It makes perfect sense! I didn't see it coming though.
What I find more surprising than DD being gay is that he loved Grindlewald of all people.
hmmm... So Rita Skeeter didn't find out the most spectacular bit of information!:xd:

:lol:


Awww, there goes the Dumbledore/Minerva ship.

I always thought they'd make a great couple.


And I wanted Luna and Neville to get married. *sigh*


O_O

Wow. I don't know if I wanted to know all of this. I always thought that when the author leaves us hanging at the end of a novel/series, it allows us to imagine the extra details for ourselves. Yet, I still find this unbelievably interesting.



I admire JK for doing this, in a way. I just hope it won't stir up loads of controversy. >.< And I have a feeling it will.

My world is upside down right now...
 

Wow. I heard it this morning through the grapevine and didn't believe it until now.....since SS is the source.

I....am speechless. Absolutely shocked. Yeah, I can't really see DD as gay, I mean, he blushed when Madame Pomfrey complimented his earmuffs. And I always kinda saw him and Minerva as...like, a couple or something. Huh.

Well, I'll be discussing this one for years.........:xd:

I don't like how JKR just decides to let that little tidbit out now, though. I didn't really see any build-up to it or anything. I've lost a lot of respect for her now. But whatever. :dunce:

Best comment ever. You win in my book. :yes:


Also, I dunno if I'm re-posting this (since schoolwork has been a priority today), but JK said, "In fact, recently I was in a script read through for the sixth film, and they had Dumbledore saying a line to Harry early in the script saying I knew a girl once, whose hair... [laughter]. I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter, "Dumbledore's gay!" [laughter] "If I'd known it would make you so happy, I would have announced it years ago!"" (from an article on The Leaky Cauldron).

So she pretty much always knew. . .

The Dumbledore part was shocking and surprising, but the part about Snape was so happy! I always liked Snape, and he deserves to be there!

Wow, doesn't that just blow your mind? I still would like to know who Draco married, that's my one burning question! I wish she had answered that one!

:lol: Amen, sister! I'm still a Neville/Luna shipper at heart.

As for Dumbledore...Wow. I'm shocked, but I guess, when you look at it...you can see it. It does make sense. Plus, it kind of takes away the stereotype of what people would expect a homosexual man to be and act like. It also shows that there is more to a person than just that. While it is a big part of who you are, it isn't everything. Clearly, it wasn't the most interesting thing about Dumbledore. I think that's an important thing to remember.

I think that it's interesting that she decided to make him gay, and address it at such a big event because of all of the criticism. But whether you agree or disagree with her, it does go into the books as a moral issue...intolerance. I totally say good for her for sticking true to her character. I really hope she didn't do so just to make some sort of statement. I hope that it really was true to the character. (But, knowing Jo, I'm sure it was!)

I think some of the new questions were good...like the question about Harry being stabbed by a Basilisk fang in CoS and not being destroyed like any other Horcrux. These fans are smart and very astute. I hope some really grilled her for unaddressed issues. ;)

I still want it to be established whether Ron was an Auror...or worked with George in Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes...or did both. *sigh*

Can't wait for the rest!

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Shannon :hello:

I had to come see the reactions over here.

The news... shocked me! Speechless for a decade! And we all know I'm not talking about Neville and Hannah - and I still think Neville should so have hooked with Ginny, bloody pairing of the popular ones made in hell *grumbles* I don't care about Harry, keep him single for ever if you want! ... well, maybe Luna...

But, yeah, I was seriously shocked.

Personally, it's a bit of a pity that didn't make it into the actual book plot - except, it is true that it might have shocked the readers so much into missing the point of the story. But there was nothing OBVIOUS about it: Dumbledore was just plain eccentric! Nobody could see that coming - even me as a slasher considered the possibility only as joke. Too farfetched to go there; that the most you find in these books are just the the manly hugs.

Me Merlin.

I've found a whole new respect for Rowling now, daring to deal with the controversial subject. And adding to the subject:

*bows deeply*


EDIT: So you know, Draco didn't marry Pansy; it was stated in another interview with Rowling. I believe it was some one we don't know.

O.O Shocking ...

I'd always thought that Neville would marry Luna. Oh well ...

Lots of comments for this thread :shifty:

lol! i always suspected Dumbledore had a secret life!

Neville did marry Luna and DD is gay and Harry runs Hogwarts & Lupin didn't die ...
 

Thank you PharaohMan18 :blush: N/L forever! Maybe I shouldn't buy the next book then I could make up all the canon.

So Snape is not a bad guy. Or is he a bad guy? OMG! And yeah, I want to know who Draco married ... But Harry wanting Snape's portrait in the office, he's not on the staff at Hogwarts why should he be allowed to have a say? Sure you save the wizarding world and suddenly you think you can run everyone's life ... :lol: I love Snape now ... *sniffles* Snape/Lily, now there's a ship. :cry:

You get my vote for best comment ever. :lol: ;)

Logic does not compute :smash: Isn't that a complete 180, If you're dealing with a moral issue you're making a statement. Arguably if you write anything you are making a statement ... :dizzy: And you can't not write a statement if you're writing because whatever you believe in will always be a statement in your writing ... be it character or action or a part of the plot ... You can't write and not make a statement. Go read the Golden Compass ... it's heretical, only it's not. :dizzy: I just like the armoured bears ... grrr.

Ya know, I was sure that that's what JK was saying when I read that section of the book, but I tossed it aside thinking "she wouldn't write about something like that." I credit her too little, it would seem.

I really thought that Luna and Neville would get together, as well. Ah well...

I'm really glad to see that Snape gets what he deserves, though.

Bless JKR for everything she explained, tehre wsa so much we were left hanging about!! Amazing convo/interview or whatever u wanna call it, i found everything she said made so much sense XD Or better semse, if anything :lol:

I could have lived quite happily without that knowledge of Dumbledore. My father told me he had read about it on another website and he was, shall we say, not too thrilled with that tidbit. He said if it's true, he's never watching/reading anything Potter-related ever again *rolls eyes*. I'll say no more on that subject. Onto the others ones, HANNAH & NEVILLE YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would've always thought it would've been her & Ernie Macmillan, and him w/Luna, but Luna married the great-great-great X's however much grandson of Newt Scamander. And dagnabbit I ALSO WANNA KNOW WHO DRACO MARRIED! And it's fantastic to know about Snape's portrait in the Headmaster's office. :D

i wish she would have said what happend 2 the rest of the characters besides the ones she mentioned.

heard it on the news this morning and i was like wow!
its nice that J.K Rowling just comes out with these things now she's finished the series. she's rich now so she can say whatever she wants about the characters.

Oh JKR is just amazing!
Thanks for the transcript! :D

Dumbledore is gay... that was obvious; as soon as I read the part in DH with Grindelwald I thought "I think DD is gay."

Great interview, but there are so many more questions!

cool interivew. what a shock about DD. Glad Nevielle got married and tht snape did get a portiate put up.

Hahahaa.... yay for Dumbledore info!!! Lol... it does make a bit more sense now, tho, to why he seemed like such an idiot for not noticing Grindlewald's faults.

It's good to know character's info, like Neville and Hannah (how sweet), and poor Hagrid, tho that IS true.

But seriously, Who did Draco marry and have Scorpius with?