There are a lot of new words in this chapter.
You will understand some words because they are similar to German words or words from another language which are used in German.
You will recognize new words whose meaning is clear to you because you know other words of the same word family and you have learned some word building rules.
Sometimes you will know the meaning of a word because you have learnt a similar word in another foreign language.
There will certainly also be words whose meaning you don't understand, but which are not really important for an understanding of the text.
Sometimes the context in which a word appears will give you clues to it meaning.
Only look up a word in a dictionary if you can't really guess the meaning of it and it is important to understand the story.

List of words in chapter 4.

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Summarize this chapter in four or five sentences

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Harry meets Hagrid, who tells him the truth.

nurturing - deceitfulness - distrust

Apollo tells the truth. Zeus throws thunderbolts.
In Greek mythology Hagrid was a god thrown out of Olympus, but Zeus allowed him to stay and be the keeper of the animals.

1. Mr Dursley

   He warns Hagrid by taking his rifle.
   He is called a great prune by Hagrid. He forbids Dudley to take anything from Hagrid. He seems to be frightened, cowering against the wall. He forbids Hagrid to tell Harry the truth and later to go to Hogwarts. His courage to do something against Hagrid fails again and again.

2. Mrs Dursley

   She is very afraid. She gives a gasp of horror.

3. Dudley Dursley

   He is frozen with fear when he sees Hagrid. He fidgets a little when he sees the sausage, because he is very hungry. He's called a pudding of a son who doesn't need fattening any more by Hagrid
   Hagrid is so angry with the Dursleys that he gives Dudley a curly pig's tail, poking through a hole in his trousers.

4. Harry

   Harry has got his Mum's eyes. He is very excited when Hagrid gives him a birthday present. He opens the box with trembling fingers. At first he doesn't believe Hagrid. When Mrs Dursley tells him about her sister, Harry knows that his mother was a wizard. When Hagrid tells him about his scar he remembers a cold, cruel laugh and the things he made happen when he was angry e.g. the haircut. he then trusts Hagrid.

5. Hagrid

   His face is almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard. His eyes glint like black beetles under all the hair. He's a giant. He's very tall and his head brushes the ceiling in the island hut. He's very strong and can pick up a door. He can bend a rifle into a knot. He does some magic with the fireplace, although he is not supposed to do any magic. He introduces himself as the Keeper of the Keys at Hogwarts. Hagrid is shocked when he hears that Harry doesn't know who he is and what Hogwarts is . Hagrid tells Harry that he got expelled at Hogwarts and that Dumbledore let him stay on as a gamekeeper.

6. Voldemort (mentioned)

   Hagrid doesn't like saying his name. He is a wizard who went bad. He's afraid of Dumbledore. He killed Harry's parents on Hallowe'en when Harry was one year old. Then he vanished.

7. Dumbledore (mentioned)

   He left a letter for Harry but Harry never got it. He's the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

8. Mc Gonagall (mentioned)

   She wrote Harry the letter with the invitation to Hogwarts. She is the deputy Headmistress there.

9. Mc Kinnons, Bones, Prewetts (mentioned)

   They were some of the best witches and wizards and were killed by Voldemort.

1. The shack on the island

   Everything happens in the hut on the island.

1. Describe the emotions of Hagrid, Harry, and Vernon when Harry is told about his parents and learns that he is a famous wizard.
   
2. Why is it symbolic that this all happens on Harry's birthday?
   
3. Why does Harry question Hagrid's veracity? What proof reassures Harry that he is a wizard?
   
4. Why don't people want to say Voldemort's name?
   
5. How does Hagrid feel about Dumbledore?
   
6. Did Aunt Petunia know about Harry's past? Where does it tell you this?
   
7. What's the main conflict between Hagrid and Mr Dursley?
   
8. What does Mr Dursley insist will not happen, but Hagrid says can't be stopped?

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Voice is a powerful literary tool. Hagrid speaks with a Scottish brogue.
He symbolically loses his voice when he's confronted with problems.
Hagrid uses an owl, which symbolizes wisdom, to send a letter to Dumbledore.
The sniglet "Muggle" is explained to Harry for the first time.
"mug" suggests someone who makes faces, seeks publicity, or assaults others, all characteristics of how the Dursleys and other mortals are portrayed.
"Muggle" also suggests "muggy", meaning unpleasantly humid and suffocating.
Dumbledore is an old English term for bumblebees.

A definition tells you what something means or what it is. A good definition doesn't just describe that something, but it tells you what makes it different from other things. The following definitions are poor:

1. Hogwarts is a school.
2. Professor Dumbledore is a teacher.
3. Voldemort is a wizard.

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