Harry didn't like that assessment. He and Ronald had depended on Hermione to get them through their studies and when they had an essay due, but where Harry applied himself Ronald seemed to skate through doing the minimum needed in order to pass. Harry even knew that had they taken their N.E.W.T. exams, they would have never done well enough in Potions nor Transfiguration in order to even apply to be an Auror.