J.K. Rowling just made her thoughts about the latest Brexit news very, very clear

Second referendum for "the will of the people".
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Brexit is so nightmarishly complicated that even the mere mention of the word is enough to bring the average British person out in shudders.

Not J.K. Rowling, though. Despite the ongoing stress that goes hand-in-hand with the daily headlines about politicians, votes, and Article 50, the Harry Potter author remains undeterred.

On Monday morning, following the EU court ruling that Britain will be allowed to cancel the Brexit decision if it decides to do so (even without permission from the 27 other member states of the EU), Rowling tweeted this:

She followed that up with a comment on the "will of the people" -- a phrase that has consistently cropped up on both sides of the Brexit divide.

Those tweets aren't a first, either. Rowling's been doggedly tweeting her support for a second referendum for a while now.

So, is a second referendum an actual possibility?

Well it's complicated, and that's putting it mildly. On Tuesday, the House of Commons is voting on whether or not to give the deal Theresa May has negotiated the green light.

If it doesn't get the seal of approval from enough MPs, a second referendum is a possibility -- but it's only one of a fairly large range of possible scenarios.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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