"Aye, captain!" he calls out, which causes his troll friends to salute Hermione as well. Which, okay. Good. They better respect.

"If we can get a newspaper, we promise we won't even pick on the French," tries Ivo from the bed next to Viktor's, and the poor boy is clearly trying to sound cheeky, but it just comes out sheepish.

"But we will ask one of the nurses about the newspaper, because Healer Granger is busy," points out Viktor, deciding to come to the poor boy's rescue. Hermione might be in a good mood, but there are limits.