"Yes," Hermione responded. "Yes, we did manage, things just seem so... different, I suppose would be the best way to describe it. I can't decide if things are worse, or just as bad, but perhaps it is just because I am in this particular moment and situation that things seem so much more difficult now."
She wasn't certain, but she thought Lavender was asking if she wanted to practice with her. It would be a good use of time to say the least, and she was always happy to help out a fellow DA member, even if she wasn't terribly close to them. But she could tell from the way it was said that Lavender probably didn't want to ask her out right, so she decided to handle things more delicately as well. "Yes, I think we should. Before the meeting. Would you want to practice with me? We could do it now, if you had no other plans."