Cris paused mid laugh long enough to realize that a woman...most likely a Professor had coming running to his aid. He would have laughed at how frazzled she looked if not for the fact that he knew if he did, she would most likely sic all the other plants on him too. Struggling to keep the dog's head away from his face, Cris turned to address the Professor.

"That is a very good idea. I could use Immobulus or Petrificus Totalus or even Incendio the heck out of him....once I get this lummox off me long enough to get my wand. Or I could also kick him off me, but I promised Sander I wouldn't hurt a single leaf on his precious topiary," Cris grinned up at the Professor.

"So that just leaves me one last option. SPIKE GET OFF ME, RIGHT NOW!!" Cris yelled sternly at the topiary dog. Heck that always worked on their dogs, hopefully it would work on Spike.

....and believe it or not. It did. Either that or the spell wore off, because Spike just trotted off back to where he originally came from and then stood still.

"See that worked really well," Cris grinned at the Professor as he got back on his feet and brushed himself off.

"I'm Cris Strand. Thank you for coming to my rescue," he smiled at the older woman.