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

Helena Bonham Carter made this role. The body language, the voice, her twitchy looks and upperclass disdain for rules, the cruelty coupled with humor- that had to be a rippin' hard role to play. HBC nailed it.

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

Nice. You can really see the family resemblance with Sirius

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

I mean I think they did a fair job in the movie however I think they could have found someone that looked more like her

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

Wrong. This isn't how Bella is supposed to look like. She was a great beauty even after Azkaban and had heavily lidded dark eyes, strong bone structure, and long shiny wavy dark hair. Movie version is actually much closer facially but her hair, teeth, and clothing are wrong.

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

I'm on the fence. Helena Bonham Carter is whom typically pops into my mind when I read the books, but again I do what I can to re-imagine the characters from their actor counterparts. I gotta say though, I like how this depiction turned out.

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

Wynona Rider meets anemia... Is it me, or does EVERYONE HERE look anemic!!!???

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

She looks like older and a bit bitter version of Emma Watson.

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Thomas Patterson
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks like a cross between three actresses, Michelle Pfeiffer, Courtney C*x, and Katie Holmes.

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

Makes me think of the actress on Criminal Minds that plays Emily.

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

AI trains on lots of photos including those of celebrities

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

I think she is going to eat my soul like a dementor. Stop looking at me like that Mrs. Evil !

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

she is problably the only one who looks like a witch!! Am i right or Am i right??

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

giving morticia adams... i liked movie bellatrix better, looked more dErAnGeD

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

In the books, Bellatrix and Narcissa are TWINS. I don’t think they look enough alike even if Bellatrix is supposed to be more ugly because of her cruelty and madness has made her uglier than Narcissa. She looks like a Methed-out version of Keri Russell.

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

Are you mad? Book Bellatrix is supposed to be much more beautiful than Narcissa.

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

If Michelle Fairley had black hair and goth make-up she would fit the role.

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

Totally Joan Allen from Pleasantville the actress who plays the mom. I tried to post a picture she has on her IMDb. It literally looks exactly like her.

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

why is her right ear so...so...so....................*gets lost in thought and never comes back*

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

I'm getting Joaquin Phoenix eyes, Courtney C*x with a teeny bit of Madonna.

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

Vanessa Paradis. Obviously not as pretty, but there is something similar there.

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

Yeah, I'm thinking a combination of Madeline Brewer (Hemlock Grove & Cam) and Eva Green (Penny Dreadful & Miss Peregrine)

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

Joan Allen (Death race, Pleasantville, exc.), with dark make up.

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

My uncle designed the person who plays Bellatrix's hair for an interview once

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

Kristen Stewart bridge/eyes/cheekbones in Ally Sheedy's face with Courtney C*x's mouth

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

She looks like a malnourished Goth version of Natalie Portman

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

Looks like a malnourished goth veraion of natalie portman

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

Looks like John Malkovich and Wilem Defoe had a love child

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

It’s Emily Deschanel from TV series Bones with David Boreanaz as co star.

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

This, to me, looks like Emma Watson aged a few decades and turned to the Dark Side.

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

I remember her as being often described with heavy-lidded eyes. This is a good portrayal!

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

No way on this one, she wasn't fugly!! Maybe a bit gaunt post Azkaban but not this! Both she and her sister, Narcissa, were described as looking haughty & regal, albeit darkly so.

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

with this creation, i think Bellatrix in movies is more "Bellatrix "

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

Shirley Henderson, from loads of things, including Trainspotting and Bridget Jones.

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

Cara Delevingne- model and actress-(played the Enchantress in Suicide Squad)

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

What does not convince me is that this woman looks sickly. I think that in spite of her mad eyes and heavy brows, Bellatrix should look vigorious and threateningly active.

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

Yes, much better. Movie actor was way too pretty. This one looks like a demented Cortney C*x

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

Keri Russell+Michelle Pfeiffer+Leighton Meester+Kristin Davis

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

nah. Bellatrix is supposed to be hot and crazy. This one looks like she on crazy meth

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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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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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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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