Dumbledore is gay, Rowling reveals

Mo · 10-21-2007, 07:50 PM

Is this old news?

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay.

J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall. After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.

She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."

"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."

Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.

Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.

Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."

Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.

from cnn.com

ravenguy2000 · 10-21-2007, 07:52 PM

I wouldn't mind stroking his wand.

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:02 PM

i posted it 2 minutes before you did, so if this isn't a parody thread it's pretty coincidental.

Mo · 10-21-2007, 08:03 PM

Mine got the better source.

??? · 10-21-2007, 08:03 PM

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And explicit scenes with Dumbledore have already appeared in fan fiction.

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by the antipop

Mine got the better source.

it doesn't mater what source you had, the fact that mine came from me will assure that yours will succeed.

Eric Blair · 10-21-2007, 08:05 PM

I mean, God forbid people come up with their own explanations for things that aren't explained in the book. That would be a kind of literature far too dangerous for me to handle.

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:07 PM

i enjoy the fact that they have a fit that hagrid doesn't get married and have kids. I guess all the characters are just SUPPOSED to have a happy ending.

wangcomputers · 10-21-2007, 08:08 PM

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She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay,"

Seems like rowling was just getting tired of fan questions, so just came out with that. Him being gay isn't particularly relevant to him finding true love.

Tchocky · 10-21-2007, 08:09 PM

The Christian right is licking their collective chops at this revelation...they argued for ages that Rowling was promuligating un-Christian values. Now they have unambiguous proof.

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:11 PM

I was of the opinion that she always wanted to say it but she feared the backlash on the books and that perhaps they would be judged in a different way if it was always a stated fact that dumbledore was gay. She states something to the effect of 'i would have told you sooner if i'd known you'd approve' and that makes me think she was just afraid for the reception and, perhaps, the sales of her books. I mean, don't you guys think that if dumbledore had been announced to be gay all along it might have been less than the bed of roses it turned out to be for the books?

Ol' Couch Ass · 10-21-2007, 08:14 PM

The next revelation... Harry got his super powers from a botched abortion attempt. Who knew that RU-486 could meld with DNA and cause wizardry?

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:17 PM

i always thought it just came down to midi-chlorians

Mablak · 10-21-2007, 08:19 PM

That scene in one of the books where dumbledore was tapping his foot under a men's room stall was pretty telling. Always like Rowling to toss in subtle details like that.

Floppy Nono · 10-21-2007, 08:21 PM

i can't wait for a collection of homosexual innuendos about dumbledore to be searched out in the books and collected.

"dumbledore unsheathed his wand and pointed it erectly at voldemort."

Eric Blair · 10-21-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mablak

That scene in one of the books where dumbledore was tapping his foot under a men's room stall was pretty telling. Always like Rowling to toss in subtle details like that.

Why? Because she practices a common story telling technique in a really mediocre way? There is nothing 'like Rowling' about that.

avian chaos · 10-21-2007, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Floppy Nono

i can't wait for a collection of homosexual innuendos about dumbledore to be searched out in the books and collected.

"dumbledore unsheathed his wand and pointed it erectly at voldemort."

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10-21-2007, 07:52 PM	#2
ravenguy2000 NO FATS Location: NO FEMS Posts: 29,008	I wouldn't mind stroking his wand.

10-21-2007, 08:02 PM	#3
Floppy Nono Socialphobic Posts: 12,722	i posted it 2 minutes before you did, so if this isn't a parody thread it's pretty coincidental.

10-21-2007, 08:03 PM	#4
Mo Immortal Posts: 20,988	Mine got the better source.

10-21-2007, 08:05 PM	#7
Eric Blair Apocalyptic Poster Location: Let's hang ourselves immediately! Posts: 2,277	I mean, God forbid people come up with their own explanations for things that aren't explained in the book. That would be a kind of literature far too dangerous for me to handle.

10-21-2007, 08:07 PM	#8
Floppy Nono Socialphobic Posts: 12,722	i enjoy the fact that they have a fit that hagrid doesn't get married and have kids. I guess all the characters are just SUPPOSED to have a happy ending.

10-21-2007, 08:09 PM	#10
Tchocky Minion of Satan Location: Wher I en nd yu begn Posts: 6,996	The Christian right is licking their collective chops at this revelation...they argued for ages that Rowling was promuligating un-Christian values. Now they have unambiguous proof.

10-21-2007, 08:11 PM	#11
Floppy Nono Socialphobic Posts: 12,722	I was of the opinion that she always wanted to say it but she feared the backlash on the books and that perhaps they would be judged in a different way if it was always a stated fact that dumbledore was gay. She states something to the effect of 'i would have told you sooner if i'd known you'd approve' and that makes me think she was just afraid for the reception and, perhaps, the sales of her books. I mean, don't you guys think that if dumbledore had been announced to be gay all along it might have been less than the bed of roses it turned out to be for the books?

10-21-2007, 08:14 PM	#12
Ol' Couch Ass Socialphobic Location: The Filthy South Posts: 11,261	The next revelation... Harry got his super powers from a botched abortion attempt. Who knew that RU-486 could meld with DNA and cause wizardry?

10-21-2007, 08:17 PM	#13
Floppy Nono Socialphobic Posts: 12,722	i always thought it just came down to midi-chlorians

10-21-2007, 08:19 PM	#14
Mablak Minion of Satan Location: Well, if it isn't my old friend, Mr. McGreg, with a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg! Posts: 6,413	That scene in one of the books where dumbledore was tapping his foot under a men's room stall was pretty telling. Always like Rowling to toss in subtle details like that.

10-21-2007, 08:21 PM	#15
Floppy Nono Socialphobic Posts: 12,722	i can't wait for a collection of homosexual innuendos about dumbledore to be searched out in the books and collected. "dumbledore unsheathed his wand and pointed it erectly at voldemort."