9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- How Books Saved My Sanity Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 11-12
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Obsessed with books? With fictional characters? Yeah, so were these authors. We get it. This panel supports your addiction and discusses how an int...
- Agents Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- In part one of the day’s four part publishing track, a panel of agents discuss the world of young adult literature—what work they represent, what t...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Let's Talk about Vampires Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 11-12
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Let’s just do it. Let’s just talk about vampires. Why do people love these toothy freaks? Is there any new territory? Will they ever go away? Do we...
- Editors Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Editors discuss how they go about acquiring and editing YA—how they have to balance their love of a book with the business of publishing. Q&A i...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Scott Westerfeld Experience Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 11-12
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Scott Westerfeld discusses working with an artist to create his illustrated steampunk series, Leviathan. He reveals hitherto unseen artwork from th...
- Mining Your Life for Your Fiction Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- All fiction comes from somewhere in the writer’s psyche. Madeleine L’Engle first sketched the Mrs Ws of A Wrinkle in Time during a journey through ...
- The Relationship Panel Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- An author, an agent, and an editor walk into a convention center. This is not a joke - it's actually a panel. Meet two author-agent-editor teams an...
11:50 AM
11:50 AM
- Break
- 11:50 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 40 minutes
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Love and Romance Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 11-12
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- What’s the deal here? Common wisdom says girls demand these things in their books and boys dislike them... but is that true? How do authors decide ...
- Madeleine L’Engle Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Great American young-adult novelist Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time was just one of her many contributions to the flourishing genre. Her grand...
- Books, the basics Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- How do books get made, anyway? What do agents do? Do editors change your stuff? Who makes covers? Will publishing a book make you instantly rich an...
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- I Was a Teenage Author Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 11-12
- 1:30 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Think all published authors start out writing works of pure, undiluted genius? Think your work is terrible and you’ll never get anywhere, ever? Be ...
- Our new electronic overlords Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 1:30 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- E-books will destroy us! E-books will save us! Are we doomed, or is this the best thing to happen since the printing press? Should electronic books...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Author Signings Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Scott Westerfeld, Robin Wasserman, Ally Carter, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Arthur A. LevineSignings with Maureen Johnson, John Green, Ch...
- Author Signings Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1-2
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Scott Westerfeld, Robin Wasserman, Ally Carter, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Arthur A. LevineSignings with Maureen Johnson, John Green, Ch...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Keynote Address: Arthur A. Levine Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 3:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Room of Requirement Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea
- 4:00 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
- 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
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- LitDay VIP Reception Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-4
- 5:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- LeakyCon 2011 Video Yearbook Presentation Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 6:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Movie Night at the Royal Pacific Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 8:30 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Didn't get your permission form signed for Hogsmeade? No worries: stay in our ballroom and watch the latest film about our great alumnus: Harry ...
- Open at the Close Universal Orlando Resort - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- 8:30 PM EDT - 1:30 AM EDT | 5 hours
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...
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Harry Potter Alliance: Imagine Better Press Conference Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 8:30 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT | 20 minutes
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Wizard Rock Meet and Greet Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- MC KreacherHouse of BlackJustin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar QuillsThe Moaning MyrtlesThe Remus Lupins...
- Autograph Session
- To Beta or not to Beta - Workshop/Discussion Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This will be an hour long discussion of how to be a bet...
- Dear Mr. Potter: How Harry Potter has changed, Impacted, and Inspired its fans Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Run by the creator and staff of Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic, this program will explore the more intimate side of the r...
- Horcrux Hunt 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...
- Meet the New Potter Kids! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Come and meet, for the first time, some of the newest faces in the Potter series: The young actors who play Albus Severus Potter (Arthur Bowen), Yo...
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 ...
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- Fanvid Showcase Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Enjoy a selection of Harry Potter fanvids created by fandomers over the last ten years. Some vids will focus on a specific character or pairing, so...
- Screening
- Fan Artist Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Are you artistic? This is the meetup for you to socialize with other fan artists and compare your choices of media, subject matter and favorite art...
- Why Fred? Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- From the moment he first uttered “honestly woman and you call yourself our mother”, Fred Weasley was marked to die by the end of the Harry Potter s...
- Wizard Warz: Magical Wand Arcade and Dueling Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Volunteers fill out release forms and place their names in the Tournament Goblet prior to or at the beginning of the event. Sixteen names are chose...
- Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group Discussion Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Are you anticipating the Deathly Hallows II movie as much as we are? Whether you are a movie buff or bo...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Harry Potter Actors Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packetChris RankinArthur Bo...
- Autograph Session
- Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Meet celebrity bad boy wizard Harvey Putter. He’s got it all: fame, fortune and fans. Until one fateful night, he discovers his life is a best-sell...
- Screening
- Death Eater Recruitment and Training Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This informational training session is for those who identify as Death Eaters and/or those who identify as “other” but still want a piece of the a...
- Introduction to LeakyCon/White Pass and Chaperones Parent Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- What is LeakyCon and how can I enjoy my time here? What is there for me to do? Get these questions and more answered as you meet with the Youth Tra...
- Dancing in a Free Form Fashion in a Public Setting Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Come join the Con Crew (CC), the unofficial LeakyCon dance crew, for a fun workshop in dancing. Here is your opportunity to get comfortable and mak...
- Finding Hogwarts Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Finding Hogwarts, a film which chronicles the journey of a group of Harry Potter fans on a quest to find out where Hogwarts truly lives, will be pr...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Harry Potter Meets Buffy Summers Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Life can be hard when you're the chosen one. Harry became the only hope the Wizarding world had without ever asking to be special. He was dealt thi...
- Lecture
- The Harry Potter Experience in South Africa Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The Harry Potter fandom in South Africa was in some ways tied to the wider fan frenzy surrounding the books. But Tara Weinberg argues that her "exp...
- Lecture
- Gryffinpuff Improv Troupe Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- After its success at LeakyCon 2009, the Gryffinpuff Improv Troupe is back again for 2011! This 90-minute program will work to develop improvisation...
- Harry Potter Alliance Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 12:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- HPA members, this meetup is just for you to meet members from around the country, share experiences from your local chapters and get to know each ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- MuggleCast Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- The Marauders’ Worst Memory/The Potter Prophesy Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The Marauders' Worst Memory is directed by Erin Pyne. The film takes place in Hogwarts' past, when James Potter and his friends, the Marauders, wer...
- Screening
- What Imprinting, Attachment, Learning and Magic Teach Us About Survival in Harry Potter Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- The paths that Harry and Lord Voldemort take in their struggles for survival are so very different from each other. Both were orphans and both had ...
- Lecture
- Jeopardy - Harry Potter and the Law Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- In this fast action, audience participation program, participants will match wits, fan against fan. Presenters will identify laws relevant to Harry...
- The Potions Master's Corner Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Harry Potter Art Session Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join us for an interactive session with Leslie Combemale of Art Insights, who has been showing official Harry Potter-related art at her gallery for...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Harry, A History with Melissa Anelli Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- Muggle Aspirant General Instructional Conspectus (MAGIC): An Interactive Introduction to Hogwarts Curriculum for Magically-Minded Muggles Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- A selection of our faculty will be offering a series of short seminars intended to educate the general Muggle population. Join the Headmaster himse...
- The Books vs The Movies: What Was Left Out and Why It's Important Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- In this panel, academics within film studies, professionals in the field of film production and adaptation, and a few die-hard fans, will use the H...
- Frak's Fun-Sized Fan Art Factory Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Shippers Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you have a favorite Harry Potter relationship you love to talk about? Harry/Ginny, Hermione/Ron – Harry/Hermione? Any and all ships are welcome ...
- Potter Puppet Pals Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Neil Cicierega and his crew are behind a viral Potter puppet act that has garnered a staggering 172 million views to date. Through comedy and puppe...
- Family Dynamics in the Harry Potter Novels Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1-2
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- 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...
- Discussion
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Potter Puppet Pals Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- How to Start a Harry Potter Alliance Chapter Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you want to bring the HPA to your school or community? In this youth programming edition of "How to start an HPA Program," HPA Chapters Staff Sa...
- Youtube /Social Media Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you tweet? Are you on Facebook? Do you have a Youtube channel? Meet others that do too. We will also discuss the different ways social media ha...
- Live LeakyMug Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- It’s the last live podcast before the final Harry Potter film hits theaters; join the crews of PotterCast and MuggleCast as they peform their speci...
- LeakyCon Costume Contest Extravaganza Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Think you can rival McGonagall or Moody at disguise? Get your Polyjuice Potion and Transfiguration skills at the ready for LeakyCon2011's Costume C...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Pokes or Hugs? How Friendships Bridge the Gap Between Digital and "Real" Worlds Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Within the Harry Potter world, friends and relationships are seen as essential. However, for members of a largely online fandom, especially for tho...
- Lecture
- A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter – Workshop and Lecture Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Using Ms Rowling’s phenomenally popular series as a base, we will delve below the surface of her prose to determine what made her writing so magica...
- HPA Chapters Training Session Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Current HPA Chapter Organizers, this one's for you! Join Sara and Jenni in this unique training session geared at helping you all with your events,...
- First Timers Meetup (for 1st time conference attendees) Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Is this your first time at a conference? Are you here alone? Come to this gathering of other ickle firsties. Get some tips and tricks on what to d...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Universal Orlando Resort - AMC Universal Cineplex 20
- 5:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT | 4 hours
- Beginning at 5:00 pm, journey to your theater to view Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Please note: You must pick up your tickets at ...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Deathly Hallows Part II Discussion: Loved It Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- It's over. The movies are finished. You just saw the last one....and you LOVED it! It was the best of them all! They really outdid themselves! ...A...
- Deathly Hallows Part II Discussion: Didn't Love It Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- It's over. The movies are finished. You just saw the last one....and you didn't like it! Why do the films always have to add something extra? Why c...
- DH Discussion: Compare the Book to the Movies Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 9:00 PM EDT - 9:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Loved the book more than the movie? Loved the movie more than the book? Discuss them both! Discuss why the filmmakers chose to change certain scene...
- Wizard Rock Night 1: The Deathly Hallows After party! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 9:00 PM EDT - 12:00 AM EDT | 3 hours
- So you've seen the movie. Now come dance and celebrate with our stellar lineup of bands:MC KreacherHouse of BlackJustin Finch...
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 AlbainJaime Ly...
- 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 AlbainJaim...
- 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
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
- Publishing, Librarianship, and the Book Industry in the Wizarding World Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- It should not be surprising that books which have engaged millions of readers actually include books as major plot devices, libraries and bookstore...
- Lecture
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 9:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- HP Tattoo Sharing and Discussion Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you have a Harry Potter themed tattoo? Are you interested in getting a HP tattoo, or are you just curious about what other people have done? The...
- That’s How We Do it in Gryffindor, Bitches: Sorting in the Harry Potter Fandom Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- In this presentation, Heather explores how fans sort themselves and others into Hogwarts houses, what membership to a house communicates to other f...
- Lecture
- The Warlock’s Hairy Heart Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" is a 45-minute, gothic operetta based on the story of the same name found within J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter com...
- Performance
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
- Warlock's Hairy Heart Cast Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Live Hogwarts Radio Podcast Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Hogwarts Radio is a Harry Potter podcast dedicated to discussing EVERYTHING that has to do with the series. We have been around since 2008 and are ...
- Watching the Harry Potter Films with Your Ears: The Magic of Film Music Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:20 AM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Get ready to discover how ‘Hedwig’s Flight’ wings its way through all the Harry Potter films. In little group discussions we will look at various a...
- Parenting Styles of Teachers at Hogwarts Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- In this discussion, we will explore how the parenting styles of the teachers shaped the behavior of the students. Although parents and teachers ma...
- Lecture
- A Very StarKid Event Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Join a huge cast of performers from Team StarKid for some singing, dancing, and going back to Hogwarts. The people behind the YouTube sensations “A...
- Performance
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Wizard Rock Meet and Greet Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- The History of the Harry Potter Fandom Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join author Erin Pyne on a journey through the fandom over the last fourteen years. Discover aspects of the fandom you never even knew existed and...
- Teach Like a Hogwarts Professor Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Hogwarts Professors know how to hold a group of students captive, get them to turn in homework, test mastery, and adequately prepare every student ...
- Workshop
- Muggle-Made Magic: The Real Science of Invisibility Cloaks and Everlasting Fire Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This lecture will discuss Muggle achievements in replicating magic, focusing on the development of real-life Invisibility Cloaks and Everlasting Fi...
- Lecture
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Writing in Circles: Harry Potter and the Magic of Ring Composition Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Put on a pair of Harry's round glasses and experience the Hogwarts Saga as you never have before. We know that the magic of Harry Potter is the rem...
- Lecture
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Live performance painting of Harry Potter themed artwork/Portrait of HP character(s) Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Jean Alexander is going to demonstrate the art of live painting for you. Live painting is a blend of visual arts (in this case, painting), and the ...
- Gallery
- HP Speed Meeting Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Are you by yourself at LeakyCon? Just want to meet new friends? Try Speed Meeting! Meet 10 possible friends in less than an hour! Each round lasts ...
- This Star Won’t Go Out: The Legacy of Esther Earl Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join Wayne and Lori Earl as they celebrate the impact their daughter, Esther Earl, had on her friends, family and the Harry Potter fan community. H...
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 12:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Screening
- Frak's Fun-Sized Fan Art Factory Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 3
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Bardic Circle Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 2
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 2 hours 50 minutes
- “Ah, music! A magic far beyond all we do here!" Have you got a song that just isn’t “main stage wizard rock”? A filk? Perhaps your own rendition of...
- StarKid Photo Booth Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- We will be bringing groups of fans onstage for photos with the StarKid crew: our LeakyCon photographer will take this picture in high quality and i...
- Photograph Session
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The Wizarding World in (My Own) Contemporary, Canadian, Published Poetry! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Christine Lowther will be doing a poetry reading from her new book, The Half-Blood Poems, published by Zossima Press in July. Poetry is mean...
- Filker Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Do you like to filk? Do you like listening to filk and just wanted to meet some filkers? Here is your perfect opportunity. Go to the Filker meetup ...
- Bring Hogwarts to You! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Have you ever wanted to have a Hogwarts inspired event? In the classroom or at camp? Didn't know how to do it? Come to this proposal where you will...
- International Quidditch Association (IQA) Demo Match and Scrimmages Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Function Lawn
- 1:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
- The IQA will be holding an exhibition match between two IQA teams, followed by scrimmages where players can teach attendees how to play. This matc...
- Luna, Percy and the Kids Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Join us for this special presentation and Q&A with some of the newest and some of the most beloved actors in the Harry Potter films. Maj...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Fanfic Meetup Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 2
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Creativity doesn’t always have to be completely of your own imagination! Come and gather with others just like you who enjoy a good, non-canon fan ...
- Hogwarts: The Summer Session or Creating Your Own Magical School Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- For The Hogwarts School of Unitarian Principles, a team of experienced school teachers and religious educators created a setting like that in the b...
- Workshop
- Creating a Hogwarts Vacation Bible School Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Through this round table discussion, Barnhart will share her ideas on how to connect Harry Potter to a child’s spirituality, the logistics of how t...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Fanvid Showcase (III) Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Screening
- Where’s Harry? Hogwarts’ Place in American Higher Education Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This session will focus on a discussion of the content and reaction to the variety of college courses that use Rowling’s novels and related resourc...
- Lumos and Avada Kedavra: The Magical Power of Language Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- “Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.” Hermione Granger wisely points this out as an oddly mature second year. She is teaching o...
- Lecture
- Photobooth: Evanna Lynch, Chris Rankin, Helena Bow, Arthur Bowen, Benedict Clarke, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Will Dunn, Rohan Gotobed and Ryan Turner Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Come to our mainstage to get your picture taken with these Potter film stars; our LeakyCon photographer will take a high-resolution image th...
- Photograph Session
- Harry Potter and the Metaphysical Center: A 'Theory of Everything' to Tie Together the Artistry and Meaning Driving Potter-Mania Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 8-12
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Just like Mad-Eye Moody's magical trunk, no single 'hidden key' opens up or literary lens reveals every aspect and depth of Joanne Rowling's Harry ...
- Lecture
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
- Just Keep Swimming: A Motivational Talk for New Authors Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Timor Sea 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This is a motivational talk for new authors, designed to help writers beat the “I suck” mentality. Writing is a lonely process. But we know how it ...
- Team StarKid's A Very Potter Sequel Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 4
- 4:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Rejoin the StarKid cast as they travel back in time, go back to Hogwarts, and try to find life and love at school. The triumphant sequel to the fir...
- Screening
- Filking: How to Create Outstanding Harry Potter Filks Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This workshop will be a hands-on experience devoted to writing, recording and sharing your own music about Harry Potter. The emphasis will be on r...
- Transmedia Storytelling and the Potterverse: Fandom Legitimized At Last! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This session explores the work of Henry Jenkins on the creative power of fans and the value of their addition to many aspects of popular culture. T...
- ... Now what? Life in the Potter fandom post “Deathly Hallows - Part 2” Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- The release of 'Deathly Hallows - Part 2' has left a big question on everyone's minds: Without a new book or film on the horizon, where does the fa...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Harry Potter Actors Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 1
- 5:00 PM EDT - 6:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Please note that you will need the ticket provided for this event with your registration packetEvanna LynchChris...
- Autograph Session
- Behind the Scenes with the PotterCast Acting Troupe Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Join members of the PotterCast Acting Troupe for a fun filled session that gives LeakyCon attendees a peak behind the scenes at the making of Albus...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- The Esther Earl Rocking Charity Ball Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 8:00 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT | 5 hours
- Put on your costumes, your dresses, your suits, your fancy shoes, or whatever you want: it’s time to dance your face off to the stylings of DJ Paul...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Room of Requirement Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Java Sea
- 8:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 4 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
- Leaving Feast (Closing Ceremony at 11:15am) Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Pacifica Ballroom 6-7
- 8:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 4 hours