Rowling Outs Dumbledore

[Senusret I]

It's pretty silly for an author to "out" a character in a book.

As a writer myself, I understand that when you're writing a series, you also have a "bible" that is sorta like the sourcebook for your characters. In this bible, you may not use EVERY single tidbit in your novels, but you write with those tidbits in your conscious mind.

But there comes a point where you have to commit to the ideas. If your series is written and it was never important enough -- in SEVEN books -- to say that Dumbledore was gay, then I think one should just allow the reader to come to their own conclusions.

It's quite possible to give any novel a "queer reading." It cheapens the work when the author does all the thinking for you.

[sageofages]

I always saw Dumbledore as sort of asexual in his sexual orientation.

Yes his gender was male...but in absence of any real relationship references I put him in the "never" category as it really didn't seem to be an important part of his character development.

[AlexMack]

OMG stop the presses this changes everything!

[DaemonSeid]

I don't see the reason why she had to tell us all of this.....

[FSUZeta]

perhaps to sell yet more books?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

perhaps to sell yet more books?

I seriously doubt this woman needs to sell more books.

[ForeverRoses]

well I guess this is one more reason for people to want to ban her books.

Let the book burning begin! (when I imagine book burning, I see the book burning scene from Footloose)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I don't see the reason why she had to tell us all of this.....

Because someone asked her the question. And, as SydneyK and Buttonz said, because it had come up during the filming of HBP.