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Saturday 12 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Box Office Open
9 hours 30 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Attendee Check In

Event Hours

Friday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSaturday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSunday - 8:30 ...
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Marketplace Open
9 hours, 9:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Marketplace (Commonwealth Complex CDE)

Event Hours

Friday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Marauder Preview) Friday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Spotlight: Wizarding World Actors
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Interview

Louis Cordice, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Dan Fogler, Fantastic Beasts (Participant)

Chris Rankin (Participant)

Frankie Franco III, PotterCast (Moderator)

John Noe, PotterCast (Moderator)

Stanislav Yanevski (Participant)

Luke Youngblood, Harry Potter films (Participant)

They each have their own perspective on what being part of the Wizarding World has meant. We'll gather them all together for a conversation about a...
Author AMA
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Moderator)

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Claudia Gray, The "Constellation" Series (Participant)

Preeti Chhibber, Peter and Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal (Participant)

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Panel

Jill Kolongowski, College of San Mateo (Participant)

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

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

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published over 20 years ago, yet Harry, Hermione, and Ron continue to inspire. Why? The generati...

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Leigh Kumpe (Participant)

We'll examine the realm of magical creatures and beasts found in the wizarding world and analyze methods of capture, conservation, breeding, and cl...
Harry Potter and the Question of Canon
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Panel

Hayley Burson (Participant)

Michael Burson (Participant)

Savanah Czarnik (Participant)

Shelby Isaac (Participant)

As Potter fans move further away from the core novels and into the realms of Fantastic Beasts, Cursed Child, the Universal parks, Wiz...
J.K. Rowling, Giftedness, and the Ghost of Ravenclaw
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Lecture

Lorrie Kim (Participant)

Of the four Houses, Rowling writes the least about Ravenclaw. Harry Potter is a Gryffindor story, Cursed Child explores Slytherin, a...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Dan Fogler Photograph – Saturday A
40 minutes, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:10 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Dan Fogler, Fantastic Beasts (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Snitchwiches Presentation
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Panel

Joe DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Join Paul and Joe DeGeorge, the creators and purveyors of the Golden Snitchwich – the unofficial sandwich of LeakyCon – on a delicious journey. The...
Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Roundtable

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Rae Mreen (Participant)

Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the pros ...
Wandlore: An Ancient and Mysterious Magic
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Greg Laslo, Hungarian Wand Shop (Participant)

The magic wand. No other symbol identifies a wizard more clearly than the instrument that channels their most powerful magic. We will look to go be...

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, 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 ...
Credence: Human or Beast?
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Panel

Katie Petras (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Terrance Pinkston, Hogwarts Radio (Participant)

Bailey Riddle, Hogwarts Radio (Participant)

Tiffany O’Malley, Swish and Flick Podcast (Participant)

Sarah O'Malley (Participant)

Megan Petras (Participant)

Gretchen Roesch, Hogwarts Radio (Participant)

Aurelius… who? Join us as we break down the character that is Credence. We will discuss theories, breakdowns of how this characte...
An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Louis Cordice Photograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 12:15 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Louis Cordice, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Dan Fogler Autograph – Saturday A
40 minutes, 12:15 PM EDT - 12:55 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1

Autograph Session

Dan Fogler, Fantastic Beasts (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Luke Youngblood Photograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Luke Youngblood, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Louis Cordice Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Louis Cordice, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery - A Retrospective
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Presentation

Matt London (Participant)

Join Matt London, the original writer of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, and learn what it takes to create official, original stories in the...

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Ari Koontz, Wizards in Space (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Riley Wackernagel, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Lis Hulin Wheeler, Wizards in Space (Participant)

Wizards in Space was born from the Harry Potter community, in an effort to showcase the original works of its talented fans. We're he...
Decreasing World Suck: Fan Activism Across the Globe
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Lecture

Dr. Adrielle Mitchell, Nazareth College (Participant)

Sure, you already know about fan activism organizations like the Harry Potter Alliance and Nerdfighteria here in the United States, but how much do...

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Alberto Bec (Participant)

Aliza Weinberger (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Time-Turners. They pop up in the Harry Potter universe as confusing plot devices, but their secret is that they are part of a much larger tr...
Hagrid, Half-bloods, and Squibs: One-Drop Rule?
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

Dr. Kishana Taylor Ph.D., University of California (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

As a fandom, we talk a lot about pureblood and wizard supremacy, but how often do we investigate what lies between the extremes? Using the portraya...
Spoonie Meetup
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Meetup

Abigail Sienko (Participant)

Lexi Whittemore (Participant)

‌Do you or a loved one experience disability or chronic illness? Would you like to meet others in the same boat? Come join us in a safe space to di...
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Class
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Podcast

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

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

Join the team of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text in sacred reading the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Together we’...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Luke Youngblood Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3

Autograph Session

Luke Youngblood, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Potterless Live: Tales of Beedle the Bard
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Podcast

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

Join Mike Schubert, a grown man who just finished the Harry Potter series for the first time, as he and a guest talk about the highlights, l...
How Harry Potter Influenced Us
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Claudia Gray, The "Constellation" Series (Participant)

Preeti Chhibber, Peter and Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal (Participant)

The "Harry Potter Generation" has grown up and some of its members are now adults creating stories of their own. We'll discuss how our lov...
Stop. Howler Time!
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Roundtable

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

If you're attending LeakyCon, there's a pretty good chance that you have a lot of feelings about Harry Potter and need the space to vent abo...

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Kathy Kavanaugh, Hogwarts Therapist (Participant)

At LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas, I collected stories from other LGBTQ+ Harry Potter fans about their experiences as part of the Harry Potter

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Shanyce Lora, Mischief Management (Participant)

Leave your misconceptions and your wrath over those misconceptions at the door. Join two very devoted, yet very different Slytherins, as they discu...
The LeakyCon 2019 Gender-Expansive Meetup!
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Meetup

Jennifer Levine (Participant)

Ethan "Kwikspell" Parker (Participant)

"We're all human aren't we?" Kingsley Shacklebolt said it best. If having to choose between "M or F" on some form makes you cringe, we have just th...
Hogwarts As A Home 2.0
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Panel

Becki Osborne (Participant)

Kevin R. (Moderator)

Courtney Conway (Participant)

Bethany McQuiston (Participant)

Amanda Brooke (Participant)

"For home is not where you live, but where they understand you."Many of us live challenging lives, and we have found solace and wi...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Stanislav Yanevski Photograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Stanislav Yanevski (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Stanislav Yanevski Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1

Autograph Session

Stanislav Yanevski (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Preeti Chhibber Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Preeti Chhibber, Peter and Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Claudia Gray Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3

Autograph Session

Claudia Gray, The "Constellation" Series (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Game

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Frankie Franco III, PotterCast (Participant)

John Noe, PotterCast (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Micah Tannenbaum, MuggleCast (Participant)

We've compiled a list of characters from Harry Potter to Augusta Longbottom. Now, our contestants will have to give their teammates clues about the...

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Roundtable

Kathy Kavanaugh, Hogwarts Therapist (Participant)

Jennie Martin (Participant)

Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and love to talk about Harry Potter? Join us for a discussion about your experience as a...

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Jessica Matilszki (Participant)

The wizarding world economy is one that has withstood the test of time. Rather than the potions, spells, and transfiguration, the most magical part...
Speed Dating Fanfiction
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Neville/Giant Squid or McGonagall/Argus Filch? Come prepared with your wildest Harry Potter pairings, and we'll write fanfiction about their...
Potterheads of Color Meetup
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Meetup

Ashley Hamel, Ashley Trix & the WZRDS (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Are you a Potterhead of Color looking to be nerdy with other Potterheads of Color? Come to this meetup to discuss the students of color at Hogwarts...
We Really Really Want to Discuss Cursed Child
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Discussion

Sierra Fox (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

Whether you want to discuss plot points or suggest fanfic, this is your chance to share your feels about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Potter Puppet Pals Photograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 3:45 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Potter Puppet Pals (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Chris Rankin Photograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1

Photograph Session

Chris Rankin (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Jackson Bird Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1

Autograph Session

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Mark Oshiro Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Josh Wittge (Participant)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

What makes a creature magic? Like centaurs are cool but so are fireflies and anglerfish. Is there a wizard version of Uber? Is it broom or side-alo...

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Panel

Emma Pocock, The Leaky Cauldron (Participant)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Sydney Dean (Participant)

Kim McChesney (Participant)

Amanda Kirk (Participant)

Lauren Osborne (Participant)

Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Where would the Harry Potter fandom be without the internet? Next year marks 20 years of The-Leaky-Cauldron.org, and the team is coming together to...
When Fanfic Goes off the Rails
1 hour, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Lecture

Kim Harris, Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them (Participant)

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

What is the best genre of fanfiction? While authors and readers could no doubt argue endlessly, we believe we’ve found the answer. From unlikely ro...
The Other Chosen One: A New Musical
1 hour 10 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Performance

Shauna Carrick, Freelance (Participant)

Kathy Moore (Participant)

Richie Gagen (Participant)

Madeleine Koon (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Ashley Hamel, Ashley Trix & the WZRDS (Participant)

Jay McDougall (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

While Harry, Hermione, and Ron were in the countryside finding Horcruxes to take down You Know Who, what was happening back at Hogwarts? The Oth...
Wizard Rock Cafe (Saturday)
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex

Performance

Erin Pyne (Participant)

Losing Lara (Participant)

Brian Ross (Participant)

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Panel

Jenae Williams (Participant)

Aliza Weinberger (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Lizzie Keiper (Participant)

Hufflepuffs pride ourselves on being the loyal and hardworking friend, always there to give support and labor (both physical and emotional). But th...
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
Chris Rankin Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 5:15 PM EDT - 5:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1

Autograph Session

Chris Rankin (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Kacen Callender Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 5:15 PM EDT - 5:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
Mason Deaver Autograph – Saturday A
30 minutes, 5:15 PM EDT - 5:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3

Autograph Session

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...
5:40 PM
5:40 PM
Author Reading: Jackson Bird's "Sorted"
30 minutes, 5:40 PM EDT - 6:10 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom

Special Event

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Join newly published author, Jackson Bird, as he reads an excerpt from his book, Sorted. -------------------------------------------...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
The Esther Earl Ball
3 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 PM EDT - 11:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)

Special Event

Whether you wear your favorite costume, nicest outfit, or comfiest clothes, come party with your friends and dance the night away at the Esther Ear...