Dumbledore is gay! Not that it really matters though. Just thought you guys would like to know
http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...,00.html?imw=Y
Dumbledore is gay! Not that it really matters though. Just thought you guys would like to know
http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...,00.html?imw=Y
goddamn i was just about to post this.
i certainly didn't expect this. i just overlooked the idea that Dumbledore never had a female love interest.
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I thought she was just fucking with us at the beginning of the article.
But wow, I never even considered his sexual orientation. I didn't think it would play much of a role in the story, since his use of the term "love" applies to all kinds of love, i.e. relatives, spouses, etc.
I had a feeling he was...but who cares?? FYI, the snazzy dressing tipped me off...
That actually does explain one awkward part of his character - why the reasonable and tolerant Dumbledore was hanging out with Grindewald who was basically Wizard Hitler.
was i the only one upset by this news? i mean, i don't care that dumbledore liked men, but the fact that the biggest mistake of his life was made not because of anything else, but because he was just another love-struck teenager? i know he's only human, but i don't know, i thought he was smarter than that.
maybe i'm just one of those people who thought too highly of dumbledore.
saman, i just went through a conversation with a friend who was thinking along the same lines you are. I kept saying, "if anything, this should have been explained in the books", because now we actually know WHY Dumbledore's history with Grindewald is so complicated and why he sorta went along with him when they were younger.
Dumbledore never made too many mistakes, but I for one like him more knowing more about when he was younger and what shaped him into the "sentimental old fool", to use his own words, that we get from the beginning of the first book.
if anything, the fact that his biggest mistake was because he was in love with what should have been his enemy makes that big mistake so understandable that it almost seems like an insurmountable cruelty of fate that nobody could have beaten. i mean, can you imagine if you had to either kill or imprison for life the person you were in love with? the fact that dumbledore had to do just that makes his beating Grindewald much more of an accomplishment
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
So that's why he took quite a liking to Harry Potter. Here I thought he was trying to play Daddy and be all nice and stuff. I think there was even eye winking going on between the 2. Now it all makes sense! :P
i dont think he was pulling a "Chairman from Memoirs of a Geisha", and getting Harry while he's young. That does give some insight into why he helped out Snape, and was able to empathize with him so much.
book came out in hebrew wensday. I had a preorder and picked it yesterday, and after re-readin "half blood prince", I read the new one today.
really good, it's a great feel when a series you love is truely complete.
things that shouldv'e been closed were finally closed, shallow charecters evolved into deep human beings, like a journey coming to an end.
I don't want to see any new "plot" books, I don't mind if JR milks it around for a while, with a collection of side stories and all. But, I'd like to see a new line of books in the next few years, it's still possible to keep track and own all of her books.
I never cared for Dumbeldore sexsual orientations, I assumed, that like most mature charecters (teachers, Hagrid and co.) he was either a widower or had a spouse waiting for him in home, or was married to his work. I don't think he's anymore or anyless of a 'rolemodel' now. he was a jerk as a teenager, and came to his senses afterwards, stuff like this happens (same as harry cousin Daddly, who hinted some signs of remorse towards Harry).
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so this isn't exactly limited to deathly hallows, but i'm planning to reread the entire harry potter series soon, and i was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing a group reread and discuusion of the series?
Co-incidentally, I just finished reading book 7 again. Can't really be bothered reading the first six at the moment, sorry.
I have to say though, book 7 is much better the second time through. I picked up a whole lot more.
I think I know precisely what I mean
when I say it's a schpadoinkle day
Im kinda like re-reading them right now...but not book-wise.
I mean... Im reading a fanfiction where the Marauders get the books and start reading them, giving their reactions... and the full books are written there as well. Im currently on book 4, although the author is just about to finish book 5.
it's a fancy way of copyrights pirating, isn't it?
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