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<p>Earlier this week, Teen Vogue writer and comedian Gabe Bergado tweeted something that changed the Internet&#39;s perception of Elizabeth Warren forever.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">elizabeth warren running for president has the same energy as professor mcgonagall running hogwarts</p>&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabebergado/status/1163825825260736512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">lmao did someone from <a href="https://twitter.com/ewarren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ewarren</a>&#39;s campaign drop this in the team slack? i see all y&#39;all with your fancy green background avvies in my notifs!! elizabeth warren hive assemble!</p>&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabebergado/status/1163896619651280897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Warren&#39;s team quickly picked up on the favorable comparison. McGonagall is a no-nonsense pragmatist who becomes headmaster of Hogwarts after Dumbledore&#39;s death. She presides over the school as the wizarding world is thrown into chaos by Voldemort and his supporters&#39; dark activities. Sound at all familiar?</p><p>Bergado&#39;s observation struck a chord with Twitter. For one thing, Warren herself responded (!).</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m flattered, Gabe. Dementors or big bank CEOs, I’m ready to take ‘em on—let’s do this!</p>&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) <a href="https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1164290283661594630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">here to fight the good fight! and if you ever want to stop by the teen vogue office just hit me up ✨</p>&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabebergado/status/1164297408433532928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>It wasn&#39;t the first time she&#39;d expressed a desire to slay Death Eaters - fictional or real.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking for a Defense Against the Dark Arts prof, <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jk_rowling</a>? Where do I apply? Trump, Death Eaters - I got this! <a href="https://t.co/TDgHbeyApU">https://t.co/TDgHbeyApU</a></p>&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) <a href="https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/748217492925997058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Hardcore HP fans couldn&#39;t get enough of it.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I prefer to imagine her as the now-adult Hermione Granger running for Minister for Magic.</p>&mdash; Naomi Kritzer (@NaomiKritzer) <a href="https://twitter.com/NaomiKritzer/status/1164478976598970368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh my god nothing will be the same after this tweet</p>&mdash; sam (@samputsimply) <a href="https://twitter.com/samputsimply/status/1163970300863754241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump <a href="https://t.co/4WXEHofJd0">pic.twitter.com/4WXEHofJd0</a></p>&mdash; DrRaulli (@stephenjohn216) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenjohn216/status/1164046134517436417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="lt" dir="ltr">Beto <a href="https://t.co/yRlj5kJZSF">pic.twitter.com/yRlj5kJZSF</a></p>&mdash; Megan (@megansmiddleton) <a href="https://twitter.com/megansmiddleton/status/1163932286947069953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don Jr <a href="https://t.co/S0ZQvVwmdD">pic.twitter.com/S0ZQvVwmdD</a></p>&mdash; DrRaulli (@stephenjohn216) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenjohn216/status/1164046778582224896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Professor Trelawny over here... <a href="https://t.co/FzaxLY0lvc">pic.twitter.com/FzaxLY0lvc</a></p>&mdash; 𝙺𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚊𝙿𝚑𝙳 (@knittaphd) <a href="https://twitter.com/knittaphd/status/1164365749483257856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Thank you, Gabe, for identifying why Liz&#39;s glasses and authoritative demeanor seemed so familiar. Note to self: don&#39;t forget to do your Transfiguration homework!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Harry Potter fans are comparing Elizabeth Warren to Professor McGonagall.

Earlier this week, Teen Vogue writer and comedian Gabe Bergado tweeted something that changed the Internet&#39;s perception of Elizabeth Warren forever.elizabeth warren running for president has the same energy as professor mcgonagall running hogwarts&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) August 20, 2019 lmao did someone from @ewarren&#39;s campaign drop this in the team slack? i see all y&#39;all with your fancy green background avvies in my notifs!! elizabeth warren hive assemble!&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) August 20, 2019 Warren&#39;s team quickly picked up on the favorable comparison. McGonagall is a no-nonsense pragmatist who becomes headmaster of Hogwarts after Dumbledore&#39;s death. She presides over the school as the wizarding world is thrown into chaos by Voldemort and his supporters&#39; dark activities. Sound at all familiar?Bergado&#39;s observation struck a chord with Twitter. For one thing, Warren herself responded (!).I’m flattered, Gabe. Dementors or big bank CEOs, I’m ready to take ‘em on—let’s do this!&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 21, 2019 here to fight the good fight! and if you ever want to stop by the teen vogue office just hit me up ✨&mdash; gabe bergado (@gabebergado) August 21, 2019 It wasn&#39;t the first time she&#39;d expressed a desire to slay Death Eaters - fictional or real.Looking for a Defense Against the Dark Arts prof, @jk_rowling? Where do I apply? Trump, Death Eaters - I got this! https://t.co/TDgHbeyApU&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 29, 2016 Hardcore HP fans couldn&#39;t get enough of it.I prefer to imagine her as the now-adult Hermione Granger running for Minister for Magic.&mdash; Naomi Kritzer (@NaomiKritzer) August 22, 2019 Oh my god nothing will be the same after this tweet&mdash; sam (@samputsimply) August 21, 2019 Trump pic.twitter.com/4WXEHofJd0&mdash; DrRaulli (@stephenjohn216) August 21, 2019 Beto pic.twitter.com/yRlj5kJZSF&mdash; Megan (@megansmiddleton) August 20, 2019 Don Jr pic.twitter.com/S0ZQvVwmdD&mdash; DrRaulli (@stephenjohn216) August 21, 2019 Professor Trelawny over here... pic.twitter.com/FzaxLY0lvc&mdash; 𝙺𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚊𝙿𝚑𝙳 (@knittaphd) August 22, 2019 Thank you, Gabe, for identifying why Liz&#39;s glasses and authoritative demeanor seemed so familiar. Note to self: don&#39;t forget to do your Transfiguration homework!

Earlier this week, Teen Vogue writer and comedian Gabe Bergado tweeted something that changed the Internet&#39;s perception of Elizabeth Warren forever.      Warren&#39;s team quickly picked up on the favorable comparison. McGonagall is a...