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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

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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

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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

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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

    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

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

    Well pretty much matches the movie

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

    Slits for pupils! SLITS! LIKE A SNAKE? How many times is this mentioned in the book?

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

    And his eyes are red too.

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

    Red eyes and slits for pupils

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

    I thought in the books it mentioned his eyes being red. But in this picture they're blue like the movies

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

    actually if you look closer it's red with slits like snakes

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

    He should have red eyes though, shouldn't he?

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

    Voldemort was supposed to have red slit like eyes. Sorry.

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

    Not reptilian enough. This guy - yes, he does match the movie, but he also looks like a regular fellow who had an accident with his nose. Features too regular and too human.

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

    Mmm Voldemort had, if I recall it correctly, red eyes

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

    But his eyes were red in colour.....

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

    I had an HR manager who looked like this.

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

    he had red eyes in the books, so this is more like in the movie

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

    no, in the books, he is described to have RED eyes, not blue

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

    In the movies he somehow has even less nose

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

    Did the books actually mention that he has no nose? I thought that was a movie interpretation?

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

    yes in the books it says he had snake like slits instead of a nose

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

    He has a nose. RIGHT!? He has a nose.

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

    I'm the books though he has red eyes and cat shaped eyes

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

    You forgot about his red eye

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

    His eyes should be red and his face should look more gaunt, as if his skin is crinkled paper pulled over a skull

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

    Looks like he has an exam tomorrow

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

    Isn’t that the same Voldemort?

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

    I see Stanley Tucci a little bit

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

    I always thought of him as a fish face 🐟🐠

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

    Yes, the movies comes close. Very close. Although, with reading the books, the movies might have made a mistake on the eyes, which this depiction comes very close, though hardly noticeable without a second glance. Vertical-slit red eyes definitely completes the transformation.

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

    He actually had red eyes with slits

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

    guy looks like he botched a rhinoplasty fr

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

    Uh, his eyes were supposed to be RED with slits for pupils like a cat's...

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

    i thought he had red eyes tho

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

    Almost the same as the movie, perhaps a tad less sinister looking.

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

    Very creepy Voldemort..,the original Voldemort has a sort of looking nose but more defining nostrils and very little if any, nose feature

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

    I agree with Nika De Beer who ever they are

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

    He’s supposed to be lipless.

    Hypogryff4
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bro needs some skincare and sleep

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

    Yea I see no differences they did him good

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

    He was supposed to have red eyes, these look blue-ish purple

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

    Absolutely not. I see no resemblance whatsoever😆

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

    *screams* Periculum! Danger! Scary as hell.

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

    He had red, slit pupil eyes in the book

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

    Almost a match to Ralph Fiennes' Voldy. I'm impressed!!

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

    Actually, he was supposed to have bright red eyes

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

    Exactly like the movies. HE HAD RED EYES WITH SLITS FOR PUPILS!

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

    In the books he had red eyes, but the movies choose blue for some weird reason

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

    Good but he had red eyes from the books, but the movie choose blue eyes for some reason

    Rj Peterson (Raven Forge)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Appearance according to the books, but Voldemort's still got blue eyes. Everything else was fine, but the ONE thing that the books always mentioned.. The CG'd his nose off, couldn't retint his eyes too?

    Stephanie Warren-Samaripa
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This really reminds me of when you fall asleep the night before a project is due but the ai didn’t even have a deadline. Did it just get lazy or what?

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

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

    How come all the villans in movies have no nose?

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

    Eyes still wrong. Red & slits like snake eyes.

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

    He has red eyes tho it said it multiple times in the books….

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

    Isn’t he s’possed to be lipless in the books…?

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

    Is this the copy from the movie? Nothing's likes I imagined this character through the book.

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

    This is exactly how he looked. Why redo him.

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

    Could be a drawing of Ralph as Voldie

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

    damn i would kill for those eyebrows

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

    There’s Hollywood’s unrealistic beauty standards.

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

    Ah, uncle Fester, been busy have we

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

    Still think Ben Kingsley would have been better.

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

    Where are the red eyes ? The book is full of them... makes me wonder if the artist actuallt did more than scan a few of the books.

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

    Weren't his eyes red in the books?

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

    The same nose in the book the same nose in the movie

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

    They got his nose wrong. In the Goblet of Fire it said it was just slits. No nose shading.

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

    It must have been significantly easier to get the face right when it needs to be so modified that it effectively becomes a prop.

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

    Is this a joke? That's literally movie Voldemort

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

    She forgot his red eyes just like the movies.

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

    It’s the same except Ralph fiennes face is longer

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

    Given the face was CGI (IIRC) they could pretty much make it as it was in the book

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

    I can't see any red in the eyes.

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

    Bald Nixon with a nose job.

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

    Movie one was a bit better I think. More evil and scary looking

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

    Better jawline than the movie version.

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

    So, exactly the way he looked in the movies

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

    That's pretty accurate

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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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    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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    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)

    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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