Why Didn't DD or Snape kill Voldemort?

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 152502

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at ...> wrote:
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> The only reason I can come up with is that DD fears that Harry will 
die if anyone but Harry kills LV.  Perhaps DD believes this because of 
the prophesy or the connection forged between Harry and LV by the 
scar, or both?
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> Any other ideas?
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Steven1965aaa:

Well, the stated reason is that 1st you have to get rid of all the 
horocuxes, then you go after Voldemort.  If you "kill" him first, you 
could then go after the horocruxes at your leisure.  But even after 
you got rid of all the horocruxes, there would still be 1 soul piece 
left, the piece that was in VM when you "killed" him. He would not 
be "vanquished".  VM would again be floating around Albania or 
somewhere, trying to possess rats and snakes.  Eventually he'd come 
back, albeit severely weakened by the destruction of his horocruxes.