The Daily Snitch

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling discusses Paris, characters, creatures, more in 'Fantastic Beasts 2'.
• Geminio! J.K. Rowling's magic touch multiples signatures on library petition.
• J.K. Rowling teases writing about 1930s Rio de Janeiro, could be Fantastic Beasts 3.
• Keao Nesmith translated the Harry Potter books into Hawaiian.
• Robert Galbraith's Lethal White: free audio sample from Robert Glenister's audiobook.
• Robert Galbraith's Lethal White nominated for the British National Book Awards in three categories (UK author, Crime & Thriller and audiobook).

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) fully supports new free vegan app VeGuide, released by the educational charity The Vegan Society.
• James Phelps (Fred Weasley), playing Richard McFadden: Theater Review of 'The Greater Gamer'. (MuggleNet)

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies: Please heed spoiler warnings!
• Fantastic Beasts 'Crimes of Grindelwald' first screenings, and fan reactions are in.
• Johnny Depp (Gellert Grindelwald) on his collaboration with J.K. Rowling and David Yates in Fantastic Beasts.
• Stuart Craig (production designer) hints at Fantastic Beasts 3 may also take place in Berlin, Germany.
• 'Crimes of Grindelwald' Japan trailer released with new scenes.
• The 'Crimes of Grindelwald' press tour kicks off in Beijing.
• Melissa wrote From Bowtruckle to Zouwu, Meet the Creatures of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”.
• School's magical makeover attracts fantastic guests.
• 'Fantastic Beasts 2' full cast list revealed by Warner Bros with return familiar characters. More info! Spoilers!
• MinaLima map reveals 'Crimes of Grindelwald' locations.
• New Scenes from 'Crimes of Grindelwald' international trailers.
• Win tickets to the Irish premiere of 'Crimes of Grindelwald' on November 13. (Residents of Ireland only)

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_creatures posted October Round-up and November prompts: Cavalry, "Historical Legend", Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus titthaecheilus)
• hp_het posted Challenge 11.
• death_eaters posted November prompts: Bellatrix Lestrange, Amortentia, Travel
• hp_coffeehouse posted the November Prompt: a Laurell K. Hamilton quote
• theiceroyals posted November prompts.
• dracoharry posted Weekly Challenge 550: Fright

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hd_fan_fair, Femslash Samhain Love Fest at hpsapphicappeal, obscurochallenge and the sirius_black Fest.
• mini_wrimo is running this year: Welcome to Mini-Nano 2018. Sign-ups are open until November 1, minimum is 100 words/day. (all fandoms, all writing)
• hp_halloween posted 42 Halloween-themed double drabbles.
• bill_ficathon posted the Rules and the Prompts of the Bill Ficathon Challenge (running from November 1 though 30).
• theiceroyals announced that the Ice Royals Winter Fest started posting.
• dramionelove posted a HP Creatures Dramione Save-List and a HP Halloween Dramione Save-List.
• sirius_black announced that the Sirius Black Fest is starting today.
• snapecase announced that Sign-ups are over; pinch-hitters are needed.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• 31 October 1977 by gin-draws (Minerva McGonagall, the Marauders | G | art)

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).
• kellychambliss recced 13 Halloween-themed drabbles fic (various ratings, gen and various pairings).
• tambourine (Charlotte) recced a Remus Lupin/Sirius Black historical AU (R). (in The Rec Center # 148)

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Saturday, November 3 edition.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Four Characters I Would Love to See In Crimes of Grindelwald Other Than. Spoilers!

Essay/Meta:
• tobermoriansass wrote alright so we are all into punk sirius. (Sirius Black AU tumblr meta)

General Fandom News:
• Walt Disney World almost acquired the Wizard World of Harry Potter: Here's why the didn't.
• Events Roundup: West Chicago Public Library Yule Ball, WizardCon...
• Harry Potter Movie Moment Funko Pop: Harry passing through the wall between platforms nine and ten.
• Get the LEGO Diagon Alley set free with purchase.

Nifty:
• Monet wrote What NaNoWriMo Books Would the “Harry Potter” Characters Write? (MuggleNet)

Community Spotlight:
♥ sirius_black – Padfoot's Pad dedicated to all things Sirius
This community was founded 17 years ago, in 2001. All submissions – fanworks, discussions, recs – are welcome if they feature Sirius Black, obviously. sirius_black is the home of the Sirius Black Fest, which starts posting today on LJ, DW (sirius_blk) and tumblr (siriusblackfest).


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch. Our tumblr hashtag is # dailysnitch. We check the hashtag for each edition; please tag tumblr posts you want us to see and/or include in the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Cormoran Strike: BBC Strike Series 2: The Silkworm DVD comes out this February.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, John Williams (* February 8, 1932), the composer of the HP film music.
• John Williams (composer) won his 24th Grammy this year for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella.
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) says theater made her a better actor.
• Weekly Roundup: David Thewlis, Alison Sudol, Gary Oldman, Imeldy Staunton, Josh Herdman, David Tennant ...

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Alison Sudol's (Queenie Goldstein) Antarctic Adventure.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Cursed Child ticket purchase process updated for tickets to the Broadway production.

Communities:
• femmefest posted the List of Fest Participants. Please check in to say you received your assignment.
• hphet posted the January Wrap-up for Challenge One: New Year's Surprise.
• hp_drizzle posted the Drizzle Fest 2018 Rules and Guidelines.
• hp_darkarts posted the Claiming Post for the HP Horror Fest.
• one_bad_man, the reccing community for Snape and Lucius fan works, has a new mod. Welcome, zigadenus!
• one_bad_man posted the Sign-up Post for next week's recs. At time of posting the Snitch, Monday is still open for grabs.
• hd_remix posted a Reminder that Sign-ups for round 10 of the H/D Remix Challenge end tomorrow!

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Harry & Draco | Choose Each Other by paquim (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy/Astoria Malfoy, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley-Potter | R | fanvid, 4:03 minutes) Thank you, justdrarryme!
Summary: I heard this song ("Leave Your Lover" by Echos) and immediately knew that I had to make a drarry angsty video.

Fandom Recs:
• bbethable recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).
• melodyssister recced a Severus Snape, Tobias Snape fic (PG-13).
• kellychambliss recced a Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape art and fic (PG-13).
• evildrarry recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter classic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: February 6 Edition.

Discussions:
• The Hogwarts Professor: Harry Potter Book Sales Top 500 Million? Rowling, Inc., Fandom, and Fake News.
• The Hogwarts Professor: Imagination vs. Interactive Technology: The End of the Potter Saga's Magic?
• themightyflynn asks: Can an Avada Kedavra kill a Vampire in HP?

Essay/Meta:
• Zoe Fleury wrote Collecting Pop!'s in the Harry Potter Fandom.

Searches:
• accio_hd_fics posted a search for miscellaneous H/D recs (from bestiality to spy and identity porn).

Community Spotlight:
♥ hphorrorfest
The fest is open to any writer, artist or podficcer aged 18+. All characters and ships from the wider Potterverse (including Fantastic Beasts and The Cursed Child) are welcome. When considering what constitutes 'horror’, feel free to think broadly – psychological thrillers, dark and twisty angst and chilling tales, mindfuckery and so on, as well as the classic tropes of the genre. Creations focused around creatures such as werewolves, vampires, zombies, inferi, acromantulas, dementors and the like are very welcome, also elements of the Potterverse itself that are 'horrific’ – the Horcruxes, splitting of souls, Imperius and so on. Claiming is open for this year's HP Horror Fest.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Waterstones London to host illustrators Jim Kay and Olivia Lomenech Gill for 'Harry Potter Book Night'.
• 'A Celebration of Harry Potter' Exclusive Merchandise Announced, including a New Chocolate Frog Card for Bertie Bott. (More information.)

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) comments on Jude Law as young Albus Dumbledore in the 'Fantastic Beasts' Film Series.

Prompt Challenges:
• introvert-club posted the Masterlist of the 2017 Wolfstar Prompts.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts posted the Winter Exchange 2017-2018 Anonymous Masterlist.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Albus Potter and the Elixir of Erised by betts (Albus Severus Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 32,400 words | story is a WIP, 10/18 chapters posted)
Summary: After dropping out of Hogwarts, Albus moves to London and deals an addictive potion to Muggles. Now the most wanted wizard in the country, he goes into hiding at Malfoy Manor, enduring terrible withdrawal which renders him powerless in the hands of his best friend's father: Draco Malfoy, the only man willing to help him.

Fandom Recs:
• xancredible recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter podfic (NC-17 | 12:50 hours).
• toblass recced Severus Snape comics and art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17 for the art within the art).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from January 14 – 20 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from January 6 to 13, 2018.

Essay/Meta:
• Chanell Alexander gathered 23 Magical Facts About Professor Snape.

General Fandom News:
• The snowflake_challenge posted the Day 14 Challenge.
• europodfriends is planning a European Meet-up for Podficcers and Podfic Adjacent Fandom in Germany in late summer/autumn 2018. Please fill out this form if you are interested.

Nifty Amazing:
• Voldemort: Origins of the Heir – an unofficial fanvid (2018).

Searches:
• lemmon_pie posted a search for Draco dating, seeing, sleeping with someone other than Harry (Drarry).

Community Spotlight:
♥ rarepair_shorts – Stretch Your Imagination
This is a low-pressure prompt community for the rarer pairings in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. To participate you claim an unclaimed rare pairing. Only one person can claim a specific pairing at a time. You choose a prompt table and write ficlets and drabbles for these thirteen prompts. rarepair_shorts also hosts the Winter Exchange Fest and the Summer Wishlist Event.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Belated Birthday, Rubeus Hagrid!

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling officially addresses the casting of Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts' films. (Snitchseeker)
• J.K. Rowling speaks out about Johnny Depp's casting in 'Fantastic Beasts' films. (MuggleNet)
• J.K. Rowling addresses Grindelwald casting concerns. (Leaky Cauldron)
• Miniature "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written and hand-illustrated by J. K. Rowling on sale for charity. More info on the miniature.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) would rather be invisible. (interview)
• Guess which Hogwarts' Professors are nominated for Critic's Choice Awards.
• Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley): Counting Down to 'Star Wars'.
• Theater Roundup: What'sOnStage Awards Nominations and Actors 'In Conversation', Radio & more.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Warner Bros, David Yates (director) and David Heyman's (producer) official statements on Johnny Depp casting.
• Zoë Kravitz (Leta LeStrange) featured in Elle's January 2018 cover story.
• 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald': first official promos of Newt Scamander released.
• Megan speculates on What has Newt encountered in the sewer?. (MuggleNet)
• Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein) releases a Christmas single Christmas Will Be Waiting' for Lumos charity.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• John Tiffany discusses 'Cursed Child' and other plays.

Communities:
• snapecase posted a Mod post about the deadline and previewing of works.
• hd_fanart posted the Participants' Banners for this year's H/D Art Fest.
• sceasleycest announced their new affiliate, hp_nextgen_fans.
• one_bad_man posted their Sign-up Post. (Thursday is still open at time of posting.)

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Many, Many Years Ago by mywitch (Harry Potter/Severus Snape; G, art)
Summary: Severus and Harry trimming the tree. Or, they will get to it in a minute. Or five. First, a bit of reminiscing about when it all started, so many, many years ago...

Fandom Recs:
• capitu recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced another Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (R; warnings).
• kellychambliss recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape art (G).
• mywitch recced Petunia Evans/Severus Snape fic and art (PG-13).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: December 8, December 7 and December 6 editions.
• A question about the British term of what in American English is referred to as 'hiked up' was posted at hp_britglish.

Archive News:
• OTW Celebrated International Volunteer Day on December 5.

Discussions:
• Victor wrote Can You Separate an Artist from his Art: Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts. (MuggleNet)
• CatherineH wrote J.K. Rowling and the Right to Be Innocent Until Proven Guilty.
• pir8fancier posted Your Male Entitlement Abuser Channel: Fresh abuse all the time.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 11: Wargames.
Summary: Why does Quirrell attack Harry during Quidditch and ask Hagrid about Fluffy during a card game? And how do the seven obstacles to the Philosopher’s Stone link to the seven books in the series? Part II of an examination of the role of toys, games and sweets in the first Harry Potter book.

General Fandom News:
• Warner Bros Studio Tour London announces 2018 events.
• Bloomsbury announces Harry Potter Book Night 2018, which will officially take place Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018!

Nifty:
• Need a Harry Potter themed gift? Look No Further! (Orlando Universal merchandise)
• Pottermore introduces Harry Potter themed stationery in the EU.

Searches:
• snarryficfind posted a search for pregnant!Snape fic. (Snarry only)
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_nextgen_fans is a brand new community for everything dealing with the next generation Harry Potter characters. The community accept het, slash and gen ranging from G to NC-17. The only requirement is that the work involves a Next Gen character. Cross-generation is accepted as well. No linking to friends-locked posts. hp_nextgen_fans is also in Dreamwidth.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Belated Turkey Day, everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving!

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) launches a limited-edition vegan Christmas gift basket with PETA.
• Harry Potter Actors, Actresses and Casting News: Weekly Roundup and Castium Revelio.
• Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) rides the Hogwarts Express.

Communities:
• hp_kinkfest made a mod post and announced the Harry Potter Kinkfest Round 9. Prompting starts on LJ, DW and tumblr on January 2, 2018.
• one_bad_man posted the Friday Sign-up Post for reccing fanworks with the two bad men next week. At time of posting Monday and Thursday are still open.
• Sign-ups for Sapphic Stockings at hpsapphicappeal are ongoing until December 1.
• hds_beltane posted that Sign-ups for the Draco/Harry/Severus Beltane Fest are opening today!

Editor's Choice Rec:
• A Day in The Life of Pansy Parkinson As Told By Her Outfits by @owlpostart (Pansy Parkinsin; G; art)

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced a Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape podfic (NC-17).
• Rachel recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R) at The Rec Center.

Archive News:
• OTW Call for Stories: Help the Organization of Transformative Works Fight for Fair Use. Do you use screencaps or video clips in your fanfiction? If so, the OTW needs your help!

Essay/Meta:
• @eagleforthecup wrote Evidence that Harry James Potter is not as unobservant as many people like to claim (January 19, 2017).
• Holly wrote Hermione Granger: The Ultimate Virgo. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• The Fantastical Tour: Spend Summer 2018 Hunting for Magical Beasts – and More! (MuggleNet)
• Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is now open at Universal Hollywood, Japan. (videos)

Have a Laugh:
• Harry Potter Characters as Cats from cheezburger.com. (thank you, germankitty)

• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_kinkfest – Anything Goes!
hp_kinkfest is all about writing/drawing kink and doing it well. Each participant chooses a kink (either their own or from a list of prompts) and creates a fanwork showcasing that kink. All genres, all pairings & solo, all kinks. The first HP Kinkfest was in 2010; 2018 the fest will go into its ninth round. HP Kinkfest is now on LJ (hp_kinkfest), on DW (hpkinkfest) and on tumblr (@hpkinkfest).

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Happy Birthday, Sirius Black ♥ (Nov 3, 1959 – June 18, 1996)

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Strike – The Cuckoo's Calling DVD out in November 27.
• BBC's Harry Potter: A History of Magic (full video up on youtube for now)
• The team of "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" discusses J. K. Rowling's involvement.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Happy Birthday, Natalia Tena (Tonks)!
• Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) to be honoured at the Hollywood Film Awards.
• Universal Studios Japan to celebrate Harry Potter in the "Expecto Patronum Night Show".
• David Bradley (Argus Filch) and Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick) at MCM London Comic Con.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Experience "Fantastic Beats" in a whole new way with the Kindle in Motion Illustrated version. (MuggleNet)
• hpboy13 wrote Hippolytus... Lestrange (FF speculation). (MuggleNet)
• Fantastic Beasts sequel teases Newt Scamander's published book and Diagon Alley.
• "Fantastic Beasts" found in virtual reality on PlayStationVR.

Pottermore News
• The Pottermore Art Collection now ships to the US.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• "Cursed Child" Broadway tickets up for charity bid to support the New Victory Theater.

Prompt Challenges:
• theiceroyals posted the monthly prompts for November.

Communities:
• hp_goldenage starts November 5.
• hp_halloween posted a Day of the Dead mod post.
• firewhiskeyfic is back for the Bonfire Night Edition on November 5.
• theiceroyals Exchange Fest started posting. (Narcissa/Lucius)
• The sirius_black Fest has started posting today.
• themasque: Vote at the "A Discovery of Witches Stories Contest".
• hd_owlpost announced that the community is now also on tumblr.
• Prompting has started at the hdconsentfest.
• wolfstarbigbang announced the 2018 Wolfstar Big Bang.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_creatures posted the Masterlist of the HP Creatures Halloween Fest.
• hd_fan_fair posted the Weekly Roundup #4.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• The Best Aerial Steam Team in the DMLE by naadi (Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter; G; art)
Summary: Draco Malfoy is one-half of the best damned Aerial Steam Team in Wizarding Britain, and he's exceedingly proud of it. It doesn't hurt that his partner is adorable delectable not nearly as displeasing as previously presumed, even if Potter doesn't always support Draco's fashion choices. Really, how can Draco not want to transfigure his standard-issue Ministry uniform (boring!) into something more posh. He's still the best at his job. He even invented wings!

Fandom Recs:
• rosevalleynb recced Ronald Bilius Weasley art (R).
• madeleone recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Halloween fic (NC-17).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• reynardo recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape craft (G).

Essay/Meta:
• Kim McChesney wrote Halloween in the Harry Potter series.
• Richa Venkatraman wrote On this day in "Potter" History, everything went wrong. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Shachi collected the "Potter Events" Roundup. (MuggleNet)
• LeakyCon will be held in Dallas, Texas from August 10 to 12, 2018.
• International Quidditch Association announces 2018 World Cup hosted by Florence, Italy.

Nifty:
• @snuffles-groovydoghouse posted an amazing Remus Lupin werewolf transformation role-play.

• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling discusses Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling tv series (interview).
• Robert Galbraith: new website for Strike series start tonight.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt #207 (due on or before September 2): “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be a stronger person.” ― Inspired by a John F. Kennedy quote, Education and St. Mungo's.
• @introvert-club posted Wolfstar Prompt #17.
• slythindor100 posted the Week 7 Results Post and the Week 8 prompt for the Finale of the on-going Harry/Draco LDWS: Pensieve

Communities:
• Sign-ups for the sshg_giftfest have been extended until Saturday, September 2.
• femmefest made a Housekeeping post and welcomes their three new mods.
• femmefest is now also on tumblr.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Masterlist Prompt #206.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• 'Ariadna Turner' and the Notebooks of Discovery, written by AlexSeanchai, read by bluedreaming (DracoMalfoy/Harry Potter/Hermione Granger | G | 3270 words | 32:03 minutes)
Summary: An exhibit at the International Museum of Witchcraft: a selection of excerpts from the correspondence of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, and 'Ariadna Turner'.

Fandom Recs:
• lq_traintracks recced a Lily Evans Potter/Hermione Granger art (R) and a Harry Potter/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).
• capitu recced two Harry Potter/Teddy Lupin and one Ron Weasley/Teddy Lupin fics (all NC-17).
• @patior-palmitor recced a Remus Lupin/Severus Snape fic (PG-13).
• toblass recced a young Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort fic (gen).
• this_bloody_cat recced a Draco Malfoy/Neville Longbottom fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced a James Sirirus/Teddy Lupin fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from August 27 to September 2 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from August 20 – 26.

Discussions:
• Kim McChesney wrote The De-Pinking of Dolores: a not so happy birthday for Professor Umbridge.

Essay/Meta:
• @ireadwaytoomanycomicbooks wrote Reasons I think the HP fandom should talk about Viktor Krum more.
• Aniela Schaefer and Zoe Fleury collected Five Reasons to Be a Proud Slytherin. (MuggleNet)
• Mikaela Martin and Zoe Fleury collected Six Reasons I'm Proud to Be a Gryffindor. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• John Granger aka the Hogwarts Professor wrote Learn the Seven Keys in Seven Weeks! Take Wizard Reading Formula with John.

Searches:
• daily_snitch is looking for your recs (fic, art, podfic, meta ...) for the Special Edition: Newt Scamander.


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.