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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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Sirius Black

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MarmotArchivist
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like a protagonist from a Vampire TV series.

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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."

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    Fleur Delacour

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    "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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    Severus Snape

    Severus Snape

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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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    Lily Potter

    Lily Potter

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    Cody
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    3 years ago Created 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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    Narcissa Malfoy

    Narcissa Malfoy

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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.

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    Argus Filch

    Argus Filch

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    #9

    Ginevra Weasley

    Ginevra Weasley

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    Glittery Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not too bad, I don’t think she was casted well in the movies anyways.

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    Cho Chang

    Cho Chang

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    Rabbit Carrot
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    3 years ago (edited) Created 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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    Charlie Weasley

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    Jayne Kyra
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    3 years ago Created 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

    Lucius Malfoy

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    Zero
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    3 years ago Created 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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    #13

    Hermione Granger

    Hermione Granger

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    Remus Lupin

    Remus Lupin

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    Harry Potter

    Harry Potter

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    Luna Lovegood

    Luna Lovegood

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    Julieandthephatones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heh i think they did her pretty well in the movies

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    Draco Malfoy

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    John Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty close. Looks a bit malnourished tbh.

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    #18

    Neville Longbottom

    Neville Longbottom

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    Fred And George Weasley

    Fred And George Weasley

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    Gur Lempel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll assume that's Fred... He has two ears... But he's not a ghost.

    Cubbypotato
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That face does not scream mischievous

    fro_st puppy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They aren't the same person though

    Elora Danan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weasleys* Apostrophes aren't used to make plurals.

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    Bunzilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like my brother with freckles.

    Issey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sooo just because they are twins we only get one picture? Even "identical" twins don't really look 100% identical

    James Luu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can confirm; my sister has identical twins.....but they're only 1 year old so I don't know what they'll look like when they grow up.

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    Kim Pacheco
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this one fits the book version more, but I still like the movie versions

    GadgetGirl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something is still weird with proportions. Too symmetrical maybe.

    dark thirty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No need for two, there's only one left anyway

    Zach Brown
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see this working as a pair of mischievous rascals looking to make a quick Galleon.

    cookie_cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are identical tho right??

    Sahana Rao
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If young Tobey McGuire was a redhead.

    Alaina Jackson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ew i don't think i like them anymore-

    הגר שוהם
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually saw them skinnier with big mouths and big front teeth because when they smile you can't help but smile too, even if you don't want to. That one is a no no for me.

    Lily Possum
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh...I prefer those in the film, but still not too bad.

    Raj Kuthrapali
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Gred. Forge is upstairs cooking up new fireworks. Gred just wants this muggle photo shoot done with quickly. Or is the Forge and Gred's the one upstairs..? Probably. He looks like he's up to no good..

    Kathleen Allen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to see two of them!! And one twin doing bunny ears behind the other's head.

    CapitolQT
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Who cares which one this is.” Every identical twin’s worse nightmare…

    Lizi Drysdale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes they were identical for the most part, but supposedly the younger twin had more freckles over his nose/pore strip area. While the older had a slight scar over his right eyebrow that was mostly hidden by the eyebrow. You have to read not only the books, but listen to interviews given by JK over the first few years, before the world went potter mad with book four

    Gwyndolyn Thompson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow this is way more how I imagined them

    Marisa Varney
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is pretty much perfect!

    Kat Anderson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its funny how you can just put one image and we know its both :)

    Pam Armstrong
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fred or George Weasley. You see one, you've seen them both😁

    CheeseGod04
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like ed sheran's weird sibling

    Jamie Ralph
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like a ginger Harry Maguire.

    Kate Baird
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is it with this fixation with freckles? As the child of and sister of gingers, no.

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    #20

    Lord Voldemort

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    James Potter

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    Ronald Weasley

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    TheLilacButterfly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    those eyes are boring into my soul please stop smiling like that ron!

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    Bellatrix Lestrange

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    BA
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    3 years ago Created 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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    Cedric Diggory

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    Dudley Dursley

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    Cody
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he's about to undergo mitosis.

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    Petunia Dursley

    Petunia Dursley

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    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #28

    Dolores Umbridge

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    Nika De Beer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this was in the movie, it would have been a horror

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    Peter Pettigrew

    Peter Pettigrew

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    Jayne Kyra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like a Weeper from the game Dishonored.

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    #30

    Merope Riddle (Voldemort's Mother)

    Merope Riddle (Voldemort's Mother)

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    Kimberley McMillan
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    3 years ago (edited) Created 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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    Bill Weasley

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    Gautam Balachandran
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    3 years ago Created 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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    Minerva Mcgonagall

    Minerva Mcgonagall

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    Nicole Weymann
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    3 years ago Created 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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    Pansy Parkinson

    Pansy Parkinson

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    Lil' Roo
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    3 years ago Created 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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    Viktor Krum

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    Jill Sadler
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    3 years ago Created 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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