It’s been almost 12 years sinceJ.K.

Rowlingfirst declared that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Hogwarts headmaster and half-moon-spectacle enthusiast, was gay.

“It was passionate, and it was a love relationship,” she says.

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you could’t know, you could believe you know."

“But I think all the fans are aware of [Dumbledore’s sexuality],” Yates said.

“He had a very intense relationship with Grindelwald when they were young men.

They fell in love with each other’s ideas and ideology and each other.”

Maybe one day we’ll even see that fascinating “love relationship” on screen.