#LeakyCon2014

[strangenewclassrooms]

Best moment of the LeakyCon Ball

DJ at LeakyCon: Starts playing "Blurred Lines"

Entire crowd: Boos

DJ: switches song

[nervous-breakdown-hat]

Best cosplay ever, everyone else can go home. #nonepizzaleftbeef #leakycon #leakycon2014

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We're getting close. #LeakyCon2014

[charmhawthorn]

Coming to LeakyCon Orlando 2014!

I wanted to share a little preview of what I've been working on (from the beginning of the project last year to recently) and just to say how excited I am to presenting this year, even if I do panic now and again whenever I think about it!

See you in Orlando!

[lauriehalseanderson]

LOOK at this great SHIRT!! And the kind-hearted soul wearing it! #leakycon2014

[ragtimeroastbeefy]

I feel like not enough people are talking about the amazing homage to Portal in the Opening Ceremony. #leakycon #portal #leakycon2014

[greeneyedpirate]

#CardsAgainstHumanity Step 1: #HarryPotter erotica Step 2: #LeakyCon Step 3: Profit! #LeakyCon2014 #CloakAndBlaster

[maxwellglick]

My adventures from LeakyCon with Mary Kate Wiles, and many other faces that we all love!

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL, PEOPLE. 

The LeakyCon 2014 programming schedule is LIVE! 

[randomfandomamalgamation]

Check out this photo from Tumblr GIF booth at Leaky Con! We were dorks and got Meredith and Dylan to sign the print out of it

[rachelfershleiser]

Amanda and I are repping Tumblr at LeakyCon.

We made it! Come high-five us!

[junanation]

Leakycat is tired from wrocking at the Charity Ball. #leakycat #leakycon #catinahat #leakycon2014 (at LeakyCon 2014)

[thisgirlsgoingtoleakycon]

CONVENTION GUIDE: HOW TO FOOD?

Having the time to eat at LeakyCon is the literal struggle. 

First you have to wait on huge lines to get to food in the first place, and second, the food in the center is expensive as the stores the Malfoys might frequent.

Let's not even get into the fact that you might have a super awesome meet-up or panel to get to right the freak now! or that people have already started lining up for a signing you wanted to attend two hours ago while you were doing yoga with Evanna Lynch.

You, however we might hope, cannot get a pass on eating and drinking for a weekend though, so here are some cool convention hacks to help you stay nourished and ALIVE without missing events or emptying your pockets on a $10.00 dried patty between two conveniently cut pieces of a yoga mat.

TIP 1: When you're shoving cosplay into your suitcase, SHOVE SNACKS IN THERE TOO.

Snacks should be dried and sealed to travel with

No liquid snacks will make it through a TSA check point unless it's below 3 ounces and even then it might spill in your bag

Think granola bars to pair with yoghurt you can get at the grocery store when you get there

SPEAKING of grocery stores, you can easily go and buy some snacks when you get to Orlando. That way you can save space in your suitcase to pack more cosplay, and save money for MERCH by not having to buy food at a restaurant 3 times a day

If you still aren't sure which snacks you should buy/pack, think "What can I eat in front of people, store in my bag without it spilling, and hold with one hand." and that should help you!

TIP 2: Buy a refillable water bottle that is easy to fill and carry. They have super cool ones that clip to your bag now! 

Be sure to get one that isn't too big. That way when it's filled with water, it's not too much trouble to carry around

The opening should be wide so that you can easily refill your bottle at water fountains in the convention center

If there is anything else you'd like to know ASK AWAY! Seriously, I love helping people.

[revelsinmalevolence]

Want to Help Run a Panel?

So I have this idea I'd like to run a panel about Snape.

I'd like to run a panel about what Snape deserved.

Please do not misunderstand me, I don't want to just talk about if Snape deserved Lily or not, or bash Jily or anything like that- I just want to talk about Snape. If those things come up that's fine- but they're not the point.

I want to talk about how Snape deserved something more than what he had. I want to talk about how he didn't have a hobby, or a pet, or a family. I want to talk about his mentioned-in-passing-and-probably-insignificant-in-the-scheme-of-things pseudo friendship with McGonagall.

I'd like to point out people like Harry and Dumbledore, who both have avian familiars, I'd like to point out Voldemort who had Nagini, and Bellatrix who had Rodolphus, and ask why Snape didn't have someone like that. I'd like to discuss how his past choices affected him when it comes to these things. I'd like to do that WITH someone, as opposed to working it all out on my own. I can do that, but I don't want to.

I'm submitting this idea when the Call for Programming goes out, and if this gets approved it'll be priority number 1 for me.

Does anyone want to do this with me?

[maxwellglick]

Thank you, LeakyCon, from all of us.

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Join us Thursday, Oct. 10, at 10 p.m. Eastern, for the #LeakyCon2014 Launch Party! We are going to reminisce about 2013 and look forward to 2014; we are going to have guests, music, and shenanigans; we are going to reveal videos and pictures from 2013's events, AND we are going to announce the dates, location, and registration information for our biggest, geekiest, wizardiest party ever! To top it off, we are doing it all on the 8th birthday of the Harry Potter Alliance, as a part of their ongoing #EqualityFTW campaign! Because it's their birthday, they will be offering some special, limited LeakyCon 2014 perks (including some Rock Star passes!) as soon as the show concludes! Tune in and join us for a fun night, some big announcements, and an all-around geeky celebration!