` :You're free to hold that opinion, of course, but I daresay that no one here is going to agree with you. When an author makes a statement about their work (be it Tolkein, Adams, Rowling, etc.), that becomes part of the work's canon. I've never even seen this questioned before the ``Dumbledore's gay`` thing came out (which makes me question why people are taking this opinion). Much of what we know about the Potter-verse comes from interviews given by Rowling or information written on her website. Should we not say that Ron has blue eyes, since that only came from an interview? What about the fact that Cho marries a muggle? I've never seen anyone dispute those or the countless other bits of unimportant trivia, so why is Dumbledore's sexuality such a contentious issue?   `