Author J.K. Rowling outed the head of Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraf to a full house of of hardcore Potter fans at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday.
Rowling, the writer who penned the wildly sucessful Harry Potter series, fielded questions from her audience.
But was only prompted to reveal Albus Dumbledore's homosexuality when one fan asked if he had ever found love.
Rowling reportedly smiled and said, "Dumbledore is gay, actuallly." She added that in her mind, Dumbledore had an unrequitted love affair with Gilbert Gridenwald, Voldemort's predecessor who appears in the seventh book.
After several minutes of prolonged shouting and clapping from astonished fans, Rowling added, "I would have told you earlier if I knew I would make you so happy."
In answer to the question "Did Hagrid marry?" Rowling replied that sadly, no. The half-giant had a flirtation with a giantess but she found him "a tad unsophisticated" and the relationship never went forward. In response to the audience's groans of dismay, Rowling said, jokingly, "OK, I'll write another book." And when the audience continued to express disapproval added, "at least I didn't kill him.”
Other minor characters, according to Rowling, came to happier ends. Neville Longbottom, Harry's meek and hapless classmate, married Hannah Abbott, another classmate.
Portions of this blog courtesy of Newsweek.
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