Being a cat owner herself, it was easy to think of a distraction. She pointed her wand at a nearby topiary, grinning as she cried out: "Overlook, overlook, overlook!"

It changed shape immediately to a massive hound, glowing red eyes appearing from within the foliage, and growled at the cat.

Her next trick, now that she had its attention, would be making the shubbery mobile...