[ SECRET POST #4043 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4043 ⌋

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

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not saying it doesn't suck, but I can see why she kept Dumbledore closeted. The early 90's, when she started writing the books, weren't exactly progressive. She might have kept DD's sexuality under wraps out of habit in later books.

(She does hint to him being gay a few times.)

[(Anonymous)]

Rowling finished writing Deathly Hallows in January 2007 so I'm not sure how much time I really have for that particular excuse

[(Anonymous)]

2007 definitely felt different from 2017, and 2017 wasn't even that great. Not to mention she might have been okay with it, but her editors might not have been. And sure, she can decide one or two additional lines (which is hopefully all it would have been since like the OP of the secret, I really don't want to see her trying more romance) is worth some (more? lol SATANIC WITCHCRAFT) parents actually banning their child from reading the book, but the publishers might have wanted that extra dollar more, so.

[(Anonymous)]

lol, her books are famously minimally edited, i seriously doubt if she wanted to include something that her publishing company were going to argue the point and risk losing their billionaire earner.

DA

[(Anonymous)]

She might have kept DD's sexuality under wraps out of habit in later books.

Also, I agree with AYRT that it's pretty hinted at (to me).

Re: DA

[(Anonymous)]

Whoops, this was meant to reply to the anon above me, sorry orig-anon.

Re: DA

[(Anonymous)]

Orig anon: Thank you. That's my point.

[cbrachyrhynchos]

There were YA novels with LGBT characters in the late 80s. Middle-grade is another thing though.

[(Anonymous)]

"(She does hint to him being gay a few times.)"


...where?

[(Anonymous)]

The Deathly Hollows has a section talking about his relationship with wizard Hitler that very much appears to be "I'm trying to not admit that he's gay, but..." When I read it upon release, I was absolutely certain that it was Rowling implying but not stating that Dumbledore was gay.