Umbridge and Veritas Serum

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 104521

karen F. wrote:
> I don't know if this topic has come up...
> 
> Veritus serum.....According to Snape, he gave Umbridge the whole 
bottle for 
> use on Harry and told her "only a few drops should do it", but the 
bottle was 
> apparently all used up by Umbridge. Any ideas on whom it may have 
been used on 
> besides Harry, if anyone?  

Potioncat:
I read this as a cat and mouse game. Snape gave her a container of 
water and told her only to use a few drops.  She used the entire 
vial. Of course it did no good, partly because Harry tossed it (I 
can't remember if he actually drank any.)

So he is mocking  her, "You didn't use the entire vial, did you?" 
(or something like that.)

Now, I'd like to know if the rest is the truth, that it takes a 
month to make it.  If the older Slytherin students are any good, 
they'll know if he is telling the truth.  And he may be in this 
case.