She couldn’t speak. She didn’t want to know what his reason was, lest it let her down in the end. But Hermione was curious by nature. It’s why she read so often, a thirst for knowledge so deep that stemmed from pure curiosity. It’s why she played such a heavy role in helping Harry defeat Voldemort, her curiosity was insatiable and until she had an answer, a solution or the truth, she would continue to ask the hard questions and seek out information. 