It’s what JKR does when she gets called out. She retcons shit. Like the “how dare you call me antisemitic! I’ll have you know the unnamed guy in on page 54 is actually called Levi Jewishman” thing she did when people gave her side eye about the goblins.

She’s a fucking ghoul.

Also, he’s a Respectable Gay. He wears the diversity label, and perhaps could live with his husband and their two pedigree handbag dogs in an immaculately decorated apartment, though him being at all sexual is unimaginable.

Good to know that i didn't misread it that badly.

There is the representation perspective, but overall i do agree. Oftentimes it's some completely irrelevant background detail.

That makes more sense as i didn't really have enough internet back then to waste it on random interviews or news, neither do i really keep up with what authors say.

Though i am aware of her somewhat current takes as news do travel through people as well over time.