"Let's give it a moment to take effect." Marvolo takes the vial back, recapping it and setting it aside. He begins to say that regardless of how it’s answered he won’t hurt his consort but before the first word passes his lips his breath is cut off, the air to speak stolen from him. Ah, yes, there are many definitions of "hurt’. "Regardless of how you answer, little one, I will not punish you for your answer," he says, more accurately. "I want to know the truth so that I can plan for it."