• Actors and Movies: Bonnie Wright at Cannes' Cosmopolis premiere, to film Shakespeare's Daughter in June


• Hot Rec: A Magical Moment in the Life of Petunia Dursley, Née Evans by Anonymous (Petunia/Snape; R)
  
  Innocent and Faithful by Anonymous (Snape/Harry; NC-17)
  
  Aorist by Anonymous (Snape/Harry; PG-13)
  
  Remedial Potions by Anonymous (Snape/Harry; NC-17)
  
  Speaking in Tongues by Anonymous (Snape/Harry; NC-17)


• News: Comprehensive Harry Potter For Kinect game for XBox 360 out this fall


• Nifty: cackling_crone has posted its May issue.

Tags: friday, saturday

• Actors and Movies: Emma Watson's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" set for a September 14, 2012 release.
  
  Video: First trailer for Tom Felton's supernatural thriller "The Apparition".
  
  First Emma Watson "Perks of Being a Wallflower" video preview, "Bling Ring" promo.
  
  Rupert Grint to costar with Alan Rickman in "CBGB" film biopic.
  
  Rupert Grint confirmed to star in comedy "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman".
  
  
• Communities: femmefest has posted its reveals.
  
  
• Hot Rec: Sweet Afton by Anonymous (Severus/Harry, PG-13)
  
  
• News: First look at box art cover for Harry Potter Wizard's Collection DVD/Blu-ray/UV set.
  
  3-book "Hogwarts Library" Harry Potter supplementary box set out this fall.
  
  Harry Potter Wizard's Collection website releases new film concept art, interview.
  
  

Tags: thursday

• Actors and Movies:
  Bloomsbury to release new 3-book box set tied into the Harry Potter series.
  J.K. Rowling has no "firm plans" to publish Harry Potter encyclopedia in book form.
  Bonnie Wright to star in "Shakespeare's Daughter", talks future projects at Cannes.
  
  
• Communities:
  snape_potter has posted a Two Week Wrap up for Snarry-a-Thon12
  
  
• Hot Rec:
  We Change the Nature of Things by dueltastic (Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall/Albus Dumbledore; R)
  Innocent and Faithful by Anonymous (Severus Snape/Harry Potter NC-17)
  Aorist by Anonymous (Severus Snape/Harry Potter; PG-13)
  
  
  

• Actors and Movies: Tom Felton Answers Fans' Questions on MSN.
  
  Rupert Grint to star in "The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman".
  
  
• Communities: sshg_exchange has a mod post.
  
  
• General Interest: as_others_see_us has posted Media References to Fanfic, the week ending 5/19/12.
  
  
• Hot Art: The New Potions Master by Anonymous (Snape/Potter; PG)
  
  
• Hot Rec: Second Hand News by Anonymous (Snape/Potter; R)
  
  
• Resource: harrydracompreg has posted their first weekly round-up.
  
  

Tags: sunday

• Actors and Movies: Bonnie Wright visits Cannes Film Festival for "Separate We Come", "In Want of A Wife"
  
  Bonnie Wright attends (BELVEDERE)RED party at Cannes, new DIESEL fashion photo shoot
  
  Daniel Radcliffe "The Woman in Black" US/UK DVD, Australia theatre release interviews
  
  Rupert Grint confirmed to star in drama "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman"


• Challenges: minerva_fest prompt claiming is open.
  
  hp_podfic_fest has sign-ups for betas, artists, and mentors.


• News: J.K. Rowling writes new Harry Potter spells, textbooks information for Pottermore


• Nifty: "Tamperines" Created by Harry Potter Actors Now on E-Bay


• Resource: hp_beholder has posted its anonymous masterlist
  
  femmefest has posted its anonymous masterlist.

Tags: friday, saturday

• Actors and Movies: Emma Watson to introduce 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' trailer at MTV Movie Awards.
  
  Daniel Radcliffe confirmed for mini-series A Young Doctor's Notebook, Pinocchio rumour.
  
  Alan Rickman to Play as Hilly Kristal in Biographical Film.
  
  
• Challenges: dudley_redeemed has opened prompting for their 2012 fest.
  
  hptimetravel has changed their 2012 timeline.
  
  minerva_fest has changed their schedule slightly and posted the last prompt recap.
  
  snape_draco has a poll on the submission date.
  
  rs_games has opened sign-ups.
  
  horrorbigbang (multi-fandom) has opened author sign-ups
  
  hp_hetgen has a new Hermione and her parents challenge.
  
  
• News: Steve Kloves to Write and Direct "Defending Jacob".
  
  Scholars Congregate in Scotland to Discuss Literary Merits of Harry Potter Books.
  
  

Tags: thursday

• Actors and Movies:
  Into the White Norway DVD August release; Rupert Grint's The Drummer filming delayed.
  David Yates drops out of Emma Watson collaborative film 'Your Voice in My Head'.
  
  
• Communities:
  New rules and a timeline has been posted at deflower_draco (on DW here), which will now be accepting slash as well.
  
  
• General Interest:
  fanthropology has updated with Media References to Fanfic, the week ending 5/12/12.
  stuttermoan has posted a Plagiarism wrap-up after she discoverd her HP work, along with others’, was plagiarized.
  
  
• Hot Art:
  Unbuttoned by Anonymous; (Severus Snape/Harry Potter; PG-13/NWS)
  
  
• Hot Rec:
  In Perpetuity by Anonymous; (Severus Snape/Harry Potter; NC-17)
  Love and (Cupcake) War by Anonymous; (Snape/Potter, NC-17)
  
  
  

Tags: tuesday, wednesday

• Challenges: minerva_fest has posted Prompts -- Day 12 Recap and Day 13 Recap.
  
  
• Communities: Posting has started at harrydracompreg.
  
  hptimetravel has a mod post.
  
  
• General Interest: as_others_see_us has posted Media References to Fanfic, the week ending 5/12/12.
  
  
• News: Original Harry Potter Mancuscripts on Tour.
  
  

Tags: sunday

• Actors and Movies: Alan Rickman to star in "The Butler"
  
  Daniel Radcliffe doing well in "Kill Your Darlings", says co-star Ben Foster


• Challenges: deflower_draco / deflower_draco has announced a second round on LJ and Dreamwidth.
  
  hp_podfic_fest has opened podficcer sign-ups and fic claiming.


• Resource: hp_harlequin has posted reveals.
  
  femmefest has a week 5 round-up.

Tags: friday, saturday

• Actors and Movies: James & Oliver Phelps guests at Wizarding World of Harry Potter Japan announcement.
  
  Bonnie Wright & Jamie Campbell Bower attend singer Rita Ora's single release party.
  
  
• Challenges: darkwitches has posted pimping banners.
  
  minerva_fest has posted day seven, day eight and day nine prompt recaps.
  
  bromancestory (multi-fandom) has opened author sign-ups and artist sign-ups.
  
  
• Communities: reversathon has a mod post.
  
  hd_fluff has a birthday comment fic meme.
  
  
• News: Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park to open in Japan in late 2014.
  
  Harry Potter e-books available for Amazon Kindle Owners’ Lending Library from June 19.
  
  New Look at Harry Potter Wizard's Collection DVD Box Set.
  
  ABC Family 4-Day Harry Potter Marathon Begins 17th May.
  
  
• Searches: city_sounds is looking for bottom!Draco fics, any pairing, where Draco smokes as a coping mechanism.
  
  

Tags: thursday