J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name

By Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly

May 11, 2015 2:21 PM EDT

J.K. Rowling doesn’t shy away from politics: she’s been outspoken about Scottish independence and gay rights, among many other topics. On Monday, she inadvertently edged into American politics when a fan asked on Twitter what Moaning Myrtle’s full name was. Rowling’s reply: “Moaning Myrtle’s full name was Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.”

.@HotmHayles @lankytwat Moaning Myrtle's full name was Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2015

But after the tweet went viral, Rowling said it was not meant to be a statement of any kind.

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

.@pableshiff @HotmHayles @lankytwat I'm laughing here... I already knew her surname was 'Warren' but I just thought 1/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2015

.@pableshiff @HotmHayles @lankytwat 'What's a good middle name of the period?' Then, the moment I'd committed myself, I thought: uh oh :)
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2015

This post has been updated to included new comments from J.K. Rowling.

This article originally appeared on EW.com.