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Dark Angel

#1 October 20, 2007, 05:10:21 am

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J.K. Rowling Outs Hogwarts Character

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Oct 20, 12:37 AM (ET)

By HILLEL ITALIE

(AP) Author J. K. Rowling waves to children while signing a copy of her book "Harry Potter and the...
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NEW YORK (AP) - 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.

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."

"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."

Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.

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. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.

Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."

Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071020/D8SCOD600.html

lmao oh man. This is just weird. I don't know, it seems more like a jab at her haters, after-the-fact. "Oh ho ho you think I'm a witch? Well how's THIS!?"

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#2 October 20, 2007, 05:21:11 am

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Yeah, it's pretty weird that someone would make a character in their story gay.

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#3 October 20, 2007, 05:21:58 am

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hehe yeah i heard about this earlier. guess it explains why he's so good with a wand.

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#4 October 20, 2007, 05:22:59 am

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That is awkward, yes.

On an unrelated note I love how some crazy Christians hate Harry Potter books because of their godlessness but o wat do we hav here celebratin chistmas no doubt (in like every book).

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#5 October 20, 2007, 05:23:07 am

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sounds like a cop-out to make the character fit more with Ian McKellen imho

just like how his death felt like a cop-out to avoid using a replacement for too long

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#6 October 20, 2007, 05:33:10 am

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uh...so what? characters in books are supposed to be like people in real life to an extent, and shock and awe theres gay people in real life too.

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#7 October 20, 2007, 05:34:01 am

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Quote from: XxSylverxX on October 20, 2007, 05:33:10 am

uh...so what? characters in books are supposed to be like people in real life to an extent, and shock and awe theres gay people in real life too.

Proof?

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#8 October 20, 2007, 05:41:37 am

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your gay.

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#9 October 20, 2007, 05:50:30 am

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this pretty much wraps up her whole storytelling philosophy

just look at all the great quotes in there. I started pasting them into the post but it's the whole thing really. even the hehgheh take that christian's part, it's like, the manifesto of fanfiction witers. also did you guys know snapesnogger is actually rowling herself??

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#10 October 20, 2007, 05:54:12 am

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Quote from: Polygon on October 20, 2007, 05:21:11 am

Yeah, it's pretty weird that someone would make a character in their story gay.

That is not what I meant AT ALL.

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#11 October 20, 2007, 06:19:48 am

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haha what

either i read the books poorly and missed a lot or this is just completely out of the blue

That’s right, you have the young gaming with the old(er), white people gaming with black people, men and women, Asian countries gaming with the EU, North Americans gaming with South Americans. Much like world sporting events like the Wolrd Cup, or the Olympics will bring together different nations in friendly competition, (note the recent Asian Cup; Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia, no violence there) we come together. The differences being, we are not divided by our nationalities and we do it 24-7, and on a personal level.

We are a community without borders and without colours, the spirit and diversity of the gaming community is one that should be looked up to, a spirit and diversity other groups should strive toward.

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#12 October 20, 2007, 06:20:39 am

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Quote from: Raziel on October 20, 2007, 05:23:07 am

sounds like a cop-out to make the character fit more with Ian McKellen imho

just like how his death felt like a cop-out to avoid using a replacement for too long

I don't think so... She has boxes and boxes of the "backstory" with detailed bios of all her characters. I mean, we don't have the papers, so we don't know for sure, but it sounds really dumb to just say "oh yeah he's gay" out of nowhere...

Quote from: benjamin franklin on October 20, 2007, 06:19:48 am

haha what

either i read the books poorly and missed a lot or this is just completely out of the blue

actually, in the last book, I *thought* there was more going on between him and Grindenwald. I thought for a split second they were gay, but I pushed it out of my mind.

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#13 October 20, 2007, 06:25:54 am

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Oh NO! first the old beardy wizard from Lord of the rings and now this! What's the new fad with gay old magic people? Is it because it's less icky considering they don't have sex?

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#14 October 20, 2007, 06:26:33 am

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Can you imagine the Harry X Dumbledore fanfics from when he was vulnerable and first came to Hogwarts?

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#15 October 20, 2007, 06:34:34 am

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Quote from: Cray on October 20, 2007, 06:25:54 am

Oh NO! first the old beardy wizard from Lord of the rings and now this! What's the new fad with gay old magic people? Is it because it's less icky considering they don't have sex?

Gandalf's not gay.

That’s right, you have the young gaming with the old(er), white people gaming with black people, men and women, Asian countries gaming with the EU, North Americans gaming with South Americans. Much like world sporting events like the Wolrd Cup, or the Olympics will bring together different nations in friendly competition, (note the recent Asian Cup; Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia, no violence there) we come together. The differences being, we are not divided by our nationalities and we do it 24-7, and on a personal level.

We are a community without borders and without colours, the spirit and diversity of the gaming community is one that should be looked up to, a spirit and diversity other groups should strive toward.

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#16 October 20, 2007, 06:45:40 am

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This is just stupid... If she were to publish a book full of unknown information on the Harry Potter universe it wouldn't be so random... It's like saying Godzilla is gay...

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#17 October 20, 2007, 08:44:27 am

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Quote from: Mr Epic Hero on October 20, 2007, 05:22:59 am

On an unrelated note I love how some crazy Christians hate Harry Potter books because of their godlessness but o wat do we hav here celebratin chistmas no doubt (in like every book).

Hard-liners come out every once in a while to denounce things. Especially science fiction and fantasy are subject to their criticism. Take any popular fantasy movie or series, like Heroes or Pokémon, for example. They seem like relatively harmless programs, but according to some christians, watching these shows is like worshipping the devil. After all, they argue, since the fantasy elements (e.g. magic powers) were not granted to the characters by god, they "must have come from the devil". Literally. But then again it's probably best to completely ignore these people!

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#18 October 20, 2007, 08:49:00 am

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also, about the christmas remark, if i had to take a guess why people in the harry potter universe celebrate christmas, it would probably be that it's because some type of santa clause existed, and he was just a ROGUE WIZARD delivering presents to unsuspected muggles or whatever the fuck she would concoct. for the books to be anything but godless in the eyes of christian critics, they'd actually have to celebrate christmas as the birth of jesus christ, otherwise it doesn't mean anything, and i very much doubt that would've been the case.

ps this is craaaaazy i wonder if grindelwald was down with the cock too

pps who the fuck criticized POKEMON for being anti-christian? i never heard about that! it seems kind of senseless since like, who would expect anything else from a game imported from a country where christianity is far from the major religion?

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#19 October 20, 2007, 09:01:59 am

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Quote from: parasun on October 20, 2007, 06:45:40 am

This is just stupid... If she were to publish a book full of unknown information on the Harry Potter universe it wouldn't be so random... It's like saying Godzilla is gay...

I was going to say it's part of some intricate story, or that he probably had something happen to him earlier in his life, etc etc. But her point was that there are gay people in real life, so its totally normal for someone to be gay in the harry potter world. I mean, in real life, are there really any discrimination of who is born gay or not? No, it could be just random too. Of course, people want to say it's part of the genes, etc. But really, it's just random!

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#20 October 20, 2007, 09:10:53 am

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Quote from: Dada on October 20, 2007, 08:44:27 am

Hard-liners come out every once in a while to denounce things. Especially science fiction and fantasy are subject to their criticism. Take any popular fantasy movie or series, like Heroes or Pokémon, for example. They seem like relatively harmless programs, but according to some christians, watching these shows is like worshipping the devil. After all, they argue, since the fantasy elements (e.g. magic powers) were not granted to the characters by god, they "must have come from the devil". Literally. But then again it's probably best to completely ignore these people!

those examples are pretty silly, because in both cases the powers are physical not magical.
the harry potter series uses magic, though, and sorcery is kinda a no-no in the bible! not only this the series are aimed at kids. there are things that are alligned with christian values, things that are neither edifying nor destructive, and things that are against christianity, like magic.

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