Dust off your wands, muggles.
To coincide with the release of the seventh Harry Potter book, the triple-decker Knight Bus — made famous in “The Prisoner of Azkaban” — will go on a nationwide, seven-week tour this summer.
For local fans, six of the just-announced stops will be in the Washington area: Prince George’s County is first on July 16; D.C. and Bethesda on July 19; and Chantilly and Arlington on June 20.
Esther Chen, a spokeswoman for Scholastic Press, which is organizing the 37-stop tour, said fans of the famed wizard can board the oversized bus and explore the “museum-like” interior.
“On the bus they can record 20 to 30 seconds’ worth of video footage about why they love the books,” she told The Examiner. “There will also be collector’s edition books on display and TV screens playing movie footage.”
The Knight Bus was immortalized in “Azkaban” as a tool to transport stranded wizards, who would hold out their wands when they needed the purple bus.
“To celebrate the seventh book, we thought it would be great to show off an iconic item like the bus,” Chen said.
The summer tour officially started last week, when the Harry Potter vehicle appeared on “The Today Show.”
From New York, the bus will make its way down the Eastern Shore, stopping in cities such as Boston and Philadelphia before ending up in California.
In Montgomery County, participation will be limited, requiring pre-registration. Bethesda Library will take sign-ups on June 14 at 2 p.m.
