Her thoughts kept returning to Malfoy's sudden appearance. If she had been a superstitious person, which she certainly wasn't, she would've believed that his arrival on New Year's was the sign that the months ahead weren't going to be kind to her. Malfoy had a dangerous reputation of being a wizard who could find those that didn't wish to be found. She wondered if he was responsible for sending him out after her and quickly decided that there was no other explanation. At least she could be thankful that the younger Malfoy was sent instead of the older. Lucius wouldn't have tried to convince her to return with words. It would have been a fierce duel until there was a victor. If she never had to see that embarrassing excuse for a wizard again, she would be thankful.