days! dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Roxanne Weasley.

Community Spotlight:
♥ crack_broom: the community for recommendations of Harry Potter fanworks. Reccers may sign up to rec one genre or pairing for one month, to share their favourites in the fandom.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts cast mourn Sir John Hurt's death.
• J.K. Rowling praises booksellers for 'Cursed Child' Book Success.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• John Hurt: To Mr. Ollivander.
• 11 Awesome Things John Hurt said.
• Gary Oldman: On-Set Image of Oldman as Winston Churchill in biopic Darkest Hour surfaces.
• Warner Bros Studio Tour London announced Forbidden Forest expansion to open March 31, 2017.
• A Celebration of Harry Potter 2017 Day 2 with film tribute and cast panels (videos).
• Harry Potter cast share memories at talent Q&A panel.
• David Tennant says it's going to be all okay.
• See Daniel Radcliffe on stage without travelling to London (via National Theatre Live).

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• SpeakBeasty (A Fantastic Beasts podcast) Episode 29: Women are Unicorns.
• Fantastic Beasts DVD/Blue-ray trailer released with one of 11 deleted scenes (the Ilvermorny School Song) that will be part of the DVD Extras.
• Watch the deleted scene with the Ilvermorny School Song (with lyrics).

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 177 (due on or before February 4): “Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.” ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief, Philosophy and Loser's Lurgy.

Communities:
• hp_kinkfest made a Mod Announcement about their new back-up community at dreamwidth.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 176 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• carpemermaid recced a Remus Lupin/Sirius Black fic (NC-17).
• kellychambliss recced a gen fic about Severus, Eileen and Tobias Snape (PG-13).
• snegurochka_lee made 6 recs: 3 fic Millicent Bulstrode/Cormac McLaggen (NC-17), Alicia Spinnet/Terence Higgs (PG-13), Ron/Draco (R) and 3 works of art Snape (G), Harry/Draco (PG), Dumbledore/Grindelwald (R).
• themightyflynn recced Severus, Narcissa, Lucius (Draco?) art (PG).
• toblass recced two works of Severus Snape art.

Searches:
• snarryficfind posted a search for Harry 'adopts' Snape fics. (Snarry only)
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Roxanne Weasley.

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from January 20 to February 4 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from January 22 to 28.

Archive News:
• Gluttony Fanfiction is an archive with a focus on Harry Potter fanfiction. It is open to multi-fandoms, original fiction and poetry, as well. The archive has been in operation since 2008.

Essay/Meta:
• Are Modern House-Elves Nothing More Than Cognizant Cattle by Kris. (mugglenet)

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_remix – The Harry/Draco Remix Challenge
Remixing is like fanfiction but written with another fanfic as "canon". A remix takes the essentials of a story or artwork and combines them in a new way to offer a different take on the plot, the characters, the situation and so on. hd_remix is hosting its 9th round this year. Sign-ups start this Tuesday, February 1.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Daniel Radcliffe for the National Film Awards UK.
• Timothy Spall Gives Red Carpet Interview at ‘Denial’ Screening.
• Harry Melling Theater Review: “Hand to God”.
• Gary Oldman Discusses ‘The Space Between Us’ in Cast Interview.
• Jason Isaacs in New ‘A Cure for Wellness’ Preview.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Warwick Davis Hosts Fantastic Beasts Documentary.
• Vote for “Fantastic Beasts” in the National Film Awards UK.
• “Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World”, New Case Released!.

Curse Child - Actors and News:
• Vote For ‘Cursed Child’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Cast in UK Theatre Awards!.
• ‘Cursed Child’ Producer Brings “Unusual” Musical to the West End.

Communities:
• serpentinelion posted Appreciation Fest - Sign-up.
• hp_unfaithful posted Valentine's Day Comment Fest.
• snape_potter posted It's that Time Again - SNARRY-A-THON17.
• hd_owlpost posted Too-woo, too-wit....
• snape_potter posted Snarry-a-Thon 2017: PROMPTING IS OPEN!.

Fandom Recs:
• carpemermaid recced one Remus Lupin/Sirius Black art (G).
• gracerene recced one Harry/Draco fic (NC-17).
• ravenclawsquill recced one Ginny/Pancy fic (PG-13).

Resources:
• quibbler_report posted January 16-20, 2017.
• quibbler_report posted January 21-25, 2017.

Archive News:
• This Week in Fandom, Volume 39.
• Organization for Transformative Works 2017-2020 Strategic Plan.

General Fandom News:
• Bloomsbury Hosting ‘Professors of Hogwarts’ Harry Potter Book Night!.
• A Celebration of Harry Potter to sell exclusive Lockhart Chocolate Frog Card, wand.
• New Souvenirs Announced for A Celebration of Harry Potter.
• Three New “Harry Potter” Attractions Rumored for Universal Orlando.

Searches:
• Yohana Stefanie posted a search for fics similar with arte0135.



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