Dumbledore's quest for immortality a possible clue to homosexuality

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No: HPFGUIDX 178575


> Curlyhornedsnorkack writes:
>
> I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this, but I wonder if a clue
> to Dumbledore's homosexuality could have been his quest for
> immortality. Having once faced the prospect of never having children,
> as many gay people still do, I did think of ways in which I could
> pass what I lived on into the future. If I had had access to magic
> that could have made me immortal, I would have been interested.

afn replies:

Not only far-fetched but off target.  DD lives on and
achieves "immortality" through his students.  In HBP, we see his
remorse over his tutelage of Tom Riddle and future effects.  Similarly,
other teachers are childless yet concerned about posterity and legacy
through those young people whose lives they encounter like McGonnagal
and even Snape.

If anything we see criticism of this tendency for immortality in DH in
Aberforth's response to Harry about pursuing his brother Albus's plans
for him.  We wonder near the end of DH whether DD's *real* quest for
immortality is evidenced in unduly placing expectations upon his
charges who will carry on as with both Snape and Harry.