The Daily Snitch: Monday, August 31, 2015

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• PHOTO: Dan Radcliffe in the first official promotion picture as Grand Theft Auto creator Sam Houser in the BBC movie Game Changer.
• INTERVIEW "Grand Gestures" with Dan Radcliffe in Edge magazine.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt 103: "Finding one's self in a book is a second birth - anais nin", Leather Sofa, and a cool breeze (due up until September 5).
• slythindor100 posted the results of the semi-finals and the last prompt of the H/D Last Drabble Writer Standing Contest.

Communities:
• Volunteers needed! The crack_broom is looking for volunteers to catalogue the community's years of recs into a searchable database.
• hp_diversity posted about their plans for Diversity Awareness Month 2015 in October.
• interhouse_fest posted a Reminder that claiming is open for one more week. (Claiming closes September 7.)
• hp_drizzle is looking for one last pinch-hitter.
• Poll: dhr_advent announced that Draco/Hermione Advent is back and posted a a Poll about the nomination process. Nominations start September 14.
• snape_potter posted the Prompt List for the Secret Snarry Swap. Claiming starts tomorrow, 12pm EDT.
• hd_owlpost posted the Wish Lists of the participants of the H/D Owlpost Winter Holiday Fest and announced that late sign-ups are welcome until September 3.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_crossgenfest posted the Masterlist of the 2015 Harry Potter Crossgen Fest.

Resources:
• Media References to Fanfiction for the week ending August 29, 2015.
• otw_news posted Talking Fandom: How very out of character of you... with links of interest to fannish characterisation.

Discussions:
• hpbookclub15 posted a Discussion Post about the genre-busting and trope-dusting of the Harry Potter series.

Essay/Meta:
• hp_canon_love posted the weekly Meta Monday topic: Why was Peter Pettigrew sorted into Gryffindor?
• amorette posted meta On Snape.

General Fandom News:
• This year's Bring Back the Porn • This year's Bring Back the Porn bbtp_challenge is open!. is open!.
• OTW Fannews: Staying vigilant: concerning the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP on fannish activities.
• leviosa2016 announced the start of the Back to School Sale, a new coffee drink and a sneak peek at the creative track.
• metanews announced that the community will be on hiatus for a while.

Community Spotlight:
♥ snapedom – we put a stopper in death. This is the home of Snape's Underground, a place where fans of Severus Snape come together and discuss, laugh, and cry about him. snapedom is a discussion/meta community of fans of Severus Snape.

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