Can Snape beat Voldemort?

Severus Snape
Moreover, Snape can easily resist Voldemort's Legilimens attempts, as he has done it so many times to hide his allegiance with Dumbledore. Voldemort and Nagini did kill him, but it wasn't really much of a fight.
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Is Snape more powerful than Voldemort?

12 More Powerful: Severus Snape

He was the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the maker of several powerful spells. Severus Snape might have pretended to serve Voldemort (while in fact, as we all know, working as a double agent for Dumbledore), but there's almost no question he was more powerful than the Dark Lord.
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Who defeated Snape?

Voldemort summons Snape to the Shrieking Shack. Erroneously believing Snape is the master of the Elder Wand and that Snape's death will make him the master of the Wand, Voldemort kills Snape by having his pet snake Nagini bite him through the neck.
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Can Snape defeat Bellatrix?

Bellatrix would be in the top pile of witches and wizards of all-time based on powers, but her reliance on the same moves and lack of wit means she would be defeated by Snape after giving him an initially tricky time.
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Who is strongest wizards in Harry Potter?

The Most Powerful Wizards In The Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 Albus Dumbledore.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald. ...
  4. 4 Merlin. ...
  5. 5 Nicolas Flamel. ...
  6. 6 Salazar Slytherin. ...
  7. 7 Godric Gryffindor. ...
  8. 8 Credence Barebone. ...
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Why Didn't Snape Kill Voldemort to Buy Time? - Harry Potter Explained



Who is stronger Sirius or Bellatrix?

If you've read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix or seen the movie, you already know that it was Bellatrix Lestrange who defeated Sirius Black.
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Who is better McGonagall or Snape?

Snape is likely superior in terms of Potion making, magics of the mind and Dark magic. McGonagall is however almost certainly superior in her chosen field of Transfiguration.
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Could Dumbledore have beaten Voldemort?

Albus Dumbledore is the most obvious person who can defeat Voldemort, and the Dark Lord seemed to realize it. Rowling herself has explicitly stated in the books that Dumbledore is the only person Voldemort fears and recognizes as a genuine threat to his own power.
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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
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Can any wizard use Avada Kedavra?

No, for the Killing Curse (harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Killing_Curse ) to work you must have the intention to actually commit murder (Draco [harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Draco_Malfoy ] couldn't use the killing Curse to kill Dumbledore [harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore ] for example because he didn't want to ...
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Why can't Harry use Avada Kedavra?

When the Dark Lord used Avada Kedavra for the final time in the Harry Potter series, the spell deflected as a result of Harry's ownership of the Elder wand, killing Voldemort with his own signature spell. Following Voldemort's demise, the Unforgivable Curses were strictly deemed illegal by the Ministry of Magic.
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Who is stronger Harry or Snape?

Snape was undoubfully powerful than Harry , I mean Snape was able to create many spells at a tender age… Most impressively , he earned the absolute trust of the two most powerful wizards in existence — Dumbledore and Voldemort.
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How powerful a wizard was Snape?

Strong: Severus Snape

As a potions master, Snape possessed astounding skills—effortlessly brewing the most difficult potions and even improving upon their recipes. He demonstrated those masterful abilities when he invented a potion and incantation that saved Dumbledore's life after he encountered Voldemort's curse.
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Was James Potter more powerful than Snape?

James never dared to attack Snape one on one, he only did it when his Marauders were around to help him just in case which already tells us that James saw Snape as more powerful than himself. Snape invented new spells that James stole and used against him. So I would say Snape was definitely more powerful in many ways.
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Why didnt Snape defend himself?

Snape did try to protect himself. He raised his wand once Voldemort's intentions were clear. He didn't immediately attack- Maybe because he thought he can talk his way out of it, or because he preferred a strategy of defending himself rather than attacking the dark lord.
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Who was more powerful Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Not only is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort, but he's also a more compelling villain, which is why audiences will be seeing more of him in Fantastic Beasts 3.
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Who became headmaster after Snape?

The second was after his death at the hands of Severus Snape in Half-Blood Prince, leading Professor Minerva McGonagall to become acting Headmistress for the remainder of the school year.
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Who is the most powerful teacher at Hogwarts?

Headmaster of Hogwarts throughout most of the Harry Potter series, it is safe to say that Dumbledore is the most powerful professor at Hogwarts. With his Elder wand, Dumbledore managed to get away both times he was threatened imprisonment at Azkaban. He could also duel Voldemort and hold his ground.
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What wizard is more powerful than Dumbledore?

Godrick Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the owner of the legendary Sword of Gryffindor, was absolutely more powerful than Dumbledore— and it's a good thing he was, too, because Dumbledore wasn't around in Hogwarts' early days to keep Godrick's fellow founder Salazar Slytherin in check.
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Can you block Avada Kedavra?

During every major battle scene from book 5 onwards, the Death Eaters make extensive use of Avada Kedavra. It, like any spell, can be blocked by physical objects (though it doesn't seem to be stopped by magical shields), it can be dodged, and (as we see in the climax of book 4) it can be struck by other spells.
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Who is stronger Harry or Newt?

Winner: Harry Potter Is Better Positioned as a Hero Due to His Choices. While Newt was clearly the more skilled wizard between him and Harry, there's no denying that in terms of heroism, Harry was most fit to win. His childhood came with more surprises and traumas than most of the other children in his school.
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Is Molly stronger than Bellatrix?

Molly Weasley isn't stronger than Bellatrix.
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Who is more powerful McGonagall vs Bellatrix?

Bella is unhinged but crazily powerful, and is unafraid to use the Unforgivable Curses. I've always believed that Bella is slightly more powerful than McGonagall, but in a fight between the two, McGonagall wins.
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