And for me, that was comforting." A sculptor molds the doll with clay. Then it's fitted with arms and legs and stuffed and filled with weighted beads. Artists purchase the blank dolls and paint ...

The dolls have fully posable arms and legs and hair that can be brushed and styled. The dolls’ eyes open and close when the their heads are tilted or set back.

Walmart has released My Life As Harry Potter Hogwarts House dolls for the four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw.