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Snape kills Dumbledore

 

 

 

How in the hell is that ironic if it was premeditated

 

because we didn't know it until the 7th book' date=' that's why.

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That's not irony. Even dramatic irony. It would be the opposite, whatever that may be.

 

the definition of irony is when the implied meaning of something is opposite the intended meaning of the same thing.

 

Sarcasm is an example.. Dramatic irony is when something is about to happen to the character, that we know of, but the character him or herself doesn't.

 

Like when Frank Bryce, (that's his name right?) at the beginning of the 4th Harry Potter books, enters the Riddle house, unaware of the presence of the illegitimate Riddle child, Voldemort, in the house about to kill him, whereas, we had the feeling.

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Snape kills Dumbledore

 

 

 

How in the hell is that ironic if it was premeditated

 

because we didn't know it until the 7th book' date=' that's why.

[/quote']

 

That's not irony. Even dramatic irony. It would be the opposite, whatever that may be.

 

the definition of irony is when the implied meaning of something is opposite the intended meaning of the same thing.

 

Sarcasm is an example.. Dramatic irony is when something is about to happen to the character, that we know of, but the character him or herself doesn't.

 

Like when Frank Bryce, (that's his name right?) at the beginning of the 4th Harry Potter books, enters the Riddle house, unaware of the presence of the illegitimate Riddle child, Voldemort, in the house about to kill him, whereas, we had the feeling.

That is situational irony you're thinking of. And you just contradicted yourself. we didn't know that it was premeditated but they did.

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