JK Rowling drops the T-bomb nobody saw coming

Los Angeles - JK Rowling says Harry Potter fans have been pronouncing villain Lord Voldemort's name wrong for years.

The author of the books about wizard Harry Potter's adventures has previously revealed that Voldemort - played by Ralph Fiennes in the movie adaptations - should be pronounced with a "silent t" and she reiterated her stance on Twitter on Wednesday.

When Twitter user Michael Lucero wrote:

@Universe_Box One piece of Harry Potter trivia I always forget to mention: the "t" is silent in Voldemort, according to @jk_rowling.

— Michael Lucero (@mhenrylucero) September 9, 2015

Rowling retweeted the message and added:

... but I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who pronounces it that way. https://t.co/HxhJ5XY5HP

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 9, 2015

However, fans are not the only people to get it wrong and the characters in the movies also pronounce the evil wizard's name - which translates to 'flight of death' in French - with a t.

The Twitter account The Dark Lord (@Lord_Voldemort7) also got involved, sending a tweet to J.K. which read, ''Muggles never listen,'' and posting a link to an older tweet from 2010.

@jk_rowling Muggles never listen https://t.co/at5koM4Wsq

— The Dark Lord (@Lord_Voldemort7) September 10, 2015