On October 19, 2007, [[J.K.Rowling]] revealed that she always thought Dumbledore was gay and in love with [[Gellert Grindelwald]] <ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more TLC: J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall Reveals Dumbledore is Gay; Neville Marries Hannah Abbott, and Much More], October 2007. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>, making him the only [[canon]]ically confirmed gay character in the Harry Potter series. This lead to a surge in popularity of [[Albus/Gellert]] [[ship]] <ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/grindeldore/29137.html 88 + new members in 18 hours or so?] at [http://community.livejournal.com/grindeldore/ Grindeldore LiveJournal community], October 2007. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>, but created also some controversy <ref>[http://www.ferretbrain.com/articles/article-247.html What The Fucking Fucking Fuck JK Rowling?] by Daniel Hemmens, March 2008. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>. | On October 19, 2007, [[J.K.Rowling]] revealed that she always thought Dumbledore was gay and in love with [[Gellert Grindelwald]] <ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more TLC: J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall Reveals Dumbledore is Gay; Neville Marries Hannah Abbott, and Much More], October 2007. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>, making him the only [[canon]]ically confirmed gay character in the Harry Potter series. This lead to a surge in popularity of [[Albus/Gellert]] [[ship]] <ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/grindeldore/29137.html 88 + new members in 18 hours or so?] at [http://community.livejournal.com/grindeldore/ Grindeldore LiveJournal community], October 2007. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>, but created also some controversy <ref>[http://www.ferretbrain.com/articles/article-247.html What The Fucking Fucking Fuck JK Rowling?] by Daniel Hemmens, March 2008. (Accessed October 2008.)</ref>. |