Belated Happy Birthday, Lily Potter née Evans (January 30, 1960 – October 31, 1981)
Joanne K. Rowling:• J.K. Rowling
reveals 3 of 11 major wizarding school in Brazil, Japan and Africa.
• J.K. Rowling on twitter:
Keep watching Pottermore... (more info about newly revealed international wizarding schools).
• J.K. Rowling
teases about soon to be revealed Canadian and Australian wizarding schools.
Pottermore:• Pottermore Entries:
Castelobruxo, the Brazilian school of magic,
Mahoutokoro (Japan) and
Uagadou (Africa).
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Lily, Petunia and the Language of Flowers: A Closer Look at the Story of Severus, Lily, and Petunia through the Victorian language of flowers, or floriography.
• Pottermore surprises:
Behind the Scene from Fantastic Beasts and Cursed Child and more.
Harry Potter – Actors and Movies: • Michael Gambon says
he'd like to be in Fantastic Beasts.
• Bonnie Wright and Katie Leung
answer fan questions on Facebook.
• Bonnie Wright, Katie Leung, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Rupert Grint
in Talent Q & A of 'A Celebration of Harry Potter' and
Closing Q & A.
• Warner Bros Studio Tour
with Harry potter prop makers, featuring Matthew Lewis.
Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies: • VIDEO Behind the Scenes Featurette (2:49):
First behind-the-scenes look, interviews with cast and short J.K. Rowling appearances.
• Eddie Redmayne VIDEO:
SAG Awards Red Carpet 2016.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:• VIDEO:
Behind-the-scenes look at the early production of the two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child plays, the sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows..
Prompt Challenges:•
hogwarts365 posted
Prompt # 125: (due on or before February 6) – 1.
"Have you no sense of decency, Sir?" - 2. Charismatic - 3. Pyramids
Communities:•
femmefest opened
Sign-ups for this year's fest (close February 14).
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hp_shoreofangst opened Prompting with the following promptings posts:
I. All before Trio Era,
II. Trio Era,
III. Next Generation Era and
IV. Cross Era.
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hp_mhealthfest:
Today is the last day of Prompting for the upcoming Mental Health Fest.
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hp_kinkfest starts tomorrow!
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hp_humpdrabbles posted a
Mod Announcement and
Greetings from the new mods.
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hp_getlucky posted the
Prompt List.
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severus_snape has a
mod post: Art Host Down.
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ron_draco_fest is asking participants for a
quick check-in. Submissions are due February 15.
Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:•
severus_snape Fest posted the
Week 3 Round-up.
Resources:•
Schedule of Upcoming Events from January 31 – February 6 at
potterfests.
• The
SS/HP Prophet from January 23 – 30.
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Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending January 30, 2016.
HP Fandom News:•
A Celebration of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort): Day 1.
General Fandom News:• OTW Fannews:
Celebrations in Focus.
• OTW Guest Post:
Olivia Riley, who wrote the thesis
Archive of Our Own and the Gift Culture of Fanfiction (University of Minnesota, 2015)
Searches:•
accio_hd_fics posted a search for
favourite Harry/Draco fics since end of 2014.
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snarryficfind posted a search for
Snarry threesomes with Kingsley Shacklebolt.
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snarryficfind posted a search for fics in which
Harry is abused by the Dursleys and the Gryffindors turn their backs on him.
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dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the
Special Edition: Viktor Krum.
Community Spotlight:♥
ron_draco_fest –
The Ron/Draco Fic and Art Fest! The fest is going into its third round after 2013 and 2015. Posting begins March 1.
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