The Knight Bus travelling London streets and fitting between two carsĪ ride on the Knight Bus cost eleven Sickles regardless of the distance. It did not travel underwater, but could go anywhere on land. Obstacles in front of the bus appeared to jump out of the way. The driver seat was more of an armchair than what a Muggle-vehicle's car seat would be. The bus did not seem to have much in the way of safety features, as passengers and luggage alike usually got thrown around the inside of the bus during its haphazard manoeuvres. During the day, there were just seats that were apparently not bolted down. Inside, during the night, the Knight Bus had beds, curtained windows and candles burning in brackets beside each bed. A tiny wizard in a nightcap at the rear of the bus muttered, 'Not now, thanks, I’m pickling some slugs' and rolled over in his sleep.' - Harry Potter viewing the Knight Bus in 1993 Candles were burning in brackets beside each bed, illuminating the wood-paneled walls. ' There were no seats instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. The Leaky Cauldron offered tickets for the Knight Bus as part of its room service. ĭuring the early 1990s, the Knight Bus's conductor was Stan Shunpike, who greeted passengers and handled baggage, and was driven by Ernie Prang. While some wizards (mainly pure-blood fanatics) announced their intention of boycotting what was dubbed 'this Muggle-esque outrage' in the letters page of the Daily Prophet, the Knight Bus proved hugely popular with most of the community and remained busy to this day. The idea was proposed by then- Minister Dugald McPhail.

įinally, the Knight Bus was first commissioned in 1865. The need for some form of transportation that could be used safely and discreetly by the underage or the infirm had been felt for a while and many suggestions had been made (sidecars on taxi-style broomsticks, carrying baskets slung under Thestrals) all of them vetoed by the Ministry. The Knight Bus was a relatively modern invention in wizarding society, which sometimes (though it would rarely admit it) took ideas from the Muggle world.

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