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"Theme" is much, much, much more than "visuals". It's a collection of things put together in a certain place (often metaphorically). Cue to narrative themes, thematic vowels, or the Eastern Roman troops in Anatolia. It does not need to be visual.
Context in this case it also includes the fact that we're talking about a place for discussions, leading to the interpretation of "theme" as "discussion topic" (or "the collection of discourses related to each other"). Thus a "Harry Potter-themed instance" in this case should be understood as "an instance where you can discuss Harry Potter stuff".