The Harry Potter series is done and dusted, but JKR doesn’t seem to want to stop. She revealed yesterday night in New York in response to an audience question that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was gay. The International Herald Tribune’s report on the same topic can be found here
Personally speaking, I have nothing against homosexuality. But there was nothing in the books that even hinted that the man was gay. Many people, including me, assumed that he chose to remain a bachelor or probably had a wife and child who were killed in the war against Grindelwald.
That probably means that Dumbledore was smitten with Gellert Grindelwald and did not want to confront his former ‘love’ till the end. The love was probably one sided though.
This will come as a great shock for the guys who use ADMM as their ship in their stories.
The guys at Dark Lord Potter have literally blasted Rowling, accusing her of fu*&ing with the series.
A few things which allowed a hearty laugh.
1.) Harry saying to Rufus Scrimgeur ” I’m Dumbledore’s man, through and through”
2.)Â I wonder what Albus Severus Potter would have to say. Look at this post of Jbern
3.) Harry felt as if he was being X-rayed by the gaze……..
Most authors of fanfiction have always preferred to portrary Sirius Black as a gay character, pairing him up either Snape or Lupin ( who are unable to find partners for reasons best known to them)
I wonder whether Dumbledore ever felt attracted to the young Tom Riddle. Some fics touch upon the fact that power attracts power, and was that the reason that Dumbledore chose not to eliminate Tom Riddle before he became Lord Voldemort ?