Just about forgetting the food in front of her, Hermione tried to keep the frown off her face. She didn't think avoiding a ceremony was going to sway her view on things.
"Well, it is different," she argued. "Particularly the no more training part." Finally taking a mouthful of food, she finished it before she answered Ron's last question. "I'm making progress, yes." Slow progress, but progress all the same.