Dumbledore Is Gay, Says JK Rowling. What Do Our Panel Of Experts Think About That?

Rock Whoopsadaisy: "Looking back, it was always the purple and pink patches in the wizarding clothing that gave it away, I suppose. There is nothing wrong with having a gay wizard per se as long as he doesn't try to magic me to fall in love with him. I'm a reasonable kind of guy but kissing a man with whiskers is just simply one step too far along the hedonistic scale for this silly old scally."

Bankable Bernie : "Ah, young man love. It takes me back to a dim distant past. But as, alas, whilst dear Dumbledore was deeply affected by his experiences, for me I just lusted from afar. Dribbled a bit too if memory serves. And boy did I use the bathroom! Ah, those were the days. I'm in a loveless marriage now with three kids. Oh what have I done with my life?"

Johnny Rotten : "Dumbledore is Gay? Oh, all right. Hmmm. Fine. Uhm. What, like gay in the 1950's sense? Happy? Hmm?

Well, I admire his fortitude. Being murdered like that in the sixth book and all. I'd be furious myself, but that's probably just me. Uhm, double triple Scotch please. Hic."

Mary Miery : "At last a gay wizard!

It's such a shame Rowling didn't mention it in the Harry Potter books. You know me, I simply love winding up the Fundamentalist Christians who had already banned the book on grounds of dark magic. Just imagine how pissed I could have made them if I had told them there was a gay character in it too?"

Bob Honeybee : "Isn't everybody gay when they are young? It's the hormones mostly I think. I don't think you can tar the poor sod because he fell in love with a young man when he was a young man himself. Nothing much new there is there?

Now, these bloody bastards who keep digging up my vegetable patch... I'll take a slipper to them if I thought it would make a difference."

Jimmy The Slap: "No?

Gay?

Oh my God.

Oh, that's just awful.

I'm so sorry.

I really don't know what to say.

Has he tried tying heavy weights to his private parts and playing sports?"