User blog comment:Bluebutterflychan/Headcanon Corner: Science and Sorcery/@comment-3991308-20161208021533/@comment-3991308-20161211021450

Yeeeeees I can totally imagine that. I envision that people would specify whether they meant magical or mundane elements. It may be a bit frustrating, but hey, you wouldn’t have to rewrite all the textbooks.

I can also imagine there being a bit of a divide between “scientific purists” and “traditional magicians”, or something along those lines even though it’s evident that in the EAH-verse, science & magic co-exist (the class is called Science /and/ Sorcery, after all).

Also, I can't help but wonder: what /is/ magic? Is it energy? Is it a force? Matter? Or is it an umbrella term? Was it previously used to characterise phenomena unexplainable by science? Maybe it's like light: behaves like a particle in some situations and like a wave in others. Personally, I experiment with the idea of magic as an umbrella term so people’s headcanons & concepts about magic can all fit together.

Turnus? Awesome? I am honoured that you think so ;u; if you’re up for it, i would love to RP him with Celadon or any other one of your lovely OCs sometime.

Bio’s my field of choice, so I love considering the biological basis of how people can control and use magic. Turnus’ magic is a form of energy that is stored in molecules I have currently dubbed magic-ATP. Magical energy gets released when bonds are broken to turn magic-ATP into magic-ADP.

Hmm, I wonder if emotionally driven magic might be affected by hormones or neurotransmitters?? Like high levels of dopamine and serotonin might offset “happier, less violent but also energetic magic”? On that note, considering adolescents and their mood swings, those with emotionally driven magical powers would probably be most volatile in their teenage years, and their guardians and teachers would stress the importance of learning to refine their magic then.

I think one of the good things about having headcanons on science is that you can openly admit that you are wrong. Science is great because it’s one of the disciplines where a legitimate answer can be “I literally do not know”. Phrases such as “no definite theory has been confirmed”, “we don’t have the detection technology”, or “(shrugs)” are great to throw in RPs and fics. Nevertheless, it /is/ really fun to come up with theories on how magic would feasibly work. It makes the EAH-universe seem more real, plus it is really helpful for developing characters with an interest in science & magic.