Harry's sexual preference

[scooting2win]

No: HPFGUIDX 78683

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> 
wrote:
> > <<<"phoenixmum" wrote:...I agree.  If it wasn't clear enough in 
POA 
> > and GOF, the whole "Cho" plotline in OOTP demonstrates Harry's 
> > interest in "girls."...>>>
> > 
> > The Sergeant Majorette says:
> > 
> > Now, see, that's interesting. I thought Harry was just normal 
> *until* 
> > the whole Cho-Chang-thang made me suspicious. Cho is a total red 
> > herring and the surest indication existing in canon that Harry's 
> sex 
> > life, when he acquires one, might be a touch more interesting 
than 
> > some of us will be comfortable with.
> 
> 
> The "surest indication." HOW?
> 
> Someone's first relationship with a girl fizzles out - in part 
> because she is on the rebound and a jealous bitch besides -- and 
that 
> means he's gay? 
> 
> He's got physical reactions to Cho. Stomach churning, hands 
sweaty, 
> etc, etc... Put JKR's euphemisms in the vulgate and those churning 
> stomachs really mean that he can't come to the blackboard and work 
a 
> Potions problem.
> 
> There is no canon evidence that Harry has any kind of attraction 
to 
> any man or boy. So this "Harry is gay" thing is part trying to use 
> absence of something as evidence and part wishful thinking.
> 
> Portable closet? Give me a break. And she was using Harry as an 
> emotional tampon to get over Cedric. All's fair in love and war.
> 
> Darrin
> -- No, I'm not back full time.

ok, this got interesting and I wanted to add something to it, I am 
still under the impression that these books are for children, we as 
adults tend to read too much into every little detail, if JKR were 
to write a book for adults, I think we as adults would be highly 
disappointed. She tends to avoid the actual situation because as I 
know with my crew of kids, that is what kids do, they avoid things. 
if they don't like it or don't want to admit it, they avoid it. So 
IMO, why would she make Harry gay, that's the last thing kids want 
to face in the world, they have enough peer pressure that they don't 
need to be questioning their own sexuality based on a writers 
opinion. it wouldn't be fair to the kids, and she knows it. Lori