Hermione knows this is a somber sort of conversation to be having, but if it's been brought up, then it's certainly worth having. She can tell by Emma's body language that it's been weighing heavily on the other woman's mind, so she's glad to help her talk it out, if she feels that's what she needs.

But given the sudden shift in the conversation, that's not how she feels at all, and Hermione's willing to accept that. "So-so," she answers with a bit of a shrug. "At least I know not to put in so much energy in some of them and to put in more in others. Part of how I direct magic is with the movement of my wand, you see, so I've had to experiment a bit with focus and directional shifts. So I'm slowly relearning even my most basic charms. It's been helping, more or less. I haven't started any fires or blown anything up, so that's a start!"

She's not sure how facetious she's really being, and that's sort of depressing, so she shakes it off with, "If you'd like, maybe we can practice our magic together. I'm sure there must be other rifters who know magic; if they've figured out their way around the initial bumps in the road, they can surely help us and any other people who might come in later down the line."