Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Hufflepuff Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- 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
Haley Silver
Participant
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- 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
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- 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
Dag Currier
Participant
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- 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
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- 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
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason that they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the ...
- Roundtable
Rae Mreen
Participant
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Snape and Dumbledore: Moral Ambiguity Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Arguably two of the most morally ambiguous and elaborate characters of the series, Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore are two key players whose act...
- Panel
Taylor Glover
Participant
Angela Austin
Participant
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Hagrid, Half-bloods, and Squibs: One Drop Rule? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
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- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Potterheads of Color Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Are you a Potterhead of Color looking for a safe space to be nerdy with other fans of color? Come to this meetup to hang out and discuss your exper...
- Meetup
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Critical Fandom Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In recent years, the Harry Potter franchise has made some controversial decisions that left some fans confused or even upset. How do we cont...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Black Cosplay Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- This meetup is specifically for all the Black cosplayers out there. Come dressed as any Wizarding World character (or original witch/wizard charact...
- Meetup
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- The Great YA Sorting Hat Debate Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Questions of the Wizarding World: Portraits and Pictures Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 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 ...
- Discussion
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Creating Voldemort: The Statue of Secrecy and Wizard/Pureblood Privilege Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Voldemort’s philosophies and actions are extreme, but did wizarding society make it easy for him to thrive? In this panel, we will talk about the S...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Obscurus and Patronus: Expressions of the Soul in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Is an Obscurus is the Dark equivalent of a Patronus? These embodiments of magic aren't universal: both are protectors derived from the caster's mag...
- Discussion
Dag Currier
Participant