I know, I know, it’s “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
Before true Harry Potter fan Lizi Arbogast Gwin edits out the title of this week’s essay, I wanted to say that it is indeed true: Lord Voldemort, you-know-who, drives a Toyota.
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