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Thursday 8 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT+00:00) London
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Leaky First-Timers Meetup
50 minutes, 1:00 PM BST - 1:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Meetup

Keith Kurson (Participant)

So you're finally here at LeakyCon! We're so glad to see you! Now what are you going to do while you're here? Join us as we give some tips about ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
LGBT Meetup
50 minutes, 2:00 PM BST - 2:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Meetup

Colin Mueller (Participant)

This is a great place for members of the LGBT community and allies to get together. Hang out, share what you're excited about at LeakyCon and make ...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Inside the Age Line - 30+ Meetup
50 minutes, 7:00 PM BST - 7:50 PM BST

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms - Ampthill

Meetup

Friday 9 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT+00:00) London
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Blood Status is so last century. Or is it?
50 minutes, 9:00 AM BST - 9:50 AM BST

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Lecture

Krista Domin (Participant)

PureBlood families exist for many reasons, but keeping wealth and bloodlines (race) pure are essential to their motives. This phenomenon is not new...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Being a Better Beta
50 minutes, 10:00 AM BST - 10:50 AM BST

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Workshop

Krista Domin (Participant)

Fanfic writer? Creative writer? Poet? Beta reader? This workshop will focus on editing the creative writing of others. It will cover techniques, et...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

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Lecture

Rebecca Hurst (Participant)

An academic paper comparing the representation, role and significance of the villains in children's fantasy texts, specifically comparing Harry Pot...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Quidditch and Hallows; How to Live Your Life
50 minutes, 12:00 PM BST - 12:50 PM BST

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Discussion

Corentin Faniel (Participant)

This session will investigate the hidden morality of Quidditch before relating it to the overall morality of the Harry Potter books by looking at t...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Wrock: A Wretrospective
50 minutes, 1:00 PM BST - 1:50 PM BST

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Panel

Ellie Murray (Moderator)

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Laura Crow, Siriusly Hazza P (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Amy Snow (Participant)

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? One minute they were nerds, the next they were nerds with guitars! All of a sudden people wanted to pop a 'w' in front of ever...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

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Presentation

Sophie Macfadyen (Participant)

Ben Morton (Participant)

Emily Starbuck (Participant)

Nicole Stone (Participant)

This session will feature muggle quidditch and a brief history of the sport, the basic rules of quidditch and how UK residents can get involved wit...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
The Ultimate Shipping Debate
50 minutes, 3:00 PM BST - 3:50 PM BST

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Discussion

Ellie Murray (Participant)

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
What does Your Wand Say About You?
50 minutes, 4:00 PM BST - 4:50 PM BST

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Presentation

Leslie Barnhart (Participant)

Have you ever wondered what your preferences for a particular wand wood and core tell about you? In this presentation, you will discover your secre...

Saturday 10 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT+00:00) London
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Marginalization in Harry Potter
50 minutes, 9:00 AM BST - 9:50 AM BST

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Discussion

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Krista Domin (Participant)

This roundtable discussion will talk about the marginalized populations within the Wizarding World. The focuses will be on disability, race, gender...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Heteronormativity in Canon vs. Slash in Fanfic
50 minutes, 10:00 AM BST - 10:50 AM BST

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Discussion

Krista Domin (Participant)

Harry Potter canon is fairly heteronormative, yet the fans have taken this world and thrown it into slash fanfiction. This roundtable will discuss ...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Below Stairs: The Life of a Servant
50 minutes, 11:00 AM BST - 11:50 AM BST

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Discussion

Lauraine Woods (Participant)

In Downton Abbey and the world of Harry Potter, we are introduced to servants who deal with their limited choices and restricted freedoms in very d...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
S.P.E.W. vs. Dumbledore's Army: How We Respond to Injustice
50 minutes, 12:00 PM BST - 12:50 PM BST

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Lecture

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Hermione may have been the brains behind both S.P.E.W. and the D.A., but their methods are vastly different. We will examine how the Harry Potter s...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

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Lecture

Nicole Salomone (Participant)

Potions, charms, wands, herbology… familiar ideas to all of us. But, these ideas are not simply flights of fictional fancy – many of them are based...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Wizard Rockers Converge and Converse *time change*
50 minutes, 2:00 PM BST - 2:50 PM BST

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Panel

Ellie Murray (Moderator)

Alex Carpenter (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Siriusly Hazza P (Participant)

Solitary Snape (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Amy Snow (Participant)

RiddleTM (Participant)

After eleven years of Wizard Rock, the American and European musicians have finally come together for a large event in the UK, the birthplace of Ha...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Cosplay Competition
50 minutes, 4:00 PM BST - 4:50 PM BST

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Special Event

Rebecca Hurst (Participant)

Do you have a killer costume and cosplay routine? Come on over and show us what you've got! Each contestant or group will have three minutes to act...
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
A Marauder's Play *Time Change*
50 minutes, 5:30 PM BST - 6:20 PM BST

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Performance

Carina Bergemann (Participant)

Hendrik Christoffers (Participant)

Svenja Döbler (Participant)

Katrin Günther (Participant)

Anni Pierlings (Participant)

Nicola Rath (Participant)

Larissa Rausch (Participant)

Daniela Wadenpohl (Participant)

A play set in the Marauders' era that finally deals with most of the questions we always wanted answers to:- How did Lilly end up with someone ...