Role Reversal: What If the “Potter” Cast Were Gender Swapped?

Amidst the recent surfacing of a few artists’ depictions of superheroes and other popular characters as the opposite gender than what they are usually represented as, I began to think about what our beloved Harry Potter cast might look like if the genders were swapped. Who would be a female Dumbledore? What sort of teenage girl would Harry be? With these questions in mind, I brought the idea to MuggleNet’s own Creative Team, and we all put our heads together to bring you this list of actors who could have played the roles of our gender-swapped Potter cast. Some are ridiculous, conjuring up entertaining images, while others could very well be candidates if ever the roles were switched around. After reading our list, sound off in the comments with your own ideas. First I’ll list my picks:

 

Draco Malfoy – Jena Malone

Fred or George Weasley – Emma Stone

Harry Potter – Jennifer Lawrence

Sybill Trelawney – Johnny Depp

Jasmine Lee – Creative Team Intern

Cho Chang – Godfrey Gao

Dolores Umbridge – Tom Hollander

Rita Skeeter – Sean Maguire

Neville Longbottom – Lucy Punch

Ginny Weasley – Josh Hutcherson

Aaron Schwartz – Creative Team Intern

Minerva McGonagall – Bill Murray

 

Claire Furner – Senior UK Marketing Manager

Katie Bell – Asa Butterfield

 

Rachael Dechert – Creative Team Intern

Young Sirius Black – Kristen Stewart

 

Kat Miller – Creative and Marketing Director

Gilderoy Lockhart – Miley Cyrus

 

Cassie Kidd – Creative Team Intern

Harry Potter – Anna Kendrick

Ron Weasley – Emma Stone

Hermione Granger – Ansel Elgort

Luna Lovegood – Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Albus Dumbledore – Meryl Streep

Severus Snape – Helena Bonham Carter