One of the last things she ever thought would happen, was running into another person on the island - Let alone one of the Muggles she was trying to track down. She could still remember her exact thoughts once she realized who had tackled her to the ground last night: If I can just get back, I can close all ten cases. The other nine are obviously dead, but I can at least I return Richard Connell to his family... How he survived, Hermione would never know. As a muggle, he wouldn't have been able to see half of the creatures on the island, but he had found ways to live off of the land - All without the Malfoys ever finding out. The only draw back was that she had to hide her wand from him at all times. The first question he asked was if she was "a bint with a bloody magic stick, too'.