Why Rowling should not have outed DD

[Steve]

--- "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
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> ...Big Snip...
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> In summary: The outing of DD serves no useful purpose. ...
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> Tonks_op
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bboyminn:

While you certainly make a well reasoned argument, you are
forgetting one thing that people are probably tired of hearing
me say again and again. JKR's statement DOES serve a useful
purpose. It is a direct response to a question by a fan.

JKR kept this secret for a long time, and probably would 
have kept it for a lot lot longer, if she hadn't been ask
a direct question about Dumbledore's love life.

Some one asked, and she answered. That's how this works,
fans ask question, JKR gives answers. The fact that some
people don't like the answer is irrelevant.

People are trying to make this out to be JKR spontaneously
making statements about her character; running through the
streets shouting things out. And if she were just volunteering
this information, in which case, this might be a different 
situation.

But the fact that a fan specifically asked JKR about 
Dumbledore's love life is highly relevant to the discussion.
Further while not necessary to tell the story. That is, not
necessarily needing to be included in the book. It is relevant
to the backstory and subtext; certainly not necessary, but
still relevant. A fan wanted to know, and now he/she knows. I
don't see what people are complaining about. If you don't want
to know, then I suggest you refrain from reading news articles,
and after-the-fact interviews. 

If I haven't already beaten this point to death, let me say
that fans want to know more than is included in the books.
They want to know more about the Weasleys, more about the
Malfoys, about Sirius, about Theodor Knot, Blaise Zabini,
the wizard's government, and about the workings of the
wizard world in general. But, you can't both want to know
and /not/ want to know. If people are going to ask questions
about the extension of the wizard world, then they have to
be ready for the answers they get, whether those answers
conform to their prior beliefs or not. 

That is just the way life is. 

Steve/bboyminn