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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour), Emma Thompson (Sybil Trelawney), Toby Jones (voice of Dobby), Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge) and more: Weekly News.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) on his comic book series 'Brooklyn Gladiator' and the gifts he gets from fans.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• John Tiffany (director) speaks out about the shock of Order of the British Empire nomination.

Communities:
• one_bad_man posted the Sign-up Post for next week's daily recs. At the time of posting Monday was still open.
• hd_writers posted the Friday Check-in for the ongoing word war.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hdconsentfest posted the Weekly Roundup 1 of the ongoing H/D Consent Fest.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Draco Malfoy as werewolf by aentchen (Draco Malfoy | PG, art)

Resources:
• hd_prophet: March 30 edition.

Essay/Meta:
• Heather Schwedel, Why Did Fans Flee LiveJournal, and Where Will They Go After Tumblr?: Interview with Casey Fiesler (Slate)
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 17: The Goblet of Games.

General Fandom News:
• MinaLima design shop opens a pop-up show in Nagoya, Japan from March 15 to April 16.
• Warner Bros. Studio Tour "Goblet of Fire" will include the Prefects' Bathroom magical taps.
• Universal opened rooftop bar with view of Hogwarts.

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics, drarryficfind and snarry_ficfind posted a couple of searches for specific Drarry and Snarry fics. Check them out.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hdconsentfest – Love Potions ≠ Consent: A Consent Fest
This Harry/Draco fest has been created as a platform to showcase how sexy (and essential) explicit consent is. hdconsentfest is running for the first time this year. Its home is Dreamwidth, and it is also posting on tumblr. Prompters, authors, and artists are encouraged to get creative with scenarios portraying consent, whether it’s communicated through words, eye contact, gestures, or any variety of magical means. Currently posting!


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Cormoran Strike: BBC Strike Series 2: The Silkworm DVD comes out this February.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, John Williams (* February 8, 1932), the composer of the HP film music.
• John Williams (composer) won his 24th Grammy this year for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) says theater made her a better actor.
• Weekly Roundup: David Thewlis, Alison Sudol, Gary Oldman, Imeldy Staunton, Josh Herdman, David Tennant ...

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Alison Sudol's (Queenie Goldstein) Antarctic Adventure.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Cursed Child ticket purchase process updated for tickets to the Broadway production.

Communities:
• femmefest posted the List of Fest Participants. Please check in to say you received your assignment.
• hphet posted the January Wrap-up for Challenge One: New Year's Surprise.
• hp_drizzle posted the Drizzle Fest 2018 Rules and Guidelines.
• hp_darkarts posted the Claiming Post for the HP Horror Fest.
• one_bad_man, the reccing community for Snape and Lucius fan works, has a new mod. Welcome, zigadenus!
• one_bad_man posted the Sign-up Post for next week's recs. At time of posting the Snitch, Monday is still open for grabs.
• hd_remix posted a Reminder that Sign-ups for round 10 of the H/D Remix Challenge end tomorrow!

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Harry & Draco | Choose Each Other by paquim (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy/Astoria Malfoy, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley-Potter | R | fanvid, 4:03 minutes) Thank you, justdrarryme!
Summary: I heard this song ("Leave Your Lover" by Echos) and immediately knew that I had to make a drarry angsty video.

Fandom Recs:
• bbethable recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
• melodyssister recced a Severus Snape, Tobias Snape fic (PG-13).
• kellychambliss recced a Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape art and fic (PG-13).
• evildrarry recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter classic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: February 6 Edition.

Discussions:
• The Hogwarts Professor: Harry Potter Book Sales Top 500 Million? Rowling, Inc., Fandom, and Fake News.
• The Hogwarts Professor: Imagination vs. Interactive Technology: The End of the Potter Saga's Magic?
• themightyflynn asks: Can an Avada Kedavra kill a Vampire in HP?

Essay/Meta:
• Zoe Fleury wrote Collecting Pop!'s in the Harry Potter Fandom.

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for miscellaneous H/D recs (from bestiality to spy and identity porn).

Community Spotlight:
♥ hphorrorfest
The fest is open to any writer, artist or podficcer aged 18+. All characters and ships from the wider Potterverse (including Fantastic Beasts and The Cursed Child) are welcome. When considering what constitutes 'horror’, feel free to think broadly – psychological thrillers, dark and twisty angst and chilling tales, mindfuckery and so on, as well as the classic tropes of the genre. Creations focused around creatures such as werewolves, vampires, zombies, inferi, acromantulas, dementors and the like are very welcome, also elements of the Potterverse itself that are 'horrific’ – the Horcruxes, splitting of souls, Imperius and so on. Claiming is open for this year's HP Horror Fest.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter): Trailer for new movie 'Beast of Burden' released.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• David Yates (director) reveals French term for Muggle mentioned in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'.
• Muggles in Paris: New info about France's magical community.
• Entertainment Weekly reveals details about the wizarding world in France.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Theater Round-up: News of New Beginnings. (includes: The cast of Cursed Child visits 'Harry Potter: The History of Magic'.)

Communities:
• kitty_fic posted a call For Interest for another round of hprarefest.
• hp_goldenage reminds participants that Submissions for the Salt & Pepper Fest are due on February 18 and posted the header templates.
• dracotops_harry posted that Prompting ends today! Sign-ups for the Draco-tops-Harry Fest go up Sunday, January 21.
• one_bad_man posted the Sign-up Post for reccing next week. (At time of posting, Thursday was still up for grabs!)

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

Hot Art:
The Four Heads of the Hogwarts’ Houses Prepare for the Holidays, created by shadowycat (Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape | G | coloured pencil on paper)
Summary: The four Heads of the Hogwarts' Houses prepare for the holidays.
• The Feline Appreciation Enhancer by cabepfir (Severus Snape/Hermione Granger | G)
Summary: To win over the witch, Severus must win over the cat.
• Surprise Meeting in Hogsmeade by cabepfir (Eileen Snape/Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape | G)
Summary: Catching his mother and Minerva together is definitely not what Severus needed.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Grimmauld Place after an unsafe full moon, Spring 1996 by upthehillart (Remus Lupin/Sirius Black | PG | art)

Resources:
• hd_prophet: January 17 Edition.
• freesiriusblack posted Remus Lupin's Werewolf Shifts (during 1971-1978). (Full calendar marking the times that Remus Lupin had to change into a werewolf during his Hogwarts years.)

Archive News:
• Organization of Transformative Works (AO3): Five Things: Q&A with Betsy Rosenblatt, Chair of the OTW's Legal Committee.

Essay/Meta:
• Victor wrote Why are Wizards So Gullible. (MuggleNet)
• Richa Venkatraman wrote The Horned Serpents of Hogwarts. (About the Ilvermorny Horned Serpent House) (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• New teaser trailer for Harry Potter mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. (planned to be launched Spring 2018)
• Sneak Peek at the new mobile roleplay game 'Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery'. (video)
• Universal Studios Japan announces enhanced imagery and effects on 'Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey' ride. (More info here)

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for Drarry fics with a fiercely protective Snape or Lucius (protective of Draco, that is, Drarry only).


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Waterstones London to host illustrators Jim Kay and Olivia Lomenech Gill for 'Harry Potter Book Night'.
• 'A Celebration of Harry Potter' Exclusive Merchandise Announced, including a New Chocolate Frog Card for Bertie Bott. (More information.)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) comments on Jude Law as young Albus Dumbledore in the 'Fantastic Beasts' Film Series.

Prompt Challenges:
• introvert-club posted the Masterlist of the 2017 Wolfstar Prompts.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts posted the Winter Exchange 2017-2018 Anonymous Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Albus Potter and the Elixir of Erised by betts (Albus Severus Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 32,400 words | story is a WIP, 10/18 chapters posted)
Summary: After dropping out of Hogwarts, Albus moves to London and deals an addictive potion to Muggles. Now the most wanted wizard in the country, he goes into hiding at Malfoy Manor, enduring terrible withdrawal which renders him powerless in the hands of his best friend's father: Draco Malfoy, the only man willing to help him.

Fandom Recs:
• momo recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter podfic (NC-17 | 12:50 hours).
• toblass recced Severus Snape comics and art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17 for the art within the art).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from January 14 – 20 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from January 6 to 13, 2018.

Essay/Meta:
• Chanell Alexander gathered 23 Magical Facts About Professor Snape.

General Fandom News:
• The snowflake_challenge posted the Day 14 Challenge.
• europodfriends is planning a European Meet-up for Podficcers and Podfic Adjacent Fandom in Germany in late summer/autumn 2018. Please fill out this form if you are interested.

Nifty Amazing:
• Voldemort: Origins of the Heir – an unofficial fanvid (2018).

Searches:
• lemmon_pie posted a search for Draco dating, seeing, sleeping with someone other than Harry (Drarry).

Community Spotlight:
♥ rarepair_shorts – Stretch Your Imagination
This is a low-pressure prompt community for the rarer pairings in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. To participate you claim an unclaimed rare pairing. Only one person can claim a specific pairing at a time. You choose a prompt table and write ficlets and drabbles for these thirteen prompts. rarepair_shorts also hosts the Winter Exchange Fest and the Summer Wishlist Event.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Belated Turkey Day, everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) launches a limited-edition vegan Christmas gift basket with PETA.
• Harry Potter Actors, Actresses and Casting News: Weekly Roundup and Castium Revelio.
• Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) rides the Hogwarts Express.

Communities:
• hp_kinkfest made a mod post and announced the Harry Potter Kinkfest Round 9. Prompting starts on LJ, DW and tumblr on January 2, 2018.
• one_bad_man posted the Friday Sign-up Post for reccing fanworks with the two bad men next week. At time of posting Monday and Thursday are still open.
• Sign-ups for Sapphic Stockings at hpsapphicappeal are ongoing until December 1.
• hds_beltane posted that Sign-ups for the Draco/Harry/Severus Beltane Fest are opening today!

Editor's Choice Rec:
• A Day in The Life of Pansy Parkinson As Told By Her Outfits by @owlpostart (Pansy Parkinsin; G; art)

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced a Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape podfic (NC-17).
• Rachel recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R) at The Rec Center.

Archive News:
• OTW Call for Stories: Help the Organization of Transformative Works Fight for Fair Use. Do you use screencaps or video clips in your fanfiction? If so, the OTW needs your help!

Essay/Meta:
• @eagleforthecup wrote Evidence that Harry James Potter is not as unobservant as many people like to claim (January 19, 2017).
• Holly wrote Hermione Granger: The Ultimate Virgo. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• The Fantastical Tour: Spend Summer 2018 Hunting for Magical Beasts – and More! (MuggleNet)
• Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is now open at Universal Hollywood, Japan. (videos)

Have a Laugh:
• Harry Potter Characters as Cats from cheezburger.com. (thank you, germankitty)

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_kinkfest – Anything Goes!
hp_kinkfest is all about writing/drawing kink and doing it well. Each participant chooses a kink (either their own or from a list of prompts) and creates a fanwork showcasing that kink. All genres, all pairings & solo, all kinks. The first HP Kinkfest was in 2010; 2018 the fest will go into its ninth round. HP Kinkfest is now on LJ (hp_kinkfest), on DW (hpkinkfest) and on tumblr (@hpkinkfest).

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Copy of first edition HP and the Philosopher's Stone breaks auction record and goes for £106,250 54.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) promote Lumos at charity event in the British Library. (interview)
• Robert Pattinson is not possessive of Cedric Diggory.
• Castium Revelio: Harry Potter cast (and Ezra Miller) Weekly Roundup. And another Weekly Roundup of the HP cast's activities.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Everything We Know About Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald so far.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Crimes of Grindelwald Group Portrait: Is It a Meaningful Picture of the Story?.
• David Heyman (producer) discusses why Jude Law was cast as Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts saga.
• Nine previously unseen Fantastic Beats MinaLima prints revealed.
• More about the newly released MinaLima graphics.
• MichaelaM wrote Five Expectations that Fantastic Beasts Met. (MuggleNet)
• New photos from the Fantastic Beasts set show Newt Scamander walking in London.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy) returns to his hometown Belfast to raise money with charity concert.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 219 (due on or before November 25): picture prompt (tree in grass), Hiking and Unusual Vacations.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt #27.
• slythindor100 posted Early Bird Information and Update on the 25 Days of Draco and Harry.

Communities:
• mini_fest made a mod post to remind participants of the submission deadline on November 25.
• one_bad_man's Friday Sign-up Post: looking for reccers for the two bad men, Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape (only Monday is still open at time of posting)
• sceasleycest made a mod post about the ongoing Fest.
• hds_beltane posted the Sign-Up Forms for Artists and Writers. Sign-ups start November 24.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 218 Masterlist.
• hp_nextgen_fest posted the last Weekly Roundup #3.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Unravel Me Gently by anokaba (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter; NC-17 (absolutely NSFW); digital art)

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

Resources:
• The SS/HP Prophet from November 11 to 18.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Catherine Coker, a genre historian, talks about fanfiction and book history.

Essay/Meta:
• John Granger wrote Is J.K. Rowling a Novelist? Not Primarily.

General Fandom News:
• Universal Orlando Resort kicked off holiday season of Wizarding World of Harry Potter (videos). Also: It's Already Christmas At Hogwarts.
• Allison Siggard and Liz Vasquez review "The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts" at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Nifty:
• Hogwarts House Book Recommendations for Ravenclaw by Holly. (MuggleNet)
• New Chocolate Frog Collectible Card at Universal: Hengist of Woodcroft, the founder of Hogsmeade.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hds_beltane – A Beltane Oriented Harry Potter Gift Exchange.
After a two-year break, hds_beltane is back. Since 2007 and through eight rounds, this fest has been a colourful and magical annual Beltane celebration of "all permutations of Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape". There is an AO3 collection hds_beltane for all works created for hds_beltane. Sign-ups for the 2018 HDS Beltane Fest start November 24, 2017.


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• A New Updated Edition of Philip W. Errington's J. K. Rowling: A Bibliography is out from Bloomsbury Publishers.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Talking Pictures – Harry Potter Special to air on BBC 2 at 8:30pm GMT on Saturday, October 28th.
• Universal Orlando announced the fifth annual A Celebration of Harry Potter (January 26-28, 2018, Florida).
• Fan Favourites returning to A Celebration of Harry Potter at WW Orlando, Florida.
• Harry Potter themed Christmas decorations for sale at Wizarding World in Orlando (can be bought online).
• Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts exhibit inside Warner Bros Studio Tour Hollywood. (video)
• Happy Birthday, John Cleese (Sir Nicholas aka Nearly Headless Nick)!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fantastic Beasts 2 rumored to be filming scenes at Highgate Cemetery in London.
• Where in the world is Fantastic Beasts 2 filming? (MuggleNet)
• Happy Birthday, Brontis Jodorowsky (Nicholas Flamel)!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• HP and the Cursed Child musical score rumoured to be released on CD and/or digital in 2018.

Pottermore News
• Pottermore posted A Guide to Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters.

Communities:
• hp_halloween reminded participants that Halloween drabbles are due tomorrow.
• hphet is gauging interest in specific monthly challenges.
• wolfstarbigbang posted a first teaser for the 2018 Wolfstar Big Bang. More information will come on Sirius' birthday on November 3. @wolfstar-bigbang is also on tumblr
• hds_beltane is back! Sign-ups open on November 24.
• one_bad_man posted the Weekly Sign-up Post for the upcoming week of reccing. (Monday is still open)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures posted the Anonymous Masterlist of this year's Creature Fest.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Hogwarts Common Rooms in Halloween Season by @debbie-sketch (gen, art)

Fandom Recs:
• Magali | @toofrenchtofunction recced squib!Harry Potter gen fic (PG) in The Rec Center (heed warnings).
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• reynardo recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape craft (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Cormac McLaggen/Lily Luna Potter fic (R).
• nearlyconscious recced a Fleur Delacroix/Hermione Grange, Hermione Granger/Victor Krum fic (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a hermione Granger/Padma Patil fic (G).
• nearlyconscious recced HP characters as YouTubers art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced Draco Mafoy & Pansy Parkinson art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced Pansy Parkinson art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (PG-13).
• bixgirl1 recced a Albus Severus Potter/Scorpius Malfoy fic (NC-17).

Essay/Meta:
• bafflinghaze wrote Asexuality x Draco/Harry.

Have a Scare:
• Mikaela collected a list of Spooky Spells. (MuggleNet)

Nifty:
• Pendleton Woolen Mills and Warner Bros. launch a new Harry Potter-themed clothing line. With Giveaway (US residents only *grmbl*)

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for non-magical Harry/Draco.
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ newyearcntdown – New Year's Countdown, a once-a-year one-a-day challenge!
A prompt-based challenge community for the end of the year, celebrating the holidays of December and the month of December. All fandoms & original fic and art, all genres, all ratings, all types of works are welcome. Sign-ups open November 1 and are mandatory. You can choose between Easy (8 posts), Moderate (12), Hard (25), and Overachiever (31). The challenge runs from December 1 to 31. 2017 is the first round of newyearcntdown.


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Happy Birthday, Neville Longbottom!
born July 30, 1980 [x] [x]

Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling and actor Tim Burke (Cormoran Strike) share insight in upcoming Strike miniseries.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Entertainment Weekly: Learn how to play Quidditch for Muggles.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood): Vegan and Proud.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• SpeakBeasty Podcast #42: You're Doing Amazing, Tina.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• VIDEO celebrates one year official London Opening Anniversary.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #203 (due on or before August 5): 1. “That's the thing about free will: Every decision we make is a choice against something as much as it is for something else. ”― Rebecca Serle, When You Were Mine, 2. Unexpected and 3. Chamber of Secrets.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt 13.

Communities:
• Monday, July 31, is the last day to Post Birthday Entries for Harry at party_4_potter.
• hp_crossgenfest starts Posting tomorrow, July 31.
• Prompting at hp_nextgen_fest starts on Tuesday, August 1.
• [Unknown LJ tag] Artist Sign-ups for hd_erised are still open until August 3.
• tavia_d posted a Question about Scheduling at hp_britglish.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 202 Masterlist.
• firewhiskeyfic posted the Masterlist: One Can Never Have Enough Socks, with all winners and banners.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Hogwarts is honestly chaos by @fleamontpotter (Madam Pomfrey, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Cornelius Fudge; G, illustrations)
Summary: Illustrations for chapter 21 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from July 30 to August 5 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from July 22 through 29.

Discussions:
• Aniela wrote Which House would you sort Dobby into? (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• John Granger wrote PA PotterFest in Voldemort’s Hometown? about the Potter Fest in the town of Volant, Pennsylvania.
• Lattes, Frappucinos, Amortentia... Harry Potter Themed Starbucks at San Diego Comic Con. (MuggleNet)
• Universal Orlando Resort announced Dragon Challenge coaster will be demolished for a new HP ride
• The Fic Positivity Feedback Meme has started on Dreamwidth. (All fandoms)
• pod_together posted the Party Favor Partner Finder Post for this year's Pod Together Podfic Collaboration Fest. (all fandoms)

Have a Laugh:
• Lindsay from MuggleNet came up with Magical Beasts of Pawnee, part 1, about which favourite Parks & Recreation characters best fit which magical creatures.

Nifty Cute:
• Hedwig at ComicCon: Adventures of an Owl Puppet.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ weasleyjumpers – For all your Weasley family needs
This community is dedicated to works based around the Weasley family, whether they be fics, art, vids, craft, etc. The Weasley family is defined as any character who is blood-related to the canonical Weasley family from the Harry Potter book series, including all the canonical next generation children as mentioned by JK Rowling in subsequent interviews. weasleyjumpers hosts a 2017 Mini Fest, which will run from September 15 through October 5.


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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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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 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.


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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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Happy Belated Birthday, Draco Malfoy!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Draco Malfoy!
• Happy Birthday, Draco Malfoy!
• House of MinaLima Anniversary: New Prints & Galley Redesign.
• Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening at Universal Hollywood soon.
• Happy Birthday to Jason Isaacs: Live Long and Prosper Captain.
• “Downton Abbey: The Exhibition” Tickets Available Now.
• GALLERY: Everything We Loved About 2017’s BookExpo & BookCon.
• Oliver Phelps discusses playing George Weasley, meeting J.K. Rowling, new projects.
• Look Inside: Candlewick Releases “The Dark Arts: A Movie Scrapbook”.
• Christmas is Coming to Wizarding World Hollywood.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Open Casting Call For Young Actors.
• 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel to hold open casting for 5 new roles, including teen Newt.
• Calling All Muggles: Fantastic Beasts Open Casting Call.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Gareth Fry Wins Drama Desk Award.
• “Cursed Child” Producer Sonia Friedman Says Younger Boyfriend Helps Relate to Younger Audiences.

Prompt Challenges:
• The Wolfstar introvert-club postedPrompt 5.
• theiceroyals posted June Prompt.

Communities:
• hd_fan_fair announced: Prompting for H/D Career Fair is Open.
• dramione_remix posted: Checking in — Inspired Muse? Amused muse? Bemused muse? Gone AWOL?.
• hp_crossgenfest posted 2017 Fest Check-In.
• bottom_draco posted Draco's Merry-Making Mini Fest Reminder.
• crack_broom posted Free Flying now Open.
• dramione_duet posted Dramione_Duet Round 9 Coming soon.
• dracomalfoy posted Draco's Birthday 2017.
• hd_cliche posted Prompting is Open!
• theiceroyals reminds you Sign ups are open for the first Lucius/Narcissa exchange fest.
• wand_in_a_knotposted Participant List: Wand in a Knot Round Two.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• dramionelove posted the Mini Fest Round 2 Week Four Wrap-up.
• dramionelove posted the Mini Fest Round 2 Anonymous Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Finding Sanctuary by anonymous @ hprarefest (Ginny/Luna, PG-13, 1,2K)
Summary: That year Snape was Headmaster was the worse time to be at Hogwarts, but for Ginny it was also the best because she found Luna.

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• mywitch recced one Severus/Lucius fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Monday 4th.
• hd_prophet: Monday 6th.

Essay/Meta:
• ‘Original Screenplay’ Compared to Actual Film – What the Movie Makers Changed or Left Out by John Granger.
• My Ship Is Not Yours To Sink.

Searches:
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.
• hd_ficsearch posted a search for Harry/Draco Theme Recs.
• drarryficfind posted a search for Som Harry/Sub Draco.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_lowrating: This community advocates low-rating HP slash. This community will not accept Gen and Het stories and art. We will accept male/male and female/female slash, however. The ratings allowed here are G, PG and PG-13.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Independent Bookshop Week Honoring “Harry Potter” 20th Anniversary.
• ‘Harry Potter’ Moving Portraits Could Become a Reality, Says New Research.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's original London cast completes run, gives thanks.
• “Our Journey Has Only Just Begun”: Thank You and Goodbye to the Original “Cursed Child” Cast.
• First Look at the Brand New Cast of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”.
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' London production's new cast in costume revealed.

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_may_madness posted Day 22 Prompts.
• hp_may_madness posted Day 23 Prompts.
• introvert-club postedPropt 3.

Communities:
• hp_crossgenfest posted Headers for the 2017 Fest.
• hd_remix posted Anonymous Masterlist and Guessing Poll.
• femmefest posted Due Date Tomorrow.
• The Wolfstar introvert-club has started posting a weekly Remus/Sirius writing prompt every Saturday.
• hphet posted Posting template and reminder.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Steam Clouds by carpemermaid (Harry/Draco, NSFW Art)
Summary: It started with a bath. Or a potions accident. Or maybe it started before that, but who can tell anymore.

Fandom Recs:
• mywitch recced one Severus Snape/Silvanus Kettleburn fic.
• rosevalleynb recced one Millicent Bulstrode/Adrian Pucey fic.
• snowgall recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• themightyflynn recced one Scorpius (crossover) art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Sunday 21st.
• quibbler_report: May 15, 21, 2017.

Searches:
• drarryficfind posted a search for Draco sided with Light side in the final battle.
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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.

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Daniel Radcliffe reuniting with Harry Potter series producer David Barron on new film
• Emma Watson on What Brought Her to “The Circle”
• Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Comedy Series ‘Miracle Workers’
• Daniel Radcliffe: The Angel?
• Castium Revelio: En Garde, Tom Felton!
• Daniel Radcliffe’s Prison Break
• YA ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Round-Up: Radcliffe, Pattinson, Wright, Lynch, and Lewis
• Another Movie Sign-On For Dan Radcliffe: ‘Escape From Pretoria’

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• “MuggleCast” Episode 320: “Tina” Now Available!

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• A Goodbye to the Original Cast of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_may_madness: Day 17 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 18 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 19 Prompts
• hp_may_madness: Day 20 Prompts
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365 PROMPT 193 -- Due on or before MAY 27

Communities:
• hp_darkarts: HP Horror Fest 2017 - Now Posting
• hphet: Extra Posting Dates!
• hp_podfic_fest: HP Podfic Fest 2017 -- Claim Your Fics!
• one_bad_man: Sign up day is back again.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365: Prompt 192 MASTERLIST - HOGWARTS365

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Mornings, Blankets, & Thighs by anokaba (Harry/Draco; NC-17, ART)

Fandom Recs:
• chestnut_podfic recced one Gen podfic.
• smirkingcat recced one Snupin fic.
• gracerene recced one Albus Severus/James Sirius fic/art/podfic.
• themightyflynn recced one Crossover fic.
• rosevalleynb recced one Millicent fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• bixgirl1 recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• bixgirl1 recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• bixgirl1 recced one Harry/Draco fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: OTW Legal on the Overturned FCC Internet Privacy Regulations
• sycophant_hex: Site Down

General Fandom News:
• Leaky’s Melissa Anelli Set to Charm MISTI-Con 2017
• 20 Years Later: Return Home to the Wizarding World

Nifty:
• Enchanting New Light Show Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood!
• Quiz: What Is Your Ideal “Potter” Destination?
• 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' iTunes 'LEGO-ized' for Batman release

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ canon_evidence: An older community for the heroic purpose of straightening out what is *really* Harry Potter canon.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• David Thewlis (Remus Lupin): First look at his role in the upcoming movie 'Wonder Woman'.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child News:
• Jack Thorne (playwright) enters a musical collaboration with Damien Chazelle (La-La-Land) for musical drama 'The Eddy'. (Click for more info.)
• Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley) talks about leaving 'Cursed Child' after the first run in London.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• What is Newt Scamander's Patronus: speculations by MuggleNet.
• Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore) was asked about his thoughts on Dumbledore's sexuality. (Don't hold your breath. ;))

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #190 (due on or before May 6): When asked for the details of an ideal date, I answered, "I want him to take me to a book store, so he can see just how happy I can be.” ― Camille Cabujat, Superstitious and Plumpton Pass.

Communities:
• hp_shoreofangst announced that Posting will begin tomorrow, May 1!
• hp_podfic_fest made a Mod Post about the import to Dreamwidth and announced that Sign-ups for this year's HP Podfic Fest will start next week.
• hphet posted Fest Info for the HP Het Mini Fest 2017. Prompting is now open for the Mini Fest.
• dracotops_harry made a Mod Post about the end of this year's DTH fest.
• sshg_smut announced the second annual Severus Snape/Hermione Granger Smut Fest. (Now also on Dreamwidth: sshg_smut)
• snarryficfind announced its move to Dreamwidth: snarry_ficfind

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• firewhiskeyfic posted the Earth Day Edition Reveal and Awards.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 189 Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Dial Tone by Demmora @AO3 (Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley; G, 970 words)
Summary: Short ficlet inspired by a gif set on tumblr, where Dudley stands up to Vernon and tells Harry he doesn't think he's a waste of space and I went off on a headcanon tangent of "what-ifs".

Fandom Recs:
• toblass recced young Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced two Harry Potter/Severus Snape pieces of art (both PG).
• sassy_cissa recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy fic (NC-17, 7/10 chapters posted).

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

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from April 30 to May 6 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from April 23 through 29.
• Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending April 29.

General Fandom News:
• OTW Guest Post: Ann McClellan, Professor of English at Plymouth State University, writing about Sherlock Holmes fandom.

Nifty:
• Mikaela wrote Making a Wizarding Garden.


Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_podfic_fest – The Harry Potter Podfic Fest...
... is a yearly fest to promote podfics and podficcing in the Harry Potter fandom. All podficcers from experienced to brand new are welcomed. Podfics can range from drabbles to epic podfics of epicness. Gen, Het, Femmeslash, and Slash in all ratings are welcomed. This year is Round 7 of the hp_podfic_fest, which started in 2011. Sign-ups start next week.


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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!

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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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