The following Schedule is for the Harry Potter: Whomping Willows Track - in the Track Room unless noted otherwise and is currently TENTATIVE and is subject to change/evolve, before or during the convention, so please check for updates upon arrival.

Friday, May 21

10:00 AM "Meet & Greet with the Whomping Willow Staff and Volunteers"  Meet and Greet the Staff and Volunteers of the 2010 Whomping Willow (Harry Potter) programming track. Last up-to-the-minute changes in programming, register for the Sorting on Saturday morning, information on the Triwizard Ball & Costume Contest, and general hanging out.

11:30 AM  "So You Want to be a Death Eater?"  A discussion of what it takes to be a servant of the Dark Lord, based on the infamous Mugglenet article by the same name.

1:00 PM "Stories from the Barrow" (90 minutes)

2:30 PM "Harry Potter Collecting" Hard to find items? Where to go.

4:00 PM "Discord on Privet Drive" How did Harry's life with the Dursleys on Privet Dr. influence his outlook on life, his relationships, etc.?

9:00 PM TriWizard Ball & Costume Contest at the Courtyard Marriott (UAB) with Jean Alexander.  Come to the TriWizard Ball for an evening of Harry Potter-inspired fun and frivolity! You can come dressed as your favorite Potter character, in which case you’re eligible to enter the costume contest on the same evening, or else come dressed as any other fantastical creature or character you wish. It will be a rollicking good time, with great music, including some Wizard Rock, lots of dancing, and interesting people! Good luck, and we’ll see you at the ball! (2 Hours)

Saturday, May 22, 2010

10:00 AM "The Sorting Hat Speaks" Come and be sorted into your house! You might be surprised where you are really supposed to be.

11:30 AM CLOSED

1:00 PM  "Costuming in the World of Harry Potter." Wizards, Witches, Quidditch, and all the accessories. (Workshop - 90 minutes)

2:30 PM  "Movies and Books, Part I: Sorceror's Stone & Chamber of Secrets"

What happened from written form to the movies (visual form)? What did you like? What didn't you like?Or, what worked, and what didn't?

4:00 PM  "Hogwars" Exploring the four houses and their relationships/feuds at Hogwarts

5:30 PM  "Movies & Books: Part II - Prisoner of Azkaban & Goblet of Fire"

Sunday, May 23, 2010

CHANGED  10:00 AM  "Wand Making" Amazing what a glue stick, paper, and a little paint produces. The wand will pick you, not the other way around! (Workshop - 2hrs)  Due to high-demand, only 20 seats are available, with seating beginning at 9:45a.m.  First come, first served.

1:00 PM  "The Lord of the Hallows" with Denise Roper.  Author Denise Roper has written a very intriguing book called The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter.  In this book, she compares J.K. Rowling’s series to The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia, and explores the ways in which J.K Rowling , C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien work together as sub-creators of Christian Myth.  Come join us in the Whomping Willow Track as we explore this intriguing concept.

2:30 PM  "Over the Years" The  lives of HP Characters since the end of book 7.