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- 20 October 2007
As we're sure you all know, Rowling announced last
night that Dumbledore is gay.
What is the point of revealing information that
clearly has no relevance on the story? That has no
bearing on the man's character?
If there were some piece of the puzzle missing,
something that made no sense, some unanswered
question about Dumbledore, then we'd get it. To
reveal this information would be to clear up some
long-standing mystery. She'd be doing it for the
greater good - give the story a proper ending. If
this were the case, then we'd say "Thank you, Jo. You
saved us from a lifetime of sleepless nights."
But this is not what happened.
There is no point.
There is no relevancy.
It's random and nonsensical. Who cares? If it was
necessary to the plot it should have been mentioned
somewhere in the series.
It is clear in this interview, in the last one she
gave, and in the end of the series that Rowling has
lost her sense of subtlety.
Subtlety is an art. It is an art she was always a
master of...until now!
Now, she has to heavy-hand, beat you over the head
and force down your throat would-be natural plot
progressions. Whereas before she would allude, imply
and understate so you got the point without realizing
it had been made.
She's already addressed the themes of discrimination
and intolerance. She's done it with half-breeds,
house elfs, goblins and Mudbloods. And she's done it
in such a poetic way.
We ask you, what does Dumbledore's sexual orientation
have to do with anything?
Why the need to state it? The series is over. It can
change nothing.
By stating things overtly it can only ever take
something away.
It takes away your imagination.
What's the crime in letting someone draw their own
conclusions? As a writer, you have to trust your
audience's intelligence. You have to trust that they
will understand the important facts and let go the
minutia.
You can't treat them like they're idiots. You can't
overstate things until they feel bludgeoned. Once you
give it to them, it's as much theirs as it is yours.
Why can't we daydream about Dumbledore and McGonagall
if we want to? Why did we need the romantic pairings
of hormonally ravaged, terminally endangered
teenagers cemented for all time?
What is wrong with things being left to the
imagination? Thus giving over free reign to a world
of fanfiction and speculation -- the fun of the thing.
Rowling's greatest sin has been her complete
disregard for the responsibility she bears to her
fans. At one time, she valued the fans, truly loved
them and appreciated their dedication.
And now, after all is said and done, she has
abandoned the ties that bind the reader with the
writer. She has instead taken to insistence and
alienation. Only she knows and understands. And we're
all idiots who have to have everything micromanaged
for us to comprehend them.
Well, we're not idiots. We do understand things.
Things like important facts about a story or
character should be included in the actual story and
not added as an afterthought or addendum.
We've never believed her to be an idiot or
unintelligent in the ways of writing, revelations or
fan relationships. So we can't fathom what is going
on with her other than Voldemort has possessed her
and is addling her brains.
This only intensifies our belief and dedication to
Granger's Army!
The Muggle Legions must be superimportant to this war
otherwise we would not be enduring so many attempted
manipulations and feedings of wonky misinformation.
GA Forever!
R&C
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