"Ha," he snorts. "Yes." With a nod, "So those who value reason must protect the species, even if the vast majorities of its members waste their facilities, for the sake of the potential and the few."
"Mine," Severus tells him, "is that the hard, shaped stuff that's been through time's kiln and battering is also clay, although it looks like stone."
Severus peers at him warily. "Consecutively, or both at once?" This sounds like the setup to a first-year's practical joke, or a fifth year Astronomy tower joke. Not that he really thinks Holmes is about to paint him blue and bruised, but in his experience you never know.
Dunno if he would have seen it, though. ;) Have seen the new movie now! Me, too. But Sev was gonna react like that. (helpless shrug) I meant, though, that I heard you weren't supposed to close one eye when shooting?