"Maybe I don't want to," he shrugged. He took down people when he had to, but here he thought that his objective would mostly be - get away from the angry person with the sharp, pointy weapon. "But ten extra pounds on you, is ten extra pounds to try and stop when it comes to momentum. And I bet that armor isn't easy to get up off the ground with. And no, I can't punch my way through metal." He grinned at the thought though.

It wasn't much, but it was what he could do, and he saw no reason to let those skills go to waste or rust.

"Hmm, it makes sense," he thought aloud, thinking of Hermoine and her use of the wand. Was it like that with a staff then? He'd have to ask Sam. "Do you work with anything besides shield and sword?"