Did Voldemort know Snape betrayed him?

There is no evidence to show that Voldemort ever knew Snape had betrayed him by revealing his plans to Dumbledore; on the contrary, there is a fair amount of circumstantial evidence to indicate that he didn't.

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When did Voldemort realize Snape betrayed him?

So he gets to know the truth about Snape minutes before he dies. But before that, he never suspected any double crossing from him, because Voldemort considered himself to be the best legilimence and believed no one could lie to him.

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Did Voldemort know Snape was lying?

We know Severus Snape was "an accomplished Occlumens." We also see that Voldemort, who was a powerful Legilimens, was unable to detect when Snape was lying to him.

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Did Voldemort know Snape tried to stop Quirrell?

He convinced the dark lord that he had no idea about Voldemort being a host in Quirrell's body, and he was trying to stop Quirrell from taking the stone for himself. This is explained in a conversation between Severus Snape and Bellatrix in half blood prince.

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Did Voldemort know Snape was a double agent?

Of course not. Up until the very end, Voldemort thought Snape was his. He quite apologised to Snape for feeling he had to kill him, calling him faithful, loyal and valuable. If he had known, Severus would have died a lot sooner than at the Battle of Hogwarts, slowly and very painfully.

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Why Voldemort Never Discovered Snape’s True Loyalty ? (Harry Potter Theory)

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Would Snape have liked Harry if he was in Slytherin?

Although Snape may not have projected his memory of James onto Harry, he still would have been predisposed to dislike him by virtue of him being James Potter's son. Harry being in Slytherin would not have changed this fact.

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Why Voldemort never discovered Snape's true loyalty?

The reason, again, lies in Voldemort's arrogant confidence in his abilities as a Legilimens. He doesn't trust Snape as Dumbledore does, but he believes that he can detect any disloyalty.

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Who was Snape really loyal to?

Snape's fierce devotion to and love of his childhood friend Lily, Harry's mother, is the foundation of that loyalty. After Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Snape's loyalty was a matter of intense debate among the fans.

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Why didn't Voldemort disarm Snape instead of killing him?

Because, for voldemort and all previous owners of the elder wand(excluding dumbledore), the wand represents ultimacy, and to gain ownership of such a powerful wand, disarming just didn't cut it.

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Why didn't Quirrell use Avada Kedavra?

Quirrell didn't use the Killing Curse on Harry, because Voldemort said “use the boy” to get the Sorcerer's stone from the Mirror of Erised.

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Why does Snape say no one can know?

Snape even said that he didn't want anyone to find out that he was protecting Lily's child, “especially Potter's son” (pg. 679 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) because of his hatred for James. Instead of providing Harry a safe haven from his abusive home with the Dursleys, he tormented Harry over an old grudge.

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Did Voldemort regret killing Snape?

He did not even wish he had chosen differently — he believed he had made the only reasonable choice. He felt what he said, regret. Because he had to kill his most useful servant. His other Death Eaters either fled or were imprisoned when Voldemort was 'half-dead'.

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Who knew the truth about Snape?

During the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special on HBO Max, it was revealed that the late Alan Rickman knew Snape's secret all along.

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What does Snape tell Harry before he died?

Professor Snape is dead on Voldemort's orders, and Harry saw it all. In his dying moments, he told Harry to take his memories and look at him one last time. Voldemort's voice then sounded through the corridors, challenging Harry to meet him in the Forbidden Forest in an hour. This is the end.

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Who did Snape ask Voldemort to spare?

When Snape heard the prophecy and pleaded with Voldemort to spare Lily's life, he may have inadvertently caused his downfall. While we know Voldemort killed Lily, he did give her a choice. If she stepped aside and allowed him to murder Harry, he would spare her.

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Why did Dumbledore not let Snape teach defense?

In chapter 2 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "Spinner's End," Snape reveals that Dumbledore denied him the Defense Against the Dark Arts job because he seemed to think the position would bring about a relapse and tempt him into his old ways.

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Did Dumbledore let Draco disarm him?

He was on the point of collapse when it happened,” Rowling said. “Dumbledore didn't want to lose his wand at that point and Draco disarmed him. So that meant that the wand gave Draco its allegiance, even though Draco never knew it, even though Draco never touched it.

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Why did Snape give Voldemort when Harry was leaving?

In order to preserve his position as a trusted Death Eater, Severus Snape was forced to tell Voldemort the true date at which the Order planned to move Harry.

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Why did Snape always protect Harry?

Snape was in love with Lily Potter, and he did everything he could to protect Harry from Voldemort from the beginning. He also reveals how and why Harry and Voldemort are connected and that Hary was always going to be the one to die first.

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Who was Snape's closest friend?

Friends
  • Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody. "Mad-Eye" Moody was one of the greatest Aurors of his time, gaining his trademark magical eye in his service.
  • Albus Dumbledore. ...
  • Arthur Weasley. ...
  • Draco Malfoy. ...
  • Gilderoy Lockhart. ...
  • Harry Potter. ...
  • Hermione Granger. ...
  • Lucius Malfoy.

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What is Snape's biggest secret?

It's a word that gained so much more clarity and tragedy after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows revealed that the nefarious Professor Severus Snape was actually serving a nobler cause: protecting Harry from Voldemort out of love for Snape's childhood friend Lily Evans.

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Who was Voldemort's most loyal follower?

Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) is the first female Death Eater introduced in the books. Aunt of Draco Malfoy and Nymphadora Tonks. She was introduced in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is the most faithful member of Voldemort's inner circle.

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What was Snape's secret message?

He said, 'According to Victorian flower language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning “my regrets follow you to the grave” and wormwood means “absence” and also typically symbolises bitter sorrow. If you combined that, Snape's words mean “I bitterly regret Lily's death”.

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