He felt his will crumble at her kiss, and wondered, not for the first time, if it would be easier to hate her. "If I give you the key to the cage," he said. "You must swear not to let him leave that room. I will get you a wand, and you will take it with you every time you go in there. And you are not to touch him under any circumstances, do you understand? Swear to me."