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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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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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What looks are your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know!

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Ginevra Weasley

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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.

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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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Ronald Weasley

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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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Vernon Dursley

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Fabio Paolo Barbieri
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unlike his son, this guy does not work for me at all. He looks INTELLIGENT - the last thing Vernon should look. That is a knowing grin. And Vernon should not look like he has a sense of humour.

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

He wasn't called Vernon in every translation. His name was changed to Wiktor in Norwegian and Herman in Dutch! My guess is the artist read the Brazilian Portuguese version of the books, where Vernon was called...yup, Valter.

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

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if something like that had happened. I'd never have guessed Valter was a Portuguese name.

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

That quote is the ONLY reason I remember mail doesn't come on Sundays to this day, I'm not gonna lie. I'm 23 and pre-med... It's a bit embarrassing, but at least I remember!

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

Needs a more smug mouth and squinty eyes. Felt the actor they cast was spot on!

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

haha haha lol lol lol!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 *2hours later I'm still laughing!!*

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

It absolutely fits the No None-sense Company Manager aesthetic appearance of Vernon Dursley.

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

Woah very fat compared to Movie Vernon very very very very very very FAT

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

This is not the face of a man who locks a boy under the stairs.

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

He was perfectly cast in the movies - and he DID have blonde hair.

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

This is basically exactly the movie one, but black hair, not blonde. Though he was supposed to have black hair sooo 🤷

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

Needs more cruelty / anger in his eyes. Unless the pleasant expression is fake like Tom Riddle's.

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

Weren't the Dursleys all blonds in the books ? Did the artist truly read the books ?

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

Could have hired my biological father (who can burn in hell for being a child molester)! This picture looks just like the fat f**k and just looking at this picture gives me PTSD flash backs!

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

holy sh*t! that looks like my cousin! like spot on, facial hair and eyes!....

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

That looks like Jacob Kowalski from Fantastic Beast, younger version confirmed?

Ryan-James O'Driscoll
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my head Vernon looks like a fatter version of the father from Mary Poppins. This doesn't look right to me

Bryan W.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like Nick Offerman +100lbs (Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec)

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Petunia Dursley

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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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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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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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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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