OoP Spoiler: Veritas Serum

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Snape's evasive--and deliciously subtle--moves to make it clear to Umbridge 
that there is no Veritaserum available *must* have been preceded by Snape 
providing Umbridge with fake or inactive Veritaserum the first time she wanted to 
administer it.  There is no way that a member of  the Order would allow the 
possibility of Harry unwittingly handing Umbridge inside info.  We don't know 
Snape's true estimation of Harry's abilities, but he couldn't rely on the 
possibility that Harry would see through Umbridge and refuse to drink (or fake it).
  As almost everyone has said, apologies if this is a repetition but I can't 
keep up.  Ah, for the good old days of two or three digests a day!
Ba


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