Harry Potter characters have been given Pixar-style spinoffs in new fan art. The expansive Harry Potter franchise, also known as the Wizarding World, began with the seven-part series of children’s fantasy books of the same name that were published between 1997 and 2007. The books, which were adapted into eight movies between 2001 and 2011 (not including the three Fantastic Beasts prequel movies) follow a young boy named Harry Potter who learns that he is a wizard on his eleventh birthday and is whisked off to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
On Instagram, the account hogwarts.station shared a collection of images (credited to the user Baobab707) imagining the posters for Pixar-style spinoff movies featuring various Harry Potter characters. Check out the post below:
The spinoffs largely seem to be origin stories, following various characters across the spectrum of good and evil, including the Dark Lord Voldemort, the cruel Potions master Severus Snape, and the lovable Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid. Also included are third-year Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Remus Lupin, Charms professor Filius Flitwick, Herbology professor Pomona Sprout, and Transfiguration professor Minerva McGonagall.
The Origin Stories Of The Harry Potter Side Characters Explained
While none of the spinoffs imagined in this art actually exist, some of the pieces showcase backstories that have already appeared in the Harry Potter canon. This includes the Lord Voldemort origin story. Voldemort, who was born Tom Marvolo Riddle, has his backstory extensively explored in book 6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which features Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore teaching Harry about the dark wizard’s past and the best way to finally defeat him.
Hagrid’s backstory was also explored thoroughly in both book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and book 4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The former revealed the reason the groundskeeper was expelled from Hogwarts and barred from using magic, while the latter explored his half-giant heritage. Severus Snape’s origins also appeared in the books, with his time at Hogwarts being explored in book 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and his childhood and star-crossed love story explained in book 7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
However, most of the Hogwarts professors do not have fully fleshed-out backstories on the page. While some of Remus Lupin’s time at Hogwarts has been explained in book 3, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as well as Order of the Phoenix, the only thing that is known of his early years is the fact that he was turned into a werewolf by the vicious Fenrir Greyback. The backstories of the Harry Potter characters Sprout, Flitwick, and McGonagall are even less fleshed out and almost entirely unknown, making their imagined spinoffs more mysterious.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a multimedia franchise about an orphaned boy who enrolls at Hogwarts School of Wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family, and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. Adapted from the novels, Harry Potter is an eight-episode film saga that follows the journey of Harry Potter and his friends, Hermoine Granger and Ron Weasley, as they navigate the tricky world of growing up, school life, and magic. Starting from year one and moving to their seventh year, the films chronicle the students’ time at Hogwarts while unfurling a sinister plot that centers around the unsuspecting Harry. With the return of the dark wizard, Voldemort, the students and professors at Hogwarts will fight to carry on as the world around them may change forever. Harry Potter has expanded beyond the world of its films and novels with several video games, a spin-off film series titled Fantastic Beasts, and even attractions at Universal Studios.
- Created by
- J.K. Rowling
- First Film
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Cast
- Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint , Tom Felton , Alan Rickman , Matthew Lewis , Bonnie Wright , Evanna Lynch , Maggie Smith , Michael Gambon , Richard Harris , Ralph Fiennes , Helena Bonham Carter , Alfred Enoch , Harry Melling , Gary Oldman , Robert Pattinson , Warwick Davis , Oliver Phelps , James Phelps , David Bradley , David Thewlis , Katie Leung , Jason Isaacs , Imelda Staunton , David Tennant , Jamie Campbell Bower , Timothy Spall , Robbie Coltrane , Eddie Redmayne , Jude Law , Katherine Waterston , Ezra Miller , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Johnny Depp , Mads Mikkelsen
- Character(s)
- Harry Potter , Hermione Granger , Ron Weasley , Albus Dumbledore , Minerva McGonagall , Rubeus Hagrid , Dobby the House Elf , Draco Malfoy , Sirius Black , Ginny Weasley , Voldemort
