Dumbledore and Gandalf marry opposite Westboro Baptist Church

When Ireland passed the

Marriage Equality Referendum last month, it was noticed in many places, including Hogwarts and Middle Earth.

Dumbledore and Gandalf marry opposite Westboro Baptist Church

Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

Peter Towe

That may have been helped by 'Harry Potter' author J.K Rowling who celebrated the 'Yes' vote on twitter at the time.

.@cassie10yson I don't have the right to be proud, as I'm not Irish. I'm in awe, that's what I am - Ireland has set an example to the world!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015

Anyway, she didn't stop there because she posted a tweet with a meme suggesting our new law would allow for Dumbledore and Gandalf to get married in Ireland.

.@justaoifethings 💚🍀🌈💚 Then they could get married IN IRELAND! 💚🍀🌈💚 pic.twitter.com/yXedPavZfp
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015

However, the infamous Westboro Baptist Church noticed her tweet, as well as the referendum result as we all know, and

we all know how that went.

The hate group said they would "picket the wedding", but Rowling had this brilliant put down.

.@WBCsigns Alas, the sheer awesomeness of such a union in such a place would blow your tiny bigoted minds out of your thick sloping skulls.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2015

Well, the Equality House in Topeka, Kansas, have joined in by hosting a gay marriage between two men posing as the two fictional characters directly across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

It was done to focus "on the message of the event and not specifically the people putting it on."