JK Rowling has revealed that one of her best loved characters from the Harry Potter series, Albus Dumbledore, is gay.
Digital Spy reports that the author spoke about Dumbledore’s sexuality after giving a reading of the final Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', in Carnegie Hall in New York.
Her comments came during a question and answer session after the reading when a young fan in the audience asked if Dumbledore had found "true love".
"Dumbledore is gay," she replied, explaining that he had fallen in love with rival Gellert Grindelwald, who he beat in a battle between good and bad wizards long ago.
The author continued "falling in love can blind us to an extent," before describing Dumbledore's love as a "great tragedy" and explaining that he had felt "horribly, terribly let down".
Rowling said the initial script for the movie adaptation of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' made reference to a girl that Dumbledore had once been interested in. She revealed the truth about the character to director David Yates, who removed the line.
