The Daily Snitch - Weekend Edition, June 7, 2015

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling's HP series inspired another new species name: the Clevosaurus Sectumsemper (a reptile of the Clevoraus, or "Gloucester lizard" family)
• J.K. Rowling says US wizarding school to be revealed in Fantastic Beasts Film.

Actors and Movies:
• Eddie Redmayne interview: actor is ‘hugely excited’ to star in Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (London Evening Standard).

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt 91: an advanced state of decay, golden armour, taste.
• dracomalfoy announced that Draco's Kink and Trope Party is continuing for the next five days.
• slythindor100 announced the Harry/Draco Last Drabble Writer Standing Challenge #7.
• harrydracompreg posted their June prompt: first illness / boo-boo

Communities:
• hds_beltane posted a Mod Note announcing that next week will be last week of posting.
• slythindor100 mod posted a Reminder that all H/D fic and art may be posted to the community. They do not have to be created for the comm's challenges.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Masterlist for Prompt 90.
• hprarefest posted the Week One Overview.
• dracomalfoy posted the Weekly Roundup of Prompt Fills.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Interview with the Librarian by anonymous @ hprarefest (Blaise/Percy | PG-13 | 2800 words)
Summary: Percy is disgraced and discarded by both the Minister and his wife Audrey. His persnickety nature makes him the least popular man at the Ministry. He is sent to an under-utilized library where his interpersonal skills are not an issue, and then along comes Blaise Zabini to set his world afire.

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from June 7 to 13 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from May 31 to June 6.
• Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending June 6.

Discussions:
• hp_diversity posted a new discussion in their A Question of Character-of-Color-Series: discuss Cho Chang.

General Fandom News:
• OTW: May 2015 Newsletter, vol. 91: Fanlore to be archived by US Library of Congress & more.

Nifty:
• snowgall put together a List of Drarry Veterans.

Searches:
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Dolores Umbridge (Collection for the edition will be closed next Wednesday.)

Community Spotlight:
♥ stop_plagiarism - Investigation Into and Censure of Plagiarists. The goals of this multifandom community are 1. make clear the definition of plagiarism and reinforce the fact that plagiarism is theft; 2. to provide a forum by which plagiarists can be made known to fandom as a whole; and 3. reduce plagiarism in the future. If your fanfiction or fanart has been plagiarised, you can bring your case to stop_plagiarism.


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