[HPforGrownups] The ethics of Veritaserum (was "I don't expect a complete bloodbath and a Question")

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 49323

Joanne: 

> And why in the world does Snape walk around with 
> Veritaserum in his pocket? 

I've often wondered that myself. I've also often wondered if Harry and company didn't get into trouble and Snape didn't have to move them, would he have done something else to get 'alone' with Harry so he could threaten him with the veritaserum. 

And if he did follow through with this threat, how would he go about getting the information he needed? It seems to me (from the episode with Crouch Jr.) that the person whom the veritaserum has been given to has to be directly questioned. I would seem odd for Snape to immediately walk over to Harry and start asking him questions after seeing him drink the spiked pumpkin juice. 

~Cassie~