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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

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    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

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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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    Hermione Granger

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    Remus Lupin

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    Harry Potter

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    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

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

    From what Evanna Lynch has said Luna was pretty much written for her by terf McTerfface

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

    This looks more like Luna Lovesdrugs

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

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣this comment was not appreciated enough! I died😅😅

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    Ozymandias73
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her eyes here are huge. Think movie version was pretty close

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

    Her eyes are described as huge in the books. Harry thinks she looks like an owl. Like Emma Watson, Evanna Lynch did a great job, but she's much prettier than the character is supposed to be.

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    Heháka Kohana Runs With Bears
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The actress who played her was a huge fan of the books who struggled heavily with anorexia, and Luna was her favorite character. Rowling met her at a book signing and told her if she "beat" anorexia, she could play Luna in the movies. It meant so much to her to play the role.

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

    Evanna Lynch nailed it.

    Fabio Paolo Barbieri
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought the girl in the movies was a bit too pretty for her. This pop-eyed little person looks just like she is about to say something entirely bizarre. Just right.

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

    Her eyes are staring into my soul

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

    Why does she look like a child when she's 15-17 years old in the books?

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

    All us bulgy-eyed mfs getting bullied in the comments lol

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

    Nostalgia... I know this person from somewhere... Maybe the books.

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

    Looks like she's part house elf.

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

    I just looked at her like the book describes. When you say something that contradicts her beliefs, she has that creepy inquisitive stare. This is spot on.

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

    Got the protuberant eyes dead on. Now if you wanna talk anime eyes, Luna would be the character who should score highest by the books.

    OLIVI YAY (she/her)‍
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks almost like her, but the face looks like it missing something.

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

    Nice job the book said she had dirty blonde hair

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

    Luna in the movies IS THE Luna. She trumps everything else she was perfect.

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

    I know a Luna who looks kinda alike ... is she nine in the books?

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

    Yeah, I think casting was spot on for her...

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

    Uhmmm..... What's with her eyes?

    Kylie Dowers
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    12 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's very close to the actress

    Jason Zahau
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That ain’t it. Her hair is dirty blonde, not light blonde.

    Scout Longworth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does she wanna kill my family? 👀

    Oscar farmer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That person belongs in a mental institute

    Fantasynerd66
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Eviana Lunch (does it come with Eviana Breakfast and Eviana Dinner?) Was the most loyal to the book description of all the cast

    =._.=
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great! She can see my soul!

    Jose Manuel Lopez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luna is looking like smeagol my precious!

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

    Wow... Not much different from Evanna Lynch, which as Julieandthephatones commented, they did a damn good job when choosing her for the role.

    Audrey Dimmel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks exactly like my friend...who basically is Luna in real life this is freaking me out helppppp

    Erica Richardson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the movie, her eyes don’t look like she’s staring into my soul

    Lillian Magruder
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She’s so pale, and looks kinda sleep deprived

    Giuliana Fernandes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like Debby in undercover makeup. It doesn’t even look like a real person!

    Amaryah Webb
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhhhhh I like the movie Luna better

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

    WTF is up with all the pupils and irises that aren't round?! And sometimes the pupils aren't the same size. This is like, a basic human thing. Why can't the computer figure it out?

    Deeply Rooted Pastures
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I now that drawing is actually accurate but I love Evanna Linch!

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

    she looks like she needs a good nights sleep

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

    Why does this feel like a mugshot?

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

    I like how she’s casted in the movies

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

    damn she looks like a crackhead

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

    Um she looks like she escaped an asylum

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

    Bro that’s exactly what I look like

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

    This looks like a mugshot

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

    Why does she look like me when I was on heroin?

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

    She be built like a five year old

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

    i mean- she looks more like a zombie in disguise tho...

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

    The young actress who played Luna in the movies was phenomenal, and really portrayed her eccentricity well. Her breathy voice was a bonus. (Her name escapes me at the moment).

    The Great Cheez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she looks like this one kid who pushed me off the monkey bars in 1st grade

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

    I thought Evanna Lynch was perfectly cast. JK did say Evanna was exactly how she pictured Luna.

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

    Jfc what's with the Manson Lamps on her?

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

    she kinda looks like a crackhead with jondice here lmao

    m 149
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still may have a crush on her ☺️

    Elliot Parrish (he/him)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    k thats actually different than what i thought

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

    this image showed a perfect Luna in book

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

    My favourite character, but creepy.

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

    No, because the actress who played her nailed Luna

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

    Really loved the movie version. It was better than I thought it could be

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

    Those eyes don't look like a normal sized set of eyes.

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

    Her face is literally O_O

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

    omg she looks like some idiotic jerk from my school

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

    Tbh, this is probably closer to what originally thought. The only thing missing is her wand behind her ear.

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

    after seeing Harry this scared the s**t out of me. ...the eyes...

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

    Was she supposed to have that white blonde hair? Skin is still weird.

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

    The facial features are too small for the head or maybe it is the eyes are too big.

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

    Luna's eyes are Large, like how Evanna Lynch played her

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

    she's having a anime character eyes

    Olivia Paige Osborn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possed doll possed do.l possesssdd dolllllllll

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

    Meth...not even once

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

    She has bags under her eyes, she needs sleep

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

    She looks like she's on something.

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

    Ehhhh why does she look like she is on drugs. Much prefer Evanna Lynch

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

    Why does this look like a mugshot????

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

    It seems like if you looked her in the eyes she will come after you with a knife

    Lady of the Mountains
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ........just use a pic of wanna lynch? I think in rowling said herself that the actress was pretty accurate

    Ivy la Sangrienta
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do all the blondes look like they've been underground for a decade?

    Peregrine Virtue-Stracke
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks a bit like AURORA here(when she was younger)

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

    Nooo I love Lina in the movies I actually PREFER her to the Luna in the books

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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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    Neville Longbottom

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    Fred And George Weasley

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    Lord Voldemort

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    James Potter

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    Ronald Weasley

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    TheLilacButterfly
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    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

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    Monday
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    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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    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

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    Jayne Kyra
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    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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    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

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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

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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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