When JK Rowling came out with her latest announcement, I couldn't possibly believe that she had actually decided to "out" Albus. It seemed so irrelevant and silly to me that she would comment on the sexuality of the "greatest wizard of all time." It would have made ever so much more sense if she casually mentioned an ex-boyfriend in the storyline or made reference to a wife that he could never love because...
I was glad to see today that I am not the only one who thinks that the assertion is silly. This explanation of characters after the fact is never actually about the characters, it's either to soothe the consciences of doting fans who just can't let go without an explanation or it's to give authors just a little longer with their fleeting audience.
I like an epilogue just as much as the next resolution-loving gal, but this is just ridiculous!
I wonder what I would think of the assertion if I was gay and not just trying to be PC?
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