Character Matching
What color cloak is Professor McGonagall wearing and what animal can she turn into?
She is wearing an emerald cloak and can turn into a tabby cat.
What do they call normal humans?
Muggles.
What does Harry Potter's scar look like and where is it located?
It looked like a bolt of lightning on his forehead.
What is a synonym for "focus"?
concentrate
What do you call "a person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject"?
expert
Hagrid is almost _____ times as tall as a normal man and at least _____ times as wide.
2 and 5
Who was delivering Harry Potter and how? Where did this person get this vehicle?
Hagrid came riding a huge motorcycle in the sky, that Young Sirius Black lent to him.
Who is You-Know-Who and how did he die?
Voldemort. When he couldn't kill Harry Potter, they think Voldemort's power somehow broke - and that's why he's gone.
What vocabulary word means to "be part of or included in something"?
involved
What does swarming mean?
"to move in a large group"
What are Harry Potter's parents' names? Who killed them? And how are they related to the Dursleys?
His mother's name is Lily Potter and his father's name is James Potter. Voldemort killed them. Lily Potter is Mrs. Dursley's sister.
What food was the Dursley's son throwing when he was having a tantrum? What did Mr. Dursley eat during lunchtime? And what was Dumbledore eating?
He was throwing his cereal at the walls. Mr. Dursley got a large doughnut. Dumbledore was eating a lemon drop.
What did Professor McGonagall think about all the celebrations happening?
She thought that they're being careless, out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in regular clothes, swapping rumors.
What adverb means "unwillingly" and what adverb means "in a way that shows that you become easily annoyed"?
1. grudgingly
2. irritably
Who grinned?
the newscaster
Describe Albus Dumbledore using at least 5 characteristics.
He is tall, thin, very old, with silver long hair and beard. He is wearing a purple cloak that sweeps the ground and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes are light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose is very long and crooked.
When Mr. Dursley bumped into a tiny old man on the street, was the man upset? Why or why not? And what did he give or do to Mr. Dursley before walking off?
He didn't seem at all upset, because he was rejoicing/celebrating that You-Know-Who was gone. The old man even hugged Mr. Dursley before walking off.
Who is going to take care of Harry Potter from now on and why? Why did Dumbledore think this was best?
The only family he has left, his aunt and uncle. Because he'll be better off growing up away from all the fame until he's ready to take it.
How was the tabby cat's behavior?
It didn't move, it was like a statue that stared back with unblinking eyes. It didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, now when two owls swooped overhead.
What was the first sign of something peculiar that Mr. Dursley noticed?
a cat reading a map
Describe Mr. Dursley using 3 characteristics. What does Mrs. Dursley like to do? What is their son's name?
Mr. Dursley is the director of a firm called Grunnings (which makes drills), and he is a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, and a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley likes to spy on the neighbors and gossip. Their son's name is Dudley.
On the day You-Know-Who died, what are 4 strange things that were happening?
Owls were flying everywhere during the day, a tabby cat was reading a map, people were wearing cloaks, and there were shooting stars all over Britain.
Who appeared on Privet Drive suddenly and turned off all the lights? What did this person use to turn off all the lights? How many times was the Put-Outer clicked?
Albus Dumbledore used a silver cigarette lighter, clicking it 12 times to turn off all the street lamps.
What did Professor McGonagall say half exasperated, half admiring to flatter Dumbledore?
She said that Dumbledore is the only one that Voldemort is frightened of.
What has Dumbledore been trying to persuade people to do for eleven years now?
He has been trying to persuade people to call Voldemort by his proper name.