Melissa Anelli

she/her/hers

CEO

Mischief Management

Participates in 9 items

Melissa is the CEO of Mischief Management, which produces LeakyCon, as well as other immersive and community building events for fans. She's a host of the PotterCast and also runs The Leaky Cauldron website. In 2008 she published the New York Times bestselling Harry, A History, a chronicle of the Potter phenomenon. Melissa lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog. More at melissaanelli.com.

Sessions in which Melissa Anelli participates

Friday 9 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

LeakyCon Party Game Hour

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Game

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

James Payton (Moderator)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Tiana Benjamin (Participant)

Georgina Leonidas (Participant)

You're going to want to have a lot of Harry Potter facts in your head this weekend, so why not get warmed up this morning? We'll be tes...

12:45 PM

Questions of the Wizarding World: The Trace

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Discussion

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Joe DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

In the Questions of the Wizarding World series, we'll be tackling some of the biggest "How does this work?" questions of the Harry Potter se...

3:15 PM

How Harry Potter Influenced Us

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)

Panel

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

The "Harry Potter Generation" has grown up and some of its members are now adults creating stories of their own. We'll discuss how our lov...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

LeakyCon Feud

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Game

Afshan Azad, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Tiana Benjamin (Participant)

Jim Tavaré, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Moderator)

Scarlett Byrne, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Georgina Leonidas (Participant)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

James Payton (Participant)

11:30 AM

Spotlight: Hogwarts Students

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Interview

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Afshan Azad, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Scarlett Byrne, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Tom Felton (Participant)

Tiana Benjamin (Participant)

Georgina Leonidas (Participant)

From the Yule Ball to the Hogwarts Express, these actors have gotten to work in some of the coolest Harry Potter sets. We'll hear about what...

3:15 PM

Questions of the Wizarding World: The Room of Requirement

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Discussion

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

In the Questions of the Wizarding World series, we'll be tackling some of the biggest "How does this work?" questions of the Harry Potter ...

Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Spotlight: Tom Felton

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Interview

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Tom Felton (Participant)

From Remembralls to Vanishing Cabinets, the Slytherin Common Room to Malfoy Manor, Tom Felton's work in the eight Harry Potter films spanned...

2:00 PM

Questions of the Wizarding World: Portraits and Pictures

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)

Discussion

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

In the Questions of the Wizarding World series, we'll be tackling some of the biggest "How does this work?" questions of the Harry Potter ...

4:30 PM

PotterCastLess: Live

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Podcast

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)