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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Social Media Roundup: Welcome to 2021!
• Harry Melling Discusses the Complexities of Chess in “The Queen’s Gambit”
• Jessie Cave Urges Parents to Spot Warning Signs of COVID-19 in Infants
• Deep Dive: Rupert Grint Talks “Servant,” Fatherhood, and Quarantine Hobbies
• Dame Emma Thompson to Play Miss Trunchbull in Netflix’s Upcoming Screen Adaptation of “Matilda the Musical”

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Zoë Kravitz Talks About the Cities that Inspired Her New Lipstick Collection
• Katherine Waterston Shares Exclusive Look Into Creative Process of “The World to Come”

Harry Potter & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• Noma Dumezweni Is Set to Dive into the Deep End in “The Little Mermaid” Live-Action Adaptation
• Jack Thorne Matches Theatergoers’ Donations to Charity

Resources:
• thegaylyprophet retweeted nish_gay's thread: "Common anti-Indigenous comments that you might not be aware of".
• ExogeologyRocks retweeted hayxsmith's tweet: "I'm developing a (free) #Disability College Survival Guide, which will explain how disability rights intersect with employment, housing, and education to help disabled students transition from high school to college. I'm looking for input from disabled folks! (Please retweet!)"
• blkgirlscreate linked to brij_williams's video about questions you should ask in grad school interviews.
• TheHPAlliance linked to their Avatar mental-health toolkits, retweeted UNITEDWEDREAM's link to resources for DACA applications and NewsLitProject's guide to news literacy, 'Seven Steps for Staying Sharp Online'. They linked to their 'Star Wars: Women in Politics and Resistance Movements toolkit'.

Communities:
• blkgirlscreate reminded that they are paying every writer whose work is included in the forthcoming BGC Anthology, and that fans can pre-order, sponsor an author, and tip BGC, and that the Anthology is dropping digitally in February. They tweeted: "#HogwartsBSU is a fan fiction project for Black Potterheads to imagine Black life in the Wizarding World. Read stories of students at Hogwarts, businesses in the Potterverse, and Black Wizard History, and feel free to submit your own stories!" and linked to #HogwartsBSU series, 'The Real Housestudents of Hogwarts', by yanawroteit and #HogwartsBSU original spec script, 'The Hero', by ELIYANNAHdirect for HermioneSeries. They reminded fans can support them with a donation or by becoming a Patron, shared a new newsletter, reminded fans can sign-up to receive the newsletter, shared lanewriteswords's thread of new book releases by Black authors, as well as
KSekouM's link to new book releases by Black authors and featured Black independent bookstore, Loyaltybooks, and linked to merch.
• TheHPAlliance shared a new This Week in Wizard Activism newsletter, and another. They tweeted about signing-up for their Apparating Library Book Club, whose next read is 'This Place', linked to an article about ACLUStaffUnited's new union, featuring HPA board member, adotdar, and open positions and volunteer spots with the HPA, the sign-up page for a free, digital, self-paced course with their Wizard Activist School to earn a Campaign Manager Certificate, back issues of their newsletter, 'Wand, for purchase, and merch including their 'Witches in the White House' shirt.
• UNspoiledShow tweeted: "Hello! I am doing a fundraiser for a standing desk and treadmill. My neighborhood hasn’t felt safe to walk in lately and with more podcasts than ever, I spend more time at my desk than I ever have so I need to make that safer and healthier for myself [:Purple heart:]"
• wizrocklopedia shared this week's Wrock Wreview of 'A Very Merry Bagmas 1-3', announced the winner of their Wizard Rock Six Month Report Bandcamp gift card, shared 'Wizard Rock: A Subject Heading', by Ariel Factor Birdoff, and linked to 'An Exhaustive List of Wizard Rock Livestreams in 2020', 'Kiwkspell #6: Collaboration' about "how to collaborate more effectively with others", and 'Into the Pensieve: Wrock in Retrospect', featuring 2009. Their newest Archive Release is Obliviate! and this week's Creevey Tuesday features Ashley Trix/Ashley Hamel/Trix from Bella and le Strangers.
• PediaCompClub announced one of the bands contributing to the forthcoming comp, Madam Pince and the Librarians, and linked to the Wizrocklopedia Compilation Club's sign-up page.
• TotallyKnuts dropped 'Wizards Loving Wizards', reminded fans can support TK through Patreon, and linked to merch.
• wzrdsinspacemag tweeted they're one step closer to releasing Issue 06.
• BeyondTheVeilMN posted a poll about what time their book club should meet on 28 January.
• hpsacredtext started their Book 4 classes and reminded: "If you can't make it to this first session, don't worry! All classes are recorded and sent out every Wednesday (and we have an asynch option as well)". They also tweeted: "We want to make more space for mourning COVID deaths. Given that you all are our community, we want to do this by honoring those who have passed in your lives. Over the next two months as we finish Bk 7, we will be reading names at the end of episodes."
• ludobagwrock announced 'Looking Through' is dropping 20 January 2021.
• Madam_Pince dropped a new album, 'Guides Not Gatekeepers'.
• The Rec Center shared newsletter 263.
• hprarepairbingo announced they've counted cards, sent emails, and are now queuing works and they've opened prompting for round three.
• rarepair_shorts posted about posting to the AO3 collection.
• regulusblackfest opened prompting.
• Potterhead Running Club Announces First Event of the Year: No Post on Runday 5K.
• hd_prophet posted a new issue 10 January.
• snowflake_challenge posted Challenge #6, Challenge #7, Challenge #8, and Challenge #9.
• sshp_prophet posted a new edition 3-16 January.
• dracotops-harry announced opened prompting.
• fandomtrumpshate posted The Nitty Gritty Details.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• rarepair_shorts posted Reveals.

Fandom Recs:
• thady recced 1 Luna Lovegood/Harry Potter fic (Harry Potter/Pokemon crossover).
• smirkingcat recced several pieces of art.
• melodyssister recced 1 SS/HG fic.
• toblass recced 1 piece of Snape art.
• themightyflynn recced 1 Snupin fic.

Hot Rec:
• mywitch drew 25 Days of Drawing - Day Four - SEVERUS SNAPE, MINERVA McGONAGAL and ABERFORTH DUMBLEDORE. It was recced by: [1] delphi, [2] kellychambliss, and [3] delphipsmith.
• purplefluffycat wrote The Dressing Room: A play in Three Acts, with a Chorus. Characters: Madam Malkin, Minerva McGonagall/Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Horace Slughorn/Filius Flitwick. Wordcount: 10K. Rating: R. Summary: One cannot run the country’s most successful robe shop without knowing how people tick. It was recced by: [1] kellychambliss, [2] paulamcg, [3] squibstress, and [4] delphipsmith.
• cabepfir drew By the Fireside. Characters: Minerva/Severus. Rating: G. Summary: A quiet afternoon together. It was recced by: [1] milotzi and [2] pyttan.
• zaleti wrote Extracts from ‘Letter Collection P’. Characters: Irma Pince, her correspondent 'M', Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, plus various incidentals, some of whom will be familiar. Wordcount: 10K. Rating: Suitable for that patron who only reads the pink romances (not the red ones, and certainly not the ones with a half-clad werewolf on the front). Summary: Selected correspondence from the Hogwarts Archives, in the form of personal letters between Librarian Irma Pince and a schoolfriend she refers to only as 'M'. These extracts span the years Pince spent training at the National Library of Magic, and are a window into the lives of two young witches in the mid 20th century. (HA 144/5 .k17 1961-1964 passim). It was recced by: [1] lash_larue, [2] squibstress, [3] cabepfir, and [4] kellychambliss.
• delphipsmith wrote To All a Good Night. Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, Poppy Pomfrey, Pomona Sprout, Filius Flitwick, Madam Malkin; brief appearance by Hagrid and mention of Malfoys. Wordcount: 5500. Rating: G. Summary: Just when things seem dark as a crow's wing, life takes a lucky turn. It was recced by: [1] dreamy_dragon73, [2] mywitch, [3] paulamcg, [4] squibstress, [5] minervas_eule, [6] kellychambliss, [7] pyttan.
• jodel_from_aol created Christmas in the Hospital Wing. Characters: Rubeus Hagrid, Poppy Pomfrey, a team of Hogwarts House Elves. Rating: G. Summary: No place in Hogwarts is immune to holiday preparations. Certainly not the Hospital wing. It was recced by: [1] paulamcg, [2] cabepfir, [3] pyttan.
• squibstress wrote Within a Forest Dark. Characters: Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall. Wordcount: 9725. Rating: Soft R. Summary: Severus expects his journey at Hogwarts to be dark and lonely. He’s right. Mostly. It was recced by: [1] paulamcg, [2] cabepfir, [3] kellychambliss, [4] pyttan.
• lash_larue wrote A Material Girl. Characters: Malkin, Ollivander, Kettleburn, Moody, Bones, various OC's. Wordcount: 7268. Rating: G. Summary: Araminta Malkin had a dream, and was willing to work for it. It was recced by: [1] minervas_eule, and [2] pyttan.
• therealsnape wrote The Unofficial Minutes of the Hogwarts Knitting Society. Characters: Irma Pince with a supporting cast of Hogwarts Staff Members. Also, the owner of a knitting shop. Wordcount: 14K. Rating: G. Summary: When Gilderoy Lockhart announces his plan for motivational lectures that will bring the fun back into teaching, his colleagues have to do something. But who would have thought it would involve needles and yarn? It was recced by: [1] lash_larue, [2] themightyflynn, [3] squibstress, [4] cabepfir, [5] minervas_eule, [6] pyttan.
• sigune wrote and drew The Gift. Characters: Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore. Rating: PG. Summary: The year is 1993, and the presence of one Mr Remus Lupin at Hogwarts means that this isn't the Potions Master's favourite Christmas ever. Maybe, just maybe, Minerva McGonagall can lift his gloom. It was recced by: [1] squibstress, [2] cabepfir, [3] kellychambliss, [4] pyttan.
• mywitch created Season’s Greetings from Hogwarts . Characters: Pomona Sprout, Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Irma Pince. Rating: PG. Summary: The Hogwarts Faculty tries to keep it together for the annual Yule card photo. It was recced by: [1] cabepfir, [2] kellychambliss, and [3] pyttan.
• cleodoxa wrote Sybill is Trying. Characters: Sybill Trelawney and the other teachers. Rating: G. Wordcount: 3600. Summary: Sybill is feeling more confident as the school prepares to reopen after the Battle of Hogwarts, which is nice for her though whether it really makes her less irritating is for her colleagues to judge. A turn of events requires the teachers to decide whether they really want to carry on just as before. It was recced by: [1] squibstress, [2] kellychambliss, and [3] pyttan.
• milotzi wrote Death and Love and Other Yuledies Mysteries: A Hogwarts Castle Story. Characters: Minerva McGonagall and an assorted cast of Hogwarts staff and friends. Wordcount: 7244. Rating: G. Summary: Hogwarts Castle as Blandings meets snowbound country house mystery. It was recced by: [1] squibstress and [2] sigune.

Archive News:
• The OTW is Recruiting for Tag Wranglers, Fanlore Staff, and Volunteers & Recruiting Staff
• International Fanworks Day 2021 is Coming Soon

Podcasts
• blkgirlscreate posted ep 262 of #WizardTeam and The Time Room, 'What if Dumbledore Never Put on the Resurrection Stone?' with FanaticalFics.
• thegaylyprophet posted ep 65, 'Prisoner of Fools', a "Prisoner of Azkaban tarot recap".
• UNspoiledShow posted a new ep, 'Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Badboy Parasaurolophus'.
• hpsacredtext posted a new ep, 'Reflections on the attack on the Capitol'.
• Spectrumpeople posted a new ep, 'Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 1-10'.
• WZRDRadioPod posted ep 19, 'How Airplanes Fly'.
• “Potterversity” Episode 4: “Violence and Civilization”
• WhyNotWizards posted ep 14, 'Through the Maze'.

General Fandom News:
• Launching Today! “DUMBLEDORE: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster”
• First QuidCon Coming This Spring

Have a Laugh:
• CC #437: Week of December 27, 2020

Nifty:
• Review: Butter Beer Peanut Butter from Nerdy Nuts!
• Miniature Magic: Talented Artist Creates Tiny Versions of Rooms from “Harry Potter”

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Prompt Challenges:
• snowflake_challenge posted Fandom Snowflake Challenge #5 and Fandom Snowflake Challenge #6

Communities:
• snape_potter posted the 2020 Fest Schedule at Snape_Potter
• Prompting still open at hptransfest
• hp_kinkfest opened claiming
• hd_prophet posted a new issue 10 January
• hp_bunintheoven opened prompting!
• snapecase now posting!
• rarepair_shorts now posting!
• hd_owlpost now posting!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• sshg_giftfest posted the Masterlist!
• hoggywartyxmas posted Reveals!
• mini_fest posted 2019 Mini Fest Masterlist / Reveals!

Hot Art:
• sigune drew Dress Your Own (characters Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, G but maybe NSFW? No naughty bits are showing, but you never know..., N/A words)
Summary: Use them as mascots, bed companions, cat toys, Christmas ornaments, target practice and so much more!
• jodel_from_aol drew Feliz Feline @ Navidad (characters Minerva McGonagall, G)
Summary: A series of 4 Christmas themes art works
• mywitch drew 25 Days of Drawing - Day Seventeen - Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore
• mywitch drew 25 Days of Drawing - Day Nine - Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall (NSFW)
• mywitch drew 25 Days of Drawing - Day One - Severus Snape

Hot Rec:
• squibstress wrote Sufficient Unto the Day (characters Robert McGonagall, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, PG-13, 8400 words)
Summary: A Christmas visit to Hogwarts gives Minerva’s father a glimpse into her world and a chance for reconciliation.
• atdelphi wrote Thursday, Lunch (characters Aberforth Dumbledore/Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, G, words 1835)
Summary: Theirs isn't the sort of arrangement that involves spending the Christmas holidays together. It's only lunch on Thursday to keep a perfectly good goose from going to waste.
• purplefluffycat wrote The Weighing of the Wands (characters Garrick Ollivander/Albus Dumbledore, Fleur Delacour, Cedric Diggory, Viktor Krum, Harry Potter, R, 11000 words)
Summary: Garrick Ollivander, Master Wandmaker, is invited back to Hogwarts to officiate a ceremony of the Triwizard Tournament. As the wands speak to him – diverse in materials, stories and souls – what will he discover about others, and himself?
• therealsnape wrote A Fine Romance (characters Garrick Ollivander and his boyhood sweetheart, All ages, 10000 words)
Summary: The Ministry of Magic is the main beneficiary of Mathilda Burbage's Last Will and Testament. As a result, Hermione Granger needs a place for a second-hand bookshop and two people to run it. People who like Muggle books.
• lash_larue wrote The Touch (characters Garrick Ollivander, his father, grandfather, mother, and grandmother, PG, 7k words)
Summary: Garrick Ollivander was born to be the finest wandmaker in the world. How might that work out?
• redsnake05 wrote A Hedgewitch’s Receipt Book (characters Rosmerta, others, G, 2800 words + 4 handwritten recipes)
Summary: The things you make express you, and that's especially true for hedgewitches in Rosmerta's family. There are many back rooms in the Three Broomsticks, given over to stillrooms and breweries and family libraries, and the Forest is just over the back fence. This is all part of what shapes Rosmerta.
• zaleti wrote The Contest (characters Minerva, Severus, Irma, Wilhelmina, Hermione, Ginny, Poppy, Pomona, Filius, Aurora, Kingsley, assorted portraits and some ghosts. MM/SS, HG/GW, IP/WGP and also PS/FF in the background, MA, 26K words)
Summary: A few years after the end of the war, Minerva decides it's time to resurrect one of her favourite Hogwarts Christmas traditions... but can she get everyone to participate, will it all go to plan, and just what is Severus up to?
• dueltastic wrote Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot? (characters McGonagall/Dumbledore/Snape, PG, 7K words)
Summary: The trials and tribulations of Ebenezer Snape.
• themighthyflynn wrote The Wandmaker’s Son (characters Garrick Ollivander/Irma Pince, Soft R, 6K words)
Summary: Irma Pince had never wanted to settle down. She would not be tied down and end up like her mother. Only one person ever made that resolve waver.
• dreamy_dragon73 wrote The Longest Night (characters Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Severus Snape, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, PG, 1600 words)
Summary: Missing scene from OotP; what happens after Minerva is attacked by the Aurors?

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced 3 pieces of Snape art
• melodyssister recced 1 Snape/Hermione fic
• milotzi recced Snape/Hermione works from sshg_giftfest

Archive News:
• The OTW is Recruiting Tag Wranglers
• OTW Guest Post: Briony Hannell

Discussions:
Black Girls Create posted Episode 218 - Cursed Child Act 4, Scenes 12 - 15

General Fandom News:
• The Harry Potter Alliance is recruiting volunteers for their social media team
• djin7 announced Lubricus: The Reunion! Portland, Oregon, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2020

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Awards Round-Up: Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations, Evening Standard and BroadwayWorld UK Theater Awards Winners.
• “Little Women” Stars Take to the Red Carpet.

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: Prompt 319 for the holidays.
• hp-coffeehouse: December Prompt is Here.


Communities:
• hd_owlpost: Now Posting
• mini_fest: Now Posting
• hd_erised: Now Posting
• smutty_claus: Now Posting
• smutty_claus: Now Posting
• Remus/Sirius Small Gifts: Now Posting
• Secret Snarry Swap: Now Posting.
• daily-deviant: Kicking Off Kinky Kristmas.
• Sapphic Stocking Stuffers: A Multimedia, Multifandom Merrymaking.
• femslash_today: 2 December - 8 December 2019.

Hot Rec:
• A Lick and a Promise by ANON for hd_erised (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter; E, 55k words)
Summary: When magical creatures and students at the school are hit with a debilitating blood curse, Minerva McGonagall approaches the Ministry for help.

Star Auror Harry Potter seems to be the obvious choice to go undercover—as DADA Professor, naturally. He’s going to need the help of the Ministry’s foremost expert in blood magic to get to the bottom of the mystery, though, and he’s not entirely convinced that going back to Hogwarts with Draco Malfoy is a good idea.

Things are complicated between them—what’s new?—but they know they have to learn to work together (and keep their hands off each other in the corridors) in order to solve this case. Luckily for them, Hogwarts itself wants to lend a hand.

Editor's Choice Rec:
• Remus Lupin art (G) by art-of-ame

Fandom Recs:
• toblass recced one Severus Snape art (G).
• themightyflynn recced one Regulus Black/Severus Snape fic (T).

Resources:
• sshp_prophet: December 1-7.
• hd_prophet: Saturday, December 7, 2019.
• hd_prophet: Sunday, December 8, 2019.

Archive News:
• This Week in Fandom, Volume 128.
• OTW Guest Post: Sharon Marcus.

Essay/Meta:
• “Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 32: “Re-Enchanted: Medievalism, Children’s Literature, and Fantasy”.
• Why “Prisoner of Azkaban” Is the Most Autumn-Feeling Movie.
• Black Girls Create #WizardTeam Podcast Episode 213 - Cursed Child Act 3, Scenes 1 - 8.
• Join the Black Girls Create Holiday Livestream with special guests, holiday cheering charms, games and more! Sunday 12/15 @ 3:30 PST.

Nifty:
• Signed “Potter” Poster, First Editions, and More Up for Auction.
• Artificial Intelligence Takes On “Harry Potter” Fan Fiction.
• Review and Giveaway: Win $1,000 in Fine Art “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Prints from Classic Stills.
• Caption Contest #412: Week of December 1, 2019.
• 93 words about “Order of the Phoenix” up for auction again.
• Participate in a Magical Christmas Quest to Win “Cursed Child” Melbourne Tickets.
• REVIEW: Geek Gear Wizardry – November.

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Reviews for Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” Are In!
• Maggie Smith Wins Record 5th Evening Standard Theater Award
• Tom Felton Goes Dutch in New Film

Harry Potter & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• “Cursed Child” San Francisco Announces Competition for Opening Weekend Tickets

Communities:
• hd_owlpost posted a reminder that Winter Gift-Giving Fest starts December 1st and A bit of Housekeeping: 2018 Participant Banners and a Call for Pinch Hitters!
• hptriadfest posted a reminder that prompting begins Dec 1st
• remuslupinfest made an announcement about claiming confirmations
• snapecase needs pinch hitters!
• sshg_giftfest posted a reminder that posting starts tomorrow!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• wolfstargames posted the 2019 Master List

Hot Rec:
• I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di at hd_fan_fair
Summary: Draco left England after the trials and has travelled the world meeting wizards and Muggles from different cultures and with vastly different relationships to magic, each other, and the natural world. Now he's a fisherman in Finland on commercial vessels. Harry has been struggling since the war and has become a recluse while trying to write his autobiography. An invitation to the Hogwarts class of 1998's 15th reunion isn't welcomed by either of them, but neither could predict how the night, and their reunion, will upend their lives.

• Tonight We Fly by tackytiger at hd_fan_fair
Summary:
It's been ten years since they left school, and Harry Potter is perfectly happy with his successful broom-making business, Wyvern and Swift.
The only thing that annoys him is that Draco Malfoy is back from America, with a tan and long hair and that eyepatch that definitely doesn't make him look like a sexy pirate.
Malfoy is always trying to get under Harry's skin—and if he thinks asking Harry on a date is going to unsettle Harry before they play rival Seekers in the big charity Quidditch game...well, he'd be right.
Featuring our favourite oblivious wizard, some shower cubicle action, and Harry leaving his leather gloves on.

• Going Postal by dustmouth at hd_fan_fair
Summary: So Draco and Harry sort of maybe have a bit of a thing going. Which is all fine and good, but would probably be more effective if they managed to be on the same continent for more than five minutes at a time.

Fandom Recs:
• one_bad_man recced 1 WIP and 2 pieces of Snape art

Discussions:
• Five Disappointing Book-to-Movie Character Adaptations
• Seven Wizarding Shops I Wish I Could Visit

Have a Laugh:
• Black Friday Deals Bewitch Diagon Alley

Nifty:
• Pandora’s “Harry Potter” Collection Is Launching Just in Time for the Holidays
• Review: LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Castium Revelio: A Whole Lot of Lovie and Spilling the Tea.
• David Tennant and Dame Julie Walters Named Among Hardest-Working British Actors.

Harry Potter & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• “Cursed Child” and John Williams Receive GRAMMY Award Nominations.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• sirius_black: 2019 Master List.

Hot Rec:
• Just a Matter of Time by ANON at hd_fan_fair (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter; E, 23k words)
Summary:Draco's in a bit of a rut. He's nearing forty, divorced, and he still can't figure out how to make his Time Turner reconstruction work. He's bored, he can admit it, so he's not nearly as concerned as he should be when his pet project malfunctions and sends him twenty years into the past. That is, until he ends up relying on a nineteen-year-old Harry Potter for help and starts developing some very inconvenient—and possibly reciprocated—feelings.

• All Bets are Off by ANON at hd_fan_fair (Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter; E, 32k words)
Summary:Harry Potter's latest security assignment brings him to Las Vegas for the International Wizarding Casino World Series. At a magic underwater hotel, he is tasked with guarding the legendary and mysterious gambler known as Snake Eyes. The stakes are high when both Galleons and emotions are involved. Not to mention peacock pool floats, secret pizza, and most importantly of all, second chances.

Fandom Recs:
• smirkingcat recced one
Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy/Severus Snape fic (E).
• melodyssister recced one Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (M).

Essay/Meta:
• Genre Splicing: “Harry Potter” as Science Fiction.
• Black Girls Create #WizardTeam Podcast Episode 211: Cursed Child Act 2, Scenes 8 - 15.

Nifty:
• Review: “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” Opens in Lisbon.
• Giveaway: Win a Harry Potter Sleepwear Bundle from Peter Alexander.

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies: 
• Social Media Roundup: Preparing for “Potter” in Portugal
• Weekly Round-Up: Helena Bonham Carter at ‘The Crown’ Premiere, Robert Pattinson on ‘Batman’ & More!
• James Phelps, Oliver Phelps and MiniLima Attend ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ Opening in Lisbon!


Wizarding World Digital News
• Holiday Gifting Has Come to “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 317 - Due on or before 23 November.

Communities:
• snape_potter: ENTRIES DUE TODAY!
• snapecase: update: open positions
• mini_fest: Mod Note and Poll Votes!
• hp_goldenage: Salt and Pepper Fest: CLAIMING IS OPEN
• gameofdrarry: Drarropoly Week One
• newyearcntdown: A banner and a prompt list!
• newyearcntdown: The 2019 Sign Ups!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hp-nextgen-fest: 2019 HP Next Gen Fest Anonymous Masterlist

Hot Art:
• Find Me At Sunset by ANON at hd_fan_fair (Harry/Draco; R)
Summary: Harry decides to take some time off on a private island. Guess who is the gorgeous caretaker of said island?

Hot Rec:
• Gravity Centered by ANON at hd_fan_fair (Harry/Draco; NC-17, 6780 words)
Summary: Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are two of the best flyers in the International Professional Broom Racing League. To fans, they’re a pair of competitive rivals that trade skillful wins back and forth, but after they finish each grueling race around the world is that all there is between them? Or: Harry tastes the wind on Malfoy’s tongue.

Fandom Recs:
• themightyflynn recced one Snape art.
• toblass recced one Snape art.

Resources:
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet November 10-16
• hd_prophet: Sunday 17th November 2019

Nifty:
• Bulgaria Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Exclusive “Harry Potter” Editions
• New “Harry Potter” Merchandise for the Holiday Season
• Holiday Magic Transfigures Universal Orlando Resort for Christmas!
• Here’s What to Expect from “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” in Lisbon
• Motifs in Jim Kay’s Illustrations for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”

Community Spotlight:♥ theiceroyals

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Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• “Harry Potter” Books Worth Their Weight in Galleons on “Antiques Roadshow”.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Harry Potter movie marathon returns to the Prince Charles Cinema in London.
• Classic Stills Unveils Limited Edition ‘Harry Potter’ Photography Collection.
• Catch Matthew Lewis in New Web Series, “Nutritiously Nicola”.
• Castium Revelio: Sundance Sound Bites and Animated Alumni.
• Bill Nighy Set to Receive Cinequest’s Prestigious Maverick Spirit Award.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• VFX Supervisor Christian Manz Talks Magic and Nifflers in New Interview.

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_getlucky: 2019 Get Lucky Prompt List.

Communities:
• #Femslash February is Starting!
• snapecase 2019 Snapecase Reveal!
• hogwarts365 is posting for Prompt 279: Powerful/Grotesque/Synchronization.
• agegapexchange: 2019 Schedule (multifandom).
• HP WLW Big Bang Sign-Ups Open Tomorrow, 1 Feb!
• femmefest: Sign Ups are Open!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• [Bad username: hp-iconchallenge]: HP Icon Challenge 3: Blue.

Hot Rec:
• I Pray You, Be Merry by too_dle_oo (Pomona Sprout, Gen, 3000 words)
Summary:Pomona never understood why everyone at Hogwarts was oblivious to the war going on around them.
Recced by cranky--crocus and squibstress.

Fandom Recs:
• madeleone recced one
Hermione Granger/Severus Snape fic (E).

Resources:
• hd_prophet: Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
• This Week in Meta: Issue 6.
• This Week in Meta: Issue 7.

Archive News:
• This Week in Fandom, Volume 103.

Essay/Meta:
• shaggydogstail posted Remus Lupin and near death fun times.
• Re-Sorting “Harry Potter” Characters into the Houses of Gondolin.
• Life Lessons from “Prisoner of Azkaban”.
• How History Repeats Itself.
• ‘The Astrological Key to Harry Potter’ Will Sprague’s ‘Planet Potter’ Analysis.
• Every Time Nifflers Saved the Day.

Nifty:
• Gringotts Expansion Coming to Warner Bros Studio Tour London.
• All Seven Books “Harry Potter” Trivia Quiz.

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Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Weekly Round-Up: David Tennant Launches New Podcast, Matthew Lewis Stars in YouTube Series & More!
• Weekly Round-Up: David Tennant Launches New Podcast, Matthew Lewis Stars in YouTube Series & More!

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Flickering Myth interviews “Crimes of Grindelwald” VFX Supervisor Christian Manz
• “Fantastic Beasts” to Begin Airing on USA Next Weekend

HP & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• Casting Call: “Cursed Child” on Broadway
• Ticket Presale Announced for “Cursed Child” Hamburg

Prompt Challenges:
• hogwarts365: Prompt 279 - Due on or before 2nd February

Communities:
• hpwlwbigbang: Writer Info Highlight
• hpwlwbigbang: Artist Info Highlight
• hp_bunintheoven: Claiming is open at HP_bunintheoven!
• hp-iconchallenge: Challenge 1 Winners
• hp-iconchallenge: Challenge 2 Voting
• hp-iconchallenge: Challenge 3 (Blue)
• hp_getlucky: 2019 Fest Banners!

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hogwarts365: PROMPT 278 MASTERLIST

Hot Art:
sigune drew That Christmas with the Carrows ( Alecto and Amycus Carrow, Filius Flitwick, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Horace Slughorn, a turkey)
Summary: In 1997, not a single student spends the holidays at Hogwarts. The Heads of Houses are furious at what their new colleagues have turned their school into. So, at that year's student-less Christmas dinner...

Hot Rec:
milotzi wrote The Rose that Lives ( Aberforth Dumbledore/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Augusta Longbottom, Hannah Abbott/Neville Longbottom, Filius Flitwick/Pomona Sprout, Irma Pince/OC, Luna Lovegood, Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, Poppy Pomfrey - 5.050 words )
Summary: Augusta Longbottom wants to see her grandson properly appreciated. All else follows.
lash_larue wrote A Bit of Earth Beneath the Feet ( Minerva and Remus, various others - 8400 words )
Summary: Sometimes a woman does what she feels is right, and neither asks permission nor looks back.
hiddenhibernian wrote Though Much Is Taken ( Rolanda Hooch, Augusta Longbottom - 2.500 words )
Summary: Some people can still take you by surprise even when you've been friends with them for almost a hundred years. Rolanda should know.
delphipsmith wrote Silent Night (Minerva, Severus - 2100 words)
Summary: When Poppy insists that Minerva take a little time on her own in Scotland over Christmas, memories and regrets about a certain colleague threaten to make it anything but a happy holiday.
pyttan wrote The Show Must Go On (Pairings present if you squint. And a lot of Filius, Albus and Irma - 4.500 words )
Summary: Some performances, however good they are, tend to annoy rather than impress.
shiv5468 wrote Negotiated Settlement (Characters and pairings: Ooh well, that would be telling - 3500 words)
Summary: Narcissa realises that her boy is too stupid to be let out in the world without a guiding hand

Fandom Recs:
• milotzi recced one Severus fic&art.
• toblass recced one Severus art.
• themightyflynn recced one Lucius/Tom Riddle fic.
• themightyflynn recced one Viktor Krum art.

Resources:
• sshp_prophet: SS/HP Prophet for January 13 - January 26
• hd_prophet: Sunday 27th January 2019
• potterfests: Coming Up in Potterfests!

Essay/Meta:
• Five Great Married Couples
• THIS WEEK IN META 004
• THIS WEEK IN META: Content Poll
• Is Sybill Trelawney Really J. K. Rowling? The Case for an Embedded Author
• theory: narcissa malfoy is a metamorphmagus
• The United States of America: The Land of the Free House-Elf?
• THIS WEEK IN META 005
• Ten Times Hogwarts Professors Had Way Too Much Fun at Work
• Harry Potter and The Hanged Man: Part 1 Rowling’s Most Loaded Tarot Reference

General Fandom News:
• Feast Your Eyes on the 20th-Anniversary Editions of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
• “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery” January Updates and More Soon to Come!

Nifty:
LEGO Wins Award for Hogwarts Castle

Searches:
• bottom_draco: dark Harry fic



Community Spotlight:
♥ ao3harrydraco - Feed for Harry/Draco fics on AO3


Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Joanne K. Rowling – Life and Books:
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition set for release this October.

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Jessie Cave Discusses Creating & Publishing Comedy Show ‘Sunrise’ – On U.K. Tour This Year!.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• “Crimes of Grindelwald” and Alfonso Cuarón Score BAFTA Nominations.

Harry Potter & The Cursed Child – Actors and Stage:
• “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Releases Its First Friday Forty Tickets in Australia.

Communities:
• snapecase is currently posting.
• rarepair_shorts is currently posting.
• daily_deviant posted one Pansy Parkinson/Daphne Greengrass fic (E) and one Sirius Black/James Potter fic (E).
• hp_kinkfest Claiming is Open.
• snape_potter 2019 Fest Schedule.

Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups:
• hoggywartyxmas posted Thank You and Reveals.
• hd_owlpost posted the Week 4 Round Up.


Hot Art:

From hd_erised:
• The Double Closet by anokaba (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; M)
Summary:It’s a constant coming out. Getting bruised on both sides. Feeling invisible without the cloak.
Recced by gracerene09, writcraft, and nerakrose.
• A Very Blorpy Christmas by pukingpastilles (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; T)
Summary:Harry gets stuck doing Christmas decorations with Draco.
Recced by o0o-chibaken-o0o, nerakrose, and satans-substitute.

From hoggywartyxmas:
• Slumming with the Staff by mywitch (Multiple characters, Rated G through E)
Summary: It's Christmas week 1992 and Gilderoy Lockhart was easily coaxed to share with us his journal. I've included some drawings as well, to clarify things.
Recced by Squibstress, pyttan, and kellychambliss.
• The Neville Sweater by Cabepfir (Neville Longbottom, G)
Summary: Neville receives his first Weasley sweater. You decide which Weasley is the sender.
Recced by kellychambliss and sigune.
• The Final Year of the War by jodel_from_aol (Multiple Hogwarts Professors and students, G)
Summary: Title says it all.
Recced by kellychambliss and sigune.


Hot Rec:

From hd_erised:
• with exactness grinds he all by thistle-verse (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; E, 6,300 words)
Summary:Harry has known the forest, and now he knows Draco.
Recced by gracerene09, magpiefngrl, and phd-mama.
• Sex and the Art of Castle Maintenance by birdsofshore (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; E, 15,000 words)
Summary:"Come on, boys," Zabini drawled. "You’re only delaying the inevitable." Trouble always had a way of finding Harry, and eighth year was obviously going to be no exception.
Recced by bixgirl1, o0o-chibaken-o0o, and pukingpastilles.
• Star Quality by who_la_hoop (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; E, 118,000 words)
Summary:Two years after the war, and Harry’s content with his life. OK, so it’s a little annoying that he keeps winning Witch Weekly’s Most Eligible Bachelor award, and he’s not looking forward to the unveiling of an enormous gold statue of himself, but he loves his friends, and he loves being an Auror. And if he yearns for something more, something he can barely bring himself to think about, well, he’ll probably get over it. No one’s happy all the time, are they? But then everything changes, and Harry’s thrown into a new and dazzling world he’s not sure he can actually escape from. And as time goes on, he starts to wonder: does he actually want to?
Recced by gracerene09, anemonen, and whiskyandwildflowers.
• The Paradox of Active Surrender by korlaena (Fic) and saulaie (Art) (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy; E, 107,000 words)
Summary:When Draco shows up as a suspect in a murder case after eight years of no contact, Harry has to balance his professional life and his past friendship with Draco. As suspicion mounts against him, Harry knows he has to keep his distance, but Draco makes that difficult when he starts claiming that they have a Life Debt to settle. Harry wants to trust him, but what is he hiding and where has he been these long years?
Recced by gracerene09, lower-east-side, and candawrites.

From hoggywartyxmas:
• Haeligeweille by redsnake05 (Argus Filch, Mrs Norris, T, 8050 words)
Summary: When two Unspeakables set out on a bright summer day to continue their arcane research into holy wells, no one, least of all Argus Filch and Evadne Norris, expects it to end as it does. The bitterness of life without magic is pervasive, corrosive, and there is little light to find their way. One day, though, they'll walk that sunny path again.
Recced by lash-larue, Squibstress, alisanne, and minervas-eule.
• Do Badgers Dream of Chocolate Hobnobs? by gingertart50 (Multiple Hogwarts Staff and students, G, 5500 words)
Summary: Pomona Sprout decided that Albus Dumbledore had his own agenda and there might be more to the Potions Master than met the eye; or, what happens when people underestimate a badger.
Recced by minervas-eule, pyttan, christev, and sigune.
• Filius Flitwick’s Christmas by Therealsnape (Multiple characters, PG, 13,000 words)
Summary: Right,” said Kingsley Shacklebolt, as Minerva and he sat in her study, now fully cleared of the dinner things. “There’s the five of you, there’s the House Elves, there’s Argus Filch. And there’s one hell of a mess, with a spoiled painting. This wants clearing up."
Recced by milotzi, kellychambliss, and sigune.
• Tower Dwellers by Purplefluffycat (Aurora Sinistra, Sybill Trelawney, PG, 3400 words)
Summary: On Christmas Eve, Aurora takes in the universe, and the neighbouring turret. Which is further away?
Recced by minervas-eule and kellychambliss.


Resources:
• themasque 20 new articles on The BDSM Garden.

Archive News:
• This Week in Fandom, Volume 101.
• The OTW is Recruiting Tag Wranglers, Proofreaders, and Copyeditors.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry, the Podcast, Episode 30: Harry and Tarot.

Nifty:
• Rare Black Seal Rescue Named After Narcissa Malfoy.

Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

Here's wishing all our readers on LJ, IJ, DW and tumblr a magical fannish 2019 - Happy New Year from the daily_snitch editor team!

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

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies:
• Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) speaks on life after Potter and the ABC Murders.
• Rupert Grint's ABC Murders are coming to Amazon Prime.

Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies:
• Chicago visitors can now experience 'Fantastic Beasts' in augmented reality with Magic Leap.
• 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' available for DVD and Blu-Ray pre-order.

Prompt Challenges:
• hp_iconchallenge posted Challenge One: Your Favourite(s).

Communities:
The following fests and challenges are currently posting: hoggywartyxmas , mini_fest, Remus/Sirius small_gifts, dhr-advent, sshg_giftfest, smutty_claus, newyearcntdown, hd_erised, hd_owlpost Fest, daily_deviant's Kinky Kristmas Comment Kink Edition and Drarropoly at gameofdrarry (Drarropoly AO3 Collection).
• femmefest announced the 2019 Femmefest. More information will be posted in January.
• fandomtrumpshate posted their 2019 Auction Calendar. Creator sign-ups start January 6 (all fandoms)

Hot Art:
• Who Do You Call Old by anon for hd_erised (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | G)
Summary: They both secretly like it better than a pensieve.

Hot Rec:
• Harry Potter and The Bisexual Awakening by anon at hd_erised (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 23400 words)
Summary: Harry is perfectly content being single, heterosexual and living in Godric’s Hollow with his very clingy rescue dog, Snitch. When Draco Malfoy turns up on Harry’s doorstep demanding that Harry teach him how to drive, things quickly become a lot more complicated.
• For Thine is the Kingdom by anon at hd_erised (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy | NC-17 | 67000 words)
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Masterlists and Weekly Roundups:
• hpjoggersfest posted the Festive Drarry Mini Fest Masterlist.

Fandom Recs:
• ace recced a Harry Potter/Severus Snape fic (NC-17).
• birdsofshore recced Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy art and 3 fics (PG-13 | G, 2xNC-17).
• themightyflynn recced a Severus Snape doll fic (G).

Resources:
• daily_snitch posted a Special Edition for Newton Artemis Fido Scamander.
• hd_prophet: Edition December 27, December 28 and December 29.
• The SS/HP Prophet from December 23 to 29.

Archive News:
• OTW Q&A: Five Things Angelique Jurd Said. Angelique volunteers as a co-chair for the Communications Committee.

Essay/Meta:
• Quantum Harry wrote The Long Game.

General Fandom News:
• Priscilla suggested Five Awesome Ideas for “Potter” Theme Park Rides. (MuggleNet)

Nifty:
• Arizona's Walden Grove High School Dance Team's Harry Potter Homecoming Routine: This isn't your usual Yule Ball, folks. (video)

Searches:
• snarry_ficfind posted a search for specific story with a scene at the Ministry Ball. (Snarry only)

Community Spotlight:
♥ hp_iconchallenge – A Harry Potter Universe Icon Challenges
A fortnightly icon challenge community for Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, The Cursed Child and any other spin offs of the greater Harry Potter universe. Anyone is welcome to participate. You can submit up to three icons per challenge. (Welcome, Infos and FAQ)

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