No. No, I did not, but he asked me to help him, and by the point at which I realised what he had done, it was too late for me to do anything other than honour the choices he had made. If you are willing to say -- was it, in fact, Hydra who cast the curse?

There are, indeed, many things I will have to do if I have the chance, ranging from the distasteful to the banal. Fighting my students is not something I ever wanted to do. But I will honour your choices, as well -- wherever they may lead us.