--- description: Introducing Myrtle Elizabeth Warren title: J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name by [Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:21 PM CUT by [Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:21 PM CUT J.K. Rowling doesn’t shy away from politics: she’s been outspoken about [Scottish independence](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/04/jk-rowling-speaks-out-about-scottish-independence-twitter "undefined") and [gay rights](http://www.ew.com/article/2007/10/20/rowling-outs-du "undefined"), 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.” > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/597730858808782848) But after the tweet went viral, Rowling said it was not meant to be a statement of any kind. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/597734378328821760) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/597736668188278784) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/597736832332386304) _This post has been updated to included new comments from J.K. Rowling._ _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/11/jk-rowling-moaning-myrtle-elizabeth-warren "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ### Harry Potter Illustrated Edition Illustrations  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hermione Granger Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Ron Weasley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Draco Malfoy Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Rubeus Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hogwarts Grand Hall Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Dragon Alley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  An owl Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  The Golden Snitch Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3854125/jk-rowling-moaning-myrtle-name/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3854125/jk-rowling-moaning-myrtle-name/"},"headline":"J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name","datePublished":"2015-05-11T18:21:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:03.151Z","description":"Introducing Myrtle Elizabeth Warren","url":"https://time.com/3854125/jk-rowling-moaning-myrtle-name/","keywords":["Books","Harry Potter","J.K. Rowling"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Isabella Biedenharn / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3854125/jk-rowling-moaning-myrtle-name/","name":"J.K. Rowling Unveils Moaning Myrtle's Controversial Full Name"}}]}] ```