Witching Hour Brings Many Magical Discussions
The Associated Press has written a story about The Witching Hour, the Harry Potter Symposium taking place in Salem, Massachusetts. The five day event, which concludes tomorrow, featured many diverse and thoughtful panels and presentations all steming from the Harry Potter book series.
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HPEF Publishes Fan Essay Book, "We Solemnly Swear..."
HPEF has published "We Solemnly Swear That These Papers Were Worth The Wait," a collection of essay papers from the Nimbus 2003 Harry Potter convention; you can order it from Amazaon US, UK and Canada in paperback and hardcover right through the Cauldron Shop.
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Bulletin from Accio 2005: Severus Snape NOT GUILTY!
This just in from Accio 2005 (the UK Harry Potter Conference) regarding the trial of Severus Snape for his conduct throughout the Harry Potter series...the verdict is...NOT GUILTY!
In an apparently stunning course of events, the nefarious ex-Hogwarts Potions Master has been cleared of all theContinued...
Accio and Lumos Fandom Events Updates
We have two pieces of news today regarding the Harry Potter Conventions that are to take place in the near future.
First, Accio 2005, the UK Harry Potter Conference, has announced that, due to demand, they will have day tickets available to the public for Saturday, July 30th. The announcement says:
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"Hour" Approaching: Deadline for Convention Presentation Submissions Nears
The deadline for submitting presentations, panels, roundtables, workshop and the like to The Witching Hour, the HP convention to take place in Salem, Mass., in October, is fast approaching. By Sunday the opportunity will have vanished, so if you're thinking about it, getContinued...
Convention Watch: Lumos 2006 Debuts Web Site
The organizers for Lumos 2006, an HP convention to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, next year, have let us know their new Web site is open for business.
Lumos will be run by HPEF, the same organization that ran Nimbus 2003 and will be running The Witching Hour. Registration for Lumos will begin on Harry'sContinued...
The Witching Hour: Fanfic and Sirens and Quidditch, Oh My
The Witching Hour, the HP convention from HPEF that will take place on Oct. 6-10 in Salem, MA, (otherwise known as the Witch City, has a couple of important announcements:
- Dr. Marleen Barr, author of Oy Pioneer, will speak at the conference about feminism and science fiction, as part of theContinued...