( CNN ) Ca n't see Harry Potter 's Albus Dumbledore as gay ? Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has a terse message for you . Rowling revealed that the Hogwarts School headmaster was gay after `` Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , '' the final book in the boy wizard series , was released in 2007 . Fan Ana Kocovic started the exchange by asking the author , `` I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is gay because I ca n't see him in that way . '' `` Maybe because gay people just look like ... people ? '' Rowling wrote in her March 24 reply . Rowling 's fans loved it .
A J.K. Rowling 's fan took to social media to say she did n't see Dumbledore as gay . Author Harry Potter quick response won the day on Twitter .