The Daily Snitch – Friday Edition, July 10, 2015

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Joanne K. Rowling News:
• alwaysjkrowling.com celebrates J.K. Rowling' 50th birthday with their fourth annual "Light Up Jo's Birthday" fundraiser party for Lumos. Donations can be made all through July.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Daniel Radcliffe as Igor in Victor Frankenstein.
• Tom Felton to co-star with Dominic Cooper in action thriller Stratton set to begin filming this summer.
• Bonnie Wright: extensive interview with Suitcase magazine.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
The premiere for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is set for November 18, 2016.
• Comedian Dan Fogler confirmed to play the Muggle Jacob in Fantastic Beasts.
• Alison Sudon cast as 'Queenie', the younger sister of Porpentina/Tina, the wife of Newt Scamander.
• Alison Sudon confirms that she is cast as 'Queenie' in Fantastic Beasts.
• More information on the casting of Alison Sudon and Ezra Miller.
• J. K. Rowling denies there is a character named Kredan in Fantastic Beasts ("They got the name wrong!"); Ezra Miller casting remains unsure.

Prompt Challenges:
• slythindor100 posted the first Prompt of the Harry/Draco LDWS.

Communities:
• Today is the last day to leave prompts for the hd_fanart Fest.
• The 2015 Summer of Severus Comment Fest at severus_fest is on-going and will continue until August 22.
• dramionelove posted a poll about offering unclaimed Dramione Love Fest prompts for hp_adoptaprompt.
• hp_deflower posted a poll about offering unclaimed HP Deflower Fest for hp_adoptaprompt.
• Another Friday Sign-Up Post for reccing you favourite bad men creations is up at one_bad_man.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Ombra mai fu, Being the Beginning of the Very True Story of Minerva McGonagall and Elphinstone Urquart by tetleythesecond (Minerva McGonagall/Elphinstone Urquart | NC-17 | 17,250 words)
Summary: Did you read the latest biographical essay on Minerva McGonagall [on Pottermore]? Well, the author certainly got a few basic facts right, one has to give her that. Alas, there are those who say that her interpretation of them leaves to be desired, and this writer tends to concur. So let us begin setting the accounts right by telling the beginning of the very true story of Minerva McGonagall and Elphinstone Urquart ...

Resources:
• picascribit created a Chronological List of All Female HP Characters (225 characters).

Essay/Meta:
• thinkingingallifreyan wrote The Sorting Hat is the True Mastermind in Harry Potter (from May 18, 2015).

General Fandom News:
• OTW Fannews: Similar to Fanfic about things compared to fanfiction.
• Remember July 8, 2000, when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire came out? Remembering the Fire – Marking 15 Years Since the Goblet of Fire Release (The Leaky Cauldron).

Nifty:
• leviosa2016 posted their third drink, Ravenclaw Tower. Leviosa will take place exactly in one year.

Searches:
• frizzy_hermione is looking for scarah2.
• metanews is looking for Volunteers (general link finding and maintenance, and specific fandom meta scouts, esp. on tumblr).
• snarryficfind posted a search for infidelity fics in which Harry is cheating on someone else to be with Snape.
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Dean Thomas.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hpshipweeks @tumblr – Harry Potter Ship Weeks are currently in progress! 11 ships are running consecutively, each having their own week. This week's ship is Dean/Seamus. (List of Ship Weeks).


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