Yes, Albus Dumbledore is Gay
October 22nd, 2007
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. Read more
Some Comments:
Obviously she doesn’t NEED a publicity stunt in the obvious way, but I still
think this was one. I don’t know how else to characterize revealing another
facet of a character AFTER the final book has been printed. Potter fans live and
breath this stuff. What else can we expect her to reveal, based on a random
question from a fan? Since you seem to feel that the revelation was not
important to the character or the books, why did she reveal it now? She could
have deflected the question by saying just that. I like what SBN said. She has
changed the focus of the book…and for what purpose?
Remember that these are not living flesh but merely characters from her mind. So what was her original goal when she decided on this detail about his private sexuality? How has it moved the story along?
Rowling may just have decided to liven up her performance when she was giving the lecture.(And it is sure to be a driving interest in all future lecture dates). If it was a publicity stunt, then it was more psychological–the need for more attention, which is often addictive after one finally gets some.
Perhaps Rowling should now decide that she has been given enough and go back to one of her newly acquired mansions to her latest husband and family.
Jane has obviously never written anything or done any real character development.
Not ALL aspects of a character are relevant to a particular story. As a writer,(in no means in the same league as JKR) I often know much more about a particular character than needs to be revealed to the reader. My current MC is a Capricorn, but it doesn’t matter to the story so I probably won’t mention it.*I* know that it has an impact on the character and her actions without necessarily needing to be revealed to progress the plot.
No one will ever bother to read my stuff, but on the off chance that someone asked, I’d be happy to share.
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