Re: [scifinoir2] J.K. Rowling Outs Dumbledore
I guess someone really needed to know that... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2remfy Albus Dumbledore took quite a few secrets with him to the grave. And it's possible that even he didn't know about this one. After helping Dumbledore's favorite pupil uncover a treasure trove of information about the Hogwarts headmaster in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of her billion-dollar fantasy series, J.K. Rowling has pulled something new out of the pensieve: Dumbledore was gay. (What you just heard was the sound of conservative religious groups scribbling down one more reason to loathe the Harry Potter franchise.) Falling in love can blind us to an extent, Rowling explained Friday in front of a packed house at New York's Carnegie Hall, where she capped off her first U.S. book tour since 2000. Which explains why the brilliant wizard was briefly blinded as a young man by the charm and skill of Gellert Grindelwald, his companion turned arch-nemesis who turned out to be more interested in the Dark Arts than a three-bedroom craftsman in Hogsmeade. After Dumbledore was horribly, terribly let down, Rowling explained, he went on to destroy Grindelwald in what is considered in the wizarding world to have been the ultimate wand-toting battle between good and evil. That love, she said to raucous applause, was Dumbledore's great tragedy. If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago, Rowling said. If this revelation seems almost too whimsical, consider this: Rowling, who penned much of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in a café while living out of her car, can certainly be a bit cheeky, but it seems highly unlikely that she would try to put one over on a Manhattan landmark full of kids and other readers who have made her one of the richest people in England. While working on the sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which focuses largely on Dumbledore and Harry's relationship, as well as the elder wizard's interaction with a young Voldemort, Rowling said that she slipped director David Yates an eye-opening note after noticing that there was a reference in the script to a girl in Dumbledore's past. There's no word yet on if this will affect Michael Gambon's character in the final two Potter movies, which are slated for release in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Dumbledore's sexuality has apparently been of great interest to bloggers and chat room denizens for years, with his historyâand intimate affinitiesâbecoming the subject of much debate and, ahem, original short stories. Just imagine the fan fiction now, Rowling joked. Of course, one could always have shrugged off the lack of romance in his life, what with his hectic work schedule and his penchant for secrecy. And, as the scarred one learned in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore could be quite temperamental, especially when protecting those he loved. Lets just saying you know more than you think, but were not going to help you figure it out. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] J.K. Rowling Outs Dumbledore
Actually, your reaction was perhaps similar to mine. I thought, why did she do that? Then I thought maybe she did it to to teach a lesson. For some reason it feels out of place for me, even though I advocate put such a message in children's literature and other media. It somehow feels forced and like it came out of left field. Maybe if he had been gay all along, but to disclose this in what I think is the seventh book/movie in the series feels odd. I can not put my finger on it. What do you guys think? Astromancer wrote: I guess someone really needed to know that... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2remfy http://tinyurl.com/2remfy Albus Dumbledore took quite a few secrets with him to the grave. And it's possible that even he didn't know about this one. After helping Dumbledore's favorite pupil uncover a treasure trove of information about the Hogwarts headmaster in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of her billion-dollar fantasy series, J.K. Rowling has pulled something new out of the pensieve: Dumbledore was gay. (What you just heard was the sound of conservative religious groups scribbling down one more reason to loathe the Harry Potter franchise.) Falling in love can blind us to an extent, Rowling explained Friday in front of a packed house at New York's Carnegie Hall, where she capped off her first U.S. book tour since 2000. Which explains why the brilliant wizard was briefly blinded as a young man by the charm and skill of Gellert Grindelwald, his companion turned arch-nemesis who turned out to be more interested in the Dark Arts than a three-bedroom craftsman in Hogsmeade. After Dumbledore was horribly, terribly let down, Rowling explained, he went on to destroy Grindelwald in what is considered in the wizarding world to have been the ultimate wand-toting battle between good and evil. That love, she said to raucous applause, was Dumbledore's great tragedy. If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago, Rowling said. If this revelation seems almost too whimsical, consider this: Rowling, who penned much of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in a café while living out of her car, can certainly be a bit cheeky, but it seems highly unlikely that she would try to put one over on a Manhattan landmark full of kids and other readers who have made her one of the richest people in England. While working on the sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which focuses largely on Dumbledore and Harry's relationship, as well as the elder wizard's interaction with a young Voldemort, Rowling said that she slipped director David Yates an eye-opening note after noticing that there was a reference in the script to a girl in Dumbledore's past. There's no word yet on if this will affect Michael Gambon's character in the final two Potter movies, which are slated for release in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Dumbledore's sexuality has apparently been of great interest to bloggers and chat room denizens for years, with his history—and intimate affinities—becoming the subject of much debate and, ahem, original short stories. Just imagine the fan fiction now, Rowling joked. Of course, one could always have shrugged off the lack of romance in his life, what with his hectic work schedule and his penchant for secrecy. And, as the scarred one learned in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore could be quite temperamental, especially when protecting those he loved. Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not going to help you figure it out. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] J.K. Rowling Outs Dumbledore
http://tinyurl.com/2remfy Albus Dumbledore took quite a few secrets with him to the grave. And it's possible that even he didn't know about this one. After helping Dumbledore's favorite pupil uncover a treasure trove of information about the Hogwarts headmaster in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of her billion-dollar fantasy series, J.K. Rowling has pulled something new out of the pensieve: Dumbledore was gay. (What you just heard was the sound of conservative religious groups scribbling down one more reason to loathe the Harry Potter franchise.) Falling in love can blind us to an extent, Rowling explained Friday in front of a packed house at New York's Carnegie Hall, where she capped off her first U.S. book tour since 2000. Which explains why the brilliant wizard was briefly blinded as a young man by the charm and skill of Gellert Grindelwald, his companion turned arch-nemesis who turned out to be more interested in the Dark Arts than a three-bedroom craftsman in Hogsmeade. After Dumbledore was horribly, terribly let down, Rowling explained, he went on to destroy Grindelwald in what is considered in the wizarding world to have been the ultimate wand-toting battle between good and evil. That love, she said to raucous applause, was Dumbledore's great tragedy. If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago, Rowling said. If this revelation seems almost too whimsical, consider this: Rowling, who penned much of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in a café while living out of her car, can certainly be a bit cheeky, but it seems highly unlikely that she would try to put one over on a Manhattan landmark full of kids and other readers who have made her one of the richest people in England. While working on the sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which focuses largely on Dumbledore and Harry's relationship, as well as the elder wizard's interaction with a young Voldemort, Rowling said that she slipped director David Yates an eye-opening note after noticing that there was a reference in the script to a girl in Dumbledore's past. There's no word yet on if this will affect Michael Gambon's character in the final two Potter movies, which are slated for release in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Dumbledore's sexuality has apparently been of great interest to bloggers and chat room denizens for years, with his history—and intimate affinities—becoming the subject of much debate and, ahem, original short stories. Just imagine the fan fiction now, Rowling joked. Of course, one could always have shrugged off the lack of romance in his life, what with his hectic work schedule and his penchant for secrecy. And, as the scarred one learned in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore could be quite temperamental, especially when protecting those he loved.
