"I suppose I didn't, at that," Septimus conceded. " 'Intersecting Magic and Technology', I think, is the official line. Sort of a history of science and the occult, if you will. They've never been at such odds as one might think. The most amazing discoveries were considered heresy in their times. But that's neither here nor there."
He paused, seeming to take a moment to consider. "There are other courses that might interest a talented witch: you might consider Conjuration, for one. Then there's Potions, of course. New man teaching that one. I can't vouch for him. I hardly need to tell you, though, not to underestimate the value of a good solid grounding in unadorned chemistry." And it wouldn't have escaped Keith that he had somehow, by some inexplicable means, crossed the line from 'wayward teenager' to 'talented witch' in the space of a few minutes' eratic conversation with this very unusual professor.