McCormick Place - S103A
Sessions
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Reconsidering Snape After 2016 McCormick Place - S103A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- After 2016, three changes prompted reconsideration of Snape. Cursed Child portrayed him as an unambiguous hero rather than morally gray. The ris...
- Panel
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Gryffindor Meetup McCormick Place - S103A
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meetup
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Honoring the Unsung Heroes of Your Favorite Books McCormick Place - S103A
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Main characters get all the credit, but it would be false to say that they accomplish everything on their own. Many other characters help them a...
- Panel
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Death as a Symbol in Harry Potter McCormick Place - S103A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Death is everywhere in Harry Potter. But it goes beyond the major characters we lose. Death is what kickstarts the entire series, starting with ...
- Panel
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Everything Kinda Sucks: The Mental Toll of Being the "Chosen One" McCormick Place - S103A
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Buffy's life was one filled with sacrifice and tribulations. Harry Potter lost his father figure, his friends, and his childhood. Honestly, bein...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The Guiding Hand McCormick Place - S103A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever thought about the difference between Dumbledore and Gandalf? Lets discuss the difference between their styles of guiding their cho...
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Dragon Breaks and Time Turners: Exploring Wibbly Wobbly Time Mechanics in Fiction McCormick Place - S103A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Folding timelines, merging universes, multiple true events that conflict - time mechanics in fiction can vary so wildly that it can be difficult...
- Panel
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Cho Chang Married a Muggle: Almost-Koreanness in HP, FB, and Prairie Lotus McCormick Place - S103A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Is Cho Chang Korean? Maybe. What about Nagini from the Fantastic Beasts film series? Sort of. Can a Korean character be imagined into the Little...
- Panel
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- The Future of Franchise and Fandom McCormick Place - S103A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- The early days of Harry Potter fandom centered on waiting for new official content. In recent years, however, new material from the author or Wa...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Gays of Universal Presents: LGBTQ+ Fans & Where to Find Them McCormick Place - S103A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- The lgbtq+ community are not always represented in most fandoms. As a community we use fanfiction, cosplay, and social media to explore these st...
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Outgrowing Our Houses McCormick Place - S103A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Many of us Harry Potter fans identify strongly with one of the Hogwarts houses, using that identity to explain our actions and understand oursel...
- Panel
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- The (Friendly) Great Snape Debate McCormick Place - S103A
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Join Retta and Michelle, the hosts of the Gryffindor Common Room podcast, as they discuss Severus Snape and debate whether he is a good guy who ...
- Panel
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Poetry and Songwriting Open Mic McCormick Place - S103A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Calling all wordsmiths and melody makers! Showcase your creations at the Poetry and Songwriting Open Mic! This inclusive event invites all atten...
- Performance
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Brian Ross Presents - Songs from A Galaxy Far, Far Away McCormick Place - S103A
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Immerse yourself in the epic world of Star Wars as Brian Ross from Draco and the Malfoys takes you on a musical journey through a galaxy far, fa...
- Performance