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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Lethal White and NHS: Rowling speaks.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Watch the first trailer of Daniel Radcliffe's 'Playmobil The Movie'.
• Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) and Ismelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge) to star in Downton Abbey movie (in theatres 2019).

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• McKay wrote How Grindelwald’s Persuasiveness Is More Powerful Than Any Magic He Could Do. (MuggleNet)
• McKay wrote “Fantastic Beasts”: The Crimes of Breaking “Potter” Canon. (MuggleNet)
• Victor wrote The Perplexity of Reconciling McGonagall’s Appearance in “Crimes of Grindelwald”. (MuggleNet)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Melbourne's Princess Theatre Gets a Makeover in Time for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 273 (due on or before December 22): Cut the ending. Revise the script. The man of her dreams is a girl.” - Julie Anne Peters, Scattered and Diaries.

Communities:
The following fests and challenges are currently posting: hd_erised, hd_owlpost Fest, mini_fest, snape_potter' Secret Snarry Swap, rs_small_gifts, dhr-advent, sshg_giftfest, smutty_claus, newyearcntdown, hpjoggersfest's Festive DrarryMini Fest, daily_deviant's Kink Kristmas Comment Kink Edition
• bill_ficathon posted The Future of the Bill Ficathon.
• snapecase posted If you submitted a fan work by deadline/extended deadline, you should have a preview notification.
• snapecomm is a new Snape-centric community on Dreamwdith.
• drarryawards posted: Nominations for the 2018 Drarry Awards are now open.
• hd-wireless announced Wireless 2019 with the theme Disney Songs.
• hd_owlpost posted the Reminder: All Late Owl Gifts Are Due Today.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• smutty_claus posted the Sunday Recap Dec 10 to 15.
• daily_deviant posted the Kristmas Comment Kink Week 2 Roundup.
• hd_erised posted the Weekly Roundup # 2.
• hd_owlpost posted the Week 2: List of Owl Gift Deliveries.
• mini_fest posted the Week # 2.
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 272 Masterlist.
• snape_potter posted the Wrap-Up for Week Two of the Secret Snarry Swap.

Hot Art:
• Beech and Phoenix Feather, 11 Inches by currently anon (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | G)
Summary: Harry’s in urgent need of a new wand. After exhausting both the selection and employees at Ollivander’s, he not only breaks, but smashes the “out of hours” no contact rule of the shop’s new owner, tracking Draco down at his workshop in the Alps, optimistically trusting in their new but tentative friendship.
• Seekers Seeking by current anon (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | G)
Summary: It's 8th year and Harry finally gets some peace and quiet. Perhaps too much quiet. Maybe Malfoy's seeking the same since he followed him to the pitch this morning.

Hot Recs:
• Crytography by currently anon (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 19,000 words)
Summary: Draco Malfoy is still a puzzle that Harry Potter wants to solve. Good thing they both solve puzzles for a living.
• Hush, Darling by currently anon (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 23,600 words)
Summary:: Draco is in trouble; to get out of it he needs to seduce Harry Potter.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).
• toblass recced Severus Snape and Remus Lupin art (G).
• themightyflynn recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape fic (R).
• digthewriter recced James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin art (G).
• circe recced a Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Christmas classic (PG-13) in the Rec Center # 154.

Searches:
• bottom_draco asked for bottom!Draco H/D Erised fics.

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Edition December 12, December 13, December 14, December 15.
• The SS/HP Prophet from December 8 through 15.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Hansi Oppenheimer, filmmaker and fangrrl.

Discussions:
• lettered posted The Typical Fic.

Essay/Meta:
• Frankie Thomas wrote Harry Potter and the Secret Gay Love Story. (The Paris Review, Dec 10, 2018)
• Quantum Harry The Podcast: Episode 29: The Horcrux and Hallows Game.

General Fandom News:
• FAQ for the 24 hours tumblr Logoff 2018 protest, which start tomorrow, December 17, 12am EST (= 5am GMT).
• The snowflake_challenge announced its 2019 Round and has new banners.
• 'Hogwarts Mystery' released year 5, chapters 11 and 12.
• "Harry Potter" merchandiseis finally coming to Korea. (MuggleNet)
• Mail gets magical at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
• Irish Quidditch teams to compete for victory at the Irish Quidditch Cup.

Nifty:
• So This is Hogwarts (War is Over). (music video)

Community Spotlight:
♥ snapecomm – Lately, only those whom I could not save
This is a new Dreamwidth community for the appreciation of Severus Snape. People may post their art, fics, meta, fanvids, and other content related to Severus Snape, like the biweekly discussion posts. The community is for adults only, and some content may be NSFW. (Posting Guidelines | Introduction Post).


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Alfonso Cuáran, director of HP PoA, to be honored with Sunny Bono Visionary Award.
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) joins cast of untitled M. Night Shyamalan series for Apple.

Take Our Poll:
• daily_snitch posted Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – a Poll

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies: Spoilers!
• SreenX Team talks editing Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
• The Crimes of Grindelwald blue-ray and DVD cover art released.
• The Hogwarts Professor: Is Newt Scamander a Dumbledore?
• Kadeen Griffiths wrote Leta Lestrange's Storyline In 'The Crimes Of Grindelwald' Is The Last Straw For Me As A Black 'Harry Potter' Fan.
• Kim Kirby, Magic without Wonder: FANTASTIC BEASTS as a Cautionary Tale.
• Gregory Taylor wrote Why 'Crimes of Grindelwald' is a victim of the second movie syndrome. (MuggleNet)
• David Heyman on Dumbledore and the decision to expand to five Fantastic Beasts movies.
• 25 of our biggest questions about 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'.
• David Yates and David Heyman on the biggest "Crimes of Grindelwald" twist.
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald passes 500 million worldwide.

Pottermore News
• Gellert Grindelwald: His Story So Far – interactive illustration.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Noma Dumezweni tells BBC 100 Women: Hermione taught me how to be angry.
• Cursed Child: Rowling Video Testimony.
• Cursed Child cast members to appear at Red Bucket Follies event.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 271 (due on or before December 8): "If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed."― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Word and Art.
• death_eaters posted December Prompts: Regulus Black, Crucio, Shimmer
• hp_het posted Monthly Challenge # 12: snow
• hd_ina_tree posted the community's traditional December prompt: Christmas tree
• hp_coffeehouse posted the December Prompt: holiday blend
• hp_creatures posted November Roundup and December prompts: Steed, "The ultimate defeat", Travel

Advent Challenges:
• slythindor100 posted 25 Days of Draco and Harry – traditional (mod post about the Drarry December prompt challenge).
• dracoharry100 posted Christmas Challenge 2018.
• adventdrabbles posted Welcome to the 2018 edition of Advent Drabbles.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hd_erised, hd_owlpost Fest, mini_fest, snape_potter' Secret Snarry Swap, rs_small_gifts, dhr-advent, sshg_giftfest, smutty_claus, newyearcntdown

• daily_deviant posted Kinky Kristmas 2018: Comment Kink Edition is Open.
• hpconsentfest posted a reminder that Prompting will close on.
• mini_fest posted Submissions due ASAP and Call for Pinch-hitters and Fest-fillers.
• hp_goldenage posted Last Reminder until January for the Salt and Pepper Fest.
• hp_halloween posted End of Year Thoughts.
• snapecase posted Happy Deadline Day and a Message for creators with outstanding fanworks.
• hptriadsnet is hosting a Secret Santa for those who love polyamory ships.
• hd_erised posted H/D Erised starts posting tomorrow.
• hd_owlpost posted a Call for pinch-hitters.
• rs_small_gifts posted the Countdown to Small Gifts 5/5: Discussion Post: Emphasizing with the characters.
• wolfstarbigbang posted the Rules and FAQ for Wolf Star Big Bang 2019.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp_nextgen_fest posted the Fest Reveal and Masterlist.
• hogwarts365 posted the Masterlist Prompt # 270.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).
• toblass recced Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Santa art (G).
• themightyflynn recced Severus Snape art (NC-17).
• tdcatsblog, magpiefngrl and bixgirl1 recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (NC-17).
• gracerene recced six fics from the hp_nextgen_fest (3x PG-13, 3x NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: November 30 Edition and December 1 Edition.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from December 2 through 8 at potterfests.
• The SS/HP Prophet from November 25 to December 1.

Discussions:
• LizzieG Salamander eyes and the moment I finally knew. (MuggleNet) Spoilers!
• Dawn Johnsons wrote. The identity of Aurelius Dumbledore: Grindelwald's greatest lie or game changing truthe. (Leaky Cauldron) Spoilers!
• The Hogwarts Professor posted about Susan Sipal 'Homunculus theory' about Credence Barebone. Spoilers!
• Emily Lawrence Why Harry is nobody's favorite Harry Potter character. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Dawn Johnson wrote Uncovering the parallels between the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series. (Leaky Cauldron)
• Lorrie Kim on Short & Curly podcast (Australia): What can Severus Snape from Harry Potter teach us about courage and forgiveness?. (26 min)
• Quantum Harry the Podcast: Essay: It's all fun and games.

General Fandom News:
• Giveaway: Light up your holiday with luminaries popcraft bundle from Insight Editions. (open internationally)
• MuggleNet is hosting a 25 Days of Christmas Giveaway.
• Houses Assemble: Alexa now plays Harry Potter Quiz.
• Universal Orlando introduces new Devlin Whitehorn Chocolate Frog card. Whitehorn was the founder of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company in 1967.

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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• New Rowling Twitter Header: What is it? (The Hogwarts Professor)
• J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald original screenplay out in bookstores and online.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) boards a spaceship, meets the (Cursed Child) Malfoys, avoids adoption.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fandom Review by kikimay: Fantastic Bleaks and the Cringes of Switzerland
• hpboy13 wrote The Real Crimes of Grindelwald Is The Movie. Spoilers! (If you are all right being spoilered, or have already seen the movies, make sure to read the comments.)
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Crimes of Grindelwald – First Thoughts. Spoilers!
• Victor wrote Why Newt Is Rowling's Best Written Hero. Spoilers!
• hpboy13 wrote It Is No Longer Our Choices: The Mediocrity of Crimes of Grindelwald. Spoilers!
• Victor wrote Five Things We Learned About Dumbledore from Crimes of Grindelwald. Spoilers!
• Magic gets bigger as 'Crimes of Grindelwald' meets immersive cinema.
• The Hogwarts Professor: 'Crimes of Grindelwald' best questions from audience.
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw wrote ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails its female characters. (The Daily Dot) Spoilers!
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw wrote Why isn’t ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ about Grindelwald doing crimes? (The Daily Dot) Spoilers!
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw wrote Is Dumbledore gay? Here’s why it matters. (The Daily Dot) Spoilers in one section
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald cast surprise fans at London IMAX show.
• Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) says Newt it a hero with autism.
• Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone): "Art is the only thing that I have" (in-depth Playboy interview)
• Welcome to the Wizarding World: Meet the Supporting Cast of 'Crimes of Grindelwald'.
• Fantastic Beasts series cast tease possible move to Rio de Janeiro in third movie.
• The cast of 'The Crimes of Grindelwald' discuss fan theories.
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Roundtable Interviews:

– with Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) and Alison Sudol (Queenie Greengrass).
– with Ezra Miller (Clarence Barebone) and Claudia Kim [redacted].
– with Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) and Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein).
– with David Heyman (producer) and Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander).

• Eddie Redmayne and Callum Turner (Newt and Theseus Scamander) promote 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'.
• Snitchseeker chats about Fantastic Beasts 2 graphic art and new exhibit with MinaLima.
• Giveaway: Win a pair of ScreenX ticket to see 'The Crimes of Grindelwald'. (US only)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald brings in 10.1 million dollars at Wednesday box office in ten countries.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 269 (due on or before November 24): Dictionaries, Point and Incredibly Unsafe.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hp_nextgen_fest, sirius_black Fest, hd_fan_fair's Food Fair
• adventdrabbles announced that Adventdrabbles is happening again this year and asking for prompt to fill the Advent Prompt Calendar.
• daily_deviant announced that Kinky Kristmas: Comment Kink Edition will be back, starting December 2.
• bill_ficathon posted the Comment Fest Post. The comment fest runs from November 15, 2018 to November 30, 2018.
• hd_owlpost posted Today's the day: Owl Gifts Are Due!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 268 Masterlist.
• hp_nextgen_fest posted the Weekly Roundup # 2.

Fandom Recs:
• birdsofshore recced Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fics (all NC-17) and one comic (PG-13).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• toblass recced Professor Snape art (gen).
• themightyflynn recced peacock!Lucius art/comics (G).
• Gav (hellotailor) recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter epic fic (NC-17 in the later parts) in The Rec Center No. 150.
• bridenore recced a Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter fic (R).

Resources:
• The SS/HP Prophet from November 11 through 17.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events from November 18 through 24 at potterfests.

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Josué Cardona, founder of Geek Therapy Network.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry – The Podcast: Episode 28: The Grimm Campaign.
• Marica wrote Gringotts’ “Real” Worth and Wizarding Job Salaries Revealed. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Leviosa 2019 is coming to Hollywood. (MuggleNet)
• Harry Potter: Wizards United (coming 2019) augmented reality app game: first look.
• Harry Potter new line of interactive wands, LEGO sets and more coming for holiday season.
• New 'Crimes of Grindelwald' figures from Sideshow Collectibles.
• Review and UK Giveaway: Win one of five Harry Potter wands from Jakks Toys.

Searches:
• meister posted a search for fics with dark or Slytherin Harry. (Drarry only)

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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).


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling teases good & evil, light & dark, more in new 'Fantastic Beasts' 2 clip.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Lethal White: The Cratylic Names.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Concept Art revealed for characters that never made it to the screen. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Get your Gilderoy fangirl on with these ridiculous photo shoot outtakes. (MuggleNet)

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Photos: 9 Hi-res 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' promos of characters in Paris.
• Lindsay Docken wrote Five Times Newt Scamander Was All of Us. (MuggleNet)
• Videos: 'Fantastic Beasts' & J.K. Rowling's Lumos's wand install display unveiled in London.
• AT&T partners with Warner Brothers for huge 'Crimes of Grindelwald' promotions.
• Costumes of 'Crimes of Grindelwald' on display in Houston, Texas.
• Warner Bros releases new TV spot for 'Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald'.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hd_fan_fair, hp_creatures Halloween Creature Fest, hd_fluff Halloween Fest
• hp_creatures made a Mod Post about anonymous posting.
• hp_nextgen_fest: Submissions are due October 22.
• snape_potter posted Secret Snarry Swap Reminder that entries are due November 18.
• yuletide_admin posted a reminder that Sign-ups for Yuletide 2018 end tomorrow, October 21. (all rare fandoms)

Fandom Recs:
• frnklymrshnkly recced a Millicent Bulstrode/Hermione Granger podfic (PG-13).
• smirkingcat recced a Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape and Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley fic (PG-13).
• kellychambliss recced a Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore fic (PG-13).

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Annalise Ophelian (documentary filmmaker).
• The Masque: Author Chat with Justine Elyot on October 28.

General Fandom News:
• europodfriends is meeting this weekend in Berlin, Germany.
• Early bird tickets for Leviosa 2019 are now on sale. Leviosa 2019 is a Harry Potter / Young Adult Literature Conference taking place June 27-30, 2019, in Los Angeles, USA
• Giveaway: Win a Harry-Potter-Wanted-Poster Notebook. (US and Europe only)
• Halloween RL Events Roundup: Prepare for some magic and mischief this Halloween. (MuggleNet)
• 'Puffs the Play' now available to stream on demand. (Harry Potter inspired comedy)
• Dr Beatrice Groves: 'Harry Potter: A History of Magic' and Plant Lore, Part 4: 'We can talk if there is anyone worth talking to': The Language of Flowers.
• The Wizarding World wand installation launches in London with a special event.


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• J.K. Rowling addresses Claudia Kim's character for disgruntled Fantastic Beasts fans.
• J.K. Rowling and cast chat about major shocks and reveals to come in Fantastic Beasts 2.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• hpboy13 wrote Nagini and Voldemort's twisted relationship. (MuggleNet; warnings!)
• hpboy13 wrote Nagini and Drumbledore's Connection. (MuggleNet; spoilers!)
• Richa Venkatraman wrote Will Theseus Scamander be another Percy Weasley.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Broadway shows release over 100,000 tickets for 2019 next Thursday 11am ET.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hp_drizzle, dramione_remix
• hp_halloween posted the Sign-ups for this year's round. Sign-ups close on October 6.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (R).

Archive News:
• The OTW is recruiting volunteers Open Doors, Policy & Abuse, and TWC publication.

Essay/Meta:
• Mikaela wrote The 'Harry Potter' characters resorted.
• Alohomora Podcast: Ring Composition Part One: It's a wow thing.

General Fandom News:
• Help the Harry Potter Alliance welcome refugees with owls of hope.
• 'Harry Potter: A History of Magic' now available from New York Historical Society. (free shipping with code)
• Send magical letters with new Harry Potter stamps. (released by Britain's Royal Mail on October 16)
• A new PotterCast just slithered in.
• Events Roundup: From bar crawling and rescuing fantastic beasts to a 'Harry Potter' themed inner.

Nifty:
• Seven items to find in Albus Dumbledore's safe house. (MuggleNet)

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_halloween – A spooky double-drabble exchange for adventurous HP fans
This is a quick turn-around, double-drabble (200 words exactly) exchange where gifts are posted with reveals on Halloween (October 31). Flexibility and a sense of adventure are a must for this classic HP Halloween exchange.


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• 7 Reasons why J.K. Rowling deserves the Nobel Prize (for Literature): 3. The literariness of her work. (The Hogwarts Professor)
• 7 Reasons why J.K. Rowling deserves the Nobel Prize (for Literature): 2. CSL's poeima - genre and influence. (The Hogwarts Professor)
• Robert Galbraith: A tour of Strike's London ahead of Lethal White release.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has date set to begin filming for Little Women.
• Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) talks 'The Lifespan of a Fact' on the Tonight Show and the Today Show.
• Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley)'s film 'Dad' premieres tonight on BBC 2 Wales.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) to narrate Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – makers, mysteries and magic audiobook.
• Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) reads his favourite HP and the Sorcerer's Stone excerpt.

Prompt Challenges:
• hpcupminifest posted the September prompt: muddy

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hp_drizzle, harrydracobang, hp_podfic_fest, dramione_remix, pod_together (all fandoms)
• mini_fest posted the Mini Fest 2018 Info Post. Sign-ups are open
• snapecase announced that Sign-ups begin on October 1.
• rs_fireside_tales announced the Remus/Sirius Fireside Tales Fest.
• wolfstar-big-bang posted a Bonus Round. The Masterlist will be revealed tomorrow.

Fandom Recs:
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG-13).
• smirkingcat recced a Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Edition September 12.

pod_together 2018 Harry Potter Save List (Day 1 through 9):
• Metamours, by Wereflamingo and Ellejabell (Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Victor Krim | PG-13 | 13:41 minutes)
• Broadening Horizons, written by BastardSirius and performed by icarusinflight (Remus Lupin/Sirius Black | NC-17 | 23:31 minutes)
• The Chill, written by BastardSirius and read by asuninside (Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Nymphadora Tonks | PG-13 | 50:37 minutes)

Archive News:
• OTW Guest Post: Una McCormack, author of Star Trek DS9 and Dr Who tie-in novels and an academic who has written about fandom.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Ep. 25: The Wand Game.

Nifty:
• Kano's first of its kind Wand and 'Harry Potter' coding kit.

Community Spotlight:
♥ rs_fireside_tales | rs-fireside-tales
This fest features Remus/Sirius in spooky, uncanny, strange and atmospheric stories that you’d love to read (or be told) while sipping a warming beverage by a crackling fire. Submission can feature strange apparitions, detectives, mist and fog, mysterious characters, mythical creatures, or just a general sense of unease... All ratings are welcome, posting is not anonymous. Prompts will be published September 24, the fest starts posting February 11, 2019.


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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Lethal White: Rokeby, Jagger, and Heroin.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Lethal White: Is Strike Rokeby’s Son? The Dates Don’t Seem To Match Up.
• The Hogwarts Professor wrote Lethal White: The White Horse Evidence.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Watch Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in "Snatch" Season 2 trailer!
• Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) to join the cast of Little Women?
• Rupert Grint: Happy 30th Birthday!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) and Alison Sudol (Queenie Greengrass) reunited at LeakyCon.
• MuggleNet visits the set of Crimes of Grindelwald. possible spoilers!
• Crimes of Grindelwald: Full character profiles reveal trouble in Paris.
• Jessica wrote Meet the new faces of The Crimes of Grindelwald. (Mugglenet)
• Gayané wrote Love and Lestrange: Zöe Kravitz (Leta LeStrange) on Her Character’s Complicated Backstory. (Mugglenet)
• Introducing the magical creatures of FB: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Madison wrote Beware! New beasts ahead in Crimes of Grindelwald. (Mugglenet)
• Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald:
Set Report # 1: Art Department & Plot Run-Through With Martin Foley (art director), Plus Exclusive New Image!, Set Report # 2: The French Wizarding World: French Diagon Alley, Ministry of Magic & Circus Arcanus! | Set Report # 3: Props With Pierre Bohanna (prop maker) | Set Report # 4: Interview with Director David Yates | Set Report # 5: Interview with Producer David Heyman | Set Report # 6: Interviewing Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander) | Set Report # 7: Interview with Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander) | Set Report # 8: Interview with Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone) | Set Report # 9: Interview with Colleen Atwood (costume designer).
• Crimes of Grindewald Set Visit: What are Grindelwald's Plans. (Mugglenet)
• Crimes of Grindewald Set Visit: Stepping into Wizarding Paris. (Mugglenet)
• On the UK set of 'Fantastic Beasts' 2: Hogwarts, Home, London & the Ministry of Magic and Wizarding Paris, French Ministry mayhem and more.
• Jessica wrote What brings you to Paris? Why your favorite Fantastic Beasts characters are in the City of Lights.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) finally sees 'bloody brilliant' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child plays.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hp_crossgenfest, wolfstarbigbang, Wish Giving Summer Event at rarepair_shorts
• newyearcntdown announced the 2018 run of the New Year Count (NYC) Down Fest. Sign-ups open November 1.
• hd_owlpost posted Our Postal Owls are waiting for your Wish Lists. Sign-ups end August 30.
• sshg_giftfest posted *Exclusive to the Prophet* and announced that sign-ups are at Half Time. Sign-ups end August 28.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hphet posted the Mini Fest 2018 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• williamsnickers recced Lucius Malfoy meta fic (PG).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG).
• kellychambliss recced an Alastor Moody/Severus Snape fic (NC-17) posted at hp_crossgenfest.
• kellychambliss recced Minverva McGonagall/Severus Snape fic and art (PG; NC-17).

Discussions:
• hpboy13 wrote Fantastic Beasts! Here we go again. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry The Podcast: Episode 24: Disarmed and Ready.
• Anon wrote How my scorn for Severus Snape helped me make a difficult choice. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• pod_together posted Party Favor Partner Finding Post. (fic-podfic collabs, all fandoms)
• New Harry Potter films' pop-up guide, creatures & Hogwarts books out this October.
• Wizarding World Orlando is hosting special Back-to-Hogwarts activities.


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Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Scamander brothers Newt and Theseus square off in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Related: New ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ Photo Hints at Sibling Rivalry Between the Scamander Brothers!
• Pottercast # 280: Grindelwald and the Sorcerer's Stone.
• First Look: photos of 'Fantastic Beasts' baby nifflers released.
• In related news: We dare you not to squee! (MuggleNet)
• Fantastic Beasts 2 new set visit teases Paris trips, French ministry, Flamel and more.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Theater Round-up: 'Cursed Child' conjures record sales in Australia, Imogen Heap talks soundtrack and more.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hp_crossgenfest, hphet Mini Fest, rarepair_shorts Summer Wishlist Event
• hp_drizzle is looking for one more art pinch-hitter.
• interhouse_fest announced that Interhouse Fest will be postponed to Spring 2019 and a small Comment Fest will be run from September through the end of October.
• rarepair_shorts posted a Reminder that the Summer Wishlist Event is posting through August 31.
• hd_erised posted the Pinch-hitter Sign-ups for Harry/Draco Erised Winter Fest.
• sirius_black posted a Reminder that today is the last day to prompt for the Sirius Black Fest.
• hp_nextgen_fest announced that Prompting is now open.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• wolfstar-bigbang posted the Week 2 Roundup.

Fandom Recs:
• williamsnickers recced a Lucius Malfoy & Cornelius Fudge gen fic (G).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG-13).

Archive News:
• The 2018 OTW Board Elections have started.
• OTW: July Newsletter, Volume 126.
• themasque posted New on The WIKTT Archives and a fundraiser.

Essay/Meta:
• Richa Venkatraman wrote What makes a Gryffindor? Just ask the Weasleys.
• Laurie Beckoff wrote Weasley is our knight: parallels between Ron and Sir Gawain.

General Fandom News:
• bbtp_challenge announced that Bring Back the Porn is now also on Dreamwidth. (all fandoms)
• Michelle Waters wrote The Harry Potter Film Concert Series Is a Magical Experience! (MuggleNet)
• Natalie Dorner to narrate Harry Potter 'A History of Magic' audiobook.
• Review & Giveaway: Geek Gear’s July World of Wizardry Unboxing!
• Experience the Dark Arts this fall at the Warner Bros Studio Tour London.

Nifty:
• Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes present Extra Strength Solar Defense Elixir.
• Snitchseeker's LEGO Harry Potter Aragog's lair set giveaway. (USA/Canada only)


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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Oliver Phelps (George Weasley) makes stage debut in The Case of the Frightened Lady.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald premieres dates announced for New York City, Paris and London.
• New Fantastic Beasts 2 creature, the Chinese Zouwu, facing off with News. (explained by J.K. Rowling in a video)
• Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein) teases new music album coming this fall.
• Dan Fogler (Jakob Kowalski) is coming to LeakyCon.
• Fantastic Beasts cast talk baby Nifflers, Hogwarts and 'Harry Potter' with Pottermore.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:
• Jack Thorne's BBC adaptation of Philipp Pullman's 'His Dark Materials': cast and creative revealed.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365 posted Prompt # 254 (due on or before August 4): "If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.", Authority and Consistent.

Communities:
• The following fests are currently posting: hd_wireless, rarepair_shorts's Summer Wishlist Event 2018
• hp_crossgenfest made a Mod post.
• sirius_blk announced the Sirius Black Fest. Prompting opens August 1, posting starts November 3. Also on LJ: sirius_black and tumblr: siriusblackfest
• hd_erised posted 2018 H/D Erised Sign-up Forms. Sign-ups open August 3.
• amplificathon posted the Take a Rec – Leave a Rec Meme. (podfic meme, all fandoms)

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 253 Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• jencala recced 5 Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Muggle AUs (some WIPs, 3 NC-17, 1 R, 1 PG-13).
• melodyssister recced a Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (PG).
• runawaymarbles recced a Ginny Wesley/Harry Potter fic (PG-13 at The Rec Center.
• toblass recced Severus Snape art (G).

Archive News:
• AO3 members: check your email for voting instructions.
• Friday was happy SysAdmin Day 2018.

Discussions:
• hpboy13 wrote Albus Dumbledore and the career change. (MuggleNet)

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast: Episode 23: The Half-Blood Potions Text.
• Emily Hedrick wrote 20 Little Moments We Deserve to See in the Illustrated Edition of “Goblet of Fire”. (MuggleNet)

General Fandom News:
• Harry Potter – A History of Magic: Cover and details of second companion book for American exhibit revealed.
• Fantastic Worlds trademarked by Universal Orlando – construction, fourth park rumors & more.
• US Quidditch announces new three-year plan for future of US Muggle Quidditch.
• Catch 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' in concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Nifty:
• First look at new Harry Potter candles, cards and more from Insight Editions.
• Richa Venkatramen wrote Ten Amazing Facts You Can Find on the Harry Potter Lexicon. (MuggleNet)


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