In some regards, that probably wasn't a bad thing at all. At least it was feasible.

And though the gesture didn't do as much as perhaps hoped to alleviate Draco's obvious fright, he did settle the tiniest bit, frowning fiercely. Anyone with the body of a snake trailing after them seemed ominous at best, though perhaps that was merely his memory playing tricks on him: he remembered too well the way Nagini's tail traced back and forth. It was far too soon.

"Help how?" Draco demanded first, utterly aware of how trusting the wrong person could go awry for him. He wasn't going to make that mistake this early on, not if he'd been kidnapped. They'd really have to prove it to him.