Foreshadowing Foreshadowing

S47E4 - Prophecies and Omniscience as Foreshadowing

As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile Room, we should be experiencing the strange feeling that accompanies the arrival of dramatic irony…. For no matter how safe and happy the three children felt, no matter how comforting Uncle Monty's words were, you and I know that soon Uncle Monty will be dead and the Baudelaires will be miserable once again. - Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Foreshadowing Foreshadowing

S47E1 - Using Passive Foreshadowing

Professor Snape: Can anyone tell me what a portkey is? Yes, Miss Granger?Hermione: A portkey is an enchanted object that when touched will transfer the one or ones who touched it to anywhere on the globe decided upon by the enchanter.Professor Snape: Very good. Now, can anyone tell me what foreshadowing is? Yes, Miss Granger?Hermione: Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way. - A Very Potter Musical

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