Aug. 10th, 2015

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Joanne K. Rowling:
• J.K. Rowling confesses she would never ever have a Horcrux of her own.
• J.K. Rowling tweets about wizarding government body and the International Confederation of Wizards.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson's full British Vogue September issue cover feature and interview (photos and interview text).
• Emma Watson talks gender equality with fashion designers for British Vogue feature (video).
• Daniel Radcliffe: first on-location photos released of his new movie Swiss Army Man.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Colin Farrell (reportedly) joins Fantastic Beats cast as New York wizard Graves.
• Irish actress Jenn Murray confirmed for casting in a "key role" of Fantastic Beasts.
• Warner Bros reveals result of the ppen casting for the character of Modesty. Modesty will be played by 10 year old Faith Wood-Balgrove.
• Eddie Redmayne was chosen as ambassador for the charity organisation Into Film.
• Eddie Redmayne reported to portray L. Frank Baum in a biopic about the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
• Outdoor Set Constructions showing up around Leavesden, London, possibly for Fantastic Beasts (filming to start within a month).

Prompt Challenges:
[livejournal.com profile] ayebydan is hosting a Harry Potter Fic Meme.
[livejournal.com profile] slythindor100 posted the Results for Week 4 and the prompt for Week 5 of the ongoing H/D LDWS challenge.
[livejournal.com profile] harrydracompreg posted the prompt for August: #56 first sleepover (due by August 31).
[livejournal.com profile] hogwarts365 posted Prompt 100: "a centennial celebration" (due up until August 14).

Communities:
[livejournal.com profile] hpbookclub15 posted the first Phase 2 Challenge: Write a canon "missing moment" from any of the seven books.
[livejournal.com profile] hp_darkarts announced the Darkarts Darkfest. Sign-ups open August 13, posting starts November 14.
[livejournal.com profile] hp_adoptaprompt posted the Claiming Post for Round 3.
[livejournal.com profile] bottom_draco posted a reminder that submissions for the Bottom!Draco Fest are due September 1.
[livejournal.com profile] hp_deflower poster a reminder that all HP creations regarding the theme of "sexual deflowering" or any first times may be posted to the community.
[livejournal.com profile] hp_drizzle announced that Claiming is now closed. The HP Drizzle fest starts posting September 1
[livejournal.com profile] interhouse_fest announced that Prompting starts this Monday. Special call for more slash/femmeslash prompts! (quick tag stats by [livejournal.com profile] josephinestone).
[livejournal.com profile] rs_games posted the Check-in Post for participants of the Remus/Sirius Games.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
[livejournal.com profile] hp_crossgenfest posted the Weekly Roundup #1.
[livejournal.com profile] sirius_black posted the Dog Days of Summer Fill List from July 26 to August 5. Next week ist the last week of the Dog Days of Summer!
[livejournal.com profile] severus_fest posted the Severus Comment Fest Fill List from August 2 to 9.

Resources:
Schedule of Upcoming Events from August 9 through 15 at [livejournal.com profile] potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from August 2 to 8.

Archive News:
• OTW Announcement: about the current state of the official AO3 Mobile App.

Discussions:
[livejournal.com profile] snapedom reposted the discussion "Where is Durmstrang?" from 2008.

Essay/Meta:
asinclinationleadsme wrote Wizard Politics (comparing wizarding to British politics and government, discussion of MoM and wizarding vs. British law) (from August 3, 2015).

General Fandom News:
• OTW Fannews: Fanfic from Past to Present.
• OTW Newsletter July 2015, Vol. 93.

Nifty:
Wizarding World Map of the Tube (Red Line runs from The Hanged Man to Azkaban; Blue Line runs from Shell Cottage to Wigtown)

Searches:
[livejournal.com profile] snarryficfind posted a search for Snarry with Harry as Master of Death "as he gains new powers with the Deathly Hallows".
[community profile] daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Dean Thomas.

Community Spotlight:
networkhp@tumblr – Connect with fellow potterheads with this master directory of harry potter blogs. all blogs contain at least 80% Harry Potter content.


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