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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling discusses Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling tv series (interview).
• Robert Galbraith: new website for Strike series start tonight.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #207 (due on or before September 2): “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be a stronger person.” ― Inspired by a John F. Kennedy quote, Education and St. Mungo's.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt #17.
• slythindor100 posted the Week 7 Results Post and the Week 8 prompt for the Finale of the on-going Harry/Draco LDWS: Pensieve

Communities:
• Sign-ups for the sshg_giftfest have been extended until Saturday, September 2.
• femmefest made a Housekeeping post and welcomes their three new mods.
• femmefest is now also on tumblr.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Masterlist Prompt #206.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• 'Ariadna Turner' and the Notebooks of Discovery, written by AlexSeanchai, read by bluedreaming (DracoMalfoy/Harry Potter/Hermione Granger | G | 3270 words | 32:03 minutes)
Summary: An exhibit at the International Museum of Witchcraft: a selection of excerpts from the correspondence of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, and 'Ariadna Turner'.

Fandom Recs:
• lq_traintracks recced a Lily Evans Potter/Hermione Granger art (R) and a Harry Potter/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced two Harry Potter/Teddy Lupin and one Ron Weasley/Teddy Lupin fics (all NC-17).
• @patior-palmitor recced a Remus Lupin/Severus Snape fic (PG-13).
• toblass recced a young Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort fic (gen).
• this_bloody_cat recced a Draco Malfoy/Neville Longbottom fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced a James Sirirus/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from August 27 to September 2 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from August 20 – 26.

Discussions:
• Kim McChesney wrote The De-Pinking of Dolores: a not so happy birthday for Professor Umbridge.

Essay/Meta:
• @ireadwaytoomanycomicbooks wrote Reasons I think the HP fandom should talk about Viktor Krum more.
• Aniela Schaefer and Zoe Fleury collected Five Reasons to Be a Proud Slytherin. (MuggleNet)
• Mikaela Martin and Zoe Fleury collected Six Reasons I'm Proud to Be a Gryffindor. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• John Granger aka the Hogwarts Professor wrote Learn the Seven Keys in Seven Weeks! Take Wizard Reading Formula with John.

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


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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 – Life and Books:
• BBC1 "Strike" trailer and clips.
• Interview with Holliday Grainger, star of "Strike".
• Behind the Designs of the Bloomsbury 20th Anniversary House Editions.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Robert Pattinson on "Good Times" Success and Career Highs .
• Happy Birthday Mark Williams!.
• Domhnall Gleeson: Actor, Writer... Drug Runner?.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fantastic Beasts Sequel Rumored to be Filming at Hogwarts Corridors.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Five Things That "Cursed Child" did right.
• "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" London Production Open Hiring for Marketing Role.

Communities:
• hogwarts365 are Looking for a co-mod for the Month of September.
• interhouse_fest Claiming is Open.
• dramione_remix Two Week Countdown.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_crossgenfest posted the Anonymous Masterlist for the 2017 hp-crossgenfest.

Fandom Recs:
• mywitch recced three Severus fics.

Essay/Meta:
• Oxford’s Beatrice Groves in Webinar with Potter Pundits Summer Schoo.
• Reasons to Talk About Viktor Krum.

General Fandom News:
• USE Quidditch Team finds Head Coach.

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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

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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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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Discussion of new Cormoran Strike TV-Series by Holliday Grainger (Robin Ellacott).

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy 30th Birthday to Katie Leung (Cho Chang).

Prompt Challenges:
• dogdaysofsummer has posted prompts for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8 of the Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Summer Fest.
• draco100 posted Prompt 24: hiking

Communities:
• hp_drizzle announced that Claiming has now closed. Submissions for the Harry Potter Weather Fest are due August 15.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• draco100 posted the Round-up Post for Prompt 23.

Fandom Recs:
• mywitch recced a Severus Snape gen fic (outsider pov, G).
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced a Draco Malfoy/James Sirius Potter fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: August 7, 2017 edition.

Essay/Meta:
• John Granger made the PDF transcript of his lecture on Choice, Free Will and the Trelawney Prophecy available to everyone.
• Mikaela wrote A Cat's View of Hogwarts. (MuggleNet)

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ remusxsirius – theirloveissocanon
One if not the of the oldest and biggest Wolfstar community on LiveJournal. The comm for fans of the slash pairing of Remus Lupin and Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series was founded in 2003. Posts may include Wolfstar fanfiction, fanart, general comments on the ship, links to webpages or RP journals for either of the two characters, and meta discussions on the pairing.

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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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Joanne K. Rowling:
• Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling! (SnitchSeeker)
• Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling! (The Leaky Cauldron)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Harry Potter (the Leaky Cauldron).
• Happy Birthday, Harry Potter (SnitchSeeker).
• You Aren't Alone, Harry.
• Remembering Richard Griffiths on His Birthday.
• MuggleNet Preview: Library’s Seven-Course “Harry Potter”-Themed Dinner.

Prompt Challenges:
• poetic_hp posted August Prompt: Sing.
• hp_bunintheoven posted August Prompts: Maternity/Paternity leave, knight in shining armour.
• hp_creatures posted August Prompts.

Communities:
• hp_creatures reminds you: Claiming is still open for the HP Halloween Fest!
• hd_familyfest reminds you: Claiming is still open for the H/D Family Fest.
• sirius_black announced Prompting is Open!
• hp_nextgen_fest announced: Prompting for the HP Next Gen Fest is now Open!
• mini_fest posted Save the Date: MiniFest 2017.
• party_4_potter posted Thank You.
• smutty_claus posted One month to go.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures posted the July Roundup.

Fandom Recs:
• gracerene recced seven multi-ship (slash 6, femmeslash 1) fics.
• gracerene recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Have a Laugh:
• How Slytherings Tackle a Theme Park Event.

Nifty:
• Five Ways to Honor J.K. Rowling on Her Birthday.

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


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• 23 Things you didn't know about J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe. (The Independent)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Daniel Radcliffe!
• James & Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins), John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick), Zoë Wanamaker (Madam Hooch), Mark Williams (Mr Weasley), David Bradley (Argus Filch), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood) and Danielle Tabor (Angelina Johnson) will be at the London Film & Comic Con on July 28 to 30.
• Frank Dillon (young Tom Riddle), Jason Issacs (Lucius Malfoy), Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone) in San Diego Comic Con trailers and posters.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Sneak Preview at definite edition of 'Cursed Child' script.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 202 (due on or before July 29): “Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” ― Anthony Burgess, Questions and West Tower.
• slythindor100 posted the Week 2 Results and the Week 3 Prompt of the on-going H/D LDWS Challenge.

Communities:
• rarepair_shorts is looking for 4 More Gifts for people's Wishlists.
• dogdaysofsummer announced the Dog Days of Summer, the Wolfstar summer fest that will be running all August.
• dramione_remix made a Mod Post about posting to AO3 for Round 8.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #201 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter/Severus Snape fic at the crack_broom (NC-17).
• rosevalleynb recced a Pansy Parkinson/Ron Weasley fic at the crack_broom (R).
• toblass recced young Severus Snape art (G).
• rosevalleynb recced a Merope Gaunt/Harry Potter and Tom Riddle fic at the crack_broom (PG-13).
• themightyflynn recced young Lucius Malfoy art (PG).
• gracerene made a huge post with all her Harry Potter cross-gen recs (more than 80 recs, various pairings and ratings).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from 23 to 29 July at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from July 15 through 22.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: UsedKarma about starting the Darcyland fan network for Darcy Lewis (MCU, Thor) fandom.

Essay/Meta:
• Jasmine from MuggleNet wrote In an Attempt to Emulate the Trio, I Forage My Sparse Pantry for a Week.
• 19 tumblr posts you won't understand if you haven't read the 'Harry Potter' books.

General Fandom News:
• Deathly Hallows: 10 Years Later.
• Updates from San Diego Comic-Con.
• Sign-ups are open at crossovering, the multi-fandom cross-over challenge.

Nifty:
• The Riddikulusly Hard Harry Potter Quiz. (Editor got an Acceptable! ;))

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for dark!Harry fics. (Drarry only)
• bluefatso posted a search for Draco/Harry Mafia AUs. (Drarry only)
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.


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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's new interview discussing Lumos, Harry Potter anniversary airing Monday

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Matthew Lewis Joins ITV Drama “Girlfriends”
• Weekly Round-up: Evanna Lynch’s iAnimal Campaign, Potter Cast Collaborations & More
• Emma Thompson Discusses “Alone in Berlin”, Politics, and More!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Tracks Debuted At Karlovy Film Festival
• Jude Law Takes On the Pope in Preparation for the Complex Albus Dumbledore
• James Newton Howard gives masterclass in writing 'Fantastic Beasts' theme music, more

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_coffeehouse: July Prompt
• hp_bunintheoven: July Prompt
• slythindor100: July Prompt
• poetic_hp: July Prompt
• dove_drabbles: July Prompt
• hd_fluff: July Prompt
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365: PROMPT 200 - Due on or before July 15

Communities:
• dracotops_harry: Claiming is open!
• hogwarts365: Mod Post
• hd_familyfest: Claiming is NOW OPEN
• femmefest: Masterlist and a Message from the Mod
• hprarefest: HPRAREFEST REVEALS 2017!
• hprarefest: FEST 2017 Stats!
• one_bad_man: Another week, another Galleon, another messed up post...

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 199 MASTERLIST

Hot Rec:
• A Constellation's Just a Picture in the Sky by starfishstar (Remus/Sirius; PG-13, 13998 words)
Summary:There’s a war on and all is not easy for the young members of the Order of the Phoenix, but Remus – nineteen, in love and sharing a flat with Sirius – is happier than he ever thought it possible to be. …Until one morning a knock at their door heralds an unexpected visitor from Sirius’ past, begging help with a desperate mission.

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one Hermione/Severus fic & art.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• themightyflynn recced one Severus art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 5 July 2017
• hd_prophet: Saturday, July 8th, 2017
• hd_prophet: Sunday 9th July 2017
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet for July 2 - July 8
• potterfests: a href="http://potterfests.livejournal.com/525976.html">Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 9 July -- 15 July 2017</a>

Archive News:
• OTW: A Meet Up of Our Own
• OTW: June 2017 Newsletter, Volume 114

Essay/Meta:
• Why Quirrell Is the Smartest Death Eater
• ‘Stone, Goblet, Hallows:’ The Series Axis in Philosopher’s Stone, Goblet of Fire and Deathly Hallows
• How Dumbledore & Grindelwald's relationship could play in 'Fantastic Beasts' films
• Will “Harry Potter” Always Be Around to Save the Day?
• Have Further Secrets from the Second “Fantastic Beasts” Been Revealed?
• Dan Fogler reveals first glimpse of Jacob Kowalski from 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel
• How Will Jacob Return in the Next “Fantastic Beasts”?
• Dear “New York Times”: The Politics of “Harry Potter” Are Not Childish
• New Carmen Ejogo Interview: Movies, Music, and Knowing Your Audience
• Who Was the Real Salazar?

Nifty:
• Augmented Reality Goggles May Be Brought to Harry Potter Rides at Universal Studios!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_fluff - the community that celebrates the fluffy side of the Harry/Draco ship!

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Belated Birthday Wishes to Dobby the Free Elf!
(June 28, ? – March 1998)

Joanne K. Rowling:
• Former Scholastic president Barbara Marcus: An Exclusive Interview with the Publisher Who Brought Harry Potter to the United States. (getunderlined.)
• HP and the Philosopher's Stone is being translated into Scots by Matthew Fitt.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Celebrating Harry's 20th Anniversary Around the World.
• Pottercast # 271: The Boy Who Lived. (20th Anniversary podcast)
• The late Sir John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) honoured by the British Film Institute.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) in new theatre play 'Disco Pigs' rehearsal pictures (with Colin Campbell).
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Warwick Davis (Griphook), Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) & others from the HP and Fantastic Beasts franchise join Oscars Academy. (More info here.)
• Voldemort's death in 'Deathly Hallows Part 2' movie almost featured him as tree shape.
• MinaLima, the HP movies graphics team, celebrates Pride Month with special workshops and tours.
• Mikaelam wrote Wax On Wax Off this "Harry Potter" Misconception. (MuggleNet)

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Jude Law (young Albus Dumbledore) backs campaign to bring free theatre tickets to kids.

Pottermore News
• Pottermore announced week-long Harry Potter pop-up shop in London, July 1 to 7. And here is the report by MuggleNet, after visiting the shop.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 199 (due on or before July 8): “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― Oscar Wilde, Nearly Headless Nick and Goblin Liaison Office.
• HPfanFicTalk is running the Sirius Black is Gay Challenge (ends July 7).
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt # 9: Fireside Confessions (Remus/Sirius only)
• hp_creatures posted the creature prompts for July: 1. kelpie, 2. boiling hot, 3. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

Communities:
• hp_creatures posted the Prompting Post for this year's Creatures Halloween Fest. Promotion banners for the fest are here
• hprarefest posted an end of the fest mod post.
• MuggleNet Fan Fictions is running the Nineteen Years Later Ficathon. The Ficathon will run through September 1, 2017. (More info.
• Sign-ups have started for the ninth round of the Harry/Draco LDWS contest at slythindor100. Sign-ups end on Wednesday, July 5.
• hd_erised posted promotion banners for H/D Erised 2017. Sign-ups start July 28.
• hd_erised posted Rules and Guidelines for this year's winter fest.
• hd_wireless: Posting started at the Harry/Draco Songfic Fest.
• Claiming is open at the party_4_potter. (List of Prompts)
• hd_fanart announced the 10th Annual Harry/Draco Art Fest. Prompting starts July 8.
• one_bad_man posted the weekly sign-up post for reccers. Three days are still open.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_mhealthfest posted the Masterlist and Reveals of this year's Mental Health Fest.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 198 Masterlist.
• hprarefest posted the Week Four Round-up of the Harry Potter Rare Pair Fest.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Moldova's Magical Tea by anon @ hd_wireless (Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 32,220 words)
Summary: Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and – to everyone’s surprise – Draco Malfoy are opening a magical tea shop to revive wizarding tea culture and, hopefully, to bring the community together after the war.

Fandom Recs:
• @nachodiablo made a rec post with 11 top!Remus/Sirius fics (explicit).
• tdcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
• madeleone recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic with art (R).
• germankitty recced Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover fic (G).
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape(/Hermione Granger) fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from July 2 to 8 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from June 26 to July 1.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Marina Cano (University of Limerick, Ireland) talks about her recent book Jane Austen and Performance.

Discussions:
• tumblr thread by various contibutors: 'White Boy' Snape: Classism (and Racism) in Harry Potter.

Essay/Meta:
• Chelsey Pippin & Ellie Bate wrote/collected 7 Essays That Every Harry Potter Fan Needs To Read. (Buzzfeed, June 30, 2017)
• Beatrice Groves wrote Literary Allusions in Harry Potter: Shakespeare and Harry Potter, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. (MuggleNet)
• Alison wrote Seven Reasons We Should All Want To Be Hufflepuffs, told by Puffs. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• US Quidditch Cup 11 announced date and location: April 14 – 15, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas.

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


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling: 20 Years Later: Celebrating Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling and Fans.
• J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Literary Allusion in “Harry Potter”: Links Between “Philosopher’s Stone” and “Deathly Hallows”.
• 'Philosopher's Stone' 20th anniversary issue new look at Hogwarts Founders photos.
• Quote of the Week: Director Guillermo del Toro Harry Potter film rejection regret.
• 10 Points to Gryffindor! Hermione Granger Voted Fan-Favorite Character!
• Harry Potter films' cast remember & celebrate Philosopher's Stone's 20th anniversary.
• Happiest of Birthdays to Neville Longbottom’s Matthew Lewis!
• Literary Allusion in “Harry Potter”: “Prisoner of Azkaban”, “Order of the Phoenix”, and Sherlock Holmes.
• Eduardo Lima and Miraphora Mina Talk ‘Harry Potter’ Films and Fans.
• Warwick Davis Talks “Harry Potter” on TalkRADIO.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• J.K. Rowling, 'Cursed Child' cast celebrate Harry Potter's 20th anniversary release.
• The ‘Cursed Child’ Cast on Meeting The Boy Who Lived.

Prompt Challenges:
• draco100 posted Prompt 21: Hesitation.
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt 198.

Communities:
• serpentinelion posted And that's a wrap!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• draco100 posted the Round Up post: Prompt 20.
• wand_in_a_knot posted the Week Two and Three Round-up.

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced one Lucius/Narcissa fic.
• themightyflynn recced one Harry/Charlie art.

Resources:
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the HP Fandomfrom 25 June -- 1 July.
• sshp_prophet: June 17 - June 24.

Archive News:
• AO# Celebrates 25,000 Fandoms!

Essay/Meta:
• The Importance of Queer Headcanons.
• Experiencing the Magic Again: An Analysis of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ – Part Two.
• 20th Anniversary Special – Experiencing the Magic Again: “Philosopher’s Stone” Analysis, Part Three.
• The Origin and Meaning of ‘Voldemort:’ Allingham’s ‘The Tiger in the Smoke’? by John Granger.

Nifty:
• 20 Life Lessons Learned from "Sorcerer’s Stone".
• Five Essential Ways to Be More Sirius.

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


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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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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling Offers a Glimpse of “Cormoran Strike”.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• J.K. Rowling and Julie Walters Honoured By The Queen.
• Hot off the Press: Guess Which Professors Used to Be an Item.
• Special Viewing of “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle”.
• Harry Potter exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Funko figures include Luna, Occamy, more.
• Professor Everard Actor Sam Beazley Dies Age 101.
• “Harry Potter” Continues to Dominate the UK’s Top Tourist Attractions of 2017.
• Funko Pop! Release Exclusive Figures for SDCC 2017.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Grenfell Tower Benefit to Include Cursed Child’s Noma Dumezweni and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Pottermore News:
• J.K. Rowling's Pottermore to launch Wizarding World Book Club starting this Friday.
• Pottermore’s Wizarding World Book Club Begins Today.

Communities:
• party_4_potter posted Promoting Banners.
• party_4_potter announced Prompting is open for Harry's Surprise Birthday Party!
• hd_fan_fair posted Reminder + Small Extension on Prompting.
• hp_drizzle posted: Pinch Hitter Needed.
• hd_familyfest announced: Prompting is Open!
• hd_wireless reminds you: Deadline Today.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Art: Before Bed by seraphinavictus (Severus/Harry; NC-17, NSFW)
Summary: Severus and Harry spend a pleasurable evening together after a long day's work.

Fandom Recs:
• mywitch recced one Hermione/Severus fic.
• capitu recced four multi-ship (slash and femmeslash) fics.

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


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling Receives Rare Honour

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Matthew Lewis on Acting and What Happened to That Mustache
• Evanna Lynch on ‘Disco Pigs’, Acting & Gilderoy Lockhart!
• Daniel Radcliffe movie 'Jungle' to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival, full trailer
• Costume Designer Jany Temime Talks ‘Harry Potter’ Films
• Universal Studios Hollywood's new Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle press preview
• Wizarding Wardrobes Coming to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London!
• Harry Potter London Studio Tour announces summer-long Wizarding Wardrobes exhibit
• YA Actor Round-Up: Felton Serenades Prague, Radcliffe Opens Film Festival & More!
• Matthew Lewis on Acting after Potter
• Oliver Phelps Reveals Further Details About His New Project!
• Julie Walters to Receive British Damehood

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Ezra Miller as the Flash Now Has An Official Action Figure

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Albus & Scorpius character wands up for sale

Communities:
• theiceroyals: Sign up for Exchange fest is OPEN!
• serpentinelion: Anyone available to beta?
• one_bad_man: Friday Sign Up Doodad.
• rs_games: We're on DreamWidth!!!!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hphet: Mini Fest 2017 Masterlist

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• digthewriter recced one ginny/parvati art.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• madeleone recced one Hermione/Severus fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/Minerva fic.
• tdcat recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• ldydark1 recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Archive News:
• Transformative Works and Cultures releases No. 24
• The OTW is Recruiting for Finance, Support, Development & Membership, Plus Translators and Graphics Makers

Nifty:
• Free “Harry Potter” E-book Loans in the UK!
• Tips and Tricks for Cosplaying at MuggleNet Live!

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Harry, Ron, and Draco are roommates...
• bottom_draco: HP/Twilight Crossover
• daily_snitch: currently looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta, etc ...) for Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ wand_in_a_knot - The 24 Hours Harry Potter Porn Tag Challenge - (Currently Posting!)

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling posted a twitter rant about sexist name-calling of women, more specifically of Theresa May.
• Holliday Grainger on playing Robin Ellacott in the Cormoran Strike TV series.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) electrifying in Disco Pigs trailer, playing in London's Trafalgar Square Studios July 12 through August 19.
• List of all Ron Weasley moments that the movies missed by the @ronweasleydefensesquad.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Carmen Ejogo (President Picquery) comments on her return to the role in 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 196 (due on or before June 17): “She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dirty and Obscurus Books.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt 6: Carpool Karaoke

Communities:
• Rec your favourite fic or art during Free Flying Month of June at the crack_broom.
• hd_cliche posted the Claiming Calendar. Sign-ups are open!
• hd_familyfest announced that Prompting starts in 9 days.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 195 Masterlist.
• hphet posted the Week Two Round-up of the HP Het Mini Fest.
• hprarefest posted the Week One Round-up of the 2017 Rare Pairings Fest.

Fandom Recs:
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Hermione Granger/Lucius Malfoy (not precisely but) fic (PG).

Resources:
• Because of technical issues, the Schedule of Upcoming Events will go up later at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from June 4 through 10.

Archive News:
• New Stuff about the move of the 2008 SS/HG Exchange to WIKtT Archives and more at themasque.
• themasque announced The Masque/The WIKtT Archives/The Garden service disruption on June 16 and 17.
• OTW Q&A: Five Things Ely Said. Ely volunteers as a translator in the Italian translation team. ely_baby writes Harry Potter fanfiction.

Nifty:
• Dawn Johnson wrote Conjure Your Own Magical ‘Harry Potter’ Party!. (Leaky Cauldron)

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_het – The heterosexual ships
A community for posting Harry Potter heterosexual fanfiction and fanart. Slash and threesomes are allowed but the main ship of the creations must be het. (Community not to be confused with hphet.)


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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