Harry Potter's Secret
There is something inherently odd about considering the sex lives of fictional characters in children's books. Just how hearty were the Hardy boys? And we will not even speculate about Heidi's reclusive grandfather.
But J.K. Rowling has forced such considerations upon us with her announcement that Albus Dumbledore, the beloved headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is gay. The news, delivered by the author after a Carnegie Hall reading, was received with gasps in the audience and around the world. The popularity of the Harry Potter books is unprecedented; the final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," sold 11 million copies in 24 hours.… Seguir leyendo »