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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Alfonso Cuáran, director of HP PoA, to be honored with Sunny Bono Visionary Award.
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) joins cast of untitled M. Night Shyamalan series for Apple.

Poll:
• daily_snitch posted Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – a Poll

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies: Spoilers!
• SreenX Team talks editing Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
• The Crimes of Grindelwald blue-ray and DVD cover art released.
• The Hogwarts Professor: Is Newt Scamander a Dumbledore?
• Kadeen Griffiths wrote Leta Lestrange's Storyline In 'The Crimes Of Grindelwald' Is The Last Straw For Me As A Black 'Harry Potter' Fan.
• Kim Kirby, Magic without Wonder: FANTASTIC BEASTS as a Cautionary Tale.
• Gregory Taylor wrote Why 'Crimes of Grindelwald' is a victim of the second movie syndrome. (MuggleNet)
• David Heyman on Dumbledore and the decision to expand to five Fantastic Beasts movies.
• 25 of our biggest questions about 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'.
• David Yates and David Heyman on the biggest "Crimes of Grindelwald" twist.
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald passes 500 million worldwide.

Pottermore News
• Gellert Grindelwald: His Story So Far – interactive illustration.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Noma Dumezweni tells BBC 100 Women: Hermione taught me how to be angry.
• Cursed Child: Rowling Video Testimony.
• Cursed Child cast members to appear at Red Bucket Follies event.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 271 (due on or before December 8): "If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed."― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Word and Art.
• death_eaters posted December Prompts: Regulus Black, Crucio, Shimmer
• hp_het posted Monthly Challenge # 12: snow
• hd_ina_tree posted the community's traditional December prompt: Christmas tree
• hp_coffeehouse posted the December Prompt: holiday blend
• hp_creatures posted November Roundup and December prompts: Steed, "The ultimate defeat", Travel

Advent Challenges:
• slythindor100 posted 25 Days of Draco and Harry – traditional (mod post about the Drarry December prompt challenge).
• dracoharry100 posted Christmas Challenge 2018.
• adventdrabbles posted Welcome to the 2018 edition of Advent Drabbles.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hd_erised, hd_owlpost Fest, mini_fest, snape_potter' Secret Snarry Swap, rs_small_gifts, dhr-advent, sshg_giftfest, smutty_claus, newyearcntdown
• daily_deviant posted Kinky Kristmas 2018: Comment Kink Edition is Open.
• hpconsentfest posted a reminder that Prompting will close on.
• mini_fest posted Submissions due ASAP and Call for Pinch-hitters and Fest-fillers.
• hp_goldenage posted Last Reminder until January for the Salt and Pepper Fest.
• hp_halloween posted End of Year Thoughts.
• snapecase posted Happy Deadline Day and a Message for creators with outstanding fanworks.
• hptriadsnet is hosting a Secret Santa for those who love polyamory ships.
• hd_erised posted H/D Erised starts posting tomorrow.
• hd_owlpost posted a Call for pinch-hitters.
• rs_small_gifts posted the Countdown to Small Gifts 5/5: Discussion Post: Emphasizing with the characters.
• wolfstarbigbang posted the Rules and FAQ for Wolf Star Big Bang 2019.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_nextgen_fest posted the Fest Reveal and Masterlist.
• hogwarts365 posted the Masterlist Prompt # 270.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).
• toblass recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Santa art (G).
• themightyflynn recced Severus Snape art (NC-17).
• tdcatsblog, magpiefngrl and bixgirl1 recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced six fics from the hp_nextgen_fest (3x PG-13, 3x NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: November 30 Edition and December 1 Edition.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from December 2 through 8 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from November 25 to December 1.

Discussions:
• LizzieG Salamander eyes and the moment I finally knew. (MuggleNet) Spoilers!
• Dawn Johnsons wrote. The identity of Aurelius Dumbledore: Grindelwald's greatest lie or game changing truthe. (Leaky Cauldron) Spoilers!
• The Hogwarts Professor posted about Susan Sipal 'Homunculus theory' about Credence Barebone. Spoilers!
• Emily Lawrence Why Harry is nobody's favorite Harry Potter character. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Dawn Johnson wrote Uncovering the parallels between the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series. (Leaky Cauldron)
• Lorrie Kim on Short & Curly podcast (Australia): What can Severus Snape from Harry Potter teach us about courage and forgiveness?. (26 min)
• Quantum Harry the Podcast: Essay: It's all fun and games.

General Fandom News:
• Giveaway: Light up your holiday with luminaries popcraft bundle from Insight Editions. (open internationally)
• MuggleNet is hosting a 25 Days of Christmas Giveaway.
• Houses Assemble: Alexa now plays Harry Potter Quiz.
• Universal Orlando introduces new Devlin Whitehorn Chocolate Frog card. Whitehorn was the founder of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company in 1967.

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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Giveaway: BBC One's Strike: The Silkworm DVD. (UK residents only)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Julie Walters (Molly Weasley), Happy Birthday on February 22!
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) talks about his new movie Beast of Burden.
• Sophie wrote Dive into the Goblet of Fire at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour This Summer!. (MuggleNet)
• Harry Potter LEGO Hogwarts set, Funkos, mugs, pens, wands more on display at Toy Fair.
• Emma Watson's (Hermione Granger) Feminist Book Club Goes International.
• Emma Watson takes over Vogue Australia as guest editor on the March 2018 issue.
• A Birthday Tribute to Alan Rickman.
• Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum) and Ellie Darcey Alden (Lily Evans) announced as Leaky Con 2018 Special Guests.
• Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) charms Potter fans at Planet Comicon in Kansas City.
• Harry Potter: The Exhibition is ending its run in Madrid (Spain) on April 2 and will start in Milan (Italy) on May 12.
• Weekly Round-up of the activities of HP and FF actors and actresses.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Catherine comments on Fantastic Beasts visual effects breakdown. (MuggleNet)
• Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) would love to tease us about Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Eddie Redmayne on ‘Early Man’, ‘Fantastic Beasts 2′ and ‘The Aeronauts’ with Felicity Jones. (Collider)

Pottermore News
• Lainey wrote about the recent partnership of Pottermore and Sport Relief. (MuggleNet)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Roslyn Sulcas wrote How Much Magic Can 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Make on Broadway? (New York Times)
• Cursed Child goes autism-friendly at the Palace Theatre in London.
• Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), and Paul Thornely (Ron Weasley) talk about bringing Cursed Child to Broadway.

Communities:
• hd_writers is hosting a Word War with a normal and a seriousbizness chatroom. Friday Check-in is up. The Word War ends Monday, February 26, at midnight, your local time.
• rarepair_shorts posted a Mod Announcement: Clean-up of approved claims table.

Hot Recs:
• When I Go Out With You by Dojh167 (Hannah Abbott/Nevile Longbottom; Hannah Abbott/Susan Bones; other | R | 13080 words)
Summary: I'm young and I love to be young / I'm free and I love to be free / To live my life the way I want / To say and do whatever I please
• Actions Speak Louder Than Words by veritaserum27 (Rose Weasley/Scorpius Malfoy | R | 176100 words)
Summary: Bravery comes in many different forms, even for a Ravenclaw like Rose.
• Curiosity Is Not A Sin by beeezie (Rose Weasley/Scorpius Malfoy | R | 105900 words)
Summary: It's still only September, but Rose has already jinxed Scorpius Malfoy's hair and can't stop eavesdropping on his embarrassing conversations - about her. He can't figure out whether he'd rather hex her or kiss her. Well, O.W.L. year was never going to be simple.

Fandom Recs:
• bbethable recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
• bbethable recced another Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
• delphipsmith recced a Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: February 20.
• dramionelove posted Dramione-centric Communities on Facebook and tumblr.

Archive News:
• The Obidala Network (a Star Wars fanfiction archive) is moving to the AO3.
• OTW: Five Things Cosette Said. Cosette volunteers as a coder for the Accessibility, Design, and Technology (AD&T) Committee.

Essay/Meta:
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote The Elder Wand and 'Fantastic Beasts': Who is the Death Stick's Master?

General Fandom News:
• OTW: This Week in Fandom vol. 75.

Nifty:
• Lainey wrote This Magical Chocolate Easter Egg Can Determine Your Hogwarts House!

Community Spotlight:
♥ The eighth Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology is out!
This year's anthology contains 79 stories about female characters written by 70 authors and performed by 30 podficcers, representing 56 fandoms. The optional theme this year was: awakening. The anthology includes two Harry Potter podfics (featuring Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley and an original female character). It comes as a podbook, a zip file with all podfics for downloading, and a great spreadsheet with links to all the individual podfics.


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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.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• Updated Paperback Edition of “J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography” Now Available!
• J.K. Rowling discusses Nicolas Flamel, Avada Kedavra origins in Harry Potter BBC2 doc

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Molly Weasley!
• Castium Revelio: Get Your Ears on with Rupert Grint!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel: A New Name and a Hallowed History?

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• Is the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Soundtrack On Its Way?
• A ‘Cursed Child’ Soundtrack is Music to the Ears and Other Potter Theater News

Pottermore News
• Pottermore Shares Details On Tonight’s BBC’s ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ Documentary

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 216 - due on or before 4th November

Communities:
• sceasleycest: Beta call!
• smutty_claus: Reminder emails and Pinch Hitters
• hp_nextgen_fest: It's almost time for HP NEXT GEN FEST!
• hd_owlpost: Submissions are due in two weeks!
• hd_erised: SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE IN ONE WEEK
• hd_fanart: H/D Art Fest 2017 - Posting Soon!

Fandom Recs:
• rosevalleynb recced one Katie/Marcus fic.
• toblass recced one Snape & Harry art.
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/misc fic.
• gracerene recced 12+ Drarry fics.
• themightyflynn recced two Severus artworks.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, October 27th
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet for October 22 - October 28
• hd_prophet: Sunday 29th October 2017
• potterfests: Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Harry Potter Fandom from 29 October - 4 November 2017
• hd_writers: Monday Resources XXIX

Essay/Meta:
• Twins’ Tall Tales: How the Bloody Baron Died
• Twins’ Tall Tales: My Professor Is a Vampire!
• Twins’ Tall Tales: The Man-Eating Squid
• Seven Times J.K. Rowling Taught Us to Hate Slytherin House
• A Nod to Crookshanks on National Cat Day
• Ranking Haunting Halloweens at Hogwarts

General Fandom News:
• The Binghamton Philharmonic’s “Harry Potter” Concert Left Us Wanting More… In a Good Way!
• Overview of BBC Two’s ‘History of Magic’ Documentary
• Wizarding World of Harry Potter added to Universal Japan's new Spectacle Night Parade
• New Parade Headed to Universal Studios Japan!
• 15,000 “Harry Potter” Fans Flock to Ithaca’s Wizarding Weekend
• Seven Things We Learned from the “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” Documentary

Nifty:
• Favorite Activities to Return to A Celebration of Harry Potter
• Hedwig’s Theme – The Voice Version

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_halloween - Posting October 31st!

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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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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• BBC Documentary A Look into the History of Magic to air on October 28 on BBC Two.
• J.K. Rowling previews 'Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibit. (video)
• Harry Potter: The Exhibition: Nimbus 2000 on display in Madrid, Spain to mark the November 18 opening.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) – Happy Belatedly Birthday.(October 19)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) comments on whether he'd appear in Fantastic Beasts series if asked.
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter): new film Jungle and more.
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), Donhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) and others in the Weekly Cast Round-up.
• The Art of Harry Potter on the design process of the HP movies to be released next month on November 21.
• Big Draw 2017, an interactive exhibition, is coming to Gloucester Cathedral. (BIG Cathedral Draw, October 21-29

Pottermore News
• Pottermore releases e-book editions of Harry Potter: A History of Magic and Harry Potter: A Journey Through the History of Magic.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Cursed Child at Broadway: First Tickets Fly Faster Than a Firebolt.

Communities:
• hp_halloween posted a Reminder that drabbles are due in one week on October 28.
• femmefest posted new banners!
• sirius_black made a mod post: Submissions are due today. The fest is looking for pinch-hitters!
• snapecase Sign-ups are ongoing.
• one_bad_man: Weekly Sign-up Post. At the time of posting Monday is still open.


Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape art (G).
• reynardo recced a beautiful HG/SS craft work (G).
• nearlyconscious recced Tonks, Hermione, Fleur, Luna, Ginny art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter at (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Alicia Spinnet/Katie Bell fic (NC-17).
• nearlyconscious recced Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Daphne Greengrass/Harry Potter fic (PG-13).
• nearlyconscious recced Luna Lovegood/Pansy Parkinson art (G).
• nearlyconscious recced a Daphne Greengrass/Hermione Granger fic (R).

Archive News:
• The OTW says Thank you.

Essay/Meta:
• @fansplaining Podcast: Episode 59: Fandom Histories. (all fandoms)
• Lucy wrote Muggle Magic and "Harry Potter" Collide at the British Library (going through eight subjects studied at Hogwarts)

Nifty:
• Warner Bros Opposuits launch first ever Harry Potter themed Hogwarts House blazer. (currently only a Gryffindor blazer is available)

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for Drarry fics with Hermione cheating (on Ron) or being homophobic. (Drarry only)
• dailysnitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_drizzle – a weather-themed Harry Potter fest
The Harry Potter Weather Fest is an anonymous prompt fest for weather-themed Harry Potter fanfiction and fanart. All ratings, all pairings, all genres are welcome. hp_drizzle has been running since 2013; currently Round 5 is posting.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• “Blue Peter” to Honor J.K. Rowling on New Walkway
• The Cuckoo’s Calling Earns National Television Awards Nominations

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Rupert Grint: “Ron Weasley Has Become Imprinted on Me”
• Vinyl Box Set of “Harry Potter” Soundtracks Announced!
• Watch Daniel Radcliffe Prepare to Fight a Jaguar in This New Clip from “Jungle”!
• Kelly Macdonald Talks Playing Helena Ravenclaw and “Goodbye Christopher Robin”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• 8 Things We Learned From ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Star Dan Fogler at LeakyCon 2017
• 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 new featured actors castings reveal more British & French Aurors

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• Why “Cursed Child” Saved Hinny

Pottermore News
• “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” opens in one week!

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 214 - Due on or before 21 October

Communities:
• dramione_remix: Remix Round 8 Awards Ceremony
• hp_creatures: HP Creatures FEST: Now Posting!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_drizzle: Weekly Round Up - FIVE
• hogwarts365: HOGWARTS365 PROMPT 213 MASTERLIST
• dramione_remix: Round 8 Master Fic List

Fandom Recs:
• kellychambliss recced one gen art.
• capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic.
• themightyflynn recced one Severus art.
• rzzmg recced one Astoria/Zacharias fic.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• nikitabell recced one Draco/George fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, October 13th
• sshp_prophet: The SS/HP Prophet for October 8th – October 15th

Archive News:
• UPDATE: Why Hawthorn & Vine is still down for the present time
• OTW: Looking Forward

Essay/Meta:
• What Are the “Harry Potter” Characters Dressing Up As?
• Why Was This Native New Zealand Wasp Named After Lucius Malfoy?

General Fandom News:
• Exploring BookTube at New York Comic Con

Nifty:
• Alex and Ani Debuts “Harry Potter” Collection

Searches:
• daily_snitch: looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.
• bottom_draco: Fic Search - Healer!Harry
• bottom_draco: Fic Search! - Female!Draco

Community Spotlight:
♥ hd_fluff - Host to the ninth annual Fluffy Halloween Fest!

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• BBC1 Strike Episode 2 and 3 clips.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch Shares Her Ideas on "Cursed Child".
• Daniel Radcliffe's New Film Trailers.

Pottermore News
• Pottermore Unveils Harry Potter a History of Magic Exhibition First Look.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" tickets on sale September 16th.
• Comparing the Rehearsal and Final editions of "Cursed Child".

Communities:
• hoggywartyxmas posted Guidelines.
• weasleyjumpersClaiming now Open.
• dramione_remix posted Deadline.

Fandom Recs:
• Bastardsirius recced three Wolfstar fics.
• themightyflynn recced a Percy/Lavender fic.

Essay/Meta:
• How OTW/FanLore may be changing fandom, especially meta discussions.

General Fandom News:
• Warner Bros Studio Tour announce Hogwarts After Dark.
• Warner Bros Studio Tour Halloween Opening in October.
• New Kindle in Motion "Sorcerers Stone".

Have a Laugh:
• Take the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Challenge.
• Which House Do you Belong To Based On Your Favourite Foods.

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling visits & teases from England on-location set of 'Fantastic Beasts' 2
• J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling's Pottermore unveils new digital interactive Hogwarts Experience
• J.K. Rowling, 'Cursed Child' cast & producers celebrate 19 Years Later date

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• How Many Wizarding Alumni Have Done Shakespeare?
• Warwick Davis, Harry Potter fans celebrate Hogwarts epilogue send off at King's Cross

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Eddie Redmayne Talks ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Contest For Lumos
• Eddie Redmayne at Wiltshire strengthens rumors of Fantastic Beasts 2 Hogwarts filming
• "Save Our Planet!" Pleads Newt Scamander

Pottermore News
• Interactive Hogwarts Launches on Pottermore!

Communities:
• hp_crossgenfest: CLAIMING IS STILL OPEN AT HP NEXT GEN FEST!
• snape_potter: Secret Snarry Swap Prompts
• snape_potter: Prompt Claiming for Secret Snarry Swap...
• one_bad_man: Another week of Bad Men
• smutty_claus: The Signup Post!
• hoggywartyxmas: The Hogwarts Express Rides Again!
• hp_drizzle: Posting has now offically begun. Help us spread the word!
• dramione_remix: Four days left to go...
• rarepair_shorts: 2017 Summer Wishlist Event Masterlist

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures: August Round up and September Prompts

Fandom Recs:
• evening12 recced one Ginny/Luna fic.
• reynardo recced one Severus/Hermione fic.
• evening12 recced one Lavender/Parvati fic.
• gracerene recced one James/Teddy fic.
• nachodiablo recced eleven Blind/Deaf Wolfstar fics.
• nachodiablo recced nine Potion Mishaps Wolfstar fics.
• nachodiablo recced fifteen Harry finds out about Sirius/Remus fics.
• nachodiablo recced eleven Top Remus Wolfstar fics.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, August 29, 2017
• hd_prophet: Friday, September 1st

Archive News:
• OTW: This Week in Fandom, Volume 61
• OTW: Election Statistics for 2017

Essay/Meta:
• Nineteen Years: What the Epilogue Doesn’t Say
• Epilogue Day Thoughts
• 19 Years Later: Sending Albus, Scorpius and Rose to Hogwarts
• Going Back to Hogwarts with New Magic From Pottermore

General Fandom News:
• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: James Gannon Talks Rare “Potter” Editions
• LeakyCon 2017 begins TOMORROW!
• Universal Orlando's Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter details released
• LeakyCon Day One: ’19 Years later’ Opening Ceremony & More!
• The Quidditch Premier League Has Found Its First Champion!
• The British Library Adds “Potter” Lectures and Quiz to Autumn Schedule
• Experiencing “Harry Potter” Events… Nineteen Years Later
• LeakyCon Day 2: Dumbledore’s Army Reunites, PotterCast DHP2 Live Commentary & More!
• First Look at the British Library Exhibition Space

Have a Laugh:
• Hogwarts Houses Made for Cats

Nifty:
• Potter Product News: Lego Rumors and a New Funko Exclusive

Searches:
• bottom_draco: Fic Search: Sara Holmes

Community Spotlight:
♥ bbtp_challenge - The Challenge: On September 1st, post something porny to your journal or favorite archive. This can be fic, art, icons, meta, your favorite porny recs, a dirty limerick, etc., etc. Then come back here and drop off a link so we can all enjoy the smutty goodness.

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Joanne K. Rowling: Life and Books:
• VIDEOS: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone moving illustrated digital book out Sept. 5.
• Bloomsbury releases cover art of Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition companion book. (More info here)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Dressing the Golden Trio: Us Magazine interviews costume designer Jany Temime.
• Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) visited Universal Studio Hollywood's "Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts" Show.
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter): (street-level) Superhero.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood): theater review "Disco Pigs".
• HP movies cast round-up of the week.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• New London cast reveals the magic of 'Cursed Child' in words and pictures.

Pottermore News
• The Ultimate Pottermore Quizzes Collection.

Communities:
• The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Edition of firewhiskeyfic started tonight.
• hp_drizzle posted the Fest Check-in, part 2.
• hp_creatures posted the Claiming Post for the Halloween Creature Fest.
• hd_erisedposted the Sign-up Forms for sign-ups of July 28.
• snape_potter posted Join the Party! at the half-way point of the Harry Potter Birthday Party that ends July 31.
• one_bad_man posted the Sign-up Post for the next week of reccing Lucius Malfoy and/or Severus Snape creations.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• wand_in_a_knot posted the Round Two: Masterlist of the Harry Potter 24 hours Porn Challenge.

Fandom Recs:
• rosevalleynb recced a Arthur Weasley/Molly Weasley fic at the crack_broom (NC-17).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG).
• The Rec Center recced a Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson fic (PG).

Essay/Meta:
• Holly wrote Did We Really Need a Map in the 20th-Anniversary “Philosopher’s Stone” Editions? (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Comic-Con San Diego Panel: Fantastic Fans and where To Find Them: Rowling Along in 2017 (Sunday, July 23, 2 - 3 pm, room 6BCF)
• MuggleNet Live! 2017: Nineteen Years Later – 15 Theme Park goals you can only complete at MuggleNet Live!
• Harry Potter Home Décor Collection coming this fall.
• Victoria reviews the Harry Potter nano metalfigs for MuggleNet.

Nifty:
• New Hogwarts House patches coming from Warner Bros this fall. Win a set at MuggleNet Give-away! or Win a set at the Leaky Cauldron Give-away!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ firewhiskeyfic – Have a drink; write a masterpiece
The community to safely practice writing under the influence. Challenges take place once every 3 to 4 months. Each challenge consists of about 5 prompts centered on a common theme. All entries are due within 48 hours from the start of the round. No betas are allowed; editing and proof-reading is discouraged. Once all entries have been submitted, there is a one week period to vote in several categories. firewhiskeyfic is based in the HP fandom but all fandoms are welcome. Writers and artists are welcome to participate!


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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 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


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

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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Pottermore:
• Stunning New “Potter” Artwork Now Available Through Pottermore!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• 20th Anniversary Celebration at Alnwick Castle
• ‘Harry Potter’ Prints and Posters Now Available to UK Fans Through Pottermore!

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• “Cursed Child” Nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Awards
• Original “Cursed Child” Actors to Take the Stage in NYC Production?

Communities:
• hd_cliche: HD CLICHE REMINDER!
• rarepair_shorts: Tags!
• one_bad_man: Friday sneaked up on me again...

Fandom Recs:
• kellychambliss recced one Severus/Minerva wip.
• digthewriter recced one Dean/Harry art.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Friday, 9 June 2017

Archive News:
• OTW: May 2017 Newsletter, Volume 113

Essay/Meta:
• Seven Reasons That Prove Harry, Ron, and Hermione Are Best Friends

Have a Laugh:
• Ten Types of “Harry Potter” Fans You’ll Encounter at MuggleNet Live!

Nifty:
• Giveaway: Win a Magical “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” Bundle!
• LeakyCon Announces “Behind the Magic” Special Guests!

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

Community Spotlight:
♥ lims_movie - last chance to sign up for the Fantastic Beasts round!

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling:
• In celebration of the 20th anniversary of HP and the Philosopher's Stone: Roanoke becomes Hogwarts for a day. (Celebrations on May 13.)

Pottermore News
• Pottermore launches a Wizarding World Book Club to discuss the seven HP books (starts June 2017).

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy): Social Media Round-up.
• J.K. Rowling, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy), Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), Emma Thompson (Sybil Trelawney) and others in: The 'Harry Potter' Round-up.

Prompt Challenges:
• mixandmatch100 posted a Poll about mirroring the community on DreamWidth.
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #191 (due on or before May 13): “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Disorientation and Three Broomsticks.
• hp_may_madness posted the Day 7 Prompt.

Communities:
• hp_podfic_fest posted the timeline of this year's HP Podfic Fest.
• hp_mhealthfest posted a reminder that the Final Check-in is today.
• hprarefest is looking for two pinch-hitters.
• hp_crossgenfest posted the List of Prompts for this year's fest. Claiming starts tomorrow, May 8.
• There is a new Drarry Squad Group Chat on discord.
• hd_familyfest posted the Fest Announcement and timeline of this year's fest.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt # 190 Masterlist.
• hd_remix posted the Roundup Week One.
• snape_potter posted the Week One Wrap-up of the Snarry-a-Thon17.

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

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

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from May 7 to 13 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from April 30 to May 6.

Discussions:
• Elizabeth Baird-Hardy wrote about Rowling Apologizes for Killing Snape (Hogwarts Professor).
• Claudia Boleyn: My Personality Disorder is not a Punchline (JK Rowling please take note) (on Rowling equating Trump's politics with mental illness). (video)

Essay/Meta:
• Bella wrote How has Harry Potter Inspired Today's Popular YA Writers? (Muggle.Net)

Archive News:
• AO3 News: Death-Marked Love, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction archive, is moving to AO3.

General Fandom News:
• Join the Organization of Transformative Works at WhedonCon 2017 near Los Angeles on May 19.


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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling Finally Reveals the Title of Her Latest Novel!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson Shares Her Love of Books With Kids Film Society
• Rupert Grint’s “Snatch” NOW Available to Stream!
• New Trailers Released for Robert Pattinson and Tom Felton Films!
• Universal Studios Japan announces Wizarding World Hogwarts & Dementor nighttime show
• Rupert Grint promotes, discusses 'Snatch' drama, comments on Hufflepuff House Sorting
• Evanna Lynch shows off vegan Harry Potter recipes to promote animals protection

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them updated book's 6 new creatures, audio online
• Making “Beasts” Fantastic Again
• 'Fantastic Beasts' Eddie Redmayne & Dan Fogler greet fans at Harry Potter Studio Tour
• ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel to Begin Filming in August
• Go Back in Time with Eddie Redmayne, Fiona Shaw & Jack Thorne!
• A ‘Fantastic’ Surprise for Fans at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' script nominated for 2017 British Book Awards

Pottermore News
• Pottermore Introduces Six New Fantastic Beasts

Prompt Challenges:
• hpfanfictalk: The Metaphor Challenge
• hpfanfictalk: The Amnesia Experiment
• hpfanfictalk: The Leaving Cert. English Essay Challenge

Communities:
• daily_deviant: BIRTHDAY CARD COMMENT KINK!
• dramionelove: Mini Fest - Round 2 (2017) - PROMPTING NOW OPEN HERE!
• snape_potter: The Deadline for Snarry-a-Thon17 is One Month From TODAY
• femmefest: 2017 Sign Up Post!
• one_bad_man: Friday? Check. Sign up post? Check.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts: Mid-month round up!

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

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
• quibbler_report: 10-15 March 2017

Essay/Meta:
• Sirius Black: A Tragic Greek Hero
• Cormoran Strike #4 Title is ‘Lethal White’

Nifty:
• Harry Potter deck-building Monster Box of Monsters Expansion game out later this year

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_betas - A Harry Potter Betas Resource

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Fandom News:
• LeakyCon Tickets Available NOW!.


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday Warwick Davis!
• Daniel Radcliffe Set to Appear on “The Graham Norton Show”
• “You’ll Amount to Nothing, Isaacs”: Jason Isaacs Opens Up About His Inspiration Behind Lucius Malfoy
• Harry Potter 8-part film series coming to Ultra HD Blu-ray starting this March
• Role Call: No Strings to Hold Us Down!
• Harry Potter Alumni Round-Up: Doctor Who, Pettigrew & Graham Norton
• First-Look Images Released of Rupert Grint’s “Snatch”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• The Four Stars of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ in New Interview Clips

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Movies:
• “Cursed Child”‘s Anthony Boyle Had No Idea Which Character He Was Auditioning For
• John Tiffany Talks Impact of ‘Cursed Child’ on Theater and Fans
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' wins three 2017 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' wins three 2017 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards

Pottermore News
• Pottermore CEO Stands Down

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_creatures: New January Prompts and December Round Up
• slythindor100: Challenge #203 - Valentines Challenge
• hd_fluff: Monthly Challenge
• hp_bunintheoven: February Prompts

Communities:
• hp_shoreofangst: Prompting Post I: All before Trio- {Era Fest2017}
• hp_shoreofangst: Prompt Post II: Trio Era {Fest2017}
• hp_shoreofangst: Prompt Post III: Next- Generation Era {Fest2017}
• hp_shoreofangst: Prompt Post IV: Cross-Era {Fest2017}
• dracotops_harry: DTH Fest 2017: Submission Guidelines and Header Templates
• hprarefest: PROMPT LIST - Not the Claiming Post
• hp_mhealthfest: Prompting Now Closed
• hp_kinkfest: HP Kinkfest: Archive of Our Own Posting
• hd_remix: Sign Up Post for H/D Remix vol. 9.0!
• hp_darkarts: Prompting for HP Horror Fest 2017 CLOSES TODAY
• snape_potter: Snarry-a-thon17: The Clock is Ticking...

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced one Severus Snape/Hermione Granger/Lucius Malfoy fic.
• madeleone recced one Severus/Hermione fic.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Wednesday, February 1st
• hd_prophet: Thursday, February 2, 2017

Essay/Meta:
• A Cautionary Tale for Hufflepuff House
• Five Ways the Weasley Family Used Their Pure-Blood Privilege to Be Excellent Allies

General Fandom News:
• UK Announces National Quidditch Tournament
• What Is the MuggleNet Internship Experience Like?

Nifty:
• Happy Harry Potter Book Night!
• Harry Potter Book Night celebrated at bookshops, libraries, schools across UK
• Hogwarts House 20th Anniversary Editions of ‘Philosopher’s Stone’!
• Exclusive Lucius Malfoy Funko POP! Released from F.Y.E

Searches:
• bottom_draco: SUPER POWERS?

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling UPDATE: Filming for the ‘Cormoran Strike’ Series Continues.


Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Alan Gilmore “Harry Potter” Art Director Shares Secrets of Wizarding World Hollywood.
• Emma Watson On the Reason She Chose Belle Over Cinderella.
• Emma Watson Enchanting New ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Poster Unveiled!.
• Jason Isaacs attending Universal Orlando Resort's 2017 A Celebration of Harry Potter.
• Londoners, Prepare Yourself for the Ultimate “Potter” Marathon.
• Jason Issacs Joins the Schedule for A Celebration of Harry Potter.


Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Warwick Davis Fantastic Beasts & J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World documentary starring .(V
• 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' magical shed, Death Chamber VFX breakdown.(Video)
• How the Fantastic Beasts Came to Life On-Screen.
• The Curious Case of The Case of Beasts: Hidden Secrets Revealed! (Book Review).
• Johnny Depp Wins ‘Favorite Movie Icon’ at People’s Choice Awards.


Curse Child - Actors and News:
• EXCLUSIVE: Cursed Child Set Designer Shares Vision for The Ghostlight Project.


Pottermore News:
• Warner Bros Studio Tour, Pottermore tease possible Forbidden Forest/spiders expansion.


Communities:
• hp_mhealthfest posted Another Announcement: Prompting.
• dracotops_harry posted DTH FEST: This is NOT the Claiming Post - this is the Prompt List!.


Hot Art:
• Exploding Crackers by cabepfir @ hoggywartyxmas ( Remus Lupin, Severus Snape | G)
Summary:When the going gets tough, the tough get going


Hot Rec:
• Brotherly xxx by jean_doe_27 @ hoggywartyxmas (Albus Dumbledore, Aberforth Dumbledore | G | 2,8K)
Summary: Blood is thicker than water, and those two, however far apart in character, are still a family.

• A Term of Endearment by gingertart @ hoggywartyxmas
(Minerva, Severus, Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Draco, Narcissa, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Poppy Pomfrey, Kingsley | PG | 12K)
Summary: Snape always wanted to be left in peace during the holidays, but when did he ever get what he wanted? Although maybe this Christmas, he’ll get what he actually needs.

• Seasons of Love by therealsnape @ hoggywartyxmas (Pomona Sprout/Aberforth Dumbledore | PG | 7K)
Summary: none given

• Hiring Defence Against the Dark Arts Teachers and Other Unforgivable Acts by alisanne @ hoggywartyxmas (Minerva, Severus, Albus Dumbledore, Remus, Fleur Delacour | PG | 3,6K)
Summary: Why is Defence Against the Dark Arts such a difficult teaching position to fill? Minerva has years to ponder that question.

• Reawakening by rayvynk2k @ hoggywartyxmas (Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Poppy Pomfrey, Hagrid, Pomona Sprout, Irma Pince, Horace Slughorn, Filius Flitwick, Argus Filch, Neville Longbottom, Millicent Bulstrode, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger | G | 5,5K) Summary: The first Christmas after the War is approaching, and Snape is still in a coma.

• If This Dog Could Talk by tetleythesecond @ hoggywartyxmas (Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank/Aurora Sinistra | PG | 8,8K)
Summary: Bob has found a new home, but he also likes the neighbour up the hill.


Fandom Recs:
• nia_kantorka recced one Scorpius/James fic/art/podfic ().
• madeleone recced one Severus, Lily, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva fic (PG-13).
• too_dle_oo recced one Severus, Eileen, Tobias fic (PG-13).
• carpemermaid recced one Remus/Sirius fic (NC-17).
• ravenclawsquill recced one Hermione/Minerva fic (R).
• gracerene recced one Harry/Draco fic (NC-17).
• theimpossiblegl recced one Severus Snape art (?).


Resources:
• hd_prophet posted Wednesday, 18 January 2017..


Archive News:
• The OTW Needs Volunteers!.
• Help the Organization for Transformative Works by taking a Survey!.


General Fandom News:
• Take a Tour of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood.
• It’s a “Harry Potter” Party in Canterbury… and You’re Invited!.
• Universal Orlando Resort's 2017 A Celebration of Harry Potter full schedule of events.
• Coordinating Vintage-Style Covers for Beedle, Quidditch, and Beasts.
• Four Brand New Potterverse Books This Year!.


Have a Laugh:
• Vote: Which Wizard or Witch Would You Swear In?.


Searches:
• catreader posted a search for Creature au.



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