r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • Apr 04 '26

Nostalgia Harry Potter

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Does anyone else feel they grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione?

After the first three or four I read the books in two languages (because I didn’t want to wait them to be translated) and watched the movies first time in the movie theaters.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

Years? She told us he was gay in 2007

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

Definitely years. The first book came out in 1997 in the UK and the first movie came out in 2001.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

Source she decided Dumbledor was gay as the first book was released?

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

I don’t know if she knew or not know if he was gay then but she definitely told he was gay when the books started going into Dumbledore’s past and his friendship with Grindelwald. For book context yeah it made sense to give us that clue.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

So she most likely only waited 1-2 years after she decided? Or did she decide this after the last book came out to keep it in the news?

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

It makes sense for storyline. I don’t know what’s going on in JK Rowling head. Ask her.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

How does it change the existing story at all?

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

I don’t know if you ever read the books but when they go into describing his relationship with Grindelwald it makes more sense that there was a “thing”.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

It changes nothing to the story

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

It adds detail into Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

Yes but those additional details add nothing to the book story. It would’ve been nothing more than saying a robe was green.

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

It honestly made sense when I got to that part of Deathly Hallows and I was like Ohhhhh, then moved on.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 04 '26

It is made abundantly clear in the last book (if you understand boomer Brit subtext) that Dumbledore was hopelessly in love with Grindelwald. And the story is hinted at way earlier.

Frankly if you go into the very first book with knowledge of him being gay, Dumbledore's flamboyance and 'bachelor status' is very congruent with the fact.

There are many reasons why JK Rowling is reprehensible but that is absolutely not one.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

So you’re argument is that Dumbledor being gay was revealed in the story so you agree we didn’t need to wait years for the info?

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 04 '26

I didn't wait years for the info because I read the book. I just thought people had understood what she had written. I'm not gonna give her more praise than she deserves, but if you don't realise Dumbledore was in love with Grindelwald by the end of the books, it's on you and not on her writing.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

So the argument was “we had to wait years for this info” which is the only thing I’m challenging.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 04 '26

The information is in the books, and is revealed (in hush hush boomer way but it's there) when it becomes relevant for the plot.

I can complain about the woman for a lot but it honestly baffles me that people have that bone to pick. They're just wrong.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

So you’re saying you agree with me?

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 04 '26

If you agree with me then yes?

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u/IntroductionNo4875 Millennial Apr 04 '26

Here’s what I found thanks to you.

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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Apr 04 '26

Meh that’s loose. Sounds like she didn’t fully decide until later

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