J.K. Rowling hints at immoral homosexual relationship in new Harry Potter prequel
Harry Potter author
J.K. Rowling suggested that the series' new prequel film Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them will
feature a same-sex relationship between prominent characters.
In 2007, Rowling said she always viewed Albus
Dumbledore, the wizarding school's wise, gifted headmaster, as gay.
Dumbledore is a Gandalf-like character and mentor
to the series' protagonist.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will
feature Dumbledore "as a younger man and quite a troubled man,"
Rowling said at a press conference on Thursday. "As far as his sexuality
is concerned ... Watch this space."
"He wasn't always the sage,"
according to Rowling, "We’ll see him at that formative period of his
life."
She said there will be "lots
to unpack" in Dumbledore's youthful friendship with one of his
contemporaries, who later turns evil. Rowling suggested the sequel to Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find
Them will feature the same-sex relationship in more
depth.
"I can't tell you everything I would like
to say because this is obviously a five-part story so there’s lots to unpack in
that relationship," she said.
Rowling is the screenwriter of the latest
movie productions in the Harry
Potter franchise.
The fan group Harry Potter Alliance is
well-known for its gay
advocacy. Rowling frequently speaks out on behalf of
liberal causes. She strongly opposed Brexit.
Critics of Harry
Potter, such as the late
Vatican exorcist Father Gabriel Amorth and
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, say the series' subversive themes can negatively
predispose children to curiousity about the occult.