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When comparing books and their movie adaptations, books almost always prove to be better. One of the reasons is that a film does not always manage to convey the same imagery as a book in which emotions are blended with visuals. When reading, one can form a completely different image of a place or a character and have entirely another general feeling of a story. 

When creating a film adaptation, the cast is usually chosen according to the characteristics described in a book. However, the looks are not always so precise. With that in mind, one Vietnamese woman (to her followers known as MsBananaAnna) decided to use artificial intelligence to see what Harry Potter characters would look like based on book descriptions.

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Bored Panda got in touch with the author of this idea to learn more about her and this project. The woman revealed that she's a 28-year-old "nerd" living in Melbourne. She has been a huge "Potterhead" since grade school. "I basically grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine and remember waiting in line at midnight for the release of each book."

"I came up with the idea to recreate the characters when I tried to find some fanworks of Hermione. I watched the movies and though I like Emma Watson, I always thought she was too gorgeous to be Hermione. I couldn't find any renditions of her that I thought were accurate so I ended up making her myself. People seemed to enjoy it so much that I decided to make more characters."

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While some characters look similar to the ones one sees in the movies, others look nothing like them. For MsBananaAnna, Sirius was the one she personally liked the most. "I thought that was plucked straight from my head. Artbreeder can be pretty limiting in what you can do and can be a bit twiddly so not all of the characters came out as I wanted, but I thought Sirius came out as I imagined him! Dark and regally handsome."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sure they give her realistic looking green eyes, while giving Harry those florescent orbs.

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The recreations of Harry Potter characters got a lot of attention on Reddit (here and here) where MsBananaAnna (or, as she calls herself on Reddit, lettuceown) posted them.

What looks are your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know!

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her name though. 🤦‍♀️ When every other girl has a nice / interesting / exotic name the only Asian girl has the worst most stereotypical name going.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still upset there was not more of him. He works with dragons! Dragons!! He looks handsome in this recreation, too.

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Lucius Malfoy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda looks like an adult Tom Felton. Which makes sense of course.

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Ronald Weasley

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Bellatrix Lestrange

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one really reminds me of an actor or actress. I can't really name it? It's like a mixture of famous people I know but I can't tell them apart. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP.

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Petunia Dursley

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I forgot that Petunia was blonde. Odd that they wouldn't just make her wear a wig for her scenes.

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Dolores Umbridge

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Merope Riddle (Voldemort's Mother)

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did the AI make wall-eyed? Was that described in the book? Book 6 isn't my fave so I've not read it enough to remember.((people have already pointed out the description that I wasn't recalling. Kinda don't need multiple comments restating the same thing))

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Longer hair. Earring with a fang. More cool, less dorky. Probably got confused with Percy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, sorry, but even before seeing Maggie Smith in that role she was the spitting image for my personal McGonagall.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forgive me, but she reminds me of an angry pig for reasons I cannot explain.

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Gilderoy Lockhart

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To young, hair should be longer. I know I keep replying the same thing but God! These are terrible!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, he is 28 in the book. Kenneth Branagh was just way too old to play him.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't know who Firenze is, he's the centaur who takes Trelawney's job after Umbridge fires her.

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Lizi Drysdale
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe if he took youth potions? Like we do plastic surgery?

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Ginny Chulkovs
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The actor who played Gilderoy looked oily. This guy looks competent, focused and normal. I like the movie version better. This version is too young.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But that's the point, this is a young handsome fraud who has tricked the world with his good looks.

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Barbara Altman
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like a teenage version of Lockhart. I think he needs to look a bit older. In this picture he looks like he could be about 16 or 17.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Much too young and not smug enough looking. Love Branagh but he was all wrong for the character.

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Celeste Lechuza
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too young, needs straighter teeth and bigger smile. Also needs to look more sure of his self; like he's Merlin's gift to the wizard world; that expression does not cut it

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Issey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wth why does he look like one of the students. He's missing about 20+ years

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Caroline Driver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I imagined him looking more like Byron from Babylon 5 (sorry Robin!)

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humanism
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No wonder ladies loves him so much even though he's full of sh*t😂

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Sindy Towne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank Goodness casting for the movie was way better than trying to put the characters from the book this way - they are all gruesome.... and as well my imagination made them a whole lot more appealing when I read the book

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Zach Brown
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a school student, I could see it. Perhaps with a bit of age, and travel-warn, this smarmy charlatan could fit the description.

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David Philbeck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks more like Home IMprovement Tim Allens middle kid the good looking one Johnathan-Taylor Thomas more than he does Gilderoy Lockhart

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Aaron Proctor
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like Zach Morris from Saved by the Bell, but with a lower jaw line and when the actor actually played him... Dude needs aged by about 10years to be believable

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

little more mature, think jason carver from stranger things but with better hair

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HDJGKDKLLAPPQIWJHDBDBDHDH OKAY THEN BUT HE LOOKS TOO YOUNG

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Jackie Nettleton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No this isn’t what I pictured him as before seeing the movie, he’s supposed to about 35 or so and a bit soft around the edges not this handsome young man

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is an accurate depiction of a 16 why tf are people saying this looks like a 12 take me to a place we're 12 looks like this

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it really an AI design?? Other characters looks like a draw, but he looks like real!!

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GPZ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loathed this character (second only to Dolores Umbridge)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wayyyyy to young lol he looks like a student not a teacher!

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Katrina Leitkowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who looks young for their age, I completely disagree. This is perfect. He could definitely be anywhere from late 20s to early 30s.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wavy blond hair. Less college kids, more Published Author and Celebrity.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously where are everyones cheeks?! No one is fed in the books apparently. Chiseled jawlines and sunken cheeks.

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