Dud Sea Scrawls The Writing, clearly, is not on the wall!

I know its kind of late to be commenting on this…but i could not take it anymore!The whole world is going gaga over something that J K Rowling said. The author and the creator of the Harry Potter book series informed her struck readers that the most accomplished wizard of all times, the man who was more than a mentor to the troubled Harry, the man who had all the answers, was gay. And I guess that not even Albus Dumbledore has the answer to the furore that this revelation has created.
The media, of course, is doing all that it can to add ‘fuel’ to the fire, so to say. I recently read an opinion poll conducted by a city-based newspaper, and the answers given by the readers, to the revelation, were not only flabbergasting but very revealing in themselves. A guy replied that he had always looked upto Dumbledore as a role model but that he was not sure he could continue to do so anymore.
A friend I spoke to said that this would lead to kids asking all the ‘wrong’ questions and that the answers could lead them to even more ‘wrong’ things.
I remember having spoken to an American parent, a few years back, who told me that the book was under a lot of speculation, criticism and persecution by the Church. Apparently, the whole concept of people coming back from the dead and ghosts and spirits, did not go down well with the institution that believes in heaven and hell after life. They were also opposed to ‘magic’ being depicted as something you can learn and use in your day-to-day life.
This whole hullabaloo also reminds me of the uproar caused on the websites about the Ron-Hermione relationship. People spent a lot of time, wasted a lot of cyberspace and went berserk over such a simple thing. There were speculations and advice, rumours and notions, and all of these were discussed ad nauseam on blogs and Harry Potter websites.
I don’t think Rowling will have anything to say, and I don’t feel that she should ever need to justify what is purely a work of fiction.
People, who claim to get immersed in the seven books, should realise that they are just that: books. They are figments of her imagination put on paper. And only she can decide on anyone’s sexual orientation s well as his or her preferences.
The fans need to remember to just accept some things and make their peace with them. Give her a break. She is one of the most prolific fiction writers (though many would disagree, just look at sales numbers, which speak for themselves. Also, I think its just a case of being non-agreeable to things which are meant for the masses) she can surely spin a terrific yarn, she has an amazing sense of detail and she has linked all of this to create books. These will be remembered in fiction for kids along with Famous Five, Nancy Drew and countless other classics, whether the prudish and boorish old critics like them or not.
I do hope this whole controversy just blows over and does not affect what can be said to one of the most defining works for kids in the twenty first century. Because, if this leads to bans and demonstrations, it will make sure that kids around the world will miss one of the best rides of their life. A ride where magic is only the means of transport they take, but the final takeaway is the message of love, friendship and above all, acceptance.