This is what Ravenclaw looks like..

Chapter 64 Look at this cake, it is big and round
Andrew had never analyzed the wizarding world in such a formal way. To most people he knew, the wizarding world was a place isolated from the Muggle world and hidden by the Statute of Secrecy.

But with the introduction of Berkeley, the sixth-year Ravenclaw, his understanding of the wizarding world became more three-dimensional—an analytical method that was similar to what he was familiar with but more in line with the views of the wizarding world.

"If you study herbology carefully, you will find that we actually have a good ability to harvest food, but food is completely different from the food that wizards eat."

"We have better means than Muggles to grow and control pests of those crops, and even to harvest them, but processing them - turning them into flour, rice, or even bread, requires expensive alchemical equipment, because our current means cannot replicate the Muggle machinery very well, and wizards who can process them all at once are too rare."

"A Ravenclaw I'm familiar with designed this kind of production method. He took into account the graduation level of graduates in ten years and took a median value. The effect of a wizard working in the median for one day and casting spells reasonably is called one magic hour."

"This is somewhat based on Muggle stuff - but it does solve a difficult problem. In this setting, he made a statistical analysis of the magical man-hours consumed by wizards in various productions, and then compared a large number of Muggle products with the man-hours consumed by wizards' work, and finally came up with a very interesting table."

“This is remarkable…”

"Of course, he is now Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Magic's Back Office."

"Logistics Department?"

Andrew thought about it for a moment and remembered this department - he had heard of it before. Although this department sounds bad, in fact, in that weird club, Andrew had learned that this department was on the same floor as the Minister of Magic's office...

“A very suitable position.”

"Of course - because it's not just those things they make. Do you know what welfare stores provide besides food?"

Berkeley asked back, "It's not the clothes that are ridiculously cheap in the Muggle world, but the fabrics and wool."

"Cloth and yarn?"

"Of course, this is a very clever approach," Berkeley said as he grabbed a piece of parchment. "The magical hours required for wool production and wool processing are not high under the effect of potions, but the project of making ready-made clothes is different - but the Ministry of Magic still only sends out raw materials, rather than purchasing finished products and distributing them cheaply."

"Because of the style and job requirements?"

"Almost. The style is to maintain independence, and the position is to maintain stability," Berkeley nodded. "But there is another important reason. This can take up a lot of time."

"Even with the help of magic, knitting sweaters and making ready-made clothes takes a lot of time. If the family has enough children, it will take even more time."

"Although this sounds a bit cruel, it is not - think about what would happen if some trivial work was not arranged to kill some wizards' time... especially when the Ministry of Magic cannot provide enough positions."

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I just dealt with a group of people whose eyes were fixed on the Ministry of Magic, but why did the topic suddenly become so high-end?
Andrew finally understood the difference between Hogwarts and other schools he knew - although it sounded like a comprehensive high school with junior high and high school consecutively, considering that students will have to find jobs after graduation, and the cooperation project between the Ministry of Magic and the school that was revealed today, students after the fifth grade can basically be regarded as college students, just with a shorter study period.

The Ministry of Magic was more like the Egyptian government he was familiar with, except that its methods were more subtle and covert. In terms of financial revenue, it was completely different because of the existence of the Muggle world and the Statute of Secrecy.

"You don't need to be responsible for this aspect for the time being, but next time when you help me mark the homework, you must think carefully about their reports and try to imitate them." Professor McGonagall told Andrew this after leaving the room that she didn't know whether it should still be a classroom. The lower grades in Ravenclaw were indeed a bit petty, and she hoped that Andrew could take a long-term view after understanding this not-so-important project.

"Okay, professor, I will study hard."

"Also, remember to get your application for staying on campus reviewed during the Christmas holiday. You need to use this time to carefully familiarize yourself with the various documents you have filed over the past six months."

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No, Professor, why are you so skilled?

You act just like a black-hearted boss who arranges employees to work overtime right after he has shown his subordinates the world and shown them a lot of big profits!
Andrew, who didn't know that this trick was learned from Dumbledore, saw through it, but still agreed without hesitation - hiding was useless, sooner or later it would be his fault...

"It will reduce my workload in the future... Besides, the Christmas holiday is coming, and I have to prepare the manuscript for next month..."

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"Stay in school?"

"Yeah, yeah, stay at school. I don't want to go back to Privet Drive at all."

Harry said this frankly while trying to wave his wand to cast a spell - he never thought he could say such words so easily.

"Ah, if you stay at school, how about we...but I really miss my mom."

Seamus started to speak, but changed his mind mid-sentence.

"It's okay, just go back. I'm just studying the spells that Hermione recommended. I'll teach you after I've practiced them during the holidays."

Under their persuasion, Hermione hesitantly joined a group of Gryffindors who were madly learning magic, and became a spell supplier for the lower-grade Gryffindors - because the types of magic she mastered were even comparable to those of fourth-grade students.

The most important thing is that the magic that Hermione masters can be mastered by most first-year students after long-term practice, unlike the magic provided by senior students, which most people cannot reach the threshold no matter how hard they try.

"How about giving those Slytherin guys a hard time before Christmas?"

Although both sides have restrained themselves a lot after the last conflict, Slytherin's scores are currently far ahead, which has caused them to become more and more complacent recently.

"No, didn't you read what Dumbledore said? He told us that the accumulation of knowledge is infinite, and we should not be proud of a small progress. We have learned some things, but we don't have an overwhelming advantage. Slytherin knows no fewer evil spells than us."

"Besides, our opponents are not just first-year students. It doesn't matter if you lose, but if you are caught and put in detention at school together, you will be doomed."

"Besides," Harry grinned, "the twins told me they have a big plan, and it would be best not to alert the Slytherin students at this time."

(End of this chapter)