OOP - Veritaserum

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 66880

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Andrea" <crawford1270 at y...> 
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> Does anyone else wonder why Harry was not just given Veritaserum by 
> the ministry in lieu of his sham of a hearing?  Aside from the 
> obviously ploy by the ministry to find him guilty and get him out 
of 
> the way regardless of of the rules?  I find it odd that Dumbledore 
> would parade a dubious witness (At least in the MOM's eyes) that 
they 
> could easily find fault with instead of offering the path of least 
> resistance...aka let Harry drink the serum and satisfy the members 
of 
> the jury.  For that matter, why did they not administer the serum 
to 
> Harry at the end of GoF, to verify his version of events to the 
> ministry, thus ensuring them that LV had returned to power??
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> Just Wondering,
> Andrea ( who doesn't really care WHAT JKR decides to write...as 
long 
> as she continues to do so...:)

Aside from "It would've been a really short book?" 

Snape did go on at length about how difficult and time consuming it 
is to make veritaserum. 

So I guess they don't use it except in emergencies.

Or when people like Umbridge are abusing it.

Indigo
[*eating corn chips with ranch dressing*]