2007-10-21 01:22:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I just did not get that from him. I think she's after the press. Maybe get more people to start reading her books. Don't buy it.
2007-10-21 01:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by pixie22406 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
JKR said it in New York
This is an article about it on Yahoo! news:
[Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay, Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed.
Rowling outed Dumbledore, a central character in the books, while speaking to an audience of fans in New York.
The revelation was greeted with gasps, then applause.
"I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy," the author quipped.
Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: "It's good that children's literature includes the reality of gay people, since we exist in every society.
"But I am disappointed that she did not make Dumbledore's sexuality explicit in the Harry Potter book. Making it obvious would have sent a much more powerful message of understanding and acceptance."
Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore, played by Sir Michael Gambon in the films.
A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.
She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between 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".
Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy".
Deathly Hallows broke sales records as the fastest-selling book ever, selling more than 11 million copies in the first 24 hours following its release.
The fifth film adaptation of the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released this summer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due for release late next year.]
2007-10-21 01:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If the author reveals it, why is it a theory?
Who really cares, the books are wonderful and why should it matter if someone is gay? Some people had less trouble accepting the idea of hobbits and orks in Lord of the Rings than they do accepting a gay a character - and gay people really exist!
2007-10-21 01:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by violamom74 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's not a "theory" JK came right out a categorically *said it* she probably had it written in her character notes for years but there was no reason for it to be overtly mentioned in one of the books.
2007-10-21 01:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by James Melton 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's not a theory. J.K. Rowling who wrote the Harry Potter series said that one of her characters is gay. She made the character up so she has the final say about it.
2007-10-21 01:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It is irrelevant and insensitive on her part.
What was the point of outing Dumbledore to an entire generation of children who can care less about Hogwarts headmaster's sexual orientation?
I think J. K. Rowling is just an attention-seeking, miserable woman who will keep coming up with tidbits about her characters.
I wouldn't read anything else by her if she gave me the books free.
She has just destroyed the HP series with her cavalier statement. It was bad timing and quite unnecessary.
2007-10-21 05:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
there is nothing new about this. we always knew that dumbledore's closest relationship was with grindelwald, and that he was devastated when grindelwald went bad.
dumbledore is a man full of love. does it matter what form this love take?
2007-10-21 01:26:48 · answer #7 · answered by synopsis 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
i dont really care if he's gay so what
but i agree with the other person
harry and ron got pretty close in that dormitory lol
2007-10-21 01:25:52 · answer #8 · answered by rose 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
i think that in today's world the liberal bias in the media has to have a gay character.how could we live with ourselves if we just had a nice normal story about a nice bunch of kids,but no we have to indoctrinate our kids into thinking that this is normal behavior as early as possible.i mean ain't we already making them read "jack and Jim went up the hill"
2007-10-21 01:29:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
It really makes the book a little more adult. JK always said her books were meant for kids and now she makes a average character into a person who almost all kids can't understand. I think she should have keep that to herself. I have no problems with people being gay but it is a KIDS book not an adult book
2007-10-21 05:01:30 · answer #10 · answered by The True Homie 2 · 2⤊ 5⤋