Dumbledore in Harry Potter story is gay · 2007-10-22 14:02
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall Friday night that one of her main characters, Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay.
At a stop on her highly publicized open book tour, Rowling read a section of the last book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" before addressing questions from the audience, UT The Daily Texan reports.
One question came from a young boy asking whether Dumbledore ever found true love. With absolutely no hesitation Rowling replied, "Dumbledore is gay."
According to People Magazine, Rowling said Dumbledore was infatuated with rival Gellert Grindelwald, who was later offed in a battle between the 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" and that his love was a "great tragedy."
There are no references to Dumbledore's sexuality in the books, but Rowling did say that if you read between the lines in book seven, there are some underlying clues that would give him away.
She said that she had to inform the screenwriters of the sixth film of the "coming out" because they had created a semi-love interest with a woman in the film, and Rowling would have nothing to do with that.
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