Which character killed Dumbledore — but only because Dumbledore asked him to?

Snape attended Hogwarts at the same time as Harry's parents, Lily and James. Snape pined after Lily and was tormented by James. As an adult, he uses his role on the Hogwarts faculty to secretly look after Harry and infiltrate the Death Eaters as Dumbledore's spy. Snape is killed by Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts, having neither blown his cover as a spy nor let Harry know about his unyielding love for Lily. Harry later discovers the truth about Snape and lets the whole world know what a pivotal role Snape played in saving the wizarding world from Voldemort.

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