Why didn't Voldemort Use Avada Kedavra on Snape? #shorts

Thoughts on Severus Snape? Was he good and brave in the end? When talking to Snape, Dumbledore notes that maybe they sort students too early.

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[fahadkash]

Snape couldn’t give away the fact that Dumbledore was disarmed as he made an unbreakable vow to malfoy’s mother that he would protect malfoy at all costs

[killzore]

Snape played tom riddle like a fiddle.

[Nariethelle]

Draco : "Unbreakable vow with my Mother? Wait til my Father hears about this!"

[michaelmiller]

Loyal to the woman he loved til the very end. The arc of Snape is one of the most incredible in any movie franchise. That's why we rave about him.

[kakashisensei]

Snape had an unbreakable vow to protect Draco, so he couldn't tell voldemort that Draco was the true master of the elder wand

[somecatyoudontknow]

The fact that Snape accepted his death and kept the secret of ownership is what makes Snape a hero. That quality lead him to unbelievable amounts of self sacrifice during his life after he asked Dumbledore to save Lily, James, and Harry.

[ronweasley]

he should’ve told him bellatrix disarmed him, two birds with one stone

[cisio]

He couldn't tell Voldemort anything about Dumbledore having already been disarmed when he had killed him because as far as he knew it only would have ruined everything he had done and conspired with Dumbledore to achieve, including having to kill Dumbledore. He had no choice but to stick to a modified version of the plan to the bitter end by not revealing the truth of who he believed really was the wands true master...Draco. He likely didn't know that in the ultimately fortuitous series of events at Malfoy manor that Harry had disarmed Draco and thus was the wands true master. Snape's sacrifice wasn't in vein at all because fortunately it meant the plan worked out even better as Voldemort had no idea he was actually going up against the wands true master when he fought Harry during their final confrontation .

[andrewbaker]

I loved Snape so much, Alan Rickman was an amazing actor and I miss him.

[starr]

Well, there's also only one word: Occlumency. Snape is an expert Legilimens at Voldemort's level. He's vigilantly protecting the truth from him at all times thereby risking his life in the process. Voldemort knew when a person is lying. Like Snape, he didn't have to cast a spell on his victim because he's already doing it during a conversation. He's also quick to twist the events in a person's mind as part of the Legilimens spell, then quickly make a surprise attack. So Snape, knowing all this, must expertly make Voldemort believe all throughout the interrogation that he's the Elder Wand's master. If I'm in his shoes, after Dumbledore's death, if there's one person I would want to tell the truth, that'd be my beloved Lily's only son Harry and no one else even if the Dark Lord will kill me.. Also, he must never let Voldemort know who his actual and real master all along: Dumbledore. Snape is obeying his master's will from the very beginning and from then on was actually ready to die anytime just for love. And from Voldemort's perspective, Snape is his smartest Death Eater with a questionable and mysterious level of loyalty that is too difficult to ponder because of his background, yet he still comes to his call anytime. Killing him with that spell is just too easy and too fast.

[dakotaanderson]

I think it’s because he truly didn’t want to kill Snape. He was a loyal (as far as he knew), powerful, follower. Voldemort might of even had his own form of respect for him, like Bellatrix. But because he didn’t truly want to kill Snape, the Killing Curse couldn’t be cast because you have to mean it.

[matthewmerez]

Telling Voldemort that Dumbledore was disarmed wouldn’t have mattered since Voldemort believed that killing the previous owner was the only way to gain control of it.

[Mr_Jish]

It's insane to me how many qualities of Gryffindor Snape frequently (albeit subtly) exhibits throughout the entirety of the series. Unbreakable vow or not, the dude was one of the bravest and most courageous wizards in the entire second wizarding war, and I stand by that.

While replacing any one person on the cast for the TV series will come with tribulations and disagreement from the fans, I really can't imagine there being a different portrayal of Severus Snape. Alan Rickman, you left us too soon and we truly did not deserve everything you gave us. Rest in Peace, sir.

[Morgrim_Darkheart]

This just goes to show that Voldemort is not the sharpest knife in the crayon box

[insag]

That's why all glasses raised to :
Professor Severus Snape

[FrstWorldNomaD]

Not only is Snape the fakking MVP of Harry Potter, Alan Rickman is the MVP of the cast.
God damn, what a phenomenal actor.
May he rest in peace. 🙏😔

[mezmerizedlifejay]

Snape is the G.O.A.T. 💯 He singly handedly saved the whole magical world by protecting Harry all along. His flashback scene is ICONIC & so sad

[robinfarrar]

Snape’s next to last act of protection towards Lily’s son.

[kyngtruccie]

He couldn't use Avada Kadavra on Snape because you have to WANT to kill that person when you use it. As with all unforgivable curses the key is intent. Voldemort truly didn't want to kill Snape. He genuinely accepted him as a true follower. It wouldn't have worked.

[monicabellu]

People saying in the comments that he couldn't tell Voldemort because of the Unbreakable Vow: 1. The vow ended with Draco's mission, so after Dumbledore's death, he was free 2. He could have tried to defend himself at that point by other means, but then, Voldemort wouldn't think that the wand belong to him at last.