Delia Gallegos

She/Her/Hers

Creative Coordinator

Black Girls Create

Participates in 9 items

Delia has been a nerd longer than she has known the meaning of the word. Texas born and raised, she's a writer, an off-key singer, and journal enthusiast. When she’s not lamenting the lack of Ravenclaw representation in the Wizarding World, Delia enjoys nerding out over Jane Austen, Game of Thrones/ASoIaF, Lord of the Rings, all things Disney, and Doctor Who. You can nerd out with her on Twitter @DeliaDumbledore.

Sessions in which Delia Gallegos participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

12:45 PM

Mutual Respect and Kinship: Race and Harry Potter

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Divination Room (A115/117)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

During the backlash against "History of Magic in North America," J.K. Rowling explained away racism in the Wizarding World, saying that “there was ...

Saturday 11 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

3:15 PM

Representation in Harry Potter

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

How has representation in the series affected the way fans relate to the story? Join our panelists as they discuss the different identities present...

4:30 PM

Millennial Magic in Times of War and Peace

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Alice Pearce (Participant)

Marigrace Angelo (Participant)

The intersection of Harry Potter and young adulthood. Many fans of the Harry Potter series grew up with the characters and are now de...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Nowhere Safer Than Hogwarts

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

It is often stated in the Harry Potter series that there’s no place safer than Hogwarts. Is it because Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of ...

11:30 AM

Creating Voldemort: the Statue of Secrecy & Wizard/Pureblood Privilege (OC)

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Kylie Madden, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Voldemort’s philosophies and actions are extreme, but did Wizarding society make it easy for him to thrive? In this panel we will talk about the St...

12:45 PM

New Century, Who Dis? Do We Really Need the Statute of Secrecy Anymore?

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Divination Room (A115/117)

Discussion

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Alice Pearce (Participant)

Marigrace Angelo (Participant)

Junior Members of the Wizengamot gather to debate the merit of keeping or abolishing the centuries old Statute of Secrecy Law and work to determine...

2:00 PM

A Black Girl Magic Roll-Call

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Class is in session. We're taking attendance and calling out the names of any and every Black witch or woman that can be identified in the series. ...

3:15 PM

The Wizarding Social Safety Net

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

We'll discuss societal elements of the Wizarding World we don't know much about. In the muggle world, if we go to the hospital we pay out of pocket...

4:30 PM

The Case for Harry Potter and Black Lives Matter

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

A look at the parallels of Harry Potter being a person who accused the government of discriminatory behavior but wasn’t believed until peopl...