Fidelius Charm/Sirius

[christi0469]

No: HPFGUIDX 33712

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "judyserenity" <judyshapiro at e...> wrote:
>   I assume there must be some defense 
> against veritaserum (which Barty Crouch Jr. didn't have); 
otherwise, 
> there would have been no need for trials, Sirius Black could have 
> cleared his name, Dumbledore would have known who the spy was, 
etc.  
> (Actually, I think veritaserum may be another example of JKR 
creating 
> magic in her stories without thinking through the consequences, 
but 
> I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt.) 
> 

  Perhaps veritaserum, like the potion Snape brews for Lupin, is a 
recent discovery and was not available at the trials. It could also 
be a result of R&D on Snape's part.

Christi