Orange County Convention Center - W105

Sessions

Friday 1 August, 2014

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Mark Does Stuff
40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Join series creator Mark Oshiro as he talks about the massive, Hugo-nominated Mark Reads and Mark Watches world, how Harry Potter changed the entir...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
What Snape Deserved
40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

Snape deserved something more than what he was shown to have. He did not have a pet or a family. Even with Charity Burbage's claim of friendship an...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Snape: Not The Hero We Deserve
40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Panel

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Snape has largely been considered a heroic character within the Potter fandom, with apologists going so far as to suggest that he did nothing wrong...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Engaging in Positive Fandom: A Discussion
39 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:39 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Panel

Laura Castleman (Moderator)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Neil Cicierega, Potter Puppet Pals (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Danny Palmer (Participant)

Meghan Tonjes (Participant)

These days, fandom can be really exciting. Creators get instant feedback, fans can interact with the people they admire, and both interactions can ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
LeakyNews Does Comics
45 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:45 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Panel

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Josh Wittge (Participant)

Join the LeakyNews managing editors as they try to talk about everything going on in comics right now. The editors want to dissect the Marvel Cinem...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
How Does Your Hogwarts House Define You?
40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Leigh Davis (Participant)

Are students at Hogwarts sorted based on who they are or who they could be? Do we sort too soon? Is the Sorting Hat ever wrong? Join in on a discus...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
What Would Dumbledore Do
40 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Workshop

Andrew Slack (Moderator)

For years, fans have had the chance to attend workshops with the HPA's creator Andrew Slack: diving deep into creativity and past the muggle mindse...

Saturday 2 August, 2014

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Make a Video with Tessa Netting
40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Collaboration

Tessa Netting (Participant)

11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Dumbledore's Army Meeting
40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Workshop

Andrew Slack (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The Dumbledore Debate
1 hour 20 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Panel

In what was considered a controversial move by many, JK Rowling “outed” Albus Dumbledore as a gay man in October of 2007 during her reading of Harr...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
In Defense of Fan Fiction
40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Nika Harper (Participant)

Fanfiction is a very polarizing topic. It seems that someone will either love or hate it and it can be difficult to express what the appeal of fanf...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
In the Writing Zone
40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Nika Harper (Participant)

This will be a sort of lightning-round writing workshop overviewing tactics for getting “in the zone.”Discussion will include easy places to find i...