[ straight answer: probably not. elena's been through some of their magic section before, when she was still researching with sam and angel - but then angel disappeared and jenna and ric came, and things got... distracting. different. (looking for a way out suddenly wasn't as pressing.)
so she's skeptical anything will help, but she's hopeful maybe they could. ] I took a few home if you want to look at them.
[ she notices the lack of notebook and pen. it's why she's looking in her bag for extras. ] When did you decide to take Paranormal Studies?