JK Rowling just announced that Dumbledore is gay. (Book 7 Spoilers)

[Chovexani]

No, really.

First, the biggest revelation of the night came when Jo revealed to her audience the fact that Albus Dumbledore is gay and had fallen in love with fellow wizard and friend, Gellert Grindelwald. This, by no doubt, elicited the biggest reaction of the evening with many audience members gasping upon hearing the news. So much so, it promoted Jo to say:

"If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago."
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more

:wow: :wow: :wow:

I knew it! Fandom is going to implode, again! :popcorn: :woohoo:

[crispini]

1. Wait, WHAT?!

:wow: Bwahahahaha! This is going to be interesting! :D

[Chovexani]

2. My friends list on Livejournal is already exploding

:rofl:

FOR ONCE, WE SLASHERS ARE RIGHT! :D

[TimeChaser]

25. Did someone say slash?

*Pokes her head in*

[Chovexani]

46. We totally need to start a DU Slashers Group or something

For Pervy Fanfic Fanciers. :D

[Withywindle]

29. mine too!

lots of people gloating about how their Dumbledore/Grindelwald stories are CANON, BABY!

[bbernardini]

3. The comments on The Leaky Cauldron are classic.

A lot of "I have nothing against gay people, but this ruins the series for me." More and more, I wish stupidity were physically painful. :)

[crispini]

4. Oh good lawd. Remind me not to go there.

I mean, really. I personally think it's brill. Indeed, the slashers were right! ;)

[Chovexani]

7. I'm just waiting for the confirmation of Sirius/Lupin

Then I can die happy. :D

[XemaSab]

9. Sirius/James

:9

[Chovexani]

11. That's a ship I could get behind

:D Heck I'm just a sucker for the Marauders. Did you catch the bit in the Leaky Cauldron link about James basically supporting Lupin financially because Lupin couldn't find work due to his condition?

[XemaSab]

14. I didn't go to the link...

I went to Mugglenet, who backed up the story.

But Sirius... he really was missing James there, ya know? :D

[Chovexani]

15. Oh lord, was he ever.

Personally I think they were all gay for each other. ;)

I cried like a baby when the ghosts showed up and walked Harry into battle. :cry:

[XemaSab]

17. I started crying like a baby

as soon as Harry saw the memory in the playground... I continued crying like a baby all through the chapters "The Prince's Tale" and "The Forest Again."

Damn.

She just really brought it there.

And yeah, I was musing a while ago about whether Hogwarts was like a... traditional... English boarding school. Especially with Snape and Lucius. :P

[WolverineDG]

42. Snape had better taste than that

Lucius? No way.

dg

[XemaSab]

51. Yeah, but when you're 15 and insecure...

:P

[ThomCat]

5. "I wish stupidity were physically painful."

:rofl:

I love that. I hope you don't mind if I steal that line. :P

[bbernardini]

6. Knock yourself out. Just make sure I get proper credit.

:)

[fishwax]

22. oh my, what a great line

"More and more, I wish stupidity were physically painful." :rofl:

[XemaSab]

8. I just got a rush of EUPHORIC glee!

:roflmao:
































































































:roflmao:

[XemaSab]

10. btw

:roflmao:

[Chovexani]

12. !

:rofl:

This is so weird. I mean, I'm a slasher. I'm used to my preferred ships being completely ignored by canon.

...this, this is a weird feeling.

[XemaSab]

13. Well yeah...

I have long thought that the only thing the series was really lacking was a queer character (slash notwithstanding).

And when I say I laughed like a loon for 7 minutes, I mean it.

'Cause when I read book 7 I was like, wow, they're really close... interesting.

I may have to do a reread. :rofl:

[Chovexani]

16. I so called it when I read it

And I'm STILL laughing. People are gonna lose their shit. It'll be epic. :rofl:

(Now I'll have to dig out that fic I wrote and take off the AU label.)

[XemaSab]

18. The brilliant thing about it

is that she has battled the fundies for years, and ALMOST gotten most of them on her side.

The other brilliant thing is like... okay, slash happens. But there's been SO MUCH Potter slash, with a truly creative array of characters... this is like, her tip to the um... more creative fans, ya know?

[Chovexani]

19. I can't wait for their little heads to explode

:D

I love how aware she is of the fandom. It's really cool. She even said she couldn't imagine what kind of fanfiction will be written now. :rofl:

[XemaSab]

20. I think she intentionally leaves things open

She's VERY aware of what she says and what she doesn't say.

Hermione and Ron? Totally hooked up. Totally.

Harry and Ginny? Totally would have done the deed if Ron hadn't busted in.

Snape and Lily? You be the judge.... :evilgrin:

[DarkTirade]

56. I'm just waiting for somebody who knew Gene Roddenberry to say

something along the lines of, "Oh yeah, Gene wanted to do a storyline about homosexuality but he knew it would never air. What, you don't think all that tension between Spock and the Doctor was just a difference of opinion, do you?" :)

[FloridaJudy]

21. Dumbledore isn't asexual?

That's a relief! I was worried that all the Hogwarts staff seemed to have no romantic tendencies at all - except for Hagrid and Snape (and Snape's infatuation with Lily was entirely unrequited). I thought they had to take a vow of celibacy or something.

Nice to know they're still human.

[TimeChaser]

23. Oh my Gods.... my roommate was right

:wow:

It was her friend's pet theory, and she converted my roommate to it... myself, I just laughed but...

:wow:

[XemaSab]

26. Funny how many of those fandom "wild hares" turned out to be right...

Two theories that really had to grow on me were "Snape and DD had a deal," and "Snape loved Lily."

The first time I heard both of those I was like, yeah right... but upon reflection... :think:

How you been?

[TimeChaser]

27. Busy busy

I grow to hate physics more everyday, although Ecology lab is continuously awesome.

I left a note about Dumbledore being gay on my roommates computer, just so I can be the one to tell her it's true XD

Oh, and this isn't the first time crack and cannon have collided tonight.
See here: http://crazyredwolf.livejournal.com/2159.html#cutid1

[XemaSab]

28. I hated physics in HS

But in college... there's a certain sense to it that not all classes have, ya know?

Man.... I was in the middle of a reread of 6, but I might have to reread 7 again. 4 has also been on my mind tho.... :P

[TimeChaser]

30. Unfortunatly,

all my HP books are at home :( It's a lot to lug to college. Maybe I'll have to check them all out at the awesome local library I just discovered this year. I really, really need to reread 6, that's the only one that I only read once.

[XemaSab]

32. It's funny... no matter how many times I read each of the books

there's still stuff I *totally forget* between reads.

Like, I reread 1-3 two weeks ago, and I felt like I hadn't read them in YEARS, even though I reread them in the middle of July. :P

I dunno what it is... the books seem so simple, but at the same time it's deceptive. There's a lot there...

Even the first quidditch match in book 1... damn. :(

I already know I'm going to hell, but it's like reading the Bible. You can take ONE PHRASE and read the whole thing in the light of that phrase and get one perspective, and then pick a different phrase or idea and get a totally different perspective. Rereading with the "Dumbledore's gay" theme... :rofl:

How much more school do you have?

[TimeChaser]

39. Well,

After I finish this year, there's one more to go. Which means I have to start thinking about grad school and stuff... :(


Oh, I just called my sister to tell her about Dumbledore :rofl:

[XemaSab]

34. dupe: my neighbor's wifi needs help...

:P

[Kutjara]

24. I love it!

Good ol' J. K., lulling all the gnat-brains into a false sense of security, then dropping this bombshell on them. I can imagine fundies all over the country sneaking into their kid's bedrooms tonight and quietly removing all the Harry Potter books from the shelves. There'll be a tsunami of "moral outrage" and hair-tearing. Beautiful!

Even better will be all the wingnut Harry Potter fans that now have to wrestle with their "consciences," because they admired "a gay." They'll be in their bathtubs, scrubbing the gay out for weeks after this.

Best of all will be the gay children and teens, who will finally have a literary character to call their own. Rowling has done a great service to a lot of kids who may feel they don't have a friend in the world.

[Withywindle]

31. I love the way she did it too...

"Oh, you mean you didn't know? Well yeah, there it is. No biggie."

All the while knowing what a bombshell it really is.

:thumbsup:

[DarkTirade]

33. Huh.

That was one possibility that just didn't occur to me. :P I saw some possibility with Sirius not being straight, if only because of his pining for Harry's dad, and the fact that he never mentioned any girls he was interested in. (at least not that I can recall offhand. It's been a while since I read the books though) And even though I don't think anything happened, I do think there was sexual tension between Harry and Draco, whether they realized it or not. :) So thick you could cut it with a Sectusempra or a Diffendo. :P

[Chovexani]

35. And Ron? So gay for Harry.

Hell, I think Filch and Hagrid are the only entirely straight males in all of Hogwarts.

And Neville. But Neville is a pimp. :smoke:

[DarkTirade]

36. Neville FTW! :)

He was always my favorate character. I didn't get teary-eyed at that last chapter until they mentioned 'Professor Longbottom'. :P

Well, okay, I got a LITTLE teary-eyed when they said Harry's youngest son's name. But just a little.

Seriously though, when all was said and done, and when the chips were down, Neville was the one to stand up and do what needed to be done. No matter what the cost may have been to himself, he was willing to risk his own life and do what it took. And he proved his true Gryffendor-ness in that last battle. :)

[Chovexani]

47. Someone had an awesome Neville macro somewhere on the tubes

It said, "I'm tired of this motherfucking snake at motherfucking Hogwarts." :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

54. That's just crying out for a photoshop job... :)

[CBHagman]

41. I'm really not trying to be a spoilsport here...

...but young Sirius Black was the one who kept pictures of "bikini-clad Muggle girls," as Rowling put it, in his old bedroom at Grimmauld Place.

Remember too that the poor guy spent years imprisoned in Azkaban and then went on the run after having escaped. There's not much chance of pursuing a relationship in either situation.

[WolverineDG]

43. I can't wait for Movie 7

I'm going to die laughing if he had THE Farah Fawcett poster in his room. :rofl:

dg

[Chovexani]

45. Because bisexuality doesn't exist.

I always thought Sirius was bi, and Lupin was gay. The werewolf metaphors were just too strong.

I mean, I wanted to like Lupin/Tonks because they are both awesome characters but in my head, I'm like "the only thing they have in common is homosexuality."

[DarkTirade]

50. A lot of people have mentioned the idea of Tonks and/or Lupin being gay

but I just didn't see it. I dunno, maybe I just saw Lupin as being a bit shy and not that open around people outside of a small circle(although he was adorable so I wouldn't complain if he was), and Tonks... well, no reason that one has to be gay just because she's got short hair and is willing to stand up for herself.

Also, hair color in shades of bright pink or purple is kinda hot. :)

[lildreamer316]

61. Don't you remember about Tonks and Lupin?

They like each other.
So much so that....well, the result is shown at the end of book seven.

[DarkTirade]

62. Once again, there are plenty of non-straight people who end up having kids and whatnot. :)

Still, I never got that vibe from either of them. Just Sirius.

Mmm... Sirius...

[lildreamer316]

63. It was actually almost stated in one of the books.

The story ranges in between OOTP and DH. Tonks almost makes herself sick because of it..but I don't want to spoil.
It's very clear what is up between them.

Just sayin' This has nothing to do with who else might be gay...I am just pointing out that we know for sure about this pairing because it is in the books.

[DarkTirade]

49. Ah, that's true. I forgot about that.

Then again, I'm sure there are many gay or bi men who try to cover it up by having pictures of scantily clad women around their living space.

And since they were muggle women it would annoy his parents too, which is always a plus. :)

[XemaSab]

37. Too many chuckles...

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

38. I had long wondered if maybe he was...

And wonder, really, about all the professors - we never hear mention of any of them having spouses of any kind. Not that I think they're all gay, but it's curious that an entire school would be made up of only single people.

But then, they're also all dedicated, and at least at Hogwarts, have long been fighting Voldemort, and perhaps their dedication and focus has left them without time for relationships.

I'm glad to hear that Dumbledore is gay!

[Wheezy]

40. I think it's wonderful

And even greater that Rowling didn't feel the need to point out the fact in the book. She shows that the most well-developed characters aren't defined by their sexual preference.

I read a great deal of young adult literature, and there are so many books whose lead line or hook mentions that a character is gay, even if that has nothing to do with the actual plot. I hope for a time when gay characters can just be gay without it being mentioned. Rowling has done this.

I admire her much for that.

[Chovexani]

48. I love that it was Dumbledore.

Yeah, the baddest wizard that ever lived? The one who kicked Dark wizard heiney six ways from Sunday? The one everyone looks up to, the one who is a father figure to our heroes?

Gay.

:woohoo:

[XemaSab]

52. More than that...

He's the puppetmaster who determines the fates of everyone....

[WolverineDG]

44. Boo! Neville marries Hannah Abbott

I wanted him to hook up with Luna! :cry: To marry him off to Hannah who had, what, 2 scenes, one of which was being the first of Harry's class to be sorted? :eyes:

dg

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. That's cuz Luna hooked up with me!

Hubba!

:blush:

[DarkTirade]

55. What, just because they're the two unattached members of the DA, they have to hook up? :P

[Lilith Velkor]

57. Obviously, Luna is gay.

Perhaps she hooked up with Padma Patil.

[Danger Mouse]

58. i think it's awesome.

take that, fundies. let's see hp fans showing their true colors.
:evilgrin:

[The Inquisitive]

59. I just assumed they were all homosexuals

I mean, they're English right?

Disclaimer: This is a joke of poor taste.

[DarkTirade]

60. Well it's a good thing you said it in the lounge then. :)