The Pig to be Slaughtered

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No: HPFGUIDX 172698

Nope.  Snape wasn't set up to be slaughtered.

As far as Voldemort knew Snape killed Dumbledore when he (Dumbledore) 
was defenseless (didn't have his wand).  Since Snape didn't disarm 
Dumbledore (and Voldemort knew this even though he didn't know that 
Draco had disarmed Dumbledore) Snape had no claim to the elder wand.

You have to disarm the owner.

Harry disarmed Draco (the rightful owner) -- even though the wand 
Harry took wasn't the elder wand it didn't matter.  He had still 
disarmed (not just beaten) Draco.

But Snape knew he was always a potential victim -- he did it for 
Lily.  He was not, however a pig to the slaughter.

Harry could have been.  Dumbledore hoped that Harry would willingly 
give up his life for his friends (and thus survive), but he couldn't 
be sure.  But Dumbledore knew the only way for the world to be at 
peace was for the horocrux in Harry to die -- whether or not Harry 
had to die with it.