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Cedric 
Paulie chuckled. Poor girl, to be stuck in such a predicament with him, of all people, to be there. He looked from the nonchalant cat to the edgy Louisa and shifted his weight to one leg. "Well, you're doin' a fine job of rescuin' her." ..That was a joke, by the way. He noticed her reach for her wand, though, and he actually DID find himself feeling a weird tinge of anxiety that the smartypants Ravvie might really fall.
"Oi, quit it! Just.... ask for my help, like a normal person." 'Cause he didn't want her in the hospital wing for something HE could've prevented. Plus, she had to request his help. Yep.
Louisa's hand clutched the pole without managing to get her wand
surprise surprise. She glared at the cat and didn't reply to his sarcastic confirmation. Yeah, fine. She wasn't an athlete or someone who used to climb things and get down but she wouldn't just sit around while her cat was perched up on a bea-
O__O
The Ravenclaw pursed her lips together stubbornly but she didn't dare snap back because Paulie never snapped or talked like that and it was incredibly scary now that he did. Louisa untangle her legs a bit to let the blood flow well and used her arms and the vines to stay hanging on the pole. Still not answering him.
Until one of the vine's small stem got cut off and she had to hug the pole quickly, more out of panic than out of actual danger, "
Help me!" EEEEEK.