The Daily Snitch - Weekend Edition, June 18/19, 2016

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Producer David Heyman is set to produce an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Secret Garden.
• Daniel Radcliffe talks about playing dead in Swiss Army Man.
• Miriam Margolyes praises J. K. Rowling in "Quote of the Week".

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• There's a big plothole in the 'Harry Potter' play that some fans absolutely hate, by Kim Renfro, Techinsider, June 10 ***major spoilers***
• Michael Gambon responds to those upset about a black Hermione.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Funko Pop action figure line of Fantastic Beasts characters to be released in September.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #145 (due on or before June 25): 1. "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." ― John Muir | 2. Annoyed | 3. A Train Ride

Communities:
• wizardingwar is a new Roleplaying community.
• hermione_smut posted Fest Banners for the Hermione Smut Fest 2016. Prompting closes June 20th.
• hp_crossgenfest posted a reminder that submissions are due in one month on July 18.
• hd_fanart announced the 9th Annual Harry/Draco Art Fest with a few changes.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts posted the One Month Round-up of the HP Rarepair Shorts Gift Giving.
• hprarefest posted the Week 2 Fest Round-up.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt #143 and #144 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione/Snape fic (R).
• theimpossiblegl recced a Severus Snape and Bill Weasley fic/podfic (PG-13).
• kellychambliss recced a Severus/Lily; Severus/Minerva; Severus/Hermione series (R, WIP).
• toblass recced Severus art (G).
• birdsofshore recced a Harry/Draco fandom classic (R).
• capitu recced a Harry/Draco fic + sequel (both NC-17).
• capitu recced another Harry/Draco fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from June 19 – 25 at potterfests.

Discussions:
• hp_canon_love posted the Discussion Post for Ch. 7-13 of the Philosopher's Stone re-read.

General Fandom News:
• LEVIOSA2016: alisanne is asking for input for the panel Snarry: Past, Present and Future.
• LEVIOSA2016: sassy_cissa is asking for donations for the H/D Meet-up Raffle.

Searches:
• snarryficfind posted a search for mentor!Snape or Snarry fics where Harry and Draco are brothers.
• snarryficfind posted a search for fics where Harry turns into a cat (or another animal) and becomes Severus' pet. (Snarry only)

Community Spotlight:
♥ americanwizarding – Headcanons on Magical Culture, Law, Society, and History in America
Seven Schools of Sorcery | Wizarding Personalities | Foreign Affairs and Magical Cooperation (DFAMC) | Aurors Boards and Department of National Security (AB-DENS) | Trade Regulation and Transportation (THE TRT) | Magical Research and Development (THE MRD) | Secrecy and Obfuscation (THE DSO) | Treasury of the American Confederacy of Wizardry | Fundamental Wizarding Rights (THE FWR) | Conservation and Magical Resources (THE CMR) | Intranational Magical Peoples (BIMP) | The Articles of Sorcery and Wizarding Law


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