8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Box Office Open Seaport World Trade Center - Attendee Check In
- 8:30 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 9 hours 30 minutes
- Friday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSaturday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSunday - 8:30 ...
- Event Hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Marketplace Open Seaport World Trade Center - Marketplace (Commonwealth Complex CDE)
- 9:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 9 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
- Event Hours
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Cosplay Contest Check-In Seaport World Trade Center - Programming Headquarters (Harborside Room)
- 9:30 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 2 hours
- To be considered for either the Pygmy Puff or Phoenix division of our Cosplay Contest, you must check-in at Programming Headquarters on Sunday morn...
- Special Event
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Spotlight: Luke Youngblood Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Though you may have seen him more recently in Community or Gallavant, you probably first saw Luke Youngblood as Lee Jordan ...
- Interview
- How Did Hagrid Use The Toilet? And Other Questions About Wizarding World Logistics Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever asked yourself why Dumbledore never fixed his broken nose? What about whether Veelas seduce gay/bi/pan women? In this roundtable...
- Roundtable
Tia Belleisle
Participant
Elli Streifer
Participant
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Harry Potter Cosplay Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Whether you are new to cosplaying for Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts or curious to learn new techniques, our expert panel of cospl...
- Panel
- The Problem of Pince Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- The link between the library and Harry Potter is very clear, but does the only librarian in the books live up to her profession? We’ll discu...
- Roundtable
Mimi Carolus-Hager
Participant
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Roundtable
- Robert Galbraith Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Fans of the Cormoran Strike novels, join us as we discuss the most recent novel, Lethal White, the BBC series adaptation, what we're ...
- Meetup
- Managing The Hogwarts Houses Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Are you a Ravenclaw who has a lot of trouble communicating with your Slytherin boss? Ever wonder why your industry seems overrun by Hufflepuffs?
- Panel
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
- Claudia Gray Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- Mark Oshiro Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- Preeti Chhibber Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Luke Youngblood Photograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Photograph Session
- MuggleCast Live! Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- MuggleCast has been discussing Harry Potter since 2005. Join Eric, Micah, and special guest Chris Rankin for a discussion of our...
- Podcast
- Marvel, Star Wars, and More: Writing Tie-Ins Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- In 2019, properties like Marvel and Star Wars reach across film, TV, comics, and prose. We'll interview two authors who've written tie-in books for...
- Panel
- You Cannot Deny, the Wizarding World's Got Style Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Discussions of fashion in the Wizarding World are sorely lacking. We three fashion conscious witches want to know more about robes and dress robes,...
- Panel
- How Cursed Child Turns a Critical Eye on the Harry Potter Books Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Nineteen years after Harry Potter led a teenage rebellion against entrenched prejudice and an inept government response, Harry Potter finds himself...
- Lecture
Jacqueline Wolpoe
Participant
- Trans and Non-Binary Representation in YA Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- As trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming authors make in-roads in publishing, the conversation about representation is shifting rapidly. Wha...
- Panel
- Tattoo Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Have a Potter tattoo you’ve been dying to show off? Been wanting a magical tattoo but don’t know what to get? Come join us to talk everything about...
- Meetup
Ally Haley
Participant
Emily Hahn
Participant
- And My Soul, Dumbledore? The Snape-Dumbledore Relationship Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- "You disgust me." "You have used me." "Severus...please..." Did Dumbledore use Snape, or save him? What was his plan for Snape and...
- Lecture
Lorrie Kim
Participant
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Luke Youngblood Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Chris Rankin Photograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Photograph Session
- Potter Puppet Pals Performance Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Performance
- The Origin of House-Elves Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This session will trace and speculate about the history and magic of house-elves. Join us as we talk about what their lives might have been like be...
- Panel
- The Forty-Line Stare: The Case for Remus/Sirius Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Since first meeting Remus Lupin and Sirius Black in Prisoner of Azkaban, we became obsessed with their relationship, and, yes, their love st...
- Panel
- The Snitch, the Stone, and the Sword Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Harry Potter experiences some of his most significant transformations in the series’ first book, whose original title refers to the result of a pro...
- Lecture
- Can We Do Magic on Shabbat? Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- We know of at least one Jewish student at Hogwarts, but presumably Anthony Goldstein wasn’t the first or only Jewish wizard in all of the world, or...
- Panel
- Let's Discuss Ravenclaws Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Ravenclaw. We want to call it the most misunderstood Hogwarts House, but we know that’s a lie. Come discuss all the weird ways Ravenclaw-ness can p...
- Panel
- Swish & Flick Podcast Live: The Language of J.K. Rowling Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join Megan, Katie, Tiffany, and Sarah as they dive into the details of language and spells withing Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling used inspirati...
- Podcast
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Chris Rankin Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Spotlight: Dan Fogler Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Our favorite No-Maj is back for his first LeakyCon appearance since the release of Crimes of Grindelwald. We'll ask him about making th...
- Interview
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...
- Panel
- Body Swapping and Secret Animagi: Favorite Theories from the Middle of the Series Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- There were so many great theories about what was going to happen while the books were still coming out, especially theories pre-book 5. Some of our...
- Panel
- Swish and Clip: Our Favorite Scenes That Did Not Make the Final Cut Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The cuts throughout the Harry Potter films have sparked a lot of discussion and controversy throughout the fandom. From a proper explanation...
- Panel
Brian Acunis
Participant
- Snatchers, Muggleborns, and Immigrants: A Conversation with Never Again Action Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is filled with chilling details on the Ministry's treatment of Muggleborns -- anti-Muggle propaganda, S...
- Panel
- Beyond Ilvermorny Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- In 2016 J.K. Rowling gave the American fandom what it had wanted for years—information on America's wizarding education system. For many fans, it i...
- Panel
- Let's Talk About Bodies Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Not all bodies are treated the same way, in life or in literature. Race, sex, gender, ability, and size all play into the way characters are writte...
- Panel
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Potter Puppet Pals Photograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Photograph Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Jackson Bird Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- Mason Deaver Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- Kacen Callender Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3
- 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- LeakyCon Boston Cosplay Parade and Contest Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Witness the amazing cosplayers strutting their stuff across the stage and find out which contestant will be crowned the winner! If you wish...
- Special Event
- Finding Your Place: Intersectionality in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- It's not hard to find a character in the Harry Potter universe who struggles with their identity and how it impacts their standing in the wi...
- Panel
- Harry Potter in Hawaiian Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This is a reading and discussion of Harry Potter a Me Ka Pōhaku Akeakamai (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) by the book’s tr...
- Lecture
- Harry Potter Film School Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- A comprehensive look at filmmaking through the lens of the Harry Potter series. Learn about screenwriting, directing, cinematography, SFX, a...
- Lecture
Max Kimble
Participant
Dylan Brennan
Participant
- History of Magic: Finding the Wizards in history Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- There are many things throughout history that historians can’t explain: little things that don’t add up and are brushed aside as a mystery. Wonderi...
- Panel
- Building Positive Potter Communities Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- As a leader of a Harry Potter online group, community, or in-person gathering, you have the influence and opportunity to bring out the best ...
- Panel
- Obscurus and Patronus: Expressions of the Soul in the Wizarding World Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Is an Obscurusthe Dark equivalent of a Patronus? These embodiments of magic aren't universal: both are protectors derived from the caster's magic, ...
- Discussion
Dag Currier
Participant
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Dan Fogler Photograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Photograph Session
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Dan Fogler Autograph – Sunday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Autograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- PotterCast: The 300th Episode Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Sure, they conducted some interviews and played some games this weekend. But now the PotterCast hosts are together in person to record their landma...
- Podcast
- The Evolution of Grindeldore Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Twelve years after J.K. Rowling first revealed that Albus Dumbledore was gay and in love with Gellert Grindelwald, the Grindeldore ship is finally ...
- Panel
August Brereton
Participant
- It Was All Snape's Fault Anyway Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- J.K. Rowling was once asked, "If Snape didn't love Lily, would he still try to protect Harry?" to which she responded "No, he definitely wouldn't h...
- Roundtable
Dag Currier
Participant
- In Defense of Prisoner Azkaban, the Best Harry Potter Movie Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The Prisoner of Azkaban movie is the best of them all. Asking someone their favorite Harry Potter movie can be a loaded question, but...
- Lecture
Hannah Hosking
Participant
- Wizard Rock Cafe (Sunday) Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Performance
- Using Our Magic to Make the World Awesome Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join us for a panel with nonprofits & other projects for good, and get inspired about the many ways to use your wand and magic to increase awesome ...
- Panel
