ICYMI, this week Botnik Studios became the talk of social media after they shared their latest version of Harry Potter fan-fiction. According to the company, the short “chapter” was created using predictive keyboards on a bot, which was given all seven of the Harry Potter books from the original series by J.K. Rowling. After being fed the original text, the product that the bot spit out was not only hilarious but, also pretty well done.
After sharing it on Facebook, fans of Harry Potter were dying to read more, wanting to even buy an entire book produced by the bot. I mean, I don’t blame them, it is hilarious. I love some humor with my magic, don’t you?
We used predictive keyboards trained on all seven books to ghostwrite this spellbinding new Harry Potter chapter https://t.co/UaC6rMlqTy pic.twitter.com/VyxZwMYVVy
— Botnik Studios (@botnikstudios) December 12, 2017
I want to buy the whole book
— Ilse (@ilsebusje) December 12, 2017
BEEF WOMEN
— Null (@null1001) December 12, 2017
He saw Harry and immediately began to *eat Hermione's family.*
— Captain Dragon (@sgluefjve) December 12, 2017
Can you guys turn this into a full book so I can make a podcast of it please? I need that in my life
— Tricia Wey (@TriciaWeyTT) December 14, 2017
"He saw Harry and immediately began to eat Hermione's family" ????
— Shreyas Arur (@shreyasarur) December 12, 2017
this is the best thing i've seen all day, thank you
— Lauren Bretz (@laurenbretz) December 12, 2017
Has anyone told @jk_rowling yet?? I’m sure she’d appreciate the read, and maybe be comforted by the idea that computers probably won’t replace human writers just yet.
— G E O R G E (@georgiienne) December 13, 2017
Two sentences in…and I'm hooked. Hahaha!
— Merry Cliffmas (@MCliffordAuthor) December 12, 2017
This fever dream needs to be acted out with the original cast.
— Cara Mico (@CeresSociety) December 14, 2017
Can we please just buy this?
— Quinn Bastin (@Phorxy) December 14, 2017
@Amy_Hayes5 This is without a doubt the best thing that I have ever read
— Mr. Blythe (@BlytheHistory) December 12, 2017
But, even better than the short bot-story itself are the illustrations that Twitter users came up with to go along with the hilarious words.
That’s a pretty great visual of Ron the loud, slow, soft bird.
I have to draw some moments from this bot-written Harry Potter chapter. #loudslowsoftbird https://t.co/YdKLyJd64o pic.twitter.com/3Xywuaa5uQ
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
Actual pumpkins falling out of her…well…
#mcgonagallslongpumpkins pic.twitter.com/G61vMd4n2d
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
How’d he going to see without those eyes?
????????? pic.twitter.com/zeLL8GNiOQ
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
Also, where can I buy this bad shirt?
Ron’s Ron shirt. So bad. pic.twitter.com/s5TajvI33z
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
The only Hermione I like is the one dipped in hot sauce.
Stupid, handsome Ron. pic.twitter.com/ZsZMhjtBU3
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
Beef. Women.
“BEEF WOMEN!” pic.twitter.com/ITfga49oSn
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017
Lol @ death eaters looking like Shy Guys.
Extremely polite Death Eater kisses. (I know that I basically drew Shy Guys) pic.twitter.com/02kWpI92qu
— Megan Nicole Dong (@sketchshark) December 14, 2017