I am so happy. There is a gay - Triumph & Tragedy

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 178143

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> Well it sounds that there is a gay couple in canon after all. 
> HAHAHAHAHHA. The most unexpected one, I say and told in the 
> interview, but hey, I can live with that.
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> "First, the biggest revelation of the night came when Jo revealed to 
> her audience the fact that Albus Dumbledore is gay and had fallen in 
> love with fellow wizard and friend, Gellert Grindelwald. This, by no 
> doubt, elicited the biggest reaction of the evening with many 
> audience members gasping upon hearing the news. So much so, it 
> promoted Jo to say:
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> "If I had know this would have made you so happy, I would have told 
> you years ago.""
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> Alla:
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> There is some more fun stuff there too.
>


bboyminn:

The fill transcript is up now at -

http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more

Two things struck me about this revelation -

First, the reaction of the audience. As JKR spoke there was laughter
but it seemed to be positive laughter rather than ridicule. Next the
audience reaction was characterize as -

"This elicited a huge reaction and prolonged ovation."

You know that if there were any gay or questioning kids in the
audience, that had to make them feel good; that this audience would,
in a sense, 'cheer' the idea that Dumbledore was gay. Very
heartwarming to me.

Next, I feel very sad for Dumbledore. That event seems to have scarred
him deeply. We don't really know the details of his intimate life, but
he seems to have kept somewhat to himself in terms of close
friendships, and after that dedicated himself to the school. And in
the end, while he died greatly admired, he doesn't seem to have died
loved in the way that we all want to be loved. That also touches me
deeply.

Still, we know that Dumbledore had at least one good friend and
admirer in Elphias Doge, perhaps in their long lives they turned to
each other for comfort at times. Still though, while a rich and
rewarding life, I see Dumbledore as having a very lonely life, and
that is sad.

Steve/bboyminn