It was difficult to remain logical in an illogical world. Hermione could not understand the first bit about his fascination with her whereabouts. Clearly, he hadn't been hired by her ruthless master or her abandoned husband. He wasn't even hired by her former teacher. Any one of those men would've demanded she be brought back to them immediately. What was Malfoy playing at? And how did her protector factor in to this whole situation? She couldn't understand what part he played.