Why Veritaserum was ot used at Sirius' trial? WasRe: JKR's website

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Nora wrote:
Of much interest is an answer to the "Why didn't the Ministry use 
Veritaserum?" question, at 
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq_view.cfm?id=105
<SNIP of JKR answer which can be read by pressing UPTHREAD button>

Veritaserum can be resisted.  It is not considered infallible, but 
can be argued against in such a way that the testimony from it can 
always be quibbled with.  Crouch was never going to let Sirius have 
that chance, either.  One can use Occlumency against Veritaserum--
oooh, nifty.  Discuss!


Alla:

To tell you the truth, now I am wondering even more whether non-use 
of Veritaserum was a plot hole. She basically said nothing  that 
fanfiction writers did not predict. Yes, the only way to get out of 
non-use of the Veritaserum is to say that it is not 100% correct, 
that it can be resisted, etc. etc. etc.

The question is whether she planned it that way from the beginning or 
she had to come with the answer now,when many fans undoubtedly asked 
her that.

The only new thing is that you can use Occlumency against 
Veritaserum, but it is also part of resistance, right?

Just my opinion,

Alla.