Site:
http://www.Terminus2008.orgAugust 7-11, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
On June 26, 1997, Harry Potter took the first step in his journey –
and brought along millions of enthusiasts who not only traveled with
him, but discovered paths of their own, to friendship, to magic, and
to imagination. On August 7-11, 2008, Terminus, a Harry Potter
conference, will encompass not only the journey of J. K. Rowling's
seven fantastic books, but the individual journeys of those who read
them. Terminus invites everyone who has ever analyzed a character,
dissected a plotline or constructed an argument to five days of
immersion in Harry Potter. We will discuss and debate J. K. Rowling's
words and ideas. We will unravel the mysteries of the finished story
and draw parallels to other works. We will reminisce, and celebrate
the series that changed our lives. And for five days in Chicago, we
will be one academic and fan community gathered together from a
thousand different paths to explore the series that we have in common.