Dumbledore taught Transfiguration and was gay but Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald doesn’t seemingly care about any of that.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jude Law talked about his role as Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The problem? Apparently, Warner Brothers doesn’t care about canon or what was already established in the series.
Dumbledore has always taught Transfiguration but not anymore! On top of that, they’re ignoring the fact that J.K Rowling herself pointed out that Dumbledore was gay and in love with Grindelwald, contributing to his hesitation at stopping him before the wizarding war broke out.
All these important tidbits about Dumbledore are just cast aside for whatever story they’re going to sell us, which wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t an already established story. If Albus Dumbledore was just a newer character, changing these aspects would be annoying but not nearly as important as they are because he is, after all, Albus Dumbledore.
Take Newt Scamander for instance. We knew very little about him and some of his character aspects shifted and that was okay. He was new to the world of Harry Potter. Dumbledore, is not. He has been with us through every aspect of Harry’s story and to now start changing things about him just because they want it to fit doesn’t seem right.
Albus Dumbledore should be one of those characters we cherish and don’t change no matter what.
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Do you think the changes will impact how fans see the character? Are they necessary or just lazy choices to help them fit into the story they are writing? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think about these changes to Dumbledore.