8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Madame Brunhilde and the Yoga Witch Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Function Lawn
- 8:00 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Madam Brunehilde and the Yoga Witch is about joining the worldwide obsession with Harry Potter to the worldwide fascination with yoga and meditatio...
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- The Deathly Hallows Campaign Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Over the past nine months, the Harry Potter Alliance has launched a 7-part project called the "Deathly Hallows Campaign." Defeating Horcruxes is ha...
- The Horcrux Hunt Continues! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 9:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 8 hours
- Are you ready for a three-day riddle solving extravaganza? We are! Join us in teams of 2-4 players in the Pacifica Ballroom 3 on Thursday at 9am sh...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Room of Requirement Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea
- 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 14 hours
- If you find yourself pacing and in need of a place to relax, or perhaps a refuge from the craziness of the week, search no longer. The Room of Requ...
- Event Hours
- Family Track Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 2
- 10:00 AM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 5 hours
- All children registered for the family track must be in Banda Sea 2 during these scheduled times; all other times they are free to accompany their ...
- Event Hours
- James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- With the loss of his Grandfather and the moving away of a close friend, the new school year begins for James Potter and questions fill the air. Som...
- Screening
- The HPA and the Dark Lord Climate Crisis Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This week at LeakyCon, the HPA has taken on the final Horcrux of the Deathly Hallows Campaign - Climate Crisis. Learn about the 7th Horcrux, action...
- The Final Battle Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 10:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 2 hours 50 minutes
- It’s a special encore performance of the musical that gave us all goosebumps in 2010: “The Final Battle.” Based on the last 200 pages of Harry Pott...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- John Green, Hank Green, Maureen Johnson Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Casting Your Patronus: The Representation of Mental Processes in Harry Potter Novels Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- 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...
- Lecture
- Growing Up Potter and the Effects on the English Classroom Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Growing up in the Potter generation is a life changing experience. The youth of the Potter generation had not been reading as much as previous gene...
- Lecture
- Cracking the Planetary Code: Harry Potter, Alchemy and the Seven Book Series as a Whole Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Cracking the Planetary Code is about alchemy, metals, planets, Greek gods and the soul. It describes how the seven Harry Potter books fit into a fr...
- Lecture
- The Sorting Process - How the Sorting Hat Works Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- We all know what the Sorting Hat does. He perpetuates the spirit and strengths of each house. How does the Sorting Hat make the decisions that plac...
- Lecture
- How to Start a Harry Potter Alliance Chapter Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you want to bring the HPA to your school or community? Join HPA Chapters Staff Sara Danver and Jenni Russell along with current Chapter Organize...
- Craft Swap / Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- The Wizard Rockumentary Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This film documents the wizard rock community during the year leading up to the release of the final Harry Potter book (July 2007), the rise of wiz...
- Screening
- Racism and Slavery in the Wizarding World Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Mudbloods. Pure-bloods. Half-breeds. Squibs. Muggle-lovers; all are terms that are thrown around loosely in the Harry Potter canon. What do these ...
- Rowling's Not So Flawed Plan: The Elder Wand as a Symbol of Masculine Power and the Importance of Love Between Its Masters Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This lecture will examine the phallic nature of The Elder Wand, and its use as a symbol of masculine power, and identity. Essie will discuss the fa...
- Lecture
- Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches: Lessons from Ron's Success with Hermione Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- On Ron's 17th birthday, Fred and George gave him a book - Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches - which Ron later tells Harry is "pure gold...
- Story time with Prof. Dumbledore: A reading of selections from the works of J.K. Rowling Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Come join the Headmaster in an intimate setting as he reads selections from The Tales of Beedle the Bard and the Harry Potter series. This i...
- Mark Reads Harry Potter! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- In the spring of 2010, one man, after having suffered through Twilight, set on a journey to read all seven Harry Potter books, one ch...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Cheryl Klein, Stephanie Perkins Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Harry Potter and the Bridge Between Two Worldviews Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Many Christians today have responded to not only J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” book series but also C. S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” by demoniz...
- Like Harry Potter, but you are not a kid? Time to come out of the closet! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Sirius-ly Celibate? Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Many people find Sirius Black to be the sexiest character in the Harry Potter series, though no one knows if Sirius ever had a date! His love life ...
- Discussion
- Dance Against the Dark Arts: Exploring Harry Potter's World Through Dance Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Just like wizard rock, fan fiction, visual art, and theatrical productions, dance offers endless possibilities for exploring and re-imagining the H...
- Workshop
- PotterCast: The Post-Deathly Hallows Discussion Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Making Video Game Magic: Creating an Interactive Harry Potter Experience Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:20 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Step behind the scenes with the Production team at Electronic Arts and learn what it takes to create the videogame adaptation of the final Harry Po...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Remembering and Celebrating Esther Earl Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Esther Earl, beloved Nerdfighter and advocate for the Harry Potter Alliance, passed away from thyroid cancer nearly one year ago at the young age o...
- Fantastic Names & Where to Find Them: Lessons of Onomatology in Rowling’s Harry Potter Series Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Luna, Hermione, Merope, Alastor—if one were to ask where these names originated from, the response most commonly received today would undoubtedly b...
- Panel
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- How to make your own Book of Monsters Book cover for about $5! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Have you ever wanted to have a Book of Monsters, but you didn’t want to pay top dollar for one? Have you wanted to have the Book of Monsters, but ...
- Harry Potter in the Classroom Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- To reach students teachers have to think outside of the box more than ever. Educators need to look to pop culture to help their students gain inter...
- Workshop
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- The Final Battle: Panel and Q&A Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:20 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Final Battle is the first full length musical of its kind. Created and rehearsed almost entirely online it was a new experience for everyone in...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- From Book to Screen: An Interactive Workshop Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- In this workshop, you will have the chance to try your hand at bringing Harry Potter to the big screen. With the guidance of academics who speciali...
- Workshop
- The Difference Between Jumpers and Sweaters: Exploring the Editorial Process of the Harry Potter Series Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Within the community of Harry Potter fans, it is a widely known fact that the British and American editions of the books are different from one ano...
- Lecture
- On the Trail of Harry Potter: the Fans and the Films Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Vera Lee will begin by discussing such issues as: 1. Do the Harry Potter films add positively to the reading experience? If so, in what ways is the...
- Lecture
- All About the Harry Potter Alliance, Introduction to the Deathly Hallows Campaign Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the messages of Harry Potter to inspire activism in the community. In the ...
- Wizard Rock Roundtable for Youth Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 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...
- Podcasters Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Future of Harry Potter Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- We can't tell you what this is about - the information is secret until well after our print deadline! Please refer to our Web site and Twitter for ...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Wizard Rock Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea
- 4:00 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Performance
- Team StarKid Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packet.Julia AlbainJaim...
- Autograph Session
- Team StarKid Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packet.Julia AlbainJaime Ly...
- Autograph Session
- Cooking Demonstration: Butterbeer 101 and Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Harry Potter fans are all abuzz about Butterbeer, and they've got the foamy mustaches to prove it. In this one-hour class, I will demonstrate vario...
- Harry and Hermione: Good Friends in the Books, Better Friends in the Movies Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This class will explore the Harry/Hermione relationship in film and book, placing emphasis on differences between the two and discussing how those ...
- Lecture
- The Anatomy of a GuruChat: From Insanity to Internet Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Podcasting has become an important means of communicating big ideas to the masses. In this workshop, the gurus from GalleryCast, a Harry Potter pod...
- Workshop
- The Past, Present, and Future of Muggle Quidditch Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This four-part presentation will begin with a discussion of the beginnings of Muggle Quidditch, as presented by International Quidditch Association...
- Panel
- MuggleCast: The Post-Deathly Hallows Discussion Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- MuggleCast weighs in! Join the hosts of the most popular Harry Potter podcast online as they discuss the good, the bad, the awesome and the awful o...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- 20 Questions Live Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The game of 20 Questions is fun, simple and, above all, addictive. It's evolved from a two-person parlour game, through technology, websites and to...
- Team StarKid’s “A Very Potter Musical” Screening Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- Imagine Better: The Future of the Harry Potter Alliance Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Lead like a Harry Potter Character Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- It took more than one person to start (and continue) the DA, just like it takes more than one kind of leader to sustain middle or high school organ...
- Wizard Rock Fan Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- So I swear I do believe in nargles -- what of it? Whether you are looking for info on a newly-formed band, you yearn for one last Mudbloods perfor...
- Nerdfighters Gathering Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 5:00 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Join John and Hank Green in a giant Nerdfighter gathering. Meet all those people you’ve been conversing with online for the last few years, reminis...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Crafters/Fan art Sale Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Philippine Sea
- 7:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Discussion Meetup: Books vs Movies Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Loved the books more than the movies? Loved the movies more than the books? Discuss them both! Discuss why the filmmakers chose to change certain ...
- Inside the Age Line - For our older crowd Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Fanvid Showcase (II) Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 8:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Screening
- Aussies and Kiwis Meet Up Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- If you are a native of the lands of the Antipodean Opaleye or the Wagga Wagga Werewolf, this meet-up is for you! Swing by to meet some fellow Wooll...
- Wizard Rock Night II: The Final Guitar Battle Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 8:00 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT | 5 hours
- Harry Potter Team Quiz Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 8:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Can you tell a Movie Spell from a Book Spell? Have you committed the Hogwarts Menu to memory? Then this Harry Potter quiz is for you! Styled after ...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 9:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening