Ways To Save Sirius

as i was reading the third harry potter book, and was picturing wormtail making a get away, snape comvincing fudge that the kids were befuddled, i couldn't help but think that there were ways he could have been saved.

verataserum for instance, just a couple of drops to harry or sirius should have cleaned the whole mess up. what do you think?

JK herself has actually dismissed this theory on her official website - jkrowling.com, in case you couldn't guess - apparently, there are ways for wizards to get around the effects of Veritaserum if they're aware that they're going to have to take it. For instance, if Sirius were aware that he were going to be given the serum, he'd be able to prepare his mind to tell lies under its influence - at least, that would the fools at the MoM's point of view. Therefore, it's not exactly a flawless way to tell if someone's telling the truth. The only reason it worked so well on Barty Crouch Jr. in GoF is because he was unconscious when he was given the potion.

so they could have nocked him out then give him the potion!

lolx, maybe that was illigal?

More likely the MoM just didn't even consider that Sirius might be innocent. Also, they probably didn't care anyway. Like Fudge said, the whole thing had been a major embarrasment to him, so he'd just have wanted Sirius dealt with as quickly as possible.

yeah ..... that explains it

whta??????????