He's gay. Big whoop. I actually figured that before the 'unveiling'. I won't say that it's obvious, but it's there if you look. And you're right, it is a kids book, so it doesn't really focus on the relationship side of things other than making out, even with the hetro relationships.

It's not like she deliberately led us to believe that he was straight. Come on - he's one of a few of the elder wizards/witches that don't have a spouse. There was always going to be a chance that someone was gay (I'd pegged Charlie Weasley and Dumbledore myself. 1 out of 2 ain't bad.)

Besides, he isn't going to be mooning over every male in the immediate area, because being gay is about loving someone of the same gender. Love strikes where it will, people. And the one he loved is dead. That's not to say that he doesn't feel love for others, but no others are mentioned.

I always figured that Dumbledore and Harry's relationship was that of Mentor/Student + Grandfather/Grandson. Innocent.

for as my freshman philosophy professor down at the local community college once said... right and wrong are just words, preached to us by an unthinking, unquestioning flock of sheeps.

Oh god, more stupid college kid thinking.

If I see you in person, remind me to punch you in the nuts and piss on your head.  If you tell me I'm not wrong for doing so then I'll repeat the process until you learn otherwise.  Right and Wrong are words, yes, but law and chaos are concepts that govern the universe and if adhering to them makes me a sheep then I'll gladly punch your balls all day long because, by nature, I'm bigger than you thus making me higher on the food chain.

a word is composed merely of a collection of sounds people make or a set of symbols people scribe containing some abstract, supposedly fixed definition. The essence of a word's existence is within the connotation people get out of it.

I wonder if Aberforth knows...

he's kidding (how did you not get this?) but Safari Goku did say something very similar to this once!

Doesn't bother me. Everyone analyses what they read/see/hear/taste/touch whether they think they do or not. How else would you come up with the opinions you spout?

dont worry guys: at least this gay is dead

by taking them at somewhat face value, especially considering the fact they are designed for children, instead of retroactively applying meanings and subtexts that don't exist?

i posted this because i wanted to be able to tell everyone i know that i posted in a message board topic about the sexual orientation of harry potter characters

Ah, but they do exist, as the writer herself admits. ~.^

on that note. I feel rather... disconnected with the community at large here sometimes. The crazy shit you guys seem to end up talking about generally isnt applicable to me. I'd love to join in on some of these whacky ass things you guys talk about like gay characters in childrens novels

but I just cant seem to keep up. I guess thats what I get for

what the fuck am I talking about