Snape could have?

[Lucy Minkov]

No: HPFGUIDX 152191

Wendy Dupuy <winkadup at yahoo.com> wrote:
 I have a question. At the end of HBP after the "death" of Dumbledore, 
 when Harry is chasing Snape, why then did Snape not kill him? If 
 Harry had the chance he would have. Snape could have, why didn't he 
 if he was truly on the Dark Lord's side?
 
Minluko:
 If Snape is on our side, he didn't kill Harry for obvious reasons. If he is on LV's side, he let Harry go because LV wants to kill Harry personally. I don't have the book with me right now, but he tells another DE something like that:"We have to leave him (Harry). Remember our orders! He belongs to the Dark Lord."
Hope it helps.

minluko