Kid's obsession with HP takes a strange turn
3 year old Harry Potter fan + traffic cone "wizard hat" = 1/2 hour, 6 fire fighters and a priceless pic
It's much more funny if you read the article than if I were to repost it.
Laschae
18 years ago
Aww what a little cutie. Silly babies.
SnowDragon
18 years ago
Lol that was just sooo cute.
ROzbeans
18 years ago
You guys hear that Rowling said that Dumbledorf was gay? I saw it on the Today show that she announced this little known fact and it was never hinted at in any of the books but...there ya go. /ponder
SnowDragon
18 years ago
Ummm wtf??? Are we sure it came from her mouth just doesn't seem like something she would say.
ROzbeans
18 years ago
Apparently it's straight from the horses mouth - I don't see why it was even worth mentioning or making a difference one way or another. Nothing wrong with it, but it does smell of wanting more book sales. As if she could be any richer, dang!
From CNN: - http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/10/20/harry.potter.ap/index.html
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay.
Dumbledore, played by Michael Gambon, was in love with his male rival, the author of Harry Potter books says.
J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall. After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.
She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."
"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.
She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."
Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."
"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."
Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.
Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.
Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."
Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.
From CNN: - http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/10/20/harry.potter.ap/index.html
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay.
Dumbledore, played by Michael Gambon, was in love with his male rival, the author of Harry Potter books says.
J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall. After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.
She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."
"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.
She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."
Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."
"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."
Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.
Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.
Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."
Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.
Calimaryn
18 years ago
Supposedly they movie director wanted to add in a love interest for Dumbledore. So he got outed. Of course this is just random messageboard gossip but seems to fit.
patslash
18 years ago
i dont think such a revelation is of use in the hp series...;)
i mean, like if she said that minerva mcgonagall was a lesbian: eh..oh...well...wtf? does it change the story in any way?
i mean, like if she said that minerva mcgonagall was a lesbian: eh..oh...well...wtf? does it change the story in any way?