Harry Potter: Why Voldemort Didn’t Use Avada Kedavra On Snape

Voldemort killed Snape in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 using his Horcrux snake Nagini instead of his favorite Unforgivable Curse, Avada Kedavra. Throughout the Harry Potter movies, Voldemort used the Killing Curse on several characters, including Alastor Moody, as well as Lily and James Potter. However, he didn’t always use Avada Kedavra on his enemies, also killing characters indirectly (such as Myrtle Warren with the Basilisk, or Cedric Diggory by ordering Wormtail to kill him). Snape’s tragic death was a peculiar case, though. Voldemort directly killed his Death Eater, but he chose not to use the Unforgivable Curse, and there might be a good reason for it.