[HPforGrownups] Not So Faithful (was: Re: The Imperius Curse

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 3039



Susan McGee wrote:

> In some ways, father and son were very much alike. Barty, senior,
> was ruthless in his opposition to the Dark Lord and used inhuman
> and inhumane methods to fight evil. For example, he authorized the
> Aurors to kill, and he put Sirius Black in Azkaban without a trial
> (hmmm..although Dumbledore says that he himself testified that Black
> was the Potters secret-keeper, so is this an inconsistency or was
> there a hearing at which Black was not allowed?)

If this is anything like US proceedings, and being a US based lawyer
with no familiarity with the UK justice system, or clearly, the
Wizarding justice system which is different again, there may be a chance
to "give testimony" in the form of a sworn statement, under oath - in
the US, it would be signed under penalty of perjury (i.e. you could be
sent to prison if you lie) - but you are only obligated to tell the
truth as you know it - in other words, if you say something false (i.e.
"Sirius Black was the Potters' Secret Keeper") but as far as you know
it, it's true, that isn't perjury.