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Happy Belated Birthday, Rubeus Hagrid!

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling officially addresses the casting of Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts' films. (Snitchseeker)
• J.K. Rowling speaks out about Johnny Depp's casting in 'Fantastic Beasts' films. (MuggleNet)
• J.K. Rowling addresses Grindelwald casting concerns. (Leaky Cauldron)
• Miniature "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written and hand-illustrated by J. K. Rowling on sale for charity. More info on the miniature.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Rupert Grint (Bill Weasley) would rather be invisible. (interview)
• Guess which Hogwarts' Professors are nominated for Critic's Choice Awards.
• Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley): Counting Down to 'Star Wars'.
• Theater Roundup: What'sOnStage Awards Nominations and Actors 'In Conversation', Radio & more.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Warner Bros, David Yates (director) and David Heyman's (producer) official statements on Johnny Depp casting.
• Zoë Kravitz (Leta LeStrange) featured in Elle's January 2018 cover story.
• 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald': first official promos of Newt Scamander released.
• Megan speculates on What has Newt encountered in the sewer?. (MuggleNet)
• Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein) releases a Christmas single Christmas Will Be Waiting' for Lumos charity.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• John Tiffany discusses 'Cursed Child' and other plays.

Communities:
• snapecase posted a Mod post about the deadline and previewing of works.
• hd_fanart posted the Participants' Banners for this year's H/D Art Fest.
• sceasleycest announced their new affiliate, hp_nextgen_fans.
• one_bad_man posted their Sign-up Post. (Thursday is still open at time of posting.)

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Many, Many Years Ago by mywitch (Harry Potter/Severus Snape; G, art)
Summary: Severus and Harry trimming the tree. Or, they will get to it in a minute. Or five. First, a bit of reminiscing about when it all started, so many, many years ago...

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced another Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (R; warnings).
• kellychambliss recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape art (G).
• mywitch recced Petunia Evans/Severus Snape fic and art (PG-13).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: December 8, December 7 and December 6.
• A question about the British term of what in American English is referred to as 'hiked up' was posted at hp_britglish.

Archive News:
• OTW Celebrated Internatonal Volunteer Day on December 5.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Can You Separate an Artist from his Art: Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts. (MuggleNet)
• CatherineH wrote J.K. Rowling and the Right to Be Innocent Until Proven Guilty.
• pir8fancier posted Your Male Entitlement Abuser Channel: Fresh abuse all the time.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 11: Wargames.
Summary: Why does Quirrell attack Harry during Quidditch and ask Hagrid about Fluffy during a card game? And how do the seven obstacles to the Philosopher’s Stone link to the seven books in the series? Part II of an examination of the role of toys, games and sweets in the first Harry Potter book.

General Fandom News:
• Warner Bros Studio Tour London announces 2018 events.
• Bloomsbury announces Harry Potter Book Night 2018, which will officially take place Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018!

Nifty:
• Need a Harry Potter themed gift? Look No Further! (Orlando Universal merchandise)
• Pottermore introduces Harry Potter themed stationery in the EU.

Searches:
• snarryficfind posted a search for pregnant!Snape fic. (Snarry only)
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_nextgen_fans is a brand new community for everything dealing with the next generation Harry Potter characters. The community accept het, slash and gen ranging from G to NC-17. The only requirement is that the work involves a Next Gen character. Cross-generation is accepted as well. No linking to friends-locked posts. hp_nextgen_fans is also in Dreamwidth.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Birthday, Sirius Black ♥ (Nov 3, 1959 – June 18, 1996)

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Strike – The Cuckoo's Calling DVD out in November 27.
• BBC's Harry Potter: A History of Magic (full video up on youtube for now)
• The team of "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" discusses J. K. Rowling's involvement.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Natalia Tena (Tonks)!
• Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) to be honoured at the Hollywood Film Awards.
• Universal Studios Japan to celebrate Harry Potter in the "Expecto Patronum Night Show".
• David Bradley (Argus Filch) and Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick) at MCM London Comic Con.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Experience "Fantastic Beats" in a whole new way with the Kindle in Motion Illustrated version. (MuggleNet)
• hpboy13 wrote Hippolytus... Lestrange (FF speculation). (MuggleNet)
• Fantastic Beasts sequel teases Newt Scamander's published book and Diagon Alley.
• "Fantastic Beasts" found in virtual reality on PlayStationVR.

Pottermore News
• The Pottermore Art Collection now ships to the US.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• "Cursed Child" Broadway tickets up for charity bid to support the New Victory Theater.

Prompt Challenges:
• theiceroyals posted the monthly prompts for November.

Communities:
• Prompting for the Salt & Pepper Fest at hp_goldenage starts November 5.
• hp_halloween posted a Day of the Dead mod post.
• firewhiskeyfic is back for the Bonfire Night Edition on November 5.
• theiceroyals Exchange Fest started posting. (Narcissa/Lucius)
• The sirius_black Fest has started posting today.
• themasque: Vote at the "A Discovery of Witches Stories Contest".
• hd_owlpost announced that the community is now also on tumblr.
• Prompting has started at the hdconsentfest.
• wolfstarbigbang announced the 2018 Wolfstar Big Bang.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures posted the Masterlist of the HP Creatures Halloween Fest.
• hd_fan_fair posted the Weekly Roundup #4.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• The Best Aerial Steam Team in the DMLE by naadi (Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter; G; art)
Summary: Draco Malfoy is one-half of the best damned Aerial Steam Team in Wizarding Britain, and he's exceedingly proud of it. It doesn't hurt that his partner is adorable delectable not nearly as displeasing as previously presumed, even if Potter doesn't always support Draco's fashion choices. Really, how can Draco not want to transfigure his standard-issue Ministry uniform (boring!) into something more posh. He's still the best at his job. He even invented wings!

Fandom Recs:
• rosevalleynb recced Ronald Bilius Weasley art (R).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Halloween fic (NC-17).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• reynardo recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape craft (G).

Essay/Meta:
• Kim McChesney wrote Halloween in the Harry Potter series.
• Richa Venkatraman wrote On this day in "Potter" History, everything went wrong. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Shachi collected the "Potter Events" Roundup. (MuggleNet)
• LeakyCon will be held in Dallas, Texas from August 10 to 12, 2018.
• International Quidditch Association announces 2018 World Cup hosted by Florence, Italy.

Nifty:
• @snuffles-groovydoghouse posted an amazing Remus Lupin werewolf transformation role-play.

• 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 – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts actors speak out on Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse case.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas) writes letter to his younger self about racism and being multiracial.
• Mugglenet Giveaway: Win Tickets to the 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' Concert.
• Harry Potter Soundtracks soon to be released on vinyl.
• Weekly Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Cast Roundup.
• Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition: British Library released sneak preview trailer.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fantastic Beasts audiobook and HP ebook are nominated for the FutureBook Awards.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• John Tiffany (director) to speak at Art School event on October 26 in London.
• Rakie Ayola (Hermione) and Samuel Blenkin (Scorpius) are nominated for the 2017 Broadway World UK Awards. You can vote for them here

Communities:
• hp_creatures announced that the Creatures Halloween Fest 2017 starts this Sunday, October 15.
• hp_halloween posted that Assignments for this year's Halloween Drabble Extravaganza have been sent out.
• one_bad_man posted the weekly Sign-ups for recs next week.
• The Harry Potter Comment-a-Thon Scavenger Hunt started October 8 and continues until October 21.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hd_familyfest posted the Anonymous Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Wotcher, Frenchie by nearlyconscious (Fleur/Tonks; G, art)

Fandom Recs:
• @tdcatsblog recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (PG-13).
• reynardo recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape craft work (G).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/SeverusSnape fic (NC-17).
• lijahlover recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• lijahlover recced another Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• nearlyconscious recced Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Daphne Greengrass/Pansy Parkinson fic (NC-17).
• nearlyconscious recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• nearlyconscious recced Ginny Weasley/Luna Lovegood art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil art (NC-17).

Resources:
• vaysh posted Harry/Draco Fests in 2017 (fourth quarter repost).

Archive News:
• OTW Membership Drive, October 12-18. Donate here to keep AO3 up and running.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Will Fawkes Appear in Fantastic Beasts 2. (MuggleNet)
• author_by_night re-watches and discusses HP and the Philosopher's Stone and HP and the Chamber of Secrets.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast – Episode 7: Fountain of Youth (YouTube)
• Friday the 13th: Superstitions in the Wizarding World.

Nifty:
• Waspish Lucius Malfoy discovered in New Zealand.

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ fandomlovespuertorico – Fandom Loves Puerto Rico
A fandom fundraiser for Puerto Rico after the devastation wrecked by Hurricane Maria. All kinds of fanworks from fics, art, podfics to tutorials and beta services can be offered for this fandom auction. No crafts or any gifts that need shipping. All proceeds raised go to ConPRMetidos. More information can be found here. Sign-ups end this Sunday, October 15. The auction opens Octobser 17.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.