8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Attendee Check-In Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Lobby D
- 8:30 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 9 hours 30 minutes
- Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Sunday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Welcome to LeakyCon 2019 Dallas!...
- Event Hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Marketplace Open to Marauder Passholders Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Marketplace (Exhibit Hall D)
- 9:00 AM CDT - 10:00 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Friday - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Marauder Preview) Friday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Event Hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Friday Crafts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Madam Malkin's Crafting Area
- 10:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 8 hours
- Instructions and materials will be available during Marketplace hours. Materials will be replenished throughout the day while supplies last....
- Crafts
- Marketplace Open Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Marketplace (Exhibit Hall D)
- 10:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 8 hours
- Friday - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Marauder Preview) Friday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Event Hours
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- How I Wrote My Book Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Do you outline before you start writing or do you just go where the story takes you? If you've ever wondered how authors manage to take the idea...
- Panel
- Gryffindor Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Hufflepuff Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Slytherin Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Slytherins, unite! Come share your ambitious tales with your housemates, discuss your favorite Slytherins in the Wizarding World, and discover new ...
- Meetup
- Ravenclaw Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Adaptations: Watching Your Story Come to Life On Screen Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- 2018 saw movies premiere based on The Hate U Give, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and Dumplin' and now we're gearing ...
- Discussion
- Hogwarts Night School for Late Blooming Witches and Wizards Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Many of us came to the Harry Potter series as tweens and teens, but what about those who joined the ranks of Potterheads much later in life?...
- Panel
- Why We Worship The Weasleys Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The Weasley family is treasured by many who love Harry Potter. From their funniest pranks to their darkest moments, we cherish how they care...
- Discussion
- How Do You LeakyCon? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Is this your first LeakyCon? Do you want to make sure you're getting the most out of your weekend? Come listen to a panel of veteran LeakyCon atten...
- Panel
- Government Oversight at Hogwarts: A Necessary Evil? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The Ministry of Magic is often vilified, and rightfully so. Yet, many of their services have the potential to make life in the Wizarding World bett...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Questions of the Wizarding World: The Trace Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Discussion
- Mental Health in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Mental health issues affect Muggles every day, but what about people of the wizarding world? If Harry and his friends had received therapy at Hogwa...
- Discussion
- Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nich...
- Panel
- Potterless Live! Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Schubes will be joined by Tiana Benjamin (Angelina Johnson) to discuss the Hogwarts Library Book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, that ins...
- Podcast
- Nosy Aunt to Nosy Cat: Mrs. Norris and other Austenian Influences in Harry Potter Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- J.K. Rowling has acknowledged Jane Austen as one of her favorite authors and great influences. Join three Janeite Potterheads as we examine the inf...
- Panel
- Why Viktor Krum is the Best and You’re All Wrong Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Viktor Krum — international Quidditch sensation, brooding teenager, and also The Best Guy. We’ll discuss our favorite under-appreciated Bulgarian, ...
- Discussion
- Becky Albertalli Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- Angie Thomas Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- Julie Murphy Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- By Fans, For Fans: Fandom-Inspired Creators Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The Harry Potter fandom is full of people who've used the series as a jumping off point for their own creations, including music, jewel...
- Panel
- We Really Really Want to Discuss Cursed Child Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Whether you want to discuss plot points or suggest fanfic, this is your chance to share your feels about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. ...
- Discussion
- What's the Magic Word? An Exploration of Mystical Language in Muggle and Wizard History Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The Magi, Pagans, Vodousists, Celtic Druids, Wiccans, and many other groups have long had associations with curious lingual expressions and the mys...
- Lecture
- Unbreakable Vows: What is the Truth? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What do Unbreakable Vows count as Truth? Can the magic of a Vow sense what the truth is, even when the person bound by it (or the caster) doesn't h...
- Discussion
- Disability at Hogwarts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Can you cast silent spells in the Deaf community and wandless magic in sign language? How do disabled students manage Hogwarts's 142 staircases? Do...
- Panel
- More Than One: Intersectionality in Publishing Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- It's weird that we browse the aisles of a bookstore and find each book assigned to a single shelf. Sure...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Georgina Leonidas Photograph – Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 3:00 PM CDT - 3:30 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Photograph Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Spotlight: James Payton Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- James Payton has seen the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective. From his appearance as Frank Longbottom in the Harry Potter fran...
- Interview
- “Yer a Wizard Wrocker, Harry.” “I’m a what?” Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What if there was a special wand called a musical instrument and you could use it to cast spells to make people feel things? Have you ever been ins...
- Panel
- Moral Injury in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Moral injury is not a new concept, however our understanding of its impact on individuals and societies is still in its infancy. This presentation ...
- Lecture
- An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...
- Panel
- Revisiting Ilvermorny Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What would an American wizarding school (or more likely, schools) actually look like if our unique history as a nation and our indigenous peoples’ ...
- Roundtable
- How Harry Potter Influenced Us Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Tiana Benjamin Photograph – Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 3:45 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Photograph Session
- Justin A. Reynolds Autograph – Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 3:45 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if poss...
- Autograph Session
- Mackenzi Lee Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 3:45 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- Hafsah Faizal Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 3:45 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Let's Discuss Ravenclaw Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Ravenclaw. We want to call it the most misunderstood Hogwarts House, but we know that’s a lie. Come discuss all the weird ways Ravenclaw-ness c...
- Discussion
- Dumbledore and Abraham: The Greater Good Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- To what extent does the Greater Good justify an action? We'll be comparing Dumbledore's guidance of Harry throughout the series to the Biblical sto...
- Discussion
- History of Magic: Finding the Wizards in History Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- There are many things throughout history that Muggles struggle to explain: little things that are brushed aside as a mystery. From the engineering...
- Panel
- The Order of the Phoenix, Rising Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The year is 2029, 10 years since you joined the Order of the Phoenix for our world and started fighting back against the white cis-heteronormative ...
- Workshop
- #WizardTeam Live: What Really Happened to Hedwig and other #WizardTeam Canon Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- #WizardTeam is a weekly Harry Potter podcast for true Potterheads. Each week Bayana Davis and Robyn Jordan do a close reread of the books ch...
- Podcast
- James Payton Photograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Photograph Session
- Maureen Johnson Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- Mark Oshiro Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- Nic Stone Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Georgina Leonidas Autograph – Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 5:15 PM CDT - 5:45 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
- James Payton Autograph — Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 5:15 PM CDT - 5:45 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if poss...
- Autograph Session
- Tiana Benjamin Autograph – Friday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 5:15 PM CDT - 5:45 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
- Autograph Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Wizard Rock Concert Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 7:00 PM CDT - 10:00 PM CDT | 3 hours
- Whether you're a long-time fan or a new listener of music about the Wizarding World, come rock out at our annual Wizard Rock Concert, featuring:
- Special Event