It seems as though every few months, JK Rowling resurfaces from the depths of some sort of hole to assert that yes, there were gay characters in Harry Potter…even if they weren’t explicitly stated nor explored within the contents of the series itself. Which begs the question: what’s the point?
J.K. Rowling Confirms Some Characters in Her Books and Movies Are Gay Everywhere Except in the Books or the Movies https://t.co/Y5gcbMWNB9
— Eric D. Snider (@EricDSnider) March 16, 2019
The author discussed the supposed fiery passion between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, the only two characters in the book who were later revealed to be in a relationship long after the final book had been released.
jk rowling reappearing every 2 months to say something literally no one asked about is me adding more random details to my essay to up my word count https://t.co/70D37Xez76
— ð“ˆð’¶ð“Žð“ƒð’¶ (@DAREDEVllLS) March 17, 2019
“Their relationship was incredibly intense. It was passionate, and it was a love relationship,” she said. “But as happens in any relationship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on it, one never knows, really, what the other person is feeling.”
Somehow the only thing worse than JK Rowling not including explicit queerness in the narrative is JK Rowling including explicit queerness in the narrative.
— Queer Eye for the Animorphs Reboot (@JacksonEflin) March 17, 2019
Rowling also stated she believed there was a sexual intensity to their relationship. Her comments stirred fans of the series to question Rowling’s decision to seemingly gloss over the relationship between two gay characters despite its significance.