the buzz log
Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, was recently outed by "Harry Potter" scribe J.K. Rowling. The announcement sent shocked muggles rushing to the Search box for orientation confirmation.
Queries blossomed on "dumbledore homosexual," "dumbledore gay," and "dumbledore fan fiction." Some searchers were suspicious and looked up "dumbledore is gay?" with a question mark. Others were either incredulous or overjoyed. They entered "dumbledore is gay!" with an emphatic exclamation point.
Additionally, the object of Dumbldore's alleged affection, Gellert Grindelwald, experienced a surge. Even folks who wouldn't know a Weasley from a Malfoy sensed something epic was happening—searches on "who is albus dumbledore?" flew upwards. Abracadabra, indeed!
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