Gus had no idea if it was breaking some sort of unwritten rule to teach someone outside of Hogwarts, but he was going to do it anyway. Technically she was underage, but at the same time he was a professor so he was giving himself a pass on this one. It wasn’t like the spell would do any damage if she misused it, and it wasn’t like she could harm someone with a spell that made flowers grow, therefore he felt comfortable teaching it. Hell, he’d teach it to his nephew too, and Seamus was still a wee babe. That resolved any of the questions he was starting to form.
Quickly shaking his head once she shifted her stand, Gus motioned toward her feet with a wave of his hands. “No, you’re too far back on your heels. You’ll fire the spell but it might cause you to become unbalanced enough that you’ll fall or erm… be sent flying somewhere you don’t wanna go.” Gus explained, although she seemed to sense that something was off herself, shifting the weight on her to where she seemed most comfortable. He was the same and tended to keep most of his weight in the balls of his feet. A small laugh escaped him as he nodded. “Exactly. That’s what I do too.” He needed it as a curse breaker, and old habits die hard.
Blue eyes watched with intent as she practiced the movement of the spell, lips pursing together in thought. While it wasn’t perfect, it was good enough that Gus was confident that she’d be able to fire off the spell no problem. “Herbivicus.” His eyes went down to her feet, and she might just have to learn the hard way. Well, they were just going to have to see how this went; most of his first years didn’t quite get their spells correct the first go around, but she looked a little older than that. “Her-biv-i-cuss,” Gus repeated for good measure, a little slower so she could hear the pronunciation of the word. He stepped back and took a quick look around to ensure that no one was around just in case.
Quickly shaking his head once she shifted her stand, Gus motioned toward her feet with a wave of his hands. “No, you’re too far back on your heels. You’ll fire the spell but it might cause you to become unbalanced enough that you’ll fall or erm… be sent flying somewhere you don’t wanna go.” Gus explained, although she seemed to sense that something was off herself, shifting the weight on her to where she seemed most comfortable. He was the same and tended to keep most of his weight in the balls of his feet. A small laugh escaped him as he nodded. “Exactly. That’s what I do too.” He needed it as a curse breaker, and old habits die hard.
Blue eyes watched with intent as she practiced the movement of the spell, lips pursing together in thought. While it wasn’t perfect, it was good enough that Gus was confident that she’d be able to fire off the spell no problem. “Herbivicus.” His eyes went down to her feet, and she might just have to learn the hard way. Well, they were just going to have to see how this went; most of his first years didn’t quite get their spells correct the first go around, but she looked a little older than that. “Her-biv-i-cuss,” Gus repeated for good measure, a little slower so she could hear the pronunciation of the word. He stepped back and took a quick look around to ensure that no one was around just in case.
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