Rowlg has nfirmed that some of the characters the "Harry Potter" universe are gay.
Some fans, however, are perturbed that the characters don't actually intify as gay the books or movi. "But as happens any relatnship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on , one never knows really what the other person is feelg.
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