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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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Tom Riddle

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

I still prefer Christian Coulson (the Tom of Chamber of Secrets).

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

Tom MARVOLO Riddle. Or as I like to call him, tommy. Or moldy voldy.

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

Handsome and dangerous. Yes, it works, but it's a bit too obvious. The actor in the movie was perfect - spectacularly handsome, and only looked nasty when he was taking his mask off.

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

I thought the actor was a little too creepy and obviously evil. The msg i always got was how likeable and gorgeous he was, didn't think they cast it well.

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

This is exactly what I imagined he looked like when I was reading the books

Puggawugbug
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like Zuko with short hair❤️(and without the scar)

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

This is a MURDERER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥵

Tuesday's child
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The original was more handsome, but thats not the point of the character, so i like this one

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

Half Blood Prince Movie is the aesthetic appearance I picture with his described look in the books. Chamber of Secrets Movie... a bit too wavy on the hair. This comes very close to how I Imagine him. Excellent work!

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

Guys...he's a TEENAGER. Either y'all are preteens or what the f**k is the matter with all of you.

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

Does anyone else see the resemblance between this Tom and Cedric diggory In the movies?

Missmonkey88
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They cast Christian Coulson very well in Chamber of Secrets, he doesn't look too far from this at all.

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

5 characters in and it suddenly seems like the base was the same for all of them -_-

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

... why does he look like chris halliwell with stronger cheekbones?

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

Pretty accurate casting on this one if you ask me

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

People be simping for a AI Generator, and I dont blame them

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

He’s one of those characters you fall in love with until you realize he’s a criminal mastermind. Also low-key gives me Star Trek vibes.

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

What I tell you, Voldimort beclooken good in his old highschool days.

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

So.... He gave up looking like this to look like a dying snake!? 🤨

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

Handsome Devil, ain't he? Just goes to show you that evil can come in such pleasing packages. This version is closer to the movie version of the young boy Tom Riddle also. The older teenaged Tom we met in Chamber had a different facial structure and thinner lips. The younger Tom in the movie looks more like this guy - also, very sensual looking.

Barbara Altman
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree with Fabio this Tom is definitely good looking and dangerous.

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

I preferred the film version. At least if this us hon at 16/17. Young Tom Riddle I can see it

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

I think he looks like that guy Victoria changed over to a vampire. On the breaking dawn movies

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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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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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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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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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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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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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