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'''Dre Head''' <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' DVD2 (''Special Features'') - ''Head to Shrunken Head''</ref> was a [[Shrunken Head]]. It had a Jamaican accent, and long dreadlocks. Dre Head was used as an accessory on the [[Knight Bus]] in [[August]] [[1993]]. It spoke with passengers and frequently warned the driver, [[Ernie Prang]], about obstacles, and hazards. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - Chapter 3 (''The Knight Bus'')</ref> It liked to say jokes like ''"Mind your head"'' or ''"Hey, guys? Guys? Why the '''long faces'''?"''.
 
'''Dre Head''' <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' DVD2 (''Special Features'') - ''Head to Shrunken Head''</ref> was a [[Shrunken Head]]. It had a Jamaican accent, and long dreadlocks. Dre Head was used as an accessory on the [[Knight Bus]] in [[August]] [[1993]]. It spoke with passengers and frequently warned the driver, [[Ernie Prang]], about obstacles, and hazards. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - Chapter 3 (''The Knight Bus'')</ref> It liked to say jokes like ''"Mind your head"'' or ''"Hey, guys? Guys? Why the '''long faces'''?"''.

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"The Leaky Cauldron. If you have pea soup, make sure you eat it before it eats you."
— Dre Head[src]

Dre Head [1] was a Shrunken Head. It had a Jamaican accent, and long dreadlocks. Dre Head was used as an accessory on the Knight Bus in August 1993. It spoke with passengers and frequently warned the driver, Ernie Prang, about obstacles, and hazards. [2] It liked to say jokes like "Mind your head" or "Hey, guys? Guys? Why the long faces?".

Etymology

  • Dre is a diminutive of Andre, itself a variation of the name Andrew. The name derives from the Greek Ανδρέας, meaning "manly".
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    The Shrunken Head at the Knight Bus attraction at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Behind the scenes

  • Dre Head was voiced by Lenny Henry in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • One of the special features on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD was a set of cast interviews conducted by British broadcaster Johnny Vaughn and Dre Head. In these interviews, Dre showed awareness that the Harry Potter films were works of fiction, asking on several occasions if he could play a major character in later films. Despite this, he was afraid of the actors playing the Dursley family, seeming unwilling to accept that it was merely their actors rather than the actual Dursleys.
  • Dre Head counts "10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...3½...2... 1¾... YES!" This is incorrect, as 3 1/2 would come before 3.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) DVD2 (Special Features) - Head to Shrunken Head
  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)