A user on the Threads social network recently suggested reimagining «Harry Potter» characters by placing them in a Soviet-era context, rather than J.K. Rowling’s magical world.
Hogwarts as a research institute
The user shared AI-generated portraits of several «Harry Potter» characters using the prompt:
«If Hogwarts were not an English school of magic, but a Soviet research institute of sorcery and wizardry.»
This resulted in a series of striking images that recast familiar characters as scientists and officials from the Soviet period.
Online reactions and humor
Commenters joined in. One imagined Harry winning a state award for a scientific breakthrough.
One joked, «So is Voldemort Stalin now?» Others said the main villain stayed capitalist, keeping the tone light.
