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Harry Potter – Actors:
• 'Rupert Grint Is Facing His Fears'
• 'Theater Review: “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Starring Alfred Enoch and Stephen Fry'
• 'Amycus Carrow Actor Ralph Ineson Discusses His Breakout Year and New Films'
• 'Rupert Grint Makes Cameo Appearance in Music Video for M. Night Shyamalan’s Daughter'
• 'Domhnall Gleeson Stars Alongside His Brother in New Comedy Series “Frank of Ireland”'

Fan Activism & Resource/Info Sharing:
• TheHPAlliance shared their 'Virtual Volunteer Management Guide'. They also retweeted Maria_Hinojosa's tweet "Just a reminder. We should see the children/teens at the border for what they are. Desperate. Refugees. Fearful. They’re not a horde or a surge. Imagine them as your children-alone in the world. This is who they are. And I remind you. There are a few thousand. Not half a million" and chasestrangio's thread beginning: "Alright friends, I know for #TransWeekofAction we are focusing on South Dakota, Alabama and Arkansas but here I am going to outline all of the action items needed this week. There is no celebrating visibility without defending our survival. Let's all show up this week."
• aguamentiwrock retweeted yikesjamaica's signal boost of enbymag's thread beginning: "PAID OPP: Happy World Poetry Day! Friendly reminder that we are open for pitches and submissions until April 15th, 2021! We want there to be LOTS of poetry submissions from #nonbinary folks, particularly those most marginalized in our community! More info below".
• thegaylyprophet retweeted vaspider's thread beginning: "A brief thread on ableist words in writing, so cw for that. So one of the things I've realized since I started consciously rejecting ableist words in writing is that my writing has gotten immeasurably better and more precise. (I do love precise writing, it makes me happy.)"
• jackisnotabird retweeted WriteInclusion's signal boost of inevitablefdn's tweet: "Introducing our Screenwriting Fellowship, a $25,000 grant for disabled screenwriters to advance their careers and their projects. Applications are now open." (With link).
• TonksNtheAurors retweeted chrishues_'s link to 'Justice @ Spotify: Interview w/ UMAW’s Joe DeGeorge'.

Communities:
• blkgirlscreate shared a new newsletter, announced the final livestream of #WizardTeam on 14 April @ 3:30PM PT,
shared another favourite ep of #WizardTeam: ep 127, 'Career Advice', and linked to #WizardTeam merch. They also tweeted: "As BGC grows & shifts, so is our Patreon! If you're a Patronus, please fill out our survey to give us any feedback you might have by 3/31/2021. Not a Patronus yet but want to help support? Become one & fill out the survey" (with link).
• TheHPAlliance is looking for a Social Media Analyst. They also linked to the HPA's Discord server and merch.
• wizrocklopedia linked to Hogwarts Therapist's submission to the March #BertieBottsEveryFlavorJam prompt, 'Start Again', a new Wrock Talk, 'Interview with Bruce Geller of Mirror of Erised' by Paul Thomas, and a new Wrock Wreview, 'Mirror of Erised' by TK Lawrence.
• usquidditch shared an overview of their quarterly financial statement, reminded Qualifier 2 takes place on Sunday, and linked to merch.
• weirdosareout shared cover art for 'The Weirdos Are Out', which drops 28 March and tweeted preorders are now open.
• PediaCompClub announced the first band for the second comp, Solitary Snape.
• ArchivesPod linked to ep transcripts.
• FWHPodcast linked to a merch sale.
• wolfstarwritingchallenges posted a mod update.
• drarrystrugglefest opened claiming.
• AccioPolitics tweeted the new ep will be delayed due to a health issue.
• The Rec Center shared newsletter 273.
• sshp_prophet posted a new edition 21-27 March.

Prompt Challenges:
• neville100 posted Prompt 457: Anticipation.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hd-cluefest posted Week 3 Round-Up, Week 4 Round-Up, and Anon Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• gameofdrarry shared a rec list of Kid!Fic HD fics, one of Epistolary HD fics, and one of In Vino Veritas HD fics.
• toblass recced 1 piece of Snape art.
• themightyflynn recced 1 Harry & Severus fic.

Archive News:
• 'Five Things Acts of Tekla Said'

Podcasts
• blkgirlscreate posted ep 272 of #WizardTeam and The Time Room, 'What if the Trio just told an adult in Chamber of Secrets?' with Jackson Bird.
• ArchivesPod posted ep 1, 'Nicole Hill, Harry Potter, and Doctor Who, Oh My!' and tweeted: "In the inaugural episode of Into the Archives I talk to queerspecimen of BlackTARDIS and blkgirlscreate about why fanfic is sometimes better than the original, what even is fanfic when it comes to #DoctorWho, and how to selectively love #HarryPotter as a trans person."
• FWHPodcast posted a new ep.
• podtrificus posted ep 3.8, 'Flight of the Fat Lady'.
• SwishFlickCast posted ep 187, 'Waldemort'.
• realweirdsister posted 'Sirius Black: Character Study, Part 3'.
• WhyNotWizards posted 'Book Two, Chapter Five: The Dark Corridor'.

Essay/Meta:
• 'Adding My Two Cents: Reacting to Popular “Unpopular Harry Potter Opinion Polls” – Part 1'
• 'Who Is Responsible for the Deaths of Lily and James Potter?'

General Fandom News:
• 'A Chapter Is Ending for “Harry Potter and the Sacred Text”'
• 'Quidditch Comes Back to the United Kingdom and the United States'

Have a Laugh:
• 'CC #442: Week of March 7, 2021'

Nifty:
• 'Potter DIY: Harry and Ron Jars'

Searches:
• podtrificus tweeted: "As we continue to dig through PoA, we are still looking for podcast guests! DM us if you're interested in reading and talking about a chapter from the #HarryPotter books. All are welcome, so long as you have a decent microphone!"
• whompingwillows tweeted: "Hey trans and gender-diverse friends: there’s still time to star in the music video for Revisionist History!! The new deadline for submissions is April 3." (With link.)
• WZRDRadioPod tweeted: "Hey magical friends! I'm hard at work on the merch plans, but I lack one vital thing: artistic talent. If you know a fan artist that I might be able to hire to do the art-ing part, please give me their contact info! (And also pictures of their art. For business reasons.)"
• mintix posted an HD Sleeping Beauty fic search.

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