Harry's sexual preference

jdr0918 jdr0918 at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 27 00:42:39 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 78901

<<<"jenny_ravenclaw"  wrote: Most of the gay men I know are quite 
fine people...Harry and Cho should never have happened...That is 
clear and JKR made the point and drove it home. Neither of them 
handled their situation with maturity or respect for the other...This 
is ridiculous.>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

In my young days, I knew way too many gay men. Some of them were fine 
people, some of them were psychotic junkies, some of them were really 
annoying, and some of them were boring and totally lacking any sense 
of style.

I like the idea that Harry and Cho should never have happened. So JKR 
decided to cut her narrative losses, good. To Weasley Cousin World 
with poor Cho.

Why are we carrying on as if "gay" was an accusation? We seem to 
agree that there is/will be no actual sex until after Book VII, at 
which point JKR intends to abandon these poor young people to the 
dreaded fanfic monster. As for speculating on Harry's relationship 
gender preference, we are simply adding a dimension to the age 
old "He likes her! He totally doesn't like her! She LIKES him likes 
him!" lunchroom debate. And yes, it is ridiculous, which is sort of 
the point. It's ridiculous for a grownup lady of a certain age such 
as myself to be so completely immersed in the world of a children's 
book, but my inner 14-yr old is totally loving this.

By the way, could Michael Corner be a male Cho? Think Ginny's gay?

--JDR





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