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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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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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    "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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    Lily Potter

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    Cody
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    2 years 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.

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    Ginevra Weasley

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    Glittery Panda
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    2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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    Rabbit Carrot
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    2 years 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.

    Ozacoter
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only a person who does not know anything about chinese culture would say that. There is a great thread in reddit about her name. Not only its a really common name but its also beautiful. Her name means Autumn.

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

    Wow everyone was hating on everyone in this comment thread. So much hate, everyone needs a hot cocoa and a cookie

    Melo Melody
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never read the books I'm sorry but does she really have freckles? I haven't seen any Asians with freckles yet. Maybe I need to go out more.

    Mai Dang
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the book she is described to have freckles around her nose. Well it is not common for us Asian to have freckles, but there are still Asian people with freckles out there.

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    Kylie Dowers
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a person who thinks they look exactly like Lucy Lu but only has the faintest resemblances

    Yujoo Noh
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And hogwarts olny admitts Ireland and english people bet she is the child of two non natives

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

    Why does it look like she has an infestation of blackheads on her nose?

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

    I will say, I could go either this concept, or the casted actress.

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

    As an Asian who has freckles everywhere except their nose, which tends to be the first thing I sunburn in the summer, I'm very confused.

    Korean Boi
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at my school kids call me ching chong but my real name is Dyeong Hyong Kim

    Tamara Tamara
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t allow them to call you that. That seems a bit racist. They should respect you enough to get your name right.

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    ssantgross
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    2 years ago

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    Zeriah Weasley
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took so time to scroll from the comments to the next post. I love it lol

    R
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ur wrong!! Eastern names are simple and they too are nice I’m Asian u b#$&h

    Tan Kieu
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Problem here is she's not Chinese. Cho chang ching chong is just a made up names by Westerners.

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

    native speaker here, cho chang is a real name, u just look f.uckin ignorant here lmfao

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    Bettina Jansen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, she looks close to book Cho (which isn't saying much : generic pretty Chinese girl with a generic Chinese name). But why the freckles ?

    Ozacoter
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a school in the middle of scotland in the 80s. actually the diversity in the HP books is higher than the diversity in the 80s and 90s in real Uk. You are just ignorant being offended at nothing

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    Lisa Butler
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She forgot Cho's curly hair and green eyes. Her description in the book was confusing. I thought she was mixed, like me.

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    Charlie Weasley

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    Jayne Kyra
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    2 years 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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    Zero
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    2 years 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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    Draco Malfoy

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    Neville Longbottom

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    Ronald Weasley

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    TheLilacButterfly
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    2 years ago DotsCreated 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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    2 years 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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    Dudley Dursley

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    Petunia Dursley

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    Monday
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    2 years 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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    Peter Pettigrew

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    Merope Riddle (Voldemort's Mother)

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    Kimberley McMillan
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    2 years 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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    Bill Weasley

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    Gautam Balachandran
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    2 years 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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    Minerva Mcgonagall

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    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years 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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    Pansy Parkinson

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    Lil' Roo
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    2 years 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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    Viktor Krum

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    Jill Sadler
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    2 years 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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