Stephen Colbert reacts to JK Rowling’s latest Dumbledore comments

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Chances are you’ve heard by now about the “intense” “love” relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, described by J.K. Rowling in the DVD extras for Fantastic Beasts 2.

You may have also seen some of the backlash, and some of the many, many memes.

Well, now Stephen Colbert has piled in, too. During his Meanwhile… segment on The Late Show, Colbert reacted to Rowling’s remarks.

“That’s right — Dumbledore was a Gryffindor in the streets, a Slytherin in the sheets,” he jokes in the clip above (skip to 3:18).

Colbert went on the summarise Rowling’s quote about the “sexual dimension” to Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship, before adding that it had fan’s pumped for the sequel: Harry Potter and the Cauldron of Too Much Information. Read more…

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J.K. Rowling’s latest take on Dumbledore’s love life has sparked some very sexual memes

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At this point in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, do we really need to know about wizard sex? 

J.K. Rowling’s latest take on how Dumbledore and Grindlewald supposedly had an ‘intense love’ and ‘sexual’ relationship feels like another groan-worthy round in a very bad game show — What Will J.K. Rowling Retcon Next?

Every time she hits us with a fake-woke Potterverse fun fact, a phoenix loses one of its feathers. Even for all the galleons and sickles in the world, fans just aren’t buying it.

But Twitter has made it clear that wizard sex is probably at bottom on the list in terms of wizarding world lore we’d like to know about. Read more…

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‘Harry Potter’ fans are not happy with JK Rowling’s latest Dumbledore comments

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If you’ve been anywhere near Twitter in the past 24 hours, you’ve likely heard about J.K. Rowling’s latest Fantastic Beasts comments — the ones where she described, in a DVD feature for The Crimes of Grindelwald, the “incredibly intense” “love” relationship Dumbledore shared with his rival.

Chances are you’ve read some of the backlash, too.

In the hours since the interview gained traction, there were a number of tweets about Rowling’s remarks that went viral. And quite a few of them highlighted the difference between the Harry Potter author’s words and what is featured in the Fantastic Beasts movies themselves. Read more…

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J.K. Rowling says Dumbledore and Grindelwald had an ‘intense’ ‘love’ relationship

Poor Dumbledore. The world’s most powerful gay wizard still can’t find love on screen.
In a feature for the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald released on March 12, author J.K. Rowling revealed that Dumbledore had…

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A new meme makes fun of JK Rowling’s fake woke additions to ‘Harry Potter’

J.K. Rowling just can’t let go of Harry Potter, and this meme calls her out for it.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book in the series, was released in 2008. The movie version of the finale was released in 2011. But in the last eight y…

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J.K. Rowling shares writing advice, destroys troll who dares to question her

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J.K. Rowling’s last few tweets may have been fairly light-hearted and dog-themed, but that doesn’t mean she’s left her troll-destroying ways completely behind her.

Oh no. Judging by her latest exchange, the Harry Potter author won’t be backing down from the occasional Twitter dual in 2019.

It started on Tuesday, when Rowling tweeted a link to some writing advice she’s recently posted on her website.

I’m often asked questions about writing, so here are some answers too long for Twitter! https://t.co/atmzlUy2Cj

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 8, 2019 Read more…

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J.K. Rowling’s first tweet of 2019 contains an optical illusion and a very good dog

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J.K. Rowling would like to wish you a very happy new year.

And what better way to welcome in 2019 than with a gloriously captioned photo of her pooch, Brontë?

On Monday morning, the Harry Potter author posted this:

Happy New Year, everybody! Thrilled to announce that my resolution to breed a super race of gigantic West Highland terriers is already bearing fruit. The robotic mega-arm required to tickle them will be sold separatelypic.twitter.com/9wx4LbW6gf

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 7, 2019

The ticklish hound in that photo is Rowling’s West Highland Terrier, who is also something of a regular on her Twitter feed. Read more…

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35 British tweets from 2018 that are guaranteed to make you chuckle

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Britain may have been a wildly chaotic place in 2018 (you know, that whole Brexit thing) but that hasn’t stopped us tweeting.

Quite the opposite. British Twitter is generally a glorious place filled with puns, sarcasm, and the kind of amusing day-to-day observations capable of bringing surprising levels of joy — and 2018 was no exception.

From kebab shop photoshoots to creative delivery methods, here are some of the most amusing British tweets of the year…

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Isn’t this the guy who plays Sherlock? pic.twitter.com/4pT0smc6g0

— 🥰 isla 🥰 (@islrsm_) February 18, 2018 Read more…

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J.K. Rowling adores cute babies in Harry Potter Halloween costumes and tbh they’re pretty magical

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What is Halloween if not the only day of the year when it’s socially acceptable to pretend we’re not mere muggles, but magical creatures from J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world?

People all over the world have gone full on Harry Potter for Halloween, and J.K. Rowling is, true to form, very much into it. The author shared her favourite 2018 Potter costumes on Twitter and there’s some pretty amazing ones in the mix. 

And so. Many. Cute. Babies. 

I give in. Just made a cup of tea, now scrolling through insanely good Harry Potter costumes 💞 https://t.co/kNjgVRgziY

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 1, 2018 Read more…

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