To me, though, it is in canon, on a subtextual level if nothing else, so to me, this isn't the same as coming out of nowhere and proclaiming that, say, Neville married Hannah Abbot, a twist that is completely arbitrary and unsupported by textual evidence. Exactly. It was totally unnecessary for her to make the statement about Dumbledore's sexual preference, but at least it doesn't come out of the blue. Some thing in actual written canon were much more unfounded, such as (as far as I am concerned) Percy's sudden return to the fold, and Dudley's suddenly caring about Harry.
Lupin - yes, I could agree. He didn't specifically strike me as gay or bi, but I have no problems accepting that he might be, and as far as I am concerned his marriage to Tonks certainly doesn't rule the possibility out. Funny enough, I have always had trouble seeing Snape as gay or even bi, though. I even have a tendency to write him as homophobic. I'm not sure I can explain why.
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Date: Sunday, 21 October 2007 03:17 pm (UTC)Exactly. It was totally unnecessary for her to make the statement about Dumbledore's sexual preference, but at least it doesn't come out of the blue. Some thing in actual written canon were much more unfounded, such as (as far as I am concerned) Percy's sudden return to the fold, and Dudley's suddenly caring about Harry.
Lupin - yes, I could agree. He didn't specifically strike me as gay or bi, but I have no problems accepting that he might be, and as far as I am concerned his marriage to Tonks certainly doesn't rule the possibility out. Funny enough, I have always had trouble seeing Snape as gay or even bi, though. I even have a tendency to write him as homophobic. I'm not sure I can explain why.