Dumbledore’s Gay!

Alright so as we all know by now, our beloved wizard Albus Dumbledore is (or was) actually gay. During the last leg of J.K. Rowling’s book tour in NY, Jo announced the true sexuality of Dumbledore. Jo conducted a brief reading of the Deathly Hallows, which was followed by a questions and answers session. A young fan asked Jo whether or not Dumbledore ever found true love in his life, to which Jo replied, “Dumbledore is gay”. Followed by gasps from the audience, Carnegie Hall soon erupted in applause. Moreover, his “love interest” if you will, was none other than his greatest rival, Gillert Grindelwald.

What do I have to say about this? Big freakin’ deal…

So the guy’s gay. Does this change my opinion about him? No. Is this interesting news? Yeah of course, especially for devoted Harry Potter fans who have relentlessly wondered about Dumbledore’s non-notable love life. But that’s about as far as it goes.

Of course this revelation has ignited huge debate amongst many groups of people and communities. There are, and always will be, naysayers in society that frown upon homosexuality. But that is the world we live in and unfortunately, it’s an inevitable battle that will continue.

However, to all the devote Harry Potter and Dumdbledore fans, I don’t think we should judge Jo or her characters based on this new revelation. We have been religiously reading Harry Potter books for years now, why should our opinions about the books, about Jo, and about Dumbledore change now? Take a moment and think about the kind of man/wizard Dumbledore was. He was an advocate and champion for the rights of house elves, giants, werewolves, muggle-borns, merpeople, centaurs, and even alternative marriages, such as that of Lupin and Tonks. When he fought for the rights of the above mentioned groups, did we as readers frown upon his actions and opinions? Did we think any less of of Jo or Dumbledore because they encouraged equal rights for all? I didn’t think so.

All in all, fans of J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series should consider this new discovery about Professor Dumbledore as simply novel information and insight about a wonderfully mysterious character that we have grown (and hopefully will continue) to admire.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

So…have you ordered your copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows yet? No? Well then, you are in luck. You can pre-order your copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through http://harrypotterthedeathlyhallows.net/. Why should you order your book through this site? There are many reasons…first and foremost to get your hands on the last book in the awesome Harry Potter series. Second the site is trying to raise $1 million dollars for charity. The two charities that the money is being raised for are Save the children and the Global Literacy project. The third reason is that you could possibly win $500 for yourself if you write a great ending for the series or if your ending is the most accurate for the actual ending.

Well if you don’t care about charity, just buy it from Amazon – clickity click. Amazon’s giving away a $5.00 GC with purchase..so the book will only be about $12.99 ($17.99 – $5.00)

I have read all 6 of the Harry Potter books that are in print right now. I have also seen each movie as it came out in the theaters and own them on DVD as well. I enjoy Harry Potter a lot and am really sad to see the series ending but at the same time I am excited to find out what happens. I predict that Neville LongBottom will have a major role in this last book. I think that Dumbledore is not actually dead (like the wizard from LOTR) and that either Ron or Hermione will end up dying. It could be Harry that dies but I am not sure. There are so many possibilities to the ending of this series that it is so hard to speculate. If you are better at speculating the ending then I am, then comment below and leave your thoughts.

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Summer Blockbuster Movies – What Will You Be Watching?

So we’re midway into the summer movie season with three of the six big blockbusters having already been released. Funny that all three of these happen to be trilogy’s – Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, and Pirates of the Caribbean 3. The ones yet to be released are Transformers, Harry Potter and Simpsons the Movie.

I checked out Pirates and Spiderman, but didn’t get a chance to see Shrek yet but my sister did and she said it was “BLAH”. I enjoyed watching Pirates, although it was a bit long, and Spidey was just ok. The movies that i think will be the pure big hits this season are Harry Potter and Transformers. I know I’m definitely excited about Transformers!

What about you?? What have you seen already this summer and what will you be watching this summer?