Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Canon Is Like An Onion. It Has Layers. Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- A roundtable discussion of what it means for something to be Canon in the wizarding world, and how experiencing only certain portions of it (solely...
- Discussion
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Researching Wrock! Academics on Loving Wizard Rock Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Little in the Harry Potter fandom compares to the joy and community that is experienced at a wrock concert. Because of this, wizard rock has...
- Roundtable
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Inside the Age Line: Fans Over 30 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Were you old enough to be a Hogwarts professor when Harry Potter came out? Are you more of a StarADULT than a S...
- Meetup
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Back Into the Pensieve: Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories You Forgot About Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Remember those Harry Potter theories you were so sure about? How there was no way Harry was a horcrux, and that Ron would absolutely die. Re...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Genre Writing Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Fantasy! Science fiction! Alternative history! What are some of the challenges (and joys) of creating or bending rules, recreating stories in a new...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- The Magical Properties of Fantastic Beasts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this quiz show-like lecture, Tylor Starr and Kathryn Henzler, co-founders of the Harry Potter-inspired animal rights group, the Protego F...
- Lecture
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Unlocking Fanfiction’s Hidden Potential Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Fanfiction is widely considered taboo, self-indulgent, and badly written. We want to put it in front of your coworkers, your parents, and your c...
- Lecture
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Taking Harry Potter into the Pulpit: How the Harry Potter Novels have been used in Sermons Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In a 2010 interview J. K Rowling mentioned that her books had been “lauded and taken into the pulpit” as much as they had been attacked. I have had...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- What to Read While You're Waiting for the Next Harry Potter Book Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this fun, fast-paced informal meetup, we'll chat about some amazing ideas for all age groups (little kids through adult) about what books to rea...
- Meetup
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Geeky Parenting Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- You've always loved all things geeky and now you also love the tiny human you're raising. How do you impart your passion for nerd-culture and fando...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- All About Owls Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Among the many magical creatures of the wizarding world, the most memorable are our feathered friends, the owls. Come join our Care Of Magical Crea...
- Lecture
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Potions: Transformations and their Significances in Harry Potter Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- J. K. Rowling identifies and describes over 100 potions in the seven novels of her Harry Potter series. The consumption or use of these potions oft...
- Lecture
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- How Do You LeakyCon? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Is this your first LeakyCon? Do you want to make sure you're getting the most out of your weekend? Come listen to a panel of veteran LeakyCon atten...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Bodies in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- A discussion on all things to do with bodies and magic. We'll be going over wizard tattoos, why Harry hasn't fixed his eyesight, and
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Harry, Bacon, and Gamp: Food Production and Distribution in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Food (particularly bacon) is a prominent feature demonstrating the wonder and delights of the wizarding world. But given what we know about Gamp's ...
- Lecture
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Marauders-Era Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- There's surprisingly little to work with when writing about the 1970s Wizarding World. Come share your favorite headcanons and discuss what we know...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- The Wizarding Social Safety Net Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- All About Owls Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Among the many magical creatures of the wizarding world, the most memorable are our feathered friends, the owls. Come join our Care Of Magical Crea...
- Lecture