Editing Magical objects in Harry Potter (section)

=== Knight Bus ===
[[File:The Knight Bus, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Orlando, 12 October 2014.jpg|thumb|300px|The Knight Bus, seen in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' film]], at [[Universal Studios Florida]].]]
The '''Knight Bus''' is an enchanted bus that transports wizards. It makes its first appearance in ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' when Harry unintentionally summons it. The Knight Bus is faster than travelling by broomstick, but not as fast as near-instantaneous [[#Floo Powder|Floo Powder]] and apparating.<ref name="HP3"/>

The bus functions as a convenient form of public transportation for wizards and witches who either prefer to use it or are unable to travel by other means. It bolts through the streets entirely invisible to Muggles and causes other objects to dodge it (instead of the other way around) for short distance-travel. For longer distances, the Knight Bus instantly leaps 100 miles (160&nbsp;km) at a time, accompanied by a great bang and jolt.

The conductor of the Knight Bus is [[Stan Shunpike]], and its driver is Ernie Prang. In the third film, Ernie is accompanied by a talking [[shrunken head]] voiced by [[Lenny Henry]].

The actual Knight Bus seen in the film adaptation was built by grafting the top deck of a London [[AEC Regent III RT]] bus onto the top of another "RT" bus. Both buses were originally built for [[History of public transport authorities in London|London Transport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrybus.org/RT/RT4_4.htm |title=Countrybus.org |publisher=Countrybus.org |access-date=25 November 2011}}</ref> A replica of the Knight Bus sits in front of the London facade at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort)|The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] in [[Universal Studios Florida]], serving as a stage for a small audience-interactive show with a Stan Shunpike look-alike and a shrunken head.