How do you end the effect of veritaserum?

Mon Feb 17 20:17:29 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 52373

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prachee13 <prachee at g...>" 
<prachee at g...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am new here and this is my first post. I don't know if this has 
> been discussed in past, so please let me know if so.
> 
> My question: After a person has been given veritaserum, how do you 
> end its effect? Does it wear off after a while like polujuice 
> potion? Or maybe you have to cast a spell like enervate? Or maybe 
> the effects end when you ask a certain question? Maybe there is 
> something like antiveritaserum which you have to drink? What do you 
> all think?
> 
> prachee13

I would say it wears off after a while.  I certainly would not say 
that it is permanant.  I am sure we are told in cannon that there are 
different strengths of the potion availible to those who can brew 
them.  At the end of GoF I am sure Dumbledore sends off Snape to 
get "his strongest veritaserum."

What really interests me about veritaserum is if a wizard could 
convincingly lie under it's effects.    I am thinking inparticular of 
Severus Snape here.  Could a wizard, under the effects of the potion, 
avoid telling the truth, tell a round-about story or just not answer 
the question entirly.  Does it depend on the does and it's strength?

Amy