RE-I don't expect a complete bloodbath and a Question

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This is my fist post, so here goes
Janet Anderson said
"Heavens. This is the Harry Potter series, not a Civil War novel with 
battlefields full of corpses.
Personally, I expect one or two significant deaths and a much larger number 
of off-camera deaths (like the twelve muggles who were actually killed in 
Pettigrew's fake death)"

Me
I agree with you on this, after all these are''Childrens Books'' and although JKR's writing has got a bit darker she is bound to be wary of how young some of the children who will be reading are. It would be nice if two versions were available a 'U' (Suitable for any age) and one say for over 15's, but I know that is not very likely to happen, but one can dream :o)
 
I have a question now.
Why when Sirius Black was caught by the MOM after they thought he killed Wormtail(Peter Pettigrew) and a street full of muggles and betrayed James and Lily was he not given Veritaserum(Truth serum).
Surely he denied the charges against him?  So it would have been the most logical course of action to take.

Hope this is ok
Cathy N