Tweet Of The Day: J.K. Rowling On Dumbledore Being Gay
Beloved Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling responded to a Twitter fan’s curiosity on how Dumbledore could be gay.
As she is wont to do occasionally, best-selling author J.K. Rowling today responded to a Harry Potter fan’s question on Twitter.Â
“I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is a gay because I can’t see him in that way,†Ana Kocovic asked the Harry Potter creator.
Rowling responded with grace and a bit of sassiness.
.@anakocovic21 Maybe because gay people just look like… people?
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 24, 2015
The fan responded politely at first,
@jk_rowling amazing answer… Yes you are absolutely right. Such an inspiration!!!
— Ana Kocovic (@anakocovic21) March 24, 2015
But later lamented,Â
@jk_rowling I wish that McGonagall and Dumbledore are couple
— Ana Kocovic (@anakocovic21) March 24, 2015
Well, it was a better response than one anti-magic obsessed mother, who re-wrote Harry Potter into evangelical fanfiction where Voldemort persecutes Christians.
Last December, Rowling responded on Twitter to fan’s question about whether there are LGBT students at Hogwarts.
And in September, Rowling offered some advice to a now-former fan angry the British novelist had announced that Dumbledore is gay.
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Image via J.K. Rowling
Hat tip: TIME
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