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

Sessions

Friday 10 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
What Happened to Lavender Brown?
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Charlotte Lawrence (Participant)

The last we heard of Lavender Brown, she was brutally attacked by Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts. Did she survive? This has been a b...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
#WizardTeam Live Podcast Recording
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Podcast

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Join #WizardTeam, a Harry Potter podcast, as we record live and discuss the Real MVP of the series, Hermione Jean Granger. We’ll talk about ...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
How to Be the Next Newt Scamander: A Guide to Helping the Magical Creatures in the Muggle World
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Tylor Starr, Protego Foundation (Participant)

In this interactive lecture, Tylor Starr, creator of the Harry Potter-inspired animal rights group, the Protego Foundation, guides LeakyCon ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer Analysis
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Mallory Rubin, Binge Mode (Participant)

Jason Concepcion (Participant)

Did you see that new Crimes of Grindelwald trailer? From Dumbledore looking into the Mirror of Erised to Jacob meeting Nicholas Flamel,...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Critical Fandom: How to Critique a Franchise You Love
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Panel

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Steph Anderson, Tonks and the Aurors (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In recent years, the Harry Potter franchise has made some controversial decisions that left some fans confused or even upset. How do we cont...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
No Magic in Abuse: A Fantastic Beasts Discussion
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Christine Chapman, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

Jennifer Dorsey, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

The release of the Fantastic Beasts films has brought a lot of excitement to the Harry Potter fan community with new canon content and a cin...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Friday Night Screening: Very Potter Musical
2 hours 50 minutes, 8:00 PM CDT - 10:50 PM CDT

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

Screening

We'll be screening our favorite Potter-centric musical. If you need some time away from the crowds, we're sure everyone will find this ...

Saturday 11 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Harry Podder: A Panel of Potter Podcast Hosts
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Panel

Danny Chapman, Potterotica Podcast (Participant)

Terrance Pinkston Jr., Hogwarts Radio (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

Adriana Wilson, Accio Politics! (Participant)

Sequoia Simone Thomas, Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them (Participant)

Vanessa Zoltan, Not-Sorry productions and Harry Potter & the Sacred Text (Participant)

Ariana Nedelman, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (Participant)

Harry Potter podcasts provide new media for fans to enjoy while waiting for the next movie or spin-off book. Some of these podcasts are very...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Writing Advice We Wish We'd Known When We Were Younger
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Aliza Weinberger (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Let yourself be terrible. Write what you know. Harry Potter wasn't built in a day. Everyone has heard the basics, but what do writers in the...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
The Useful, the Dangerous, and the Dark: an Overview of Magical Objects in Harry Potter
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Panel

Randy Guild, 1982 (Participant)

Katherine Witzig, Metropolitan Library System (Participant)

Jordanne Benton (Participant)

In this session, we will compare and contrast enchanted objects, cursed objects, and Horcruxes. We will discuss the elements, effects, and purpose ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
From Squibs to St. Mungo's: Ableism and Disability Representation in Harry Potter
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Lexi Whittemore (Participant)

Kassiane Asasumasu (Participant)

Ever wonder where the wheelchair ramp is at Hogwarts? Where do Squibs go to school? In this panel, we will discuss ableism and disability represent...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
UNspoiled! Harry Potter: The Cursed Child
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Podcast

RoShawn DiLodovico, UnSpoiled! Podcast Network (Participant)

Natasha Winters, UNspoiled! Podcast (Participant)

Natasha and RoShawn of the world-renowned* and critically lauded** UNspoiled! Podcast are here to discuss their read-through of The Cu...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Dumbledore: Pro and Con
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Lana (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a controversial figure for fans. Some see his schemes as manipulative, while others understand that the...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Saturday Night Screenings
3 hours, 8:00 PM CDT - 11:00 PM CDT

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

Screening

Want to get off your feet and take a break from the crowd? Check out our screenings, which run concurrently with the Esther Earl Ball on Saturday e...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
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
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
12:45 PM
LGBTQIA+ Representation in YA
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Moderator)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Early LGBTQIA+ representation in YA included stories about questioning or coming out that were challenged in libraries and difficult to find in boo...
2:00 PM
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
3:15 PM
Why We Love the Weasleys
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Discussion

Charlotte Lawrence (Participant)

Graham Watson, The Lovegoods (Participant)

Graeme Ruck, The Lovegoods (Participant)

Molly demonstrates kindness and strength in the face of adversity. Arthur celebrates and attempts to understand the muggle neighbors on whom wizard...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
While Waiting for the Crimes of Grindelwald, A Review of the Crimes in the First Seven Books
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Judge Karen Morris, Monroe Community College; Town of Brighton (Participant)

Waiting for the new movie about Grindelwald's crimes is a great time to revisit the penal wrongs committed in the first seven books. This re-acqu...