He stares blankly. Right, bookworm, have to remember he's talking to a big nerd of a mage-witch. "That sounds like one of those thick tomes I could pull out of the library and not understand a god damn word out of it. Elemental transfiguration, geez, sounds like alchemy. God. Don't tell me you've got alchemy. You magical kids and your butterbeer and your transfiguration, you need to sit back and play some Playstation or something. Uuuuugh we need electricity. And indoor plumbing. One thing at a time, I guess."