Reacting to Harry Potter Characters in a Pixar Art Style

Imagining how Harry Potter characters would look in a Pixar Movie...according to AI!
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0:00 - Harry Potter Meets Pixar
0:28 - Harry
1:14 - Ron
1:58 - Hermione
2:41 - Ginny
3:26 - Draco
4:14 - Neville
4:48 - Luna
6:05 - Dumbledore
7:06 - Hagrid
8:09 - McGonagall
8:58 - Lockhart
9:52 - Snape
10:49 - Lupin
11:40 - Tonks
12:40 - Sirius
13:59 - Pettigrew
15:01 - James
15:54 - Lily
16:53 - Arthur
17:30 - Molly
18:06 - Fred & George
19:16 - Percy
20:07 - Bill
20:54 - Charlie
21:18 - Moody
22:29 - Cho
23:14 - Dean
23:50 - Seamus
24:42 - Parvati & Padma
25:38 - Vernon
26:44 - Petunia
28:01 - Dudley
28:42 - Lucius
29:17 - Narcissa
29:46 - Fleur
30:38 - Cedric
31:14 - Krum
32:05 - Umbridge
33:10 - Bellatrix
34:04 - Tom Riddle
34:40 - Voldemort

[@ShelbyPlatt]

This has just proven to me that we should have an animated remake way before we ever have another live action remake.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Haha. I want to try this out with some other popular art styles too. Could be interesting to see which one looks the best!

[@dvdh4856]

I was never too keen on an animated HP series (not against it either mind you) but seeing these character models really made me see the potential for an animated series! I hope it’ll become a reality at some point!

[@dylanmcleod5489]

That first Aunt Petunia is the stuff of nightmares!!!!!!

[@RetroRaconteur]

Right?! 🤣🤣

[@annie7717]

It was creeping super creepy neck

[@rishimasengupta3480]

I had a nightmare about that yesterday

[@operationstratos1013]

That would make me ask Dumbledore: “ARE YOU SURE SHE DOES NOT KNOW MAGIC? 😱 CUZ THAT FACE LOOKS MAGICAL!!! TERRIBLY MAGICAL!!!😱😱😱

[@richhonican1457]

IKR. She looks like Momo!

[@user-gr2pg6js9o]

Narcissa Malloy gave me a serious “Nightmare Before Christmas” vibe. Actually, it seems like the AI flipped between Pixar and Tim Burton for styles.

[@cajundreamz]

Neville looks like he was made for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Hagrid looks like the captain from Adventures of Tintin.

[@jclark2752]

It would be Awesome to see a cartoon version done, but… Do this like 5 times for each, then put the options up for a vote, then use Those looks! It’s like, crowdsourcing the ideal…

[@jawo8754]

The Tom Riddle actually does resemble the actor who played Tom in Chamber of Secrets. As for Bellatrix, that could be her AFTER years in Azkaban.

[@roxanneh298]

Gildaroy Lockhart looks like Al Bundy’s neighbor- the second one married to Marcy. Lol!

[@rhyliesser130]

Yes! That's where I've seen that guy! lolol

[@PotterheadMando]

This "AI-Pixar" Luna is now one of my favorite art renditions! Instantly taken by it! It definitely looks like she just came back from feeding the Thestrals in the Forbidden Forest, and her mind started wandering. 😊 In this video, Luna looks almost exactly how I pictured her when I first started OotP, back at its release in 2003, when I was only 7 (although this Luna art is in the style of 3D animation, unlike my mental image of her, of course). The beginning of that book and the first two movies were my entry into the fandom. I still happen to have that exact First Edition copy of Order of the Phoenix to this very day! Once again, another great video, overall, Retro! Keep up the great work!

[@RetroRaconteur]

That’s awesome, David. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@katmaresparkles9578]

Would love to see a part 2 with other characters. Like Andromeda and Ted Tonks, professor Sprout, professor Flitwick, dobby and winky, Susan and Amelia Bones, Augusta, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Cornelius Fudge, Madame Olympe Maxime, Igor Karkarov, Madam Pomfrey, Madam Pince, the founders of Hogwarts, professor slughorn, Kingsley Shacklebolt.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Good ideas! I knew I was missing some but the video kept getting longer and longer 😅

[@frederikkfoglfrey8664]

Grawp, the Gaunts: Marvolo, Merope and Morfin, Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch (Sr. And Jr.), Peeves, nearly headless Nick. And a blast-ended Skrewt 😂

[@Yavanna79]

And all the house Ghosts and the poltergeist Peeves and Argus Filch with his cat Mrs Norris.. :)

[@HeatherNickless-vt8zr]

@@RetroRaconteur; well, you should've mentioned to AI that Charlie Weasley is like a Magi-zoologist that way they'd at least have put a shirt on him, because technically that is what he is, it would not matter if he works with dragons or some other magical creature, that still makes him a Magi-zoologist.

[@tgiacin435]

Neville and Luna look how i pictured them in the books lmao

[@RetroRaconteur]

Hahaha. I guess it was pretty accurate then! 😅😅

[@tgiacin435]

@@RetroRaconteur I guess more so Neville, at least as far as his face goes. Luna I think wouldn’t be that dirty, but given she’s no stranger to the outdoors, I would think she would have some dirt on her

[@occheermommy]

Now see I felt like Luna was more how I pictured her but Neville I cant picture away from the movies. Luna in one part harry sees a pic of her and it says she was cleaner and neater dressed than he had ever seen her. It was a pic with her and her mom. I always took that as Dad didnt know how to help her with her hair and maybe wasn’t as good with household tasks. So I did kind of picture her a little dirty and disheveled

[@tgiacin435]

@@occheermommy in the book Neville was described as round faced and blonde, and ither things

[@occheermommy]

@@tgiacin435 I know but I saw the movies before reading the books so I have a hard time picturing Neville or Seamus as they describe them. I dont imagine the actors for all of them. Especially the trio but for some reason I cant picture them.

[@phoebs69]

I would love it if pixar would make an animated version of Harry Potter and making the characters like they are in the books. That would be interesting to see!!

[@stephaniepate4107]

Ron looks like a character from Frozen. Also tri-wizard champions were 17.

[@dvdh4856]

Frozen was def the first movie that came to mind!

[@nancyomalley6286]

Narcissa Malfoy looks like Meredith Blake from 1998 "The Parent Trap"

[@richhonican1457]

Or Sylvie Brett from the One Chicago series.

[@Soniathegreat123]

So true

[@rosaliekramer7890]

Remus= Indiana Jones! Love it.

[@dvdh4856]

Ahhh I love Tonks! You nailed it with “pixie”, such an accurate description of both this character model and Tonks’ personality in the books

[@salt-monkeymcgee401]

Luna looking like the morning after walk of shame haha

[@michelleahlstrom9408]

Dumbledore looks like a beach Santa. *LOL*

[@dvdh4856]

The Weasley twins actually look low key mischievous, I love it! I can totally see them sneaking around Hogwarts at night

[@laciereinheart9490]

The McGonagall render reminds me of Mei-mei's mom from Turning Red, but in fully colored art, like they do when they've made their final design. Lupin's render reminds me of Flynn Ryder. XD Also, Snape was ABSOLUTELY the most perfect red herring Pixar villain look. Lily gives me Bratz vibes... >.>; I agree that the Seamus render looks a bit more like I imagine McCormac looking. You did say he was Irish, didn't ye? The first Aunt Petunia was death inducing; it is only by the grace of God above that I live to tell you as such. Anyway, Fleur is so perfect, it's great, and Cedric (he was 17, btw; on his way out from Hogwarts) looks like he saw death, experienced death, and did a whole loop around the plant in the air before teleporting back to school with his robes on. He's freakin' Clark Kent, or Bruce Wayne levels of chiseled...

[@viking_2112]

Damn. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Would love to see what quirrel looks like. You should definitely do a part 2 with characters like dobby, quirrel, karkaroff and madame Maxine

[@RetroRaconteur]

I remembered Dobby right after I had already posted! Quirrell is a good one too.

[@dvdh4856]

Agree on Hermoine! Would have loved to see the bushy hair but the bigger front teeth looked super cute on this character model!

[@rhondatrout1360]

As a twin, I can tell you there are subtle differences in their faces. Some twins, although identical, will have more differences, and height.

[@DarthSanguine]

12:04 Funnily enough, that is actually Tonks' hairstyle as a student in Hogwarts Mystery.

[@TheRealTricky]

Yeah, when it comes to Bellatrix, I too immediately thought of Morticia Addams. My favorite one (though I too could do without the hand) is Allastor Moody (aka Mad-Eye Moody)

[@dvdh4856]

Dudley and Vernon are spot on lol. They really do look related like you said!

[@danzjewla]

Luna looks like the mother if 15 kids

[@dvdh4856]

Lockhart: Nailed it! Just missing the lilac robes. Obviously. 😅😂

[@dvdh4856]

Oh! Pleasantly surprised by Moody! He looks like he’s seen some stuff man. I can totally see some slight paranoia in that expression as well

[@amateurcrastinator9523]

Luna looks like a young cat lady.

[@richane22]

This was fun! Cho was the closest to my vision of the characters, with Luna the most disappointing. I would have loved to see a Pixar version of a dementor.

[@RetroRaconteur]

My son suggested another video with me doing Harry Potter creatures. That could be fun to see!

[@richane22]

@@RetroRaconteur that would be bloody brilliant. 😉

[@dvdh4856]

@@RetroRaconteur ohh would love to see that! Such a great idea!

[@kaiumeda6341]

1:11 cuz he never knew his parents & a bunch of his friends died

[@dvdh4856]

Ngl, I had the same thought 🥲

[@nancyomalley6286]

Lockhart looks like Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones

[@plasticman74]

The neval longbottom looked like the shop keeper from frozen as a kid lol

[@sammihuber9735]

Lockhart looks like a young Ted McGinley!!

[@rhyliesser130]

Luna! hahahahaha! Dumbledore was perfect. I loved Moody and Pettigrew, actually was really good. This was cool

[@RetroRaconteur]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@dvdh4856]

Ahh Molly is such a perfect Pixar Molly Weasley!

[@marting9112]

My favorites are the Weasley twins, Patil twins and Cho.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Those were all very well done, for sure.

[@kristentaylor5359]

McGonagal looks Asian to me, it's the eyes are a bit too slanted. I thought the HBO series should've been animated. It's much easier to deal with the fantastic things going on and if someone ages, it's no big deal, you can always find someone else to do the voice LMAO at the first face for Petunia, omg that was nightmare inducing

[@j-rey-]

Yeah, it looked like anime to me.

[@tibsky1396]

A Japanese version of McGonagall.

[@sallyboyd1212]

Ron makes me think of Hick-up

[@lmungillo]

Please make a part 2!!!! Crabbe, Golye, quarrel, Trelawney, and madam Hooch!!

[@dvdh4856]

Also Hermoine as a polyjuiced cat lol. Sounds like a fun challenge for AI!

[@laurabrown8886]

Neville looks like a young, fat Hans from Frozen

[@mythrilsentinel1]

It looks like the AI is using pre-made (possibly rejected) art and making small adjustments. With the glitches in description, or "filling in" missing descriptions, it looks as though the artists from this company used HP characters as simple concept exercises years ago, and that's where the AI is drawing examples from.

[@dvdh4856]

Ahh I liked the first Hagrid! Harry does describe his eyes as “black beetles” I believe, I think the AI did well here!

[@dvdh4856]

Lol I had the same thought about Seamus looking like Cormack. Too ‘jock-ish’

[@dvdh4856]

Such a fun and original video Retro! Really enjoyed it . Would love to see more videos like this! Maybe (old school) disney art style? Anyhow, great video, my apologies for the comment spam! 😅🫶

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GryffindorScholar]

I need a redu on Lucius, I completely agree he was giving me complete Joker vibes.

[@dvdh4856]

Cho is so cuteee ah love her

[@unclerabbit254]

That was very good, I think Harry was great.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a fun video to make!

[@dvdh4856]

1st Petunia: THE HORROR. Should not have watched this before bed lol

[@dvdh4856]

Luna reminded me a bit of Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix for some reason? The slightly unhinged eyes maybe 😅

[@kimberleyjanemcnab5343]

You have to remember that Snape was voldamort's no2 in the wizarding wars, right up to lily's death!

[@dvdh4856]

Wow knocked Snape out of the park!

[@rprasanna26]

The voldermort one is actually good 😊

[@dvdh4856]

Draco: OH WOW wasn’t expecting that at all. The eyes do differentiate him from our main heroes, making him look more villainous. It’s not very pixar-y tho, I agree!

[@Believeitornotbut]

Whenever i read sevuris i read snivillis

[@beckfenn5559]

Draco makes me think more of a younger Lucius Malfoy 😅 Edit: No! Sirius is a Ken doll! 😢

[@propogandalf]

Yes!!

[@dvdh4856]

Bellatrix looks like a mix between Corpse Bride and Pixar version of Morticia Adams imo

[@bovlap]

Wow bill look exactly like how i imagined him in the book🤯

[@un.nico.de.lava.]

Cho and Parvati and Padma were my favorite

[@Keithburke104]

The first aunt petunia looked like fricken Momo. I think Percy looked like a better version of Charlie in my opinion. I also thought that Malfoy actually looked like a really good rendition from what I would’ve pictured. Crazy how well this AI is getting.

[@rhondatrout1360]

He Who Shall Not Be Named looks like the vampire from Nosteratu. :P

[@Dany_Stormborn]

Another fun video. Very unique. Now I’m dying to see them together in a group or several smaller groups. Is that something you’d be able to easily do and post? Also feel like I want to do this for every book I read lol

[@RetroRaconteur]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love the idea of them in groups! Unfortunately AI hasn’t advanced that far yet - to be able to give multiple shots of the exact same character and then merge with other characters. I could do some images of them together but it would be them together but it would be the same shots we have already.

[@Dany_Stormborn]

@@RetroRaconteur ah gotcha… yeah that sounds like a lot of work just to see what we already saw…it was fun though!

[@LilyanaPaden]

You could put them in a group shots

[@tgiacin435]

Am I the only one that wants to see AI generated versions of all the Harry Potter characters as described in My Immortal

[@RetroRaconteur]

Is that a fanfic?

[@TheBeastCH]

​@@RetroRaconteur Yes. Famous for being so utterly bad, it may just be a parody about bad fanfiction, with all the textbook examples of a bad fanfic being all over it. You can't do more "terrible fanfiction, the definition" even if you did it on purpose. Which, to some people, makes it so bad it's good again.

[@tgiacin435]

@@RetroRaconteur it’s one of the most infamous fanfic about a gothic vampire witch named Ebony Dark’ness Dymentia Raven Way. Watch the Internet Historian’s reading. It’s really something, though the original fanfic is way more insane. Hell, I’m surprised more HP creators haven’t done more reactions to this fanfic

[@RetroRaconteur]

Ahh, interesting!

[@TerezatheTeacher]

Yes!!! With the red eyes and emo T-shirts and nailpolish.

[@tim.kaiser_aka_timmaay]

Oh man...I was in tears laughing so hard at the 1'st Aunt Petunia! I mean, based on the description, pretty accurate!

[@RetroRaconteur]

[@nancyomalley6286]

Cedrick is basically Henry Cavill

[@Shantosh9550]

Fun fact: Henry was almost cast as Cedric AND Edward Cullen before Robert Pattinson was casted.

[@nancyomalley6286]

@@Shantosh9550 Well, there you go!

[@dvdh4856]

I think my brain is so stuck on Chris Rankin as Percy, I just can’t see Percy in this character model. Even though the thin face isn’t even mentioned in his descriptions, it just looks wrong without it

[@anthonyguyon4381]

LUNA LOOKS LIKE A YOUNG TRELAWNY

[@RetroRaconteur]

I can't believe I forgot Trelawney! Ughh! 😭

[@dvdh4856]

They did Neville dirty man 🥲

[@hachemledarka2854]

D'asiatiques version for McGonagall

[@DarthSanguine]

You forgot the glasses for Arthur. Also, of the Patil twins, only Parvati wears her hair in a plait.

[@DarthSanguine]

The outfit the AI gave Ron is actually better than the lore-contradicting garbage the movies used. It actually looks more wizardy.

[@rprasanna26]

I didn't expect that first petunia 😮

[@RetroRaconteur]

Right?! 😅😅😅

[@EllieMovie766]

I thought Luna would of looked so Mutch better bc everyone other vids Ai ones were she’s in it she looks so pretty

[@StillSaber]

That version of Vernon kind of reminds me of Marinette's father from Miraculous: Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir, both from the movie and the series..

[@horimo8920]

The ai tried it's best but I still love it! Edit: Except Neville 😂😂😂

[@RetroRaconteur]

Yeah I felt bad for AI-Pixar Neville 😅

[@liberalenextrema]

The furrowed brow on Arthur is great. Molly is too plump.

[@nickpereira971]

My favorite one is Ginnys. Honestly verry cute

[@RetroRaconteur]

That one was realllllly good! Forgot about it at the end when I listed off my favorites, but it's definitely in my top 3-5 from this one.

[@IVY26Dantes]

Loved Remus❤❤❤

[@dj_sammy_24]

Ron is so cute❤❤❤ Draco... 😮😍💚🐍🍏🥵

[@dvdh4856]

Lucius: Wizarding World meets DC lol

[@robertmbrown4493]

A I version of Pixar of Lucias Malfoy looks like William Defoe.

[@amaliaregno5282]

Ron is also described as having a long nose

[@mikebrown1881]

Vernon Dursley is like 35 in the first book, so it can fit with the image 😊

[@occheermommy]

As far as Vernon and Petunia looking younger than you expected, keep in mind that in the books Lily was only 21 when she died. James was about the same. Serius and Lupin, Snape and Pettegrew would have been about 31 when the series starts. So if you figure most siblings are about 2-3 years age difference then Petunia would probably be 33 at the beginning of the books (past the first chapter that is). Her husband would probably be about the same age or within a coupe years. We forget that they aged up the characters significantly with the actors that played them in the movies. Alan Rickman was great but I think he was almost 70. Also I really liked the Draco, Serius and Bill ones. Serius and Bill didnt look like a Pixar character but they looked good. Draco did look like a Pixar villain. It was great. I would love to see you collaborate with Jazza to have him do a series where you could give input on it and have him do the drawings. It’s just such a fun idea.

[@dvdh4856]

Voldy looks a bit like Uncle Fester from the Addams family to me

[@imsunnybaby]

luna looks like she just came outta azkaban. has a startling resemblance with xenophillius from the deathly hallows however i do really like the second hagrid. makes me think of how he had bits of broken comb in his hair from trying to brush it in goblet of fire wow also i think making petergrew look like... more cute would have changed the story sooooo much. really changed the expectations as our hero characters are all proud and elegant and dashing. our story definitely has got the gryffindor slant🤣

[@RetroRaconteur]

LOL at Luna looking like she just came out of Azkaban

[@HeatherNickless-vt8zr]

Cedric Diggory was 16 years old in Harry's third year, in Harry's 4th year the Age limit for the participating Triwizard champion has been bumped to 17 year old students only, so Cedric was supposed to be 17 years old, the year that Voldemort killed him in the Little Hangleton Graveyard.

[@dvdh4856]

Nahhh Dolores looks too nice! Needs more toad! 😂

[@spicelight5704]

That first Petunia had be laughing out loud.

[@RetroRaconteur]

I almost didn't even include it - but then realized it was so bad I had to show people just for the laughs 😅

[@hachemledarka2854]

Man Snap like ungly snap original. Cold bloods like evil

[@user-st1fx6rf6v]

Ginny is my fav!!! She is soooo pretty❤

[@liberalenextrema]

Snape looks more crazy than imperious.

[@Soniathegreat123]

The dursleys just look weird and scary🤣🤣🤣

[@TerezatheTeacher]

There is no mention of a moustache in the books with Lupin.

[@RetroRaconteur]

Good catch! Must have been thinking of David Thewlis in the movies when I typed that one.

[@CDB-Fiery-Aries]

Hello, I tried to find which AI program you've used? As I'm creating in pics my series characters. I thought I'd find the links to it here on your video!

[@RetroRaconteur]

This was the paid version of ChatGPT, which uses DALL-E for images.

[@richhonican1457]

The first prompt for Petunia (ie Momo) is at time code 27:04

[@brianwithastar3246]

Bill looked more of a storybook art style, all were fairly accurate though

[@lynngerhardt8748]

Actually, James is description for his eyes are wrong. He’s supposed to have Hazel. 15:18

[@frederikkfoglfrey8664]

Should have put the actual ages in the prompts. I can totally imagine Sirius like that as an 18 yo, super entertaining video though 👍