6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Feast Boston Park Plaza - The Castle
- 6:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Join us in the fabulous historic Castle for the Opening Feast for the Conference. Enjoy great food and fabulous conversation in an ambiance suitabl...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Wizard Rock - Evil Night Boston Park Plaza - The Castle
- 8:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 4 hours
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Vendor Room Opening Boston Park Plaza - Gregorian Mezzanine
- 9:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 3 hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- SpellCast Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Releasing a Record Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Wizard rockers will discuss their methods for releasing CDs, from the homemade and self-burned to the professionally mastered and duplicated. This ...
- Wand Making & Lighting Boston Park Plaza - Stanbro Mezzanine
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Come to this workshop to find out how you can make a wand of your very own from sticks and twigs you find in your backyard! You can even discover s...
- So you Want to be on PotterCast? Boston Park Plaza - Arlington Mezzanine
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- This is your chance! A panel of people "in the know" will discuss the mechanics of making a podcast, including software and advice on how to pull t...
- Meeting for Chapter Organizers Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Order of the Phoenix, Reading Group Style Boston Park Plaza - White Hill, 4th Floor
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Lily and Stag Inn opened as the Reading Group area of the Leaky Lounge in April of 2006. The 30+ member staff facilitates small group discussio...
- Scavenger Hunt Check In Boston Park Plaza - The Pub Hub
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The Deathly Hallows is the New Yin Yang: A Symbol of Gender Balance In The Wizarding World Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 9:30 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour
- There are many parallels between the classic Yin Yang symbol and the sign of the Deathly Hallows. Both can be viewed as graphic representations of ...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Podcast: SpinnersCast & AlleyCast Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Frak's Fun Sized Fan Art Factory Boston Park Plaza - Stanbro Mezzanine
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Frankie Franco III, also known as Frak, frequently makes you laugh while listening to PotterCast. He also draws those amazing doodles you see on Po...
- Introduction to The Harry Potter Alliance Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- The Chosen One: Love's Victory over Death Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Mr. Gras will present a roundtable that explores the correlation between Harry Potter as "the chosen one", "love's victory over death" and the "con...
- Publishing Fantasy Post Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Post Harry, it's a whole new world out there for fantasy authors. Writing a successful series takes great ideas, hard work, a lot of perseverance a...
- Blood Drive Boston Park Plaza - Parking Lot
- 10:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 7 hours
- Give the gift of life and give blood. Minimum age of 16 (those 16 & 17 must have written parental permission). Stop by and give blood. It takes...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Booking Shows and Promoting Your Band Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Booking shows is one of the most time consuming, work intensive, and potentially frustrating aspects of being a musician. Whether it be a single sh...
- Wizard Rock Roundtable for Youth Boston Park Plaza - Arlington Mezzanine
- 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join some of your favorite Harry Potter bands to discuss how they started and what keeps them rocking. This informal gathering is a fantastic oppor...
- Not In Harry's Name Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 10:30 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- When Hermione found out that the food at Hogwarts was made by slaves, she tried to change that. Find out about getting involved in a new HP Allianc...
- Filk Workshop Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 10:30 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Join the co-creators of SwishAndFilk.com, Ann, Nina and MJ, as they explain the mysteries of the filk-writing and recording process! Audience parti...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Hufflepuff in All of Us Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Hufflepuff house is the most overlooked house I believe in the Harry Potter series, yet the members of the house have always remained a quiet yet s...
- Achieving Performance Perfection with Potter Boston Park Plaza - Stanbro Mezzanine
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This 90-minute program will work to develop improvisational and performance skills using the work of J.K. Rowling as a starting point. Beginning wi...
- Darfur and Human Rights Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- More than any thing else, the HP Alliance has and continues to work on ending the genocide in Darfur. Please come to this jam packed session to fin...
- Muggle Magic: Have They Caught Up With Us? Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- As Mrs. Weasley said, "Muggles do know more than we give them credit for." Professor McGonagall will explore this point to some extent, comparing a...
- THE MAGICIANS: Fantasy Literature in the Post-Potter World Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Try this thought-experiment: What would Harry Potter's life have been like if Hogwarts were less like an English boarding school and more like an A...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Deaf World in America and the Wizarding World: A Comparison Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- This presentation will focus on comparing the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling and the American deaf world. Both communities have sought out...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch Break
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Key Note Luncheon: Editors and Authors: Cheryl Klein and John Green on Writing Boston Park Plaza - Imperial Ballroom
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Join us for a very special lunch as we bring a prominent YA novelist and prominent YA editor Cheryl Klein together to discuss the writing process, ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Booking It To A New World: How Literature Can Renew our Spirits as individuals and as a planet Boston Park Plaza - Imperial Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Have you ever felt that Harry Potter and books in general have had the power to open your heart, and perhaps even the heart of the world?...
- Nosh with the Nerdfighters & DFTBA Vol.1 CD Party Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Books, Music, and Nerdfighters, oh my! Young Adult author John Green (Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns) and his b...
- Live Sound & Recording (Hands On Training) Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Panelists will provide hands-on training for aspiring wizard rockers and guide them through tutorials on setting up equipment for a live show, gett...
- Fawkes as a Symbol of Faith and Resurrection Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Jo Rowling knew exactly what she was doing when she invented Fawkes the Phoenix. She cleverly uses the Egyptian and Christian cultural history of a...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Harry Potter, Prejudice, and Bigotry: A Learning Process Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The magical world J.K. Rowling created in the Harry Potter novels has some of the same issues as the Muggle world, issues such as poverty, war, and...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- The Mythic Foundations of Fantasy Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Julie Hahnke, author of two fantasy novels, will explore the relationships between myth and fantasy in literature. She'll examine jointly what fant...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Demonization of Wealth, Power and Prestige in the Wizarding World Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Can't stop talking about Severus? Want to spend more time dissecting what makes your favorite good guys and the greatest bad guys tick? How about o...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- We are Wizards Fan Screening Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Directed by Josh Koury, the We are Wizards documentary focuses on the Wizard Rock movement and how it developed into the vibrant community i...
- Merchandise Sales Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Your favorite Wizard Rock bands will be selling merchandise including CDs, T-shirts, and more. Be sure to stop by and get the latest music from you...
- Frak's Fun Sized Fan Art Factory Boston Park Plaza - Arlington Mezzanine
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Frankie Franco III, also known as Frak, frequently makes you laugh while listening to PotterCast. He also draws those amazing doodles you see on Po...
- Jewish Values and Ethics in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This presentation will be on how to teach values and ethics in Harry Potter. Benjamin, who currently teaches Jewish values and ethics in Harry Pott...
- The Wizard Rock Community Boston Park Plaza - White Hill, 4th Floor
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Wizard Rock Community is a panel discussion comprised of experts in the realm of wrock, including Stephanie Anderson of Tonks and the Aurors, R...
- Author's Panel Open House Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join us for a discussion with a talented group of Potter inspired authors. Authors will discuss their experiences, their books and take audience qu...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Youth and the HPA Boston Park Plaza - Arlington Mezzanine
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Want to take the Harry Potter Alliance home with you? Become a Chapter Organizer by starting a local HP Alliance chapter in your school! Meet with ...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Dinner Break
- 5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Harry, A History, Q&A Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 6:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- An informal sit-down with the author of Harry, A History, Melissa Anelli. Come discuss the fandom, the phenomenon, and the book itself with Melissa...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Wizard Rock Night Boston Park Plaza - The Castle
- 8:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 4 hours
- It's time to ROCK IT OUT! There will be a ton of dancing, singing and an abundance of love pouring out of the castle tonight. You can't beat the li...
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Community Building Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Wizard rock is a unique community that is characterized by its friendships, its lack of competition, its skills sharing among bands, and its focus ...
- How to Start Your Own HPA Chapter Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- HP Alliance Chapters take the exciting work of the HP Alliance into local schools and communities. Come learn about how you can join or start an HP...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Fair Fortune Musical Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 9:30 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- This is a live performance of Lena's Wrock Opera: Fair Fortune. Performed by five wrock bands: Lena of The Butterbeer Experience, Jason from Minist...
- Costume Making 101 Boston Park Plaza - Stanbro Mezzanine
- 9:30 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour
- For beginners, this class shows how you can make your own costumes, find patterns and fabrics, sew and stitch, alterations, and more! Sewing is fun...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- PotterCast Boston Park Plaza - The Plaza Ballroom
- 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Merchandise Sales Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Your favorite Wizard Rock bands will be selling merchandise including CDs, T-shirts, and more. Be sure to stop by and get the latest music from you...
- What Would Dumbledore Do? Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- In the lead up to the Half-Blood Prince film which will likely end with Harry swearing to stay loyal to the spirit of Albus Dumbledore,...
- Dissecting the Distortion: What Mature Readers Bring to the (Library) Table Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- As readers, we have traveled through the Harry Potter series via the point of view of an eleven (+) year old. Given that anyone who has been (or wh...
- Harry Potter: Tales of Morality to Inspire the Young and Old Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Building upon the work of John Granger (Finding God in Harry Potter) and Russell Dalton (Faith Journey Through Fantasy Lands), I will show how the ...
- Still Conjuring Her Self: Further Thoughts on Hermione's Self-Determination in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Gloucester, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- In most classic children's literature, a female protagonist, though the center of the story, does not exhibit agency; rather, power "arrives in the...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Costume Making 201 Boston Park Plaza - Stanbro Mezzanine
- 10:30 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Wizard Rock Roundtable Boston Park Plaza - Arlington Mezzanine
- 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCEDJoin some of your favorite Harry Potter bands to discuss how they started and what keeps them rocking. This info...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Lena's Song Writing Workshop Boston Park Plaza - Terrace Mezzanine
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join Lena Gabrielle of the band The Butterbeer Experience for an interactive workshop on the basics of writing (and loving) your wizard rock anthem...
- HP Alliance, HPA U and the New Media Alliance Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The HP Alliance is about to unveil some major new projects that are bound to inspire and touch many many people. Come here for one of the first tim...
- Unique Inventions of the Wizarding World Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- There are many references throughout the canon of unusually brilliant wizarding inventions like time-turners, sneakoscopes and spell-checking ...
- Being an Adult Fan of a Children's Book Series Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Jennifer and Shelly are interested in discussing how adults cope with the skepticism of being a Harry Potter fan. Are you affected? Or are you obli...
- The Impact of Fathers in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Gloucester, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Much has been discussed and written about the importance of mothers and mother figures in the Harry Potter books. But what about the fathers? J.K. ...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch Break
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Keynote: Michael Goldenberg Boston Park Plaza - Imperial Ballroom
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- We welcome screenwriter Michael Goldenberg, who wrote the 2007 adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! This is a first-of-its-kind...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The Eyes of Deathly Hallows: Harry Potter's Corrected and Transforming Vision Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Joanne Rowling told a reporter in 2007 that the "key" to her seven book series, the lines she waited 17 years to write, were Dumbledore's farewell ...
- Scavenger Hunt Check Out Boston Park Plaza - The Pub Hub
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Wizard Rock in the Afternoon Boston Park Plaza - Imperial Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 4 hours
- Looking for a little afternoon delight? Join us in the castle for a line up of rockers sure to get you dancing in the aisles. The Remus Lupins, The...
- The HPA and Equal Rights for race, gender, sexuality and class Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This will be an hour and a half long brainstorming session on how the HP Alliance can do more to work for equal rights and awareness on issues of r...
- Career Advice: Re-Imagining the School Story Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What kind of school story does Rowling write? In considering the Harry Potter series within this genre, we need to move beyond conventional represe...
- Hearing the Music in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- This presentation provides analysis and discussion of when music and song appear in the books and how the theme is treated by J.K. Rowling, especia...
- How to Deal with Death Eaters After the War Boston Park Plaza - White Hill, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Organized in a formal discussion, this program will follow the style of certain Model United Nations conferences. Everyone who participates will be...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Snape Rehabilitation Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Snapeaholics Anonymous. Are you Snape-addicted? Do you know someone who is? Dr. Cynthia Cynycal is here to help!Dr. Cynycal is a clinical p...
- How young is too young for Harry's readers? Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is notable among children's literature in several regards. One aspect of the series that is both creative a...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Umbridge and Civil Liberties Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- This little workshop will look at the history of Umbridge-like tactics by those in power to spy on and torture those who dissent. We will discuss h...
- Literary Value in the HP Series Boston Park Plaza - Stuart, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Harry Potter had a vital role in prompting youth, as well as every age group to pick up a book and read! POpular literature changed overnight with ...
- Comedy in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Mad muggles and witty wizards populate the Potterverse. From The Adventures o Marting Miggs to Zonko's Joke Shop, the wizarding world likes a laugh...
- HP and UK Law Boston Park Plaza - Whittier, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Murder, Mayhem, Torture, Malfeasance, Negligence, Child Abuse, Wills & Estates! These topics and more are found within the Potterverse. Do we h...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The HP Alliance and Media Reform Boston Park Plaza - Franklin, 4th Floor
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Dinner Break
- 5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- The Rocking Charity Ball Boston Park Plaza - The Castle
- 8:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 4 hours
- THE NIGHT IS SURE TO BE FULL OF MAGIC and once again the historic castle is our backdrop. Come dance the night away with our DJ and your friends. W...
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- The Closing Breakfast Boston Park Plaza - Imperial Ballroom
- 9:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 2 hours
- Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and LeakyCon is no exception. The final breakfast is your time to say goodbye to the conference, your n...