She agreed to a "dog day" the following week, allowing workers in her department to bring in their pets for the day, provided they were well-behaved. Hermione personally didn’t care for this practice, finding it to be extremely distracting, but she was advised it might boost moral after Gary’s death. The only person who seemed more put-out than Hermione was Fleur; apparently dogs hated her. This, at least, gave Hermione some amusement. 