This is what Ravenclaw looks like..

Chapter 337 The first day of school

Although Professor Adams was very motivated and his tone clearly showed an urge to bring Andrew into the research team, Andrew declined the offer.

Just mixing Transfiguration spells was enough to overwhelm him. He didn't have the ability to study herbs, a subject that had already passed the stage of relying solely on imagination and had to rely on hard work.

What can he do?
Guide the professors to create a Plants vs. Zombies?
Even if it was revised to include content from the magical world, Plants vs. Inferi would still be extremely outrageous - the lethality of Herbology plants has never been weak, but compared to intelligent magical creatures, most plants that rely on instinct are too easy to deal with.

Lack of intelligence is the biggest drawback of those plants, not to mention other things. Carrying and fighting are serious problems - you can't expect the Mandrake to kill the Noseless with one roar, right?

They haven't even developed any combat potions yet, let alone the lower-level herbology - Professor Adams's herbology is pretty good, and if Andrew fights him, his chance of winning is almost 99%, which means he has no combat effectiveness at all.

Thinking about the mess, Andrew ran all the way to Hagrid's hut.

"Andrew!"

Hagrid's voice, which could no longer be suppressed, exploded from a distance.

"Morning, Hagrid!"

He responded loudly and then trotted over.

Hagrid changed into a huge wizard robe and washed his face carefully - as for his hair, well, as a professor, he doesn't have to worry about his hair.

No matter if you have thick black hair or are balding, no matter if your hair is straight or, ahem... in short, as long as it is not too weird, hair will not affect the quality of teaching.

"The old professor told me to dress neatly," Hagrid said awkwardly. He didn't like to dress so formally. "I just did it after feeding the chickens."

"very good."

Andrew praised earnestly.

"The old professor even asked me to get used to eating in the auditorium, saying that if I sat there, the students would get used to it faster - to be honest, I wasn't used to it."

But, one must get used to this - reserve a seat first and then consider other issues. After sitting at the staff table for a long time, students will get used to it in their minds.

There was no doubt that the old professor was correcting Hagrid almost specifically.

"I also think the old professor is right," Andrew responded seriously, "Don't forget, I also took this elective."

"You chose too?"

Hagrid's voice was high, "My lessons?"

"Of course," Andrew spread his hands, "I have to at least know those magical creatures, right?"

"Great, what do you think of my book? The old professor said it's a little personal, but it's great."

'Book?'

Andrew was stunned for a moment, then recalled the textbooks he had ordered by mail - the packaging did seem strange, but he didn't pay any attention to it and didn't open the package.

In other words - although he had taken the Care of Magical Creatures course, he hadn't done any preparation.

Not only that, he was happily chatting with the professor of the course, and everything seemed to be going well at the beginning.

"I haven't looked yet, Hagrid."

Andrew thought about it and gave up lying. "You know, I don't have time."

"I did not see?"

Andrew nodded, “Yes, I’m going to flip through it before class.”

"But don't Ravenclaws love to learn?"

It took Hagrid a long time to utter a very magical sentence.

"My main subject is Transfiguration, and I also study Charms as a minor. I have to take extra classes for Herbology, as for Magical Creatures..."

But this obviously cannot be said directly.

"Yes, but everyone is now competing for the first place in a single subject..."

"True," Hagrid nodded, "She got first place in a single subject. Hermione was almost crying because of it. But if you ask me, I'm afraid she will have to lose a little more. There are so many courses this year." 'She has filled up the class...'

Andrew muttered to himself, "Yes, there are so many courses."

"But I can help you a little. Since you haven't seen it, you must not know how to open the textbook."

As Hagrid spoke, he returned to his hut and pulled out a strange book.

It was a pretty book with a green cover—but Andrew sensed a faint malevolence about it as soon as Hagrid held it.

This was not normal - although other wizards could not feel it, he was sure that what he felt was correct.

This thing Hagrid took out is alive!

He dared to gamble with the Transfiguration technique he had practiced for a long time - this thing was extraordinary.

“This book is very strange.”

"Of course," said Hagrid, as he put the book on the ground - and he started to trot straight away, as if he was going to run away!

"Live?"

Andrew cried out in surprise and waved his wand. The book that had been running away suddenly flew up and floated in front of Andrew, baring its fangs and claws, as if trying to bite Andrew's hand or something else.

"I regret this, Hagrid."

Andrew said very confidently, "I should have asked you earlier. This book is so amazing!"

'Alive, magical life? Or alchemical life? How did it come to life? If I use Transfiguration, how can I achieve this effect?'

Andrew looked at the book in front of him with greed in his eyes - he urgently needed such knowledge.

Dead things come to life, it's a miracle of transfiguration!

Who would have thought that the next stepping stone would be this?
He was so stupid as to leave a golden key there unopened!
"Not too late, not too late."

Andrew poked the guy in the air with his wand and began trying to communicate with it using the power of Transfiguration - no, as long as he could analyze it, it would be enough!

But something strange happened - he couldn't communicate.

He could only sense a bit of twisted malice or something, the power of Transfiguration did not exist, it was a very unfamiliar protective force.

"I don't believe it..."

Andrew waved his wand and began to communicate very seriously using the most standard Transfiguration technique - but something strange happened again.

He gained nothing.

"Can I be harder?"

Andrew looked at Hagrid, his tone full of eagerness.

"Whatever you want. I have two more copies that the bookseller gave me. This one is for you."

Hagrid looked casual - as the professor, after he selected the textbook, the bookstore owner was extremely happy, but the clerk's eyes were not very good.

"Thank you."

Andrew could not wait to wave his wand and began to use Transfiguration with all his strength, trying to break through that layer of strange power and then understand.

'It was a success, but that's all!'

Andrew's not-so-weak Transfiguration power, with the help of the magic wand, overwhelmed the mysterious power and began to infect the book itself.

However, the force shrank and shook rapidly, disrupting Andrew's Transfiguration. The book fell to the ground with a snap, and the broken pages were scattered all over the ground, and the ink flowed out in large pieces - the unfolded pages were full of stains and blanks.

There is no doubt that the book is dead.

(End of this chapter)