[ Option B, then. Remus knows what chemistry is, even if he'd be hard pressed to pass a chemistry class — they've got their own equivalents in the wizarding world, far more worth spending time on.
The darkness pooling in the other man's hands doesn't fit the definition he knows, though. Closer to magic than science, though he doesn't say as much. It's not exactly his place to argue, and it's not as though 'science' will mean the same thing across all worlds. He takes a moment to watch, eyes narrowing in curiosity, the whisper of words in the connection as he tries to find an equivalent. Nox, above all else, though it's quickly dismissed. There's a difference between taking light and creating dark.
There's another whisper as he raises one hand, blue flames racing across his palm before settling, like a large candle with no wick. ]
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The darkness pooling in the other man's hands doesn't fit the definition he knows, though. Closer to magic than science, though he doesn't say as much. It's not exactly his place to argue, and it's not as though 'science' will mean the same thing across all worlds. He takes a moment to watch, eyes narrowing in curiosity, the whisper of words in the connection as he tries to find an equivalent. Nox, above all else, though it's quickly dismissed. There's a difference between taking light and creating dark.
There's another whisper as he raises one hand, blue flames racing across his palm before settling, like a large candle with no wick. ]
Another thing, yes. But not altogether different.