Knight Bus

The Knight Bus is a triple-decker, purple bus that assists stranded individuals of the Wizarding community through public transportation.

The bus is not visible to Muggles. It operates at a very fast speed and will compress to swerve or squeeze around obstacles. To hail the bus, one must stick their wand in the air in the same manner that a Muggle might do to hail a taxi.

Inside, the Knight Bus has beds, curtained windows, candles burning in brackets beside each bed, and for 15 sickles you get a bottle of water and a toothbrush in any colour.

The Knight Bus is run by Stan Shunpike, who greets passengers and handles baggage. It is driven by Ernie Prang.

In 1993, Harry Potter stumbled across the Knight Bus after leaving 4 Privet Drive following the inadvertant inflation of his Aunt Marge.

Behind the scenes

 * In the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a talking shrunken head with a Carribean accent was hung from the rear-view mirror.


 * In the book, items appear to jump away to avoid collision. In the film, the bus just swerves around obstacles.


 * In the book, Harry identifies himself to Shunpike as "Neville Longbottom." In the film, he doesn't give a name.

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