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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
I just don't get the point of "outing" a character where it isn't relevant to the story. I suppose she's doing it to make a point, but it's still kinda strange.
I mean, she said she wasn't writing any more books, so it's not like we get to see Dumbledore getting it on with Snape or anything.
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In the article it goes on to explain how (in her mind) he was in love with Grindlewald, and provides a little background for the character.
She DID say she may write another Harry Potter book, but it would be more of the encyclopedia variety, and perhaps this revelation will become "canon" via that book. However, in other Q&A sessions Rowling has answered questions about the fates (or backgrounds) of characters (i.e. who did Luna Lovegood marry?, etc.), and people have taken those answers as "canon" in the past. Nobody asked what the point of that was when it wasn't relevant to the story.
Perhaps it would have been better if she had said that in her INTERPRETATION of the works, Dumbledore was gay, or that's what she had in mind when she was writing, but it is up to the reader to decide. Lots of authors and filmmakers do that when discussing their work (see, for instance "Rebel Without a Cause"). Kids these days like to be spoon fed things, however...