"I don't think hippogriffs eat people, even if they're torn into little pieces." Eloise had to point out the creature aspect of the story before she could really consider the rest of what Wayne was saying. "And yeah, Blathers is certainly a convenient name for someone with a loose tongue."
Eloise scrunched her nose as she thought about Wayne's next suggestion. "Yeah, if the stuff you tell him is useless he might give up. That might work." Emphasis on the 'might.'