Voldemort: to eliminate or not to eliminate Snape

[abergoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 157457


Kemper wrote:
> Dumbledore's seemingly wandless strength would get back to Voldemort
> through verbal or Legilimens debriefing.  So what will Voldemort do
> with that?  Allow him to live and be the one who bested Voldemort's
> feared foe?

Abergoat wrotes:
Fun thread! I suspect that Voldemort cannot have people talking about
'powerful Snape' but I believe there is one thing that will keep Snape
alive - Harry being alive. When Harry dies (or loses his hatred for
Snape) then Snape's days are numbered. 

I suspect Voldemort needs Harry wallowing in hate, so he needs Snape
alive. It is far more important that Voldemort personally handle Harry
than anyone else - Snape or Dumbledore. The pip-squeak as defied him
so many times it has become a major embarrassment...and even Rufus is
talking about the 'chosen one'. 

Which nicely explains why Voldemort didn't have Death Eaters kill
Harry. Voldemort must do that himself. So if Snape keeps Harry alive
then he himself remains alive.

Abergoat