Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Sessions

Friday 11 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Always and Forever: A Look at the Series’ Most Quotable Quote
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Lecture

Summer Barbeau (Participant)

The call and return phrase “After all this time?” “Always.” has worked its way onto every kind of Harry Potter merch, from t-shirts to frien...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Science in Harry Potter
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom

Panel

Andrew Shtulman (Participant)

Emily Greenwald (Participant)

Kathleen Schoolcraft, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Participant)

Dr. Logan Park, Southern Illinois University, Forestry Department (Participant)

Emi Hayashi, DVM, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Participant)

What happens if a dementor eats chocolate? Are there “wizard genes”? Could we develop a pensieve-like technology in the muggle world? How do we as ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Fandom Fatigue: What Is It and How Do We Deal With It?
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

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Roundtable

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Rhianna Horner (Participant)

Let’s discuss fandom fatigue! Do you have a fandom that you loved and aren’t really into it anymore and don’t know why? This round table is for you...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
30 Panels in 60 Minutes
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

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Panel

Elisabeth Joffe (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Hannah Hosking (Participant)

Alex Shade, The Oven Theatre Company (Participant)

Hannah Nesbat (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Popularity From Page to Screen to Stage: How Differing Formats Changes Fan Perceptions
1 hour, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

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Panel

Brigid Kawewehi (Participant)

Archer Chattin (Participant)

Jackie Garrecht (Participant)

Kim Le (Participant)

Michael Grella (Participant)

The books came first, but not for everyone. How have the differences between the books, movies, and even Cursed Child colored fan opinion an...

Saturday 12 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Marauder’s Maps and Forbidden Forests: A Conversation On What Harry Potter Can Teach Us
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

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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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Decreasing World Suck: Fan Activism Across the Globe
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

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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...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Stop. Howler Time!
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

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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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Coming Out of My Cupboard and I'm Doing Just Fine: Harry Potter and the LGBTQ+ Community
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

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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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
19 Years Later, Still The Most Trusted Name In Potter: A Cauldronside Fansite Chat with The-Leaky-Cauldron.org
1 hour, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

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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...

Sunday 13 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Harry Potter Cosplay
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

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Panel

Michael Burson (Participant)

Chelsea Hensley (Participant)

Hayley Burson (Participant)

Whether you are new to cosplaying for Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts or curious to learn new techniques, our expert panel of cospl...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
You Cannot Deny, the Wizarding World's Got Style
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

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Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

Discussions of fashion in the Wizarding World are sorely lacking. We three fashion conscious witches want to know more about robes and dress robes,...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
The Forty-Line Stare: The Case for Remus/Sirius
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

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Panel

India Frank (Participant)

Claire Merrill, Columbia Law School (Participant)

Naomi T (Participant)

Since first meeting Remus Lupin and Sirius Black in Prisoner of Azkaban, we became obsessed with their relationship, and, yes, their love st...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Body Swapping and Secret Animagi: Favorite Theories from the Middle of the Series
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

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Panel

Anne Merrill, University of Oxford (Participant)

India Frank (Participant)

Claire Merrill, Columbia Law School (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Harry Potter in Hawaiian
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

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Lecture

MJ Wilke, Wayward Nerd (Moderator)

Dr. Keao NeSmith, University of Hawaii (Participant)

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...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
It Was All Snape's Fault Anyway
1 hour, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

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Roundtable

Dag Currier (Participant)

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...