Here at the V&A museums, we have over 2.8 million objects – so it is no surprise that some of those are Harry Potter movie character lookalikes! Check this list out and find out who has a doppelgänger in our collection! If you like this list, there are many more Harry Potter quizzes, challenges, polls and fun facts you can look at here.
Dumbledore x Bearded old man bust
Well, this is uncanny isn’t it! We have taken Dumbledore from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone played by Richard Harris and paired him up with an 18th century sculptural doppelgänger! What do you think – could this bust have easily played Dumbledore? We think so!
Bellatrix LeStrange x Le Trachinie
Bellatrix LeStrange bears a striking resemblence to the illustration of the woman from a poster for a production of Le Trachinie or The Trachiniae by Sophocles and Le Baccanti or The Bacchae by Euripides, Greek Theatre of Syracuse, Italy, 1980. Helena Bonham Carter could have definitely played both roles!
Ginny x Girl with the red hair
Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films, looks so similar to this lovely watercolour painting of a girl with red hair by Benjamin Williams. What do you think makes them look similar apart from their beautiful red hair?
Sirius Black x Unknown man
This 17th century oil painting of an unknown man, is as mysterious as Sirius Black himself. Perhaps Sirius was the unknown man in another life? Who knows! Harry Potter might have something to say about his uncle being an immortal though. Either way, looks like they went to the same barbers!
Dolores Umbridge x Portrait of an unknown woman
Dolores Umbridge could have been a subject of a portrait miniature such as the 1772 painting on the right of an unknown lady, possibly someone who was known as Lady Stepney. We wonder if Lady Stepney also liked kittens, as much as Dolores does! Meaow!
