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The Gryffindor Gazette

Archive for the ‘Dumbledore’ Category

March 11th, 2008

JK Rowling speaks out against homophobia

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In an interview given to Edinburgh University’s Student newspaper, JK Rowling defines what homophobia means to her as well as the thought process that went into outing Dumbledore as a gay man:
“Homophobia is a fear of people loving, more than it is of the sexual […]

By Wendy -- 2 comments

January 17th, 2008

What does JK Rowling say about Dumbledore?

Here’s an interesting round-up of everything JK Rowling has said about Albus Dumbledore:
Dumbledore has a scar on his left knee which is a “perfect map of the London underground.
‘Dumbledore’ is “old English word meaning bumblebee. Because Albus Dumbledore is very fond of music, I always imagined him as sort of humming to himself a lot.”
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By Wendy -- 1 comment

December 31st, 2007

The Top Harry Potter Stories of 2007

Greetings, my lovely Gryffindor Gazette readers! Boy, has this been a great year for Harry Potter news or WHAT!!! Well, it’s almost 2008, and you know what that means…yep, lots of lists. So! Without further ado, here are the top Harry Potter stories of 2007:

Daniel Radcliffe Performs in Equus
Harry Potter and the Order of the […]

By Wendy -- 0 comments

November 28th, 2007

Ian McKellen was asked to play Dumbledore, but turned it down

One of my favorite actors, Ian McKellen, was apparently offered the role of Dumbledore after the passing of Richard Harris. Here’s the story:
Actor Ian McKellen refused to take over Richard Harris’ role of Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film franchise - because his portrayal of wizard Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy […]

By Wendy -- 0 comments

November 12th, 2007

Harry Potter stars speak out on the news that Dumbledore is gay

The young stars of the Harry Potter movies have been quizzed on their reaction to the news Dumbledore is gay……it’s basically, “who cares?”

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By Wendy -- 0 comments

October 26th, 2007

Bill O’Reilly not happy about the outing of Dumbledore

Last night on the Bill O’Reilly Show, Bill talked to Dennis Miller about the outing of Dumbledore by JK Rowling. Here’s a snippet:
O’REILLY: Here’s — you can talk about this on your radio show tomorrow. There are millions of Americans who feel that the media and the educational system is trying to indoctrinate their children […]

By Wendy -- 2 comments

October 25th, 2007

David Thewlis thought that Remus Lupin was the gay one

Well! So apparently David Thewlis, the actor who plays Remus Lupin, thought that HE was the gay one.
O.K. but what about the revelation that Albus Dumbledore is gay? Thewlis concedes that threw him for a loop, but not for the reasons you might think. “The funny thing when Alfonso Cuaron directed “The Prisoner of […]

By Wendy -- 4 comments

October 25th, 2007

Seven clues that Dumbledore was gay

Interesting article in the LA Times today citing seven signs that should have alerted us that Dumbledore was gay. Here we go:
1. His pet. “Fawkes, the many-colored phoenix, is ‘flaming.’”
2. His name. “While the anagram to ‘Tom Marvolo Riddle’ is ‘I am Lord Voldemort,’ as my good friend pointed out, ‘Albus Dumbledore’ becomes ‘Male bods […]

By Wendy -- 5 comments

October 24th, 2007

Did outing Dumbledore limit our view of the fictional world of Harry Potter?

In an article from the Dallas Morning News, the writer manages to put succinctly what I’ve been vainly trying to express. Here we go:
If you didn’t put it in the books, please don’t tell us now.
I guess I don’t want you to stop explaining completely. I’d love to know more about what inspired some […]

By Wendy -- 2 comments

October 24th, 2007

Why it does not matter that Dumbledore is gay - an editorial

I know - one day, we’ll find something else to talk about, I promise! In the meantime, Mugglenet has posted an excellent editorial on the outing of Dumbledore:
We now know for sure that Dumbledore was gay, and we also know (given the information provided in Deathly Hallows) that Snape was straight. This knowledge makes no […]

By Wendy -- 1 comment

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