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Was Elizabeth Warren a Ravenclaw?

Sounds right.

The etymology of Harry Potter has been long dissected and analyzed by super fans, but a new reveal by J.K. Rowling has political-wise readers reeling. The full name of Moaning Myrtle — the mercurial spirit of a former student who haunts Hogwarts’ first floor girls’ bathroom — is actually Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.

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Pure coincidence? Or is the senator doubling up as a former Ravenclaw?

Unfortunately, it’s not the latter. Rowling responded to a fan seeking the full name of ghost, quickly clarifying the happenstance:

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