Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- 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
- 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
- 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
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- 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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- 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
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- #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
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Trelawney and Snape: Unwitting Accomplices Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Severus Snape plays an important role in both of Sybill Trelawney's true prophesies. How many things needed to line up for there to be a Boy-Who-Li...
- Discussion
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Move Aside Rowling: A Study of Ownership in Regards to Harry Potter Fanfiction Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- This lecture examines the role of fanfiction in the Harry Potter fandom, including all of J.K. Rowling's "extra-texts" that have been added ...
- Lecture
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Being a Fan in a Professional World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Join us for an in-depth discussion of the tightrope many of us walk as both a business professional and a fan. Are you able to reflect your fandom ...
- Discussion
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- To Be, or Not to Be: Canon Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- We'll be taking a look at how we define "canon" in the wizarding world, and how experiencing only certain portions of the franchise (only the films...
- Discussion
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Publishing Your First Novel Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- By the end of this weekend, maybe you'll be inspired to write your own novel. But where do you even begin? Our authors will detail how their first ...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Peer Pressure at Hogwarts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What is peer pressure? Even if you don’t know what that is, you definitely have experienced it. Do you think Harry’s actions were influenced by his...
- Discussion
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Kids' Harry Potter Trivia Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Could your knowledge of the series outshine even Hermione? Come show us what you know at our Trivia Contest, open to ages 15 and under. Enter as a ...
- Game
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Disney Sorting Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- It's time to sort your favorite Disney characters into one of the four Hogwarts Houses! From Moana to Elsa, bring up your favorites and let us know...
- Sorting Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Favorite Character Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Come together and meet new friends by discussing your favorite Wizarding World characters! Whether you love Harry or Newt, Ron or Neville, Hermione...
- Meetup
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Underappreciated Characters Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- There are many characters within the Harry Potter canon, but there are some who are not given the credit they deserve. Come join us in a dis...
- Roundtable