Transportation

Karl Jenkins starts his fourth year at Hogwarts • Event Karl Jenkins boards the Hogwarts Express on Platform Nine and Three-quarters at King’s Cross and starts his fourth year at Hogwarts (CC1.10). Read More

Why Do All the Kids Have to Go to King's Cross? • Article

Posted December 21, 2001 by Steve VanderArk in Essays

It seems a bit weird that everyone would have to go to London to get to Scotland. After all, for quite a few kids it would certainly be closer to go directly to Hogwarts from their homes or possibly to catch the train at some point along the route. Why do they all go to London?… Read More

Where Does the Name "Knight Bus" Come From?  • Article

Posted February 22, 2001 by Morag Traynor and Susan in Essays

“Knight Bus” is a play on “Night Bus”—Night Buses run through the night in London and, after the Tube and trains stop running (around midnight)* are the only public transport available. They are a very welcome sight when they (eventually) turn up to take you home, and are the traditional red… Read More

Knight Bus • Transportation The Knight Bus is a triple-decker, “violently purple” bus which provides emergency transportation for the stranded witch or wizard; all they need to do is hold out their wand hand to summon the bus. Background Seeing the need for witches and wizards to have another alternative method of transportation,… Read More

Koldovstoretz Wizarding School • Schools A wizarding school located in Russia (Pm, BoP, BCE). Read More

Kwidditch • Quidditch Early spelling of Quidditch in the 1100s letter by Goodwin Kneen (QA3). This was also the Muggle Prime Minister’s guess for the spelling of “Quidditch” at the time of the Dark Mark incident after the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (HBP1). Read More