Since all of the Potter books have been released, J.K. Rowling has revealed a lot of information about her characters through interviews. One of the biggest bombshells she revealed was that Albus Dumbledore was gay, and that he was in love with his boyhood friend and eventual dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald. Before any fanfic writers and shippers get ahead of themselves, however, it turns out that Dumbledore's feelings were unrequited. Dumbledore probably never admitted his feelings to Grindelwald, but Rowling has said that Grindelwald knew of his friend's affections. Although he did consider Dumbledore a dear friend, he also used his friend's feelings to his advantage when building his manifesto for the "greater good."
1. Theodore Nott Didn't Need To Join Draco Malfoy's Gang
Theodore Nott is another Slytherin student in Harry and Draco's year at Hogwarts and is another character that Rowling has expressed she knows a lot more about than is expressed in the books. However, in some of her past interviews, it has been revealed that Nott was not in Draco's gang because Malfoy regarded him as is equal rather than someone he could manipulate like Crabbe or Goyle. Rowling has said that Nott was more of an independent person as well as a clever wizard, illustrated by the fact that he was able to secure a place in Potions after taking his O.W.L.s. Although he was more of a lone wolf, he never hesitated to laugh with Malfoy and the gang whenever they made leering remarks about muggle-borns and Gryffindors.
Holland Baker is based in New York City, where she is an editor, writer and co-host of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Podcast. In her free time, you can find her searching for bodega cats, eating mass amounts of pizza and using humor as a defense mechanism.
