OOP Snape's Veritaserum

[gishstar1]

No: HPFGUIDX 67748

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bubbaqrib" 
<yankee_bubba at h...> wrote:
> While everyone is contemplating Snape's motive and alliances.  I 
> keep coming back to an issue that bugs me. Dumbledore stated that 
> Snape had given Umbridge water instead of veritaserum.  How do we 
> know his is true since Harry never drank it?  It would have been a 
> good way for Snape to betray the Order and let Harry take the 
fall.  
> I personally am not sure Snape gave him water.
> Any other thoughts on it.

Ok, first of all how many times have we heard Dumbledore say that he 
trusts Snape? Now, if Dumbledore is JKR speaking through the book 
(which at times I do think it is) then I am taking Dumbledore's word 
for it. 

I think that if Dumbledore trusts Snape, then we should trust Snape. 
(Even though we don't have to).I have without a doubt that there was 
really water in those drinks instead of Veritaserum. 

When Harry and company were held up in Umbridge's office and he said 
to Snape that they had got Padfoot, and then Snape got all "Snapey" 
again towards him... I KNEW that he was doing it to just put on a 
show for Umbridge. Then I realized that I was probably among a few 
group of people that would have recognized it for what it was. And I 
found out in the end I was right because Dumbledore had said so. I 
have FULL confidence that Snape is working for the Order, and not 
performing double spy duties.

I think it's fine to be suspicious of a character. For me though, 
whatever Dumbledore says, goes. I have not once seen a part where 
Dumbledore was wrong. (Or Herimone, except when she's influenced by 
her emotions then she's a little off).. but yeah... 

So, all in all, I trust Snape. I may not LIKE Snape, but I trust 
him. 

Ari -- who recently had a dream about Professor McGonagall where I 
used the wrong spell, and then woke up and corrected myself, then 
realized it was all a dream (colloportus... not impedmenta..)