I- I did talk to them! That's how I knew how to get it out...

[He looks at the floor, feeling more unsure than ever. He can't even pun at a time like this, or he'd say something about hitting close to the hearth.]

Sorry. But I did what I did. And you're possession-free now! Isn't... that good? [He's not used to this kind of reaction to his attempts at heroic antics. Not even on the tv show he used to be on!]