After reading an excerpt from the seventh installment of her series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” one young fan asked if Dumbledore had ever loved anyone.
“Dumbledore is gay, actually,” replied Rowling.
She was initially met with a surprised silence but ultimately the audience erupted in cheers for several minutes prompting Rowling to add, “I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy.”
Mmmmkay, let me get this straight. Albus Dumbledore finally came out of the closet 7 books, 5 movies and billions of dollars later. There’s absolutely nothing wrong about the character being gay. The problem is there’s nothing at all in the books that implies he has a male love interest. This news screams “My five minutes of fame’s running out! I need some tabloid gimmick!”. I think it’s best to leave Ol’ Dumbledore’s sexual orientation a mystery. Like they all say, it’s better to left things unsaid.
It’s like eating a gourmet food cooked by renowned chef and few months later he announces at the press conference that the secret ingredient to his famous dish is *drumrolls* “his BOOGER”.
