Why did Voldemort not Avada Kedavra Snape?

Voldemort executed Snape by snake bite instead of his favorite curse because he believed that Snape was the true owner of the Elder Wand, and thought that the wand might not work properly if used against its owner.
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Why didn't Harry use Avada Kedavra on Snape?

He thought that Snape was the master of the Elder Wand, and that therefore it wouldn't work if he tried to use the Elder Wand against him directly - as indeed it didn't when he tried to use it on Harry, who really was the wand's master.
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Why did Voldemort have Nagini kill Snape?

In the belief that the Elder Wand will grant its allegiance only to one who has slain its previous owner, Lord Voldemort has his pet snake, Nagini, kill Severus Snape.
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Can Snape use Avada Kedavra?

Can Snape use Avada Kedavra? Snape successfully casting Avada Kedavra against Dumbledore is a powerful, overlooked piece of magic. You have the really mean the unforgivable curses.
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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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Why Voldemort Didn't Use Avada Kedavra on Snape - Harry Potter Explained



What is Snape's big secret?

To readers and fans of the films, Snape's backstory—that he was protecting Harry from Voldemort out of his never-ending love for Harry's mother, Lily—was not known until the seventh book and eighth movie.
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What was Snape's last word?

12. Snape's Last Words. In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
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Did Snape taught Harry Expelliarmus?

It was Snape who taught Harry his signature spell: Expelliarmus. During Duelling Club in Harry's second year, Snape used the Disarming Charm against Lockhart.
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What made Nagini evil?

Nonetheless, despite her initially benevolent nature, Nagini's blood curse eventually turned her into a snake permanetly. Though it is unknown if she became evil as a result of that, or was turned evil as a result of Voldemort turning her into a Horcrux. As a snake, Nagini was completely loyal to Lord Voldemort.
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Why does Voldemort drink Nagini milk?

Nagini seemed integral to Lord Voldemort's survival before he could be restored to his body, and we learnt, quite grotesquely, that Voldemort even tasked Wormtail to 'milk' Nagini so he could live off her venom to keep his strength up.
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Why couldn t Voldemort kill Harry with Lucius wand?

Because Voldemort contains Harry's blood, as long as Voldemort is alive he preserves Lily Potter's charm, so Harry can't die at his hand.
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Did Ron use Avada Kedavra?

Ron never cast any kind of curse on Nagini, not in the book anyways. And there's no confirmation that the spell he used on her in the movies was the Killing Curse. Avada Kedavra isn't the only spell that creates green light, after all.
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Why didn't the Elder Wand work for Snape?

This nuance was lost on Lord Voldemort, who wrongly assumed Severus Snape held the Elder Wand because he was Dumbledore's killer, when in reality Draco had disarmed Dumbledore before Snape arrived on the scene, making Malfoy the wand's true new owner.
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Why didn't Dumbledore use Avada Kedavra on Voldemort?

Using Avada Kedavra while the Elder Wand was resisting Voldemort was already a risky business, but using it against the true owner would be suicide (as Voldemort would find out when he used the Elder Wand against its true owner: Harry).
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Has Harry ever used an Unforgivable Curse?

Harry makes use of two of the Unforgivable Curses in the books. Dueling with Bellatrix Lestrange, he attempts the Cruciatus curse, with limited results; Bellatrix says that he has to really hate someone to make the Unforgivable Curses work properly, righteous indignation isn't enough.
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Who used Avada Kedavra the most?

Some would say there's no spell worse than Avada Kedavra, the Killing Curse that Voldemort used so indiscriminately. But it's definitely not the wizarding world's only Unforgivable Curse.
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What spell kills Snape?

In Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort kills Snape using his snake Nagini instead of his favorite spell Avada Kedavra - here's why.
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What is Harry's favorite spell?

Harry became so enamoured with the spell that he eventually used it to finish off Lord Voldemort. Here's how Harry's relationship with Expelliarmus became his signature – and why that's a good and bad thing.
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What is Hermione's signature spell?

Alohomora, which is a spell that unlocks objects (and it's also Hermine Granger's signature spell).
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Who taught Harry Rictusempra?

Rictusempra is the second dueling spell, and your third spell in total you will learn in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mistery year one, chapter four. The thing about this spell is that you won't learn it from a charms professor. You are going to learn Rictusempra with a little help from your friend Rowan Khanna.
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What was Fred Weasley's last words?

His last line is spoken to George.

In Fred's last film line, he responds to George's question about him being OK and says, "Yeah."
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What was Sirius Black's last words?

Sirius Black

"Come on, you can do better than that!"
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What were Dumbledores last words?

“The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.”
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