[ SECRET POST #3212 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3212 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I meant that it would have been easy to discuss Dumbledore's orientation while discussing his past friendship with Grindelwald, thus making it actual canon instead of just word of god.

[(Anonymous)]

But we don't know if Dumbledore ever acted on any feelings he had towards Grindelwald. We don't even know if he ever told anyone. Being gay was illegal in muggle Britain back then, and considering that the magical world is far behind on a lot of things, it's not hard to imagine it being illegal there as well. So it's plausible that he just kept it to himself.

[(Anonymous)]

Why should it matter whether or not he acted on them? JKR has confirmed that he had unrequited feelings towards Grindelwald and his feelings played a large role in blinding him to Grindelwald's faults. It's a reach to say that, in a series where love and its effects (positive and negative) are a major theme, a major character's personal experiences with the destructive side of love were omitted simply because being gay maybe possibly could have been illegal in wizarding Britain.

[(Anonymous)]

It does matter as the story is not told from Dumbledore's perspective. If he didn't act on it nor told anyone, no one would know he had romantic feelings towards Grindelwald.

[(Anonymous)]

But she could have written him as telling someone... My point was/is that this was a huge missed opportunity for JKR.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

I can't really see a point where that would feel natural, but maybe I'm just being uncreative.

[(Anonymous)]

as opposed to all the 100% natural and believable references to straight characters' love lives that rowling shoehorned in

[(Anonymous)]

*eyeroll* Okay then

[(Anonymous)]

lmao...