Why does Hagrid bring Harry a birthday cake?, To impress the Dursleys with money, To show kindness and make up for Harry being ignored, Because it is required by Hogwarts rules, To persuade Harry to forgive Petunia, What is the main reason Hagrid is shocked that Harry doesn’t know about Hogwarts?, Hogwarts is secret and must never be discussed, Hagrid thinks Harry is too young to understand, Almost everyone in the wizarding world knows Harry’s story, Petunia told Hagrid she had explained everything, Why does Vernon react so strongly to the idea of Harry learning magic?, He believes Hogwarts is a scam, He thinks Dumbledore will punish him, He worries Harry will become richer than Dudley, He fears anything “abnormal” and wants to keep control, Why does Hagrid refuse to say Voldemort’s name at first?, People are still scared of it and avoid saying it, He cannot spell it, He thinks it will make Harry laugh, It is illegal to say it, What does Petunia’s speech about Lily suggest?, She misses Lily and wants to reconnect, She was jealous and felt overlooked, She never knew Lily went to Hogwarts, She admired Lily’s powers, When Vernon says “I forbid you to tell the boy anything!”, what is he mainly trying to do?, Protect Harry from danger, Show respect to Hagrid, Stop Harry from getting new information and losing control of the situation, Test whether Hagrid will obey laws, Why does Hagrid’s anger increase when he realises the Dursleys kept the letter from Harry?, He sees it as deliberate cruelty and betrayal of what Dumbledore arranged, He thinks the letter was expensive, He believes the post office failed, He thinks Harry didn’t deserve Hogwarts, What does the line about Hagrid’s speech/dialect (“yeh”, “ter”, “meself”) mainly do in the scene?, Makes him sound highly educated and formal, Makes him sound informal and down-to-earth, Shows he is trying to copy Vernon’s style, Suggests he is hiding his identity, After Harry learns he is a wizard, why does he still think there has been a mistake?, He believes magic only exists in books, He is angry with his parents, He wants to stay with the Dursleys, His life has been full of bullying and he can’t connect that with being special, Why does Hagrid admit “Shouldn’ta lost me temper,” even though he is angry?, He worries the Dursleys will call the police, He realises he has used magic when he is not supposed to, He is embarrassed about the birthday cake, He wants Vernon to feel sorry for him.

HP Chapter 4

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