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

Sessions

Friday 10 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Canon Is Like An Onion. It Has Layers.
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Researching Wrock! Academics on Loving Wizard Rock
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Roundtable

Aya Hayashi, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Participant)

Catherine Hall (Participant)

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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Inside the Age Line: Fans Over 30
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Meetup

Mardie Baldo (Participant)

Were you old enough to be a Hogwarts professor when Harry Potter came out? Are you more of a StarADULT than a S...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Back Into the Pensieve: Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories You Forgot About
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Genre Writing
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Panel

Melissa Lawson (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Fantasy! Science fiction! Alternative history! What are some of the challenges (and joys) of creating or bending rules, recreating stories in a new...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
The Magical Properties of Fantastic Beasts
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Tylor Starr, Protego Foundation (Participant)

Kathryn Henzler, The Protego Foundation (Participant)

In this quiz show-like lecture, Tylor Starr and Kathryn Henzler, co-founders of the Harry Potter-inspired animal rights group, the Protego F...

Saturday 11 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Unlocking Fanfiction’s Hidden Potential
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Lecture

Ronnie Deaver, Fanfiction Recommendations (Other Participant)

Gwendolynn Thomas, FanfictionRecommendations.com (Participant)

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...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Taking Harry Potter into the Pulpit: How the Harry Potter Novels have been used in Sermons
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Mrs Leslie Barnhart, Fairfax County Public Schools (Participant)

David M. Martin (Participant)

David James Gras (Participant)

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

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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
What to Read While You're Waiting for the Next Harry Potter Book
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Meetup

Tricia Hoover (Participant)

Madeline Smoot, CBAY Books (Participant)

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...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Geeky Parenting
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Catherine Hall (Moderator)

Melissa Lawson (Participant)

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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
All About Owls
1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

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

Lecture

David Parker, Children's Medical Dallas (Participant)

Jan Cruz (Participant)

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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Potions: Transformations and their Significances in Harry Potter
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Stephanie Morgan (Participant)

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...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
How Do You LeakyCon?
1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Panel

Hannah Sugarman (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Bethany McQuiston (Participant)

Lexi Whittemore (Participant)

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...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Bodies in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

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

Panel

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Sierra Fox (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Harry, Bacon, and Gamp: Food Production and Distribution in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

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

Lecture

Robin Whittle (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Food (particularly bacon) is a prominent feature demonstrating the wonder and delights of the wizarding world. But given what we know about Gamp's ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Marauders-Era Wizarding World
1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

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

Panel

Aliza Weinberger (Moderator)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

There's surprisingly little to work with when writing about the 1970s Wizarding World. Come share your favorite headcanons and discuss what we know...
3:15 PM
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
4:30 PM
All About Owls
1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

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

Lecture

David Parker, Children's Medical Dallas (Participant)

Jan Cruz (Participant)

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...