You know what I can’t get over? The first thing Andrew did when he saw Akko. He didn’t go up and talk to her. The first thing he did

was grab her ears. Then, when she complained about it, he gave a half hearted apology, and then,

he grabbed them again.

Andrew was interested by the ears. So much so he was completely ignoring Akko. I mean, giant rabbit ears on a random girl, who wouldn’t be intrigued? I’m sure they looked real, he probably wanted to see if the felt real, too. After all, the next thing he does is ask her if they are real, after another half-hearted apology.

Look at his eyes here. He’s staring at her ears, not her face, even though he’s talking to her. I mean, it makes sense. This is something wild and curious. He’s never seen anything like it before. But then, he learns it’s magic, and he seems disappointed.

Andrew is someone who is interested in weird, cool, unusual things. It seems like he would adore magic. But he seems to hate for the very fact that is its “magic”. Also worth noting is the fact that he saw a girl with real bunny ears in a witch academy and his mind didn’t immediately go to magic implies that he’s had very little exposure to magic in his life.

I think Andrew has spent his life being told magic is antiquated and worthless by his father. But I deep down, he’s a lot like Akko, the way that magic amazes him. You can see it even clearer in his face when the enter the Fountain of Polaris.

His mouth is open the entire time they ascend that stare case. You can even see him close it as they reach the top. I think that if he saw that Shiny Chariot show that Akko did, he would’ve had a very similar reaction to her. He would’ve grown up loving magic.

When he visited Luna Nova, I think he thought everyone would be like his father probably described them to him: antiquated, stuck in the past, with their their heads up their asses. He probably thought all of them would be like Diana, and his visit to Luna Nova probably was convincing him he was right. But then he met Akko. And what he said still sticks with me.

He said that while smiling. We know he dismisses witches and thinks they are ‘strange’, but here he sees someone who he thinks is the most unique witch of all. And he says it while smiling, as a compliment. He’s not saying she’s ‘strange’ like the other witches, he’s appreciative of how she’s different from them. He appreciates how Akko is nothing like the stuck up, worthless witches he met before and likely grew up hearing about from his father.

A long time ago, Shiny Chariot made Akko believe that magic was a wonderful thing. She was considered little more than a gaudy stage performer by the magic community and was dismissed by them, much like Akko is being dismissed now. But she changed Akko’s life with that show; she showed Akko magic can be something amazing. I think if Akko is going down the path of Shiny Chariot, then a major milestone is going to be the first time she truly inspires someone with her magic.

And I think that someone will be Andrew. I think Akko might just become Andrew’s Shiny Chariot.

What would make it all the sweeter is seeing the looks on everyone’s faces when they see Andrew Motherfucking Hanbridge cheering on Akko, the class dunce, as the president of her one-man fanclub. Oh god, I hope this happens.