The image of the male conjurer has always been steeped so heavily in an aura of lady-loving machismo—from David Copperfield's babe-netting trapdoor audience seating to the Pam-Anderson-bazoom-levitating prestidigitation of Hans Klok—that when J.K. Rowling revealed Prof. Albus Dumbledore to enjoy the, ahem, company of other wizards, even those of us with the most finely attuned Gay-Wizardar failed to see it coming.

We've since been following this story closely, having noted the first public appearance of the outed enchanter on the cobblestoned streets of Lacock, U.K. Now, via our friends at Towleroad, we bring you this clip featuring Harry Potter himself, sharing for the first time with the BBC's Michael Parkinson his reaction to the big news. Harry seemed newly energized by the revelation, confident the two may finally be able to conquer He Who Shall Not Be Named, when the Hogwarts headmaster transforms himself into a giant Chicken Hawk and carries the wand-wielding young wizard to Voldemort's lair in the firm-yet-tender grip of his razor-sharp talons.

• Michael Parkinson [BBC]