Artist reveals what Harry Potter characters were actually meant to look like in real life and some are very surprising
An artist has unveiled her own depictions of characters from the beloved wizarding world.
That's right, Harry Potter characters have been re-drawn and some of them will leave you feeling a bit uneasy and confused.
Often when you get deep into a book, you begin to visualise everything in your head: the places they go to, the fights, and most of all, the people.
Your mind becomes more vivid than any cinema screen when you find a story you like, so it's no surprise that some fans struggle with the transition from print to screen, especially with certain details being altered.
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MsBananaAnna is a Vietnamese artist, and has used artificial intelligence to assist her character portraits that were drawn based on their descriptions in the books.
Cedric Digory
For example, Cedric Diggory, who is played by Robert Pattinson in The Goblet of Fire) is actually meant to have 'very handsome chiseled features, dark hair and grey eyes', which the actor doesn't have all of.
Bellatrix Lestrange
The iconic Bellatrix Lestrange, played by Helena Bonham Carter, is described in the book as having 'long shiny thick black hair, strong jaw, dark hooded eyes, thin lips, gaunt from long term imprisonment, still has vestiges of old beauty'.
Severus Snape
Head of Slytherin House Severus Snape was played by the late Alan Rickman, with his appearance as the character not too far off this depiction.
Hermione Granger
Goody-two-shoes Hermoine Granger was portrayed by the one and only Emma Watson in her breakout role as she acted as the voice of reason in the trio, but she looks quite different to what the book described her as.
Harry Potter
The chosen one, the boy who lived - whatever you want to call him, this is probably the closest or best portrayal of a character looks-wise from the book to the film.
Daniel Radcliffe looks almost exactly as described in the book, down to a tee.
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley was known for his clumsiness and smart quips, and for being very ginger in the books, and though Rupert Grint portrays all these things brilliantly, there is a bit of a contrast to how he looked in the role compared to this re-imagining.
The artist shared her portraits to Imgur, showing the likes of the Weasley family, Cho Chang, Remus Lupin and Draco Malfoy.
Speaking to Bored Panda, self-confessed 'nerd' MsBananaAnna said she's been a complete 'Potterhead' since her early years in school.
She said: "I basically grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione 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 fan works 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."
While some look similar to their live-action counterparts, others are rather different. For the artist, Sirius Black (played by Gary Oldman) was her favourite to redesign.
The artist said: "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."
Topics: Art, Books, Film, Harry Potter, TV, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Joshua Nair