David M. Martin

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Participates in 2 items

David Martin is a husband, father, grandfather, and retired computer programmer., He has been following Harry Potter since 1999 and has made presentations at many conventions. Since 2007 he has also been an occasional guest poster on the HogwartsProfessor.com web site. In 2021 he was a member of the winning Hufflepuff team on the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses quiz show.

Sessions in which David M. Martin participates

Thursday 14 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Family Dynamics in the Harry Potter Novels
50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2

Discussion

David M. Martin (Participant)

The Harry Potter stories are mostly acted out at Hogwarts, among students who are away from their families. That's the center of the series. Yet al...

Friday 15 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Casting Your Patronus: The Representation of Mental Processes in Harry Potter Novels
50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2

Lecture

David M. Martin (Participant)

In the Harry Potter novels J. K. Rowling has given us several valuable metaphors for thinking about what goes on inside our heads: Depression (deme...