Apr. 28th, 2018

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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling on the future of the Harry Potter stories on stage.
• Harry Potter Series featured in America's 100 favorite Novels list. (Part of the PBS series The Great American Read.)
• J.K. Rowling announced that fourth Strike mystery 'Lethal White' will be out this year.
• 'Lethal White', fourth Cormoran Strike novel, to be released this year. (MuggleNet)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Catherine wrote How much is the 4 Privet Drive film location worth? (MuggleNet)
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Natalia Tena (Tonks) to team-up in the new YouTube sci-fi thriller series, Origins.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Mikaelam wrote What could the Harry Potter references in the 'Crimes of Grindelwald' trailer mean? (MuggleNet)
• Lindsay wrote So you think you know about Grindelwald? (MuggleNet)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• 'Cursed Child' Broadways' golden trio in the spotlight. (interview with Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley)
• Jamie Parkter (Harry Potter) eligible for a Tony nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play.
• Stephanie Pierson wrote 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' is the last story with Harry Potter.

Communities:
[tumblr.com profile] hphorrorfest starts posting on Monday, April 30, on tumblr: [tumblr.com profile] hphorrorfest, LiveJournal: [livejournal.com profile] hp_darkarts and AO3.
[community profile] weasleyjumpers announced that there are four three days left to prompt. Claiming opens on May 1.
[livejournal.com profile] dramione_remix posted the Claiming Post for Round 9 of Dramione Remix.
[livejournal.com profile] hd_writers is hosting a Word War: Friday Check-In Post.
[tumblr.com profile] fandomacefest announced the Fandom Ace Fest 2018. (all fandoms)

Fandom Recs:
[livejournal.com profile] melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R | mature).
[personal profile] xancredible recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter podfic (R | 1:26:41 hours).

Resources:
[livejournal.com profile] hd_prophet: April 27 edition.

Archive News:
• OTW Announcement: Phishing and Domain Names.

Essay/Meta:
• Alanna Bennett wrote Seeing A Black Hermione Still Feels Like A Bright Spot In A Torn-Up World. (BuzzFeed)
• The Hogwarts Professor (John Smith) wrote The Passion of Harry Potter, According to John.
• Quantum Harry wrote the essay 'Arrested Development'.

General Fandom News:
• 'Harry Potter: A History of Magic' New York Exhibit: tickets are now available for purchase. Exhibition opens October 5, 2018, at the New York Historical Society.
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game now launched.
• Rochester Thestrals snatch victors at 11th US Quidditch Cup (collegiate division).

Community Spotlight:
[tumblr.com profile] fandomacefestA friendly fandom exchange of ace ideas
A prompt-based fandom exchange fest open to anyone who is interested in creating fanworks representing and bringing attention to ace-spectrum characters. The fest is tumblr-based, with fics hosted in an AO3 Collection (yet to be opened). It is open to all fandoms, all pairings, genres and ratings are welcome. There will be three prompts, posted two weeks apart. Prompt posts will go up May 7, May 14, and June 4. (More detailed Fest Rules here.)

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