Hermione huffs. "Leaving him up a tree to deal with an Alpha seems reasonable to me."

Veronice, however, has no prior knowledge of whatever beef these three have, and happily glides her way over gurgling until she's positioned underneath Draco.

"Goo gooooo!" she gurgles at him, patting the large, heavy shell on her back. It's not a soft landing, but hey, it'll be a little easier for him to get down.

"You're lucky Veronice wants to help. Hurt my Sliggoo and I'll show you exactly what I've learnt while here," Hermione threatens, glaring at Draco.