Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- You CAN Choose Your Own House Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- With the rise of Pottermore, some fans view Pottermore’s sorting quiz as an unimpeachable authority on which house you belong in…but what if it did...
- Panel
Jessi Dickinson
Participant
Sam Harris
Participant
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories That Ended Up Being True Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- We talk a lot about all of the fan theories that were wrong...but what about the ones that were right? Ren Hen’s soul splitting theory haunts us to...
- Roundtable
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- #WizardTeam Live: Snakes in a Historian and Other Nightmare Fuel Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- #WizardTeam is a weekly Harry Potter podcast for true Potterheads. Each week Bayana Davis and Robyn Jordan do a close reread of the books ch...
- Podcast
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Vastly Misunderstood Plight of Marietta Edgecombe Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- In Order of the Phoenix, we see Marietta Edgecombe make her choice to report the D.A., and ultimately pay the price. Was her punishment just...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Wait and See: Gatekeeping in the Wizarding World and Beyond Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- At a time where most media has broadly recognized that representation matters, new Harry Potter properties seem to be lagging behind, leavin...
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- J.K. Rowling, Giftedness, and the Ghost of Ravenclaw Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Of the four Houses, Rowling writes the least about Ravenclaw. Harry Potter is a Gryffindor story, Cursed Child explores Slytherin, a...
- Lecture
Lorrie Kim
Participant
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Class Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- 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’...
- Podcast
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Hogwarts As A Home 2.0 Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- "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...
- Panel
Becki Osborne
Participant
Kevin R.
Moderator
Courtney Conway
Participant
Bethany McQuiston
Participant
Amanda Brooke
Participant
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- We Really Really Want to Discuss Cursed Child Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- 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. ...
- Discussion
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Hufflepuff Guide to Self-Care: Recharging your Badger Batteries When Being the Loyal Friend is Exhausting Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Hufflepuffs pride ourselves on being the loyal and hardworking friend, always there to give support and labor (both physical and emotional). But th...
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- 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
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- 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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- 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
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- 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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- 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
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- 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
