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

Sessions

Friday 9 August, 2019

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

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

Meetup

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Why We Worship The Weasleys
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Shannon Carroll, San Francisco Playhouse (Participant)

Haley Silver (Participant)

The Weasley family is treasured by many who love Harry Potter. From their funniest pranks to their darkest moments, we cherish how they care...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Potterless Live!
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Podcast

Tiana Benjamin (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

Schubes will be joined by Tiana Benjamin (Angelina Johnson) to discuss the Hogwarts Library Book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, that ins...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Unbreakable Vows: What is the Truth?
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

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

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
History of Magic: Finding the Wizards in History
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Jessi Dickinson (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

There are many things throughout history that Muggles struggle to explain: little things that are brushed aside as a mystery. From the engineering...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Roundtable

Rae Mreen (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

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 ...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Snape and Dumbledore: Moral Ambiguity
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Panel

Taylor Glover (Participant)

Angela Austin (Participant)

Arguably two of the most morally ambiguous and elaborate characters of the series, Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore are two key players whose act...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Hagrid, Half-bloods, and Squibs: One Drop Rule?
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Potterheads of Color Meetup
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Meetup

Ashley Hamel, Ashley Trix & the WZRDS (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Critical Fandom
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In recent years, the Harry Potter franchise has made some controversial decisions that left some fans confused or even upset. How do we cont...

Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Black Cosplay Meetup
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Meetup

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

This meetup is specifically for all the Black cosplayers out there. Come dressed as any Wizarding World character (or original witch/wizard charact...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
The Great YA Sorting Hat Debate
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Panel

Mackenzi Lee (Moderator)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

2:00 PM
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 ...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Creating Voldemort: The Statue of Secrecy and Wizard/Pureblood Privilege
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Panel

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Obscurus and Patronus: Expressions of the Soul in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...