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'We already knew that, bro': 'Fantastic Beasts 3' finally addresses Dumbledore's sexuality onscreen

Spoiler alert: The accompanying post discusses plot details from the new "Harry Potter" spinoff movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."

Nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling revealed Dumbledore is gay, "Harry Potter" fans finally saw that backstory play out onscreen in the third prequel spinoff "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."

"Harry Potter" Professor Albus Dumbledore (played by a bearded Jude Law) had an intense meeting over tea in the movie's opening scene with his former love-turned-archfoe Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen, who took the roleover from Johnny Depp). Later, the two face off in a long-teased wand battle.

The social media reaction from fans still on the "Fantastic Beasts" train was varied. "What's the secret?? That he's gay??? We already knew that, bro," wrote Twitter user @animeberet.

"I love so much how they're handling Dumbledore existence gay Hope we see more," wrote @PotterxFlash.

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Is Dumbledore Gay? Albus' Bond With Grindelwald Explained

Summary

Albus Dumbledore's sexuality was confirmed by J.K. Rowling in , revealing that he had a romantic bond with Gellert Grindelwald.
The Fantastic Beasts movies did not explicitly approve Dumbledore's gay identity, disappointing some fans who were hoping for more visibility.
The upcoming Harry Potter TV series on Max may have an opportunity to properly portray Dumbledore as openly homosexual, without the need for ambiguity or censorship.

Harry Potter's Wizarding World is full of secrets, of which many have been revealed and confirmed by J.K. Rowling over the years, including Albus Dumbledore's sexual orientation — so, is Dumbledore gay, and what is his affair with Gellert Grindelwald? Advocate in , Rowling introduced readers to the Wizarding World through her debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Even though the Harry Potter series came to an end in (and in the case of the movie saga), the Wizarding World continued its spread thanks to other works.

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Harry Potter series author J. K. Rowling announced yesterday that Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School, is homosexual.

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As a psychoanalyst, self-examination is not just a professional skill—it&#;s a personal necessity. That day, I wrestled with my control reactions, questioning not just what irritated me about Rowling&#;s revelation, but why. By evening, clarity emerged, and with it this essay.

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Rowling Lets Dumbledore Out of the Closet

Oct. 20, &#; -- Well, it's official. Albus Dumbledore, a hero of the phenomenally well-liked Harry Potter series and headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts, is gay.

That's right, Harry's mentor and father-figure would prefer a nice wizard to a hot witch any date.

In a surprising brand-new Potter twist, author J.K. Rowling outed Dumbledore at New York's Carnegie Hall in front of 2, Potter fans during a question and answer session Friday night.

After reading an excerpt from the seventh installment of her series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," one juvenile fan asked if Dumbledore had ever loved anyone.

"Dumbledore is gay, actually," replied Rowling.

She was initially met with a surprised silence but ultimately the audience erupted in cheers for several minutes prompting Rowling to add, "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy."

Rowling went on to explain that Dumbledore fell for Gellert Grindelwald, his childhood friend with similarly brilliant wizard