The panels being offered at this Harry Potter convention are intense

Andrew Paul
10/10/19 10:57AM
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This weekend, Boston will host LeakyCon—a delightful-looking Harry Potter fan convention celebrating its tenth anniversary—and judging from the itinerary, it’s gonna be one for the books (no pun intended!). They’ve got film actors Dan Fogler and Chris Rankin, the Potter Puppet Pals, numerous podcasters and authors, and even “wizard rock” bands like Harry and the Potters. Wonderful!

As for panel discussions, they’re looking equally fun at first glance. Let’s see here, we’ve got stuff like choosing your own Hogwarts house, examining science within JK Rowling’s magical universe, and *checks schedule* uh, “an analysis of non-popular vocal music in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter?”

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Screenshot: LeakyCon

Cool, sure, why not? The Harry Potter fan community is largely comprised of adults at this point, so why wouldn’t there be some academic studies thrown in there. Anyway, looks like the Hufflepuff House meetup will be at 12:45 p.m. tomorrow in the amphitheater, but we’ve always considered ourselves more Ravenclaw so we’ll probably just head to this interesting panel entitled “Rape Culture in the Wizarding Worl—wait, what.


“The Place of Harry Potter in Current Political Discussions,” “Hufflepuff Self-Care,” “Integrating Harry Potter into Academic Research and Therapeutic Practice,” and a look at wizarding racial purity laws? Holy s**t.

Okay, so when are the Potter Puppet Pals signing autographs again? Oh, right after “Harry Potter and the Failing Wizardry Economy?” Jesus Christ.

Harry Potter and the Failing Wizardry Economy (The Economics of the Wizarding World)


Themes:
The Muggle WorldExamine the Canon
What:
Lecture
When:
Saturday Oct 12 03:15 PM to 04:15 PM (1 hour)
Where:
Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom


The wizarding world economy is one that has withstood the test of time. Rather than the potions, spells, and transfiguration, the most magical part of the wizarding world is that they have a functioning economy at all. They have a fixed currency value based on metal and bank security that is really only a dragon. This lecture will explore the biggest plot hole of all: the wizarding world economy.