OMG! Dumbledore is GAY?!?

[danadoll]

Yes, parents and grandparents are usually straight. Duh.

You are obviously not getting my point.

Dana

[danadoll]

I agree with what Dave said - once the books is published, it's irrelevant what the author has to say about the characters. If it wasn't in the books, it doesn't exist.

I agree, especially since she apparently never mentioned it in-story or even left clues (unless she did, of course).

That said, I never really thought about Dumbledore's sexuality while reading the books and don't really care now one way or the other. The fact that Rowling considered him gay doesn't bother me at all, nor would it have bothered me if he'd actually been portrayed as gay in the books. In fact, it might have been a nice change of pace.

Joe

True, but as you said...If it wasn't in the books, it doesn't exist. I'm gathering that she is mentioning it now, since it came up as an issue in the filming of the latest Potter movie...The screen-writers and/or the director wanted to apparently add a female love interest into Dumbledore's past, but she stopped them.

Dana

[toys2cool]

wow this is still going on? who cares what she says now,she never gave any indication of him being gay in the book (and I'm happy she didn't,I just don't think it would've had anything to do with a children's or wizard book) that's like someone saying now that Tolkien said the Hobbitts were gay in LOTR,besides them crying every 2 seconds there's nothing in the book that would say they were and it's the same thing with this

[dumbldor]

I think this thread has jumped the shark.

[Meule]

I'm amazed you guys can debate the sexuality of a fictional character for this long

[Cosmicman]

So, when will this thread magically vanish?

[ABMAC]

It'll magically make its way down to the second page about a week after people stop replying to it.