What is the irony in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

Answer 1

- if you confess to being a witch, you live. if you don't, then you die.

-john protor says his wife never lies, but she does about his adultery issue

-abigail wnats to be with proctor since the beginning, but ends up killing him.

Answer 2

Harry hates Snape and yet Snape is the half blood prince and so he helps him in an indirect way which was the act of Snape writing on a book. Harry got that book and it helped him so that is what is ironic.

Another point: everyone keeps telling Harry that Draco Malfoy is not doing anything bad -- and in the end we find out that he used Imperius on Madam Rosmerta, attempted murder by poisoning two times, led Dead-Eathers into the Roxforts -- nothing serious, indeed;)

Answer 3

My favorite case of verbal irony is on page 242 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

Is when Hermione argues that Death Eater's would accept anyone that wasn't Muggle-born, even Ron and Harry. And Harry responds that of course the Death Eater's would love to let him join. If only the Death Eater's would stop trying to kill him.

Answer 4

Sirius Black's imprisonment. The fact that putting all of the attributes from Ron, Hermione and Harry together will get you a perfect Dumbledore (think about it!) The relationship between Dudley and his parents. Do I really need to continue?

Answer 5

The irony is that a twelve year old boy is going into a room to struggle against a two-faced person to save a stone

Answer 6

“Proud?” Said Harry, “Are you crazy, all those times I could’ve died and still didn’t? They’ll be furious.” Page 341

Answer 7

“Do I look stupid?” snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache” page1