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

Sessions

Friday 9 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Ravenclaw Meetup
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Meetup

Lexi Whittemore (Participant)

11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Government Oversight at Hogwarts: A Necessary Evil?
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Why Viktor Krum is the Best and You’re All Wrong
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Viktor Krum — international Quidditch sensation, brooding teenager, and also The Best Guy. We’ll discuss our favorite under-appreciated Bulgarian, ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
More Than One: Intersectionality in Publishing
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Nic Stone (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Hafsah Faizal (Participant)

It's weird that we browse the aisles of a bookstore and find each book assigned to a single shelf. Sure...
3:15 PM
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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
#WizardTeam Live: What Really Happened to Hedwig and other #WizardTeam Canon
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Podcast

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

#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...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Trelawney and Snape: Unwitting Accomplices
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Move Aside Rowling: A Study of Ownership in Regards to Harry Potter Fanfiction
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Keela Vaughn (Participant)

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 ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Being a Fan in a Professional World
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Jessi Hill (Participant)

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 ...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
To Be, or Not to Be: Canon
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...

Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Publishing Your First Novel
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Panel

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Moderator)

Hafsah Faizal (Participant)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)

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 ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Peer Pressure at Hogwarts
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Safia Yunus (Participant)

Alia Salem, Facing Abuse in Community Environments (Participant)

Sara Bawany (Participant)

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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Kids' Harry Potter Trivia
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Game

Katie Bowers, The Harry Potter Alliance (Other Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Other Participant)

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 ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Disney Sorting
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Sorting Session

Jordan Edwards, Mischief Management (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Favorite Character Meetup
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Meetup

Gwendolyn Boniface, Mischief Management (Participant)

Come together and meet new friends by discussing your favorite Wizarding World characters! Whether you love Harry or Newt, Ron or Neville, Hermione...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Underappreciated Characters
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Roundtable

Holly Renfrew (Participant)

Miss Purity (Participant)

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...