J.K. Rowling: Moaning Myrtle not named after Elizabeth Warren
On Monday, 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling made waves in the U.S. political world when she revealed the full name of her character, Moaning Myrtle. The omnipresent specter's middle name, as it turns out, is Elizabeth, which makes her full name Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.
Sound familiar?
Rowling insisted on Twitter that it was just coincidence and that she did not name the ghost after American senator Elizabeth Warren. As she pointed out, Elizabeth is a very common English middle name and she had already established Warren as the basilisk victim's last name.
.@HotmHayles@lankytwat Moaning Myrtle's full name was Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2015
Nothing to do with the United States Elizabeth Warren I hasten to add! 'Elizabeth' is just one of those classic British middle names.
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2015
No word yet from the U.S. senator, but we hope she is a fan of the unintentional shout out.
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