How do you end the effect of veritaserum?

finwitch <finwitch@yahoo.com> finwitch at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 18 11:55:13 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 52427

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amy_marblefeet 
<amy_marblefeet at y...>" <amy_marblefeet at y...> wrote:


> 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?
> 

Well - I think that one can't speak untruth under Veritaserum 
regardless of how strong it is.
Under influence of a Veritaserum of lesser strength, how ever, some 
options are possible, I think..

1) refusal to answer.
2) careful choice of words.

-- Finwitch






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