Meet the Characters
Life with the Dursleys
Discovering Magic
Journey to Hogwarts
Hogwarts Life
100
Who is the boy with a lightning-shaped scar?
Harry Potter.
100
Where does Harry sleep in the Dursleys’ house?
In the cupboard under the stairs.
100
What kind of animal is Hedwig?
An owl
100
What is the name of the train that takes students to Hogwarts?
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The Hogwarts Express.
100
Which house does the Sorting Hat choose for Harry?
Gryffindor.
200
Who brings baby Harry to Privet Drive on a flying motorbike?
Hagrid.
200
Why is Dudley angry when he counts his birthday presents?
He has 36 presents, but he had 37 last year.
200
What surprising thing does Hagrid tell Harry about himself on his eleventh birthday?
Harry is a wizard.
200
Which platform does Harry need to find at King’s Cross Station?
Platform nine and three-quarters / 9¾.
200
Which subject does Professor Snape teach?
Potions.
300
Which professor appears as a tabby cat in Chapter 1?
Professor McGonagall.
300
Why does Harry go with the Dursleys to celebrate Dudley’s birthday instead of staying with Mrs. Figg?
Mrs. Figg is not at home.
300
What is Gringotts, and who left Harry the money he gets there?
It is the wizard bank. His parents left him the money.
300
How does Harry reach the hidden platform?
He runs through the wall between platforms 9 and 10.
300
Name all four Hogwarts houses.
Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.
400
What are the first names of Harry’s mother and father?
Lily and James.
400
What two things happen immediately after the glass at the snake’s cage disappears?
Dudley falls inside, and the snake slides out.
400
What does Hagrid point at Dudley, and what happens to Dudley?
A pink umbrella; Dudley grows a curly pig’s tail.
400
Name two kinds of wizard food Harry buys and shares with Ron on the train.
Any two: Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans, pumpkin pasties.
400
Which professor teaches Transfiguration, and what does she change a match into?
Professor McGonagall; a needle.
500
Why does Dumbledore want Harry to grow up with the Dursleys? Give two reasons.
He believes it is the safest place, and Harry should grow up away from fame until he is ready.
500
Name three things Uncle Vernon does to try to stop Harry from receiving letters
Any three: takes the letters; boards up the mail slot; nails the windows shut; burns letters; takes the family away.
500
Before Harry receives his first letter, two strange things happen to his hair and his sweater. Describe both.
His hair grows back overnight after being cut, and his sweater shrinks until it is too small to wear.
500
Malfoy warns Harry about choosing the “wrong people” as friends. How does Harry respond, and what does this show about him?
Harry says he can choose his own friends. This shows independence or that he does not accept Malfoy’s judgment of other families.
500
Give two examples of how Snape treats students unfairly during Harry’s first Potions lesson.
Any two: he asks Harry difficult questions and mocks his lack of knowledge; he ignores Hermione’s raised hand; he singles Harry out because of his fame.
