[Strangler Lewis]

I think this allows her to expand on her universe without putting controversial things in her books that might not be appropriate for all ages. At her next lecture she'll tell us that, of course, Harry and Hermione slept together in book seven while Ron was gone and that everyone is miserable in their marriages because Harry and Hermione really loved each other but were too cowardly to do anything about it-he out of fear of poisoning their friendship; she, out of some self-destructive sense of responsibility that Harry had a higher destiny.

But enough of that. I'm not entirely convinced that her description of Dumbledore's gay life is terribly affirming. The one time he gave into love was his great tragedy? Was he celibate since? Did he bugger Tom Riddle? I'm always suspicious when people speak of "tolerance," and I'm as suspicious about this as I am about the obviously Jewish goblins that ran Gringott's.