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Dumbledore comes out of wizard closet

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071020/...harry_potter_2

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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.

Well...at least that question has been answered.... :P

The hell?

Now I'm waiting for Christopher Tolkien to come out and explain the truth about Frodo.

Well... 'prolonged arguement for tolerance' indeed. I have zero problem with this... What does worry me is the psycho moms who are already being INtolerant about the books.

...Oh, and the fanficcers. They scare me most of all.

Anyhow, good for JK. She rules.

...well, that explains a bit... :lol:

I don't really care about this but I'm glad that the religious nutjobs will have another reason to hate the books.

i agree with Barkworm

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Originally Posted by KROW (Post 564976)

The hell?

Now I'm waiting for Christopher Tolkien to come out and explain the truth about Frodo.

Or Gandalf. Sir Ian McKellen played him, that can't be a coincidence.

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Originally Posted by Sewer Bull (Post 565022)

Or Gandalf. Sir Ian McKellen played him, that can't be a coincidence.

Thanks, now I have images of Gandalf/Dumbledore crossover fanfiction in my head.

Well with Radcliffe jacking Horses nude, I suppose the franchise's non-existant innocense doesnt need sheilding...

Err, OK. Kind of weird to 'out' a character after the series is finished, especially since his sexuality never had any bearing on the story, but whatever.

How long will take for morons to start claiming the

Spoiler:

business was a hate crime?

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Originally Posted by Mecha Cow (Post 565086)

Err, OK. Kind of weird to 'out' a character after the series is finished, especially since his sexuality never had any bearing on the story, but whatever.

Well... Actually, it was a question already with many fans. So, she just answered their questions.

Wow, I never even wondered about Dumbledore's sexuality. Still, it's really really cool that Rowling would ignore the prejudices of people and put a gay character in her book.

To me it just seems like shes trying to keep the fans interested.

And in the words of JK "Oh God! The fanfiction!"

And lets not forget the fan art.

I have to agree that this just seems like an extemporaneous addition to the mythos that has no real bearing on the character. I mean, come on, what does it matter is Dumbledore is straight or gay?

I think the sudden implication that Dumbledore was in love with Grindelwald is incredibly contrived, actually. Eh, I just hope this doesn't mean future movies will have 'subtle' hints regarding Dumbledore's sexuality (And no, not because I am 'anti-gayz' or whatever).

Hell, I'm not even sure if Rowling was entirely serious with that statement. Of course, she can't very well retract it now. :lol:

Cause then she'd be anti-gayz!

Oh man, I love JKR so much right now "Oh my god, the fanfiction"

Love!

But I am glad she left it out of the last book, not because I don't want Dubledore to be gay, but because it would have distracted from the story. I think this is just one of a lot of things she's revealed after the last book, though I would wager the most controversial.

Man, I really hope she wasn't joking. It really didn't seem like it in the article when she defended Dumbledore's taste in men "Falling in love can blind us to an extent"

She didnt put it in the story because it had nothing to DO with the story. But it was his character. She is the author, he is her character. Anyone who writes fiction knows that their characters have certain traits that aren't important to the story; but we know them anyway.

I found it good for her that she had such rounded out characters and, hey... Now we know even more about the world she created!

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"Falling in love can blind us to an extent"

I found that incredibly poignant. And something for us to take from it, as adults and humans in general.

And it's not to 'keep people interested'. Good Lord, HP is nowhere NEAR needing people to be reminded of it, hahahaha.

I was not surprised when I heard this news yesterday. It was not as obvious in the books as it has been in the movies...especially after Richard Harris and even with Michael Gambon. And it really doesn't matter to me. Other than his bit with Grindelwald (which actually adds some depth to the relationship), it has little bearing on the story or how I think about the character.