Now that J.K. Rowling’s beloved character Albus Dumbledore, (Hogwart’s Headmaster from the infamous Harry Potter series) is out of the closet, are mothers and religious groups alike up in arms protesting yet another reason why our children shouldn’t bury their noses in this book?

“Falling in love can blind us to an extent,” says Rowling to a front of a packed house at New York’s Carnegie Hall, where she ended her first U.S. book tour since 2000.

As a young wizard Dumbledore had a “thing” for fellow wizard Gellert Grindelwald, who later becomes his arch nemesis after becoming engrossed in the Dark Arts. Dumbledore goes on to defeat Grindelwald in what is known as the greatest battle in the wizarding world.

“If I had known this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago,” Rowling said.

All of this came about while filming the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price, when Rowling slipped a note to director David Yates upon seeing a reference in the script to a girl in Dumbledore’s past.

It’s unknown if this will have any affect on future movies, which are expected to be released 2008 and 2010.

The news has delighted the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

“It’s wonderful that J.K. Rowling would help open readers eyes to the life and truth of such a beloved character,” says GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. “Rowling’s decision to allow readers to see Dumbledore for all of who he is—and her determination to preserve the authenticity of his character in the films—will enrich the power of these stories for generations to come.”