"I'd better," Harry remarked wryly. The alternative wasn't really a thing Harry wanted to think about. After all, the whole point of this was Harry trying to take control of the situation so he didn't have to live in fear.

"I don't know, but I wasn't planning on using this thing on a living person that wasn't Octavius!" Which is a good thing, really. "That doesn't exactly help with the--" Harry paused to jab his fingers in the air to signify 'stabbing'. A few seconds passed before Harry sighed, arms hanging at his sides in defeat. "That doesn't make me feel better, 'cause I don't want to hurt you at all."

A huff and then: "You're really stubborn, you know that?"