I was going to say last night (before I got distracted REPLYING TO EVERYONE. Or maybe part way through, I don't remember) that hopefully he'd just completely worn himself out and collapsed, or something.

That said, as stinaleigh said, Lucius pmed him. So maybe it was that, or maybe he was being too curious, or maybe Lucius just wanted to keep him as his clerk. I don't know. Sounds like he's mostly okay, though. Hopefully.