Should Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, have announced that the character Albus Dumbledore was gay?
I have answered Yes to this question although it would be more appropriate to say my answer is ‘I don’t mind’. I am a massive Harry Potter fan. I actually discovered the first book hiding in a small bookshelf before it was famous, before anyone I knew had read, before the movie deals and before the hype. The books captured my imagination and I spend the next three years reciting the stories to my parents and sister. Of course when the fourth book came out the movie deal was signed – everyone then bought it. Despite the whole world suddenly reading my favourite book, I must admit I felt a bit jealous, the magic I felt never wavered. Dumbledore of course was a pivotal character to the books. He was Harry’s role model, mentor and father figure. He knew everything and he was unimaginably powerful. He was undoubtedly on the side of the good, which of course added to the tension of the final book (I will not say why in case people do not wish to know). Basically Dumbledore was one of the bes
