It was never a surprise when Gus decided to take his classes outside; if he could solely teach outside, he would. (Too bad sometimes the weather was terrible which forced them inside, plus Gus supposed he should use his classroom every now and then since he had it.) His first and second years had settled into their seats before he’d told them they were going on an adventure, and to follow him – why ruin the surprise and tell them that they’d be doing a joint class with the Transfiguration class for the day? He could hear the murmurs behind him the closer they got to their location, and once they were upon the gaggle of first and second years that belonged to Basil, he moved to stand beside the other professor, who quickly launched into what they were doing.

Basil paused for him and he nodded. “Defense Against the Dark Arts has been practicing the Knockback Jinx for a while, which is about to come in very handy for this practical portion of the class.” His students were a lot better than when they started, but some were still prone to knocking themselves backward when they cast it too quickly. Hopefully they’d take their time to figure it out.

The other professor launched back into the instructions; they had mulled over this idea for a while before deciding on the specifics, and Gus was excited to see how it went. He toyed with the edge of his scarf before he glanced at Basil at the mention of a prize – this was new to him. “House points, as always, will also be awarded to the students who complete the assignment first.” He added before nodding for Basil to continue.
They answered any questions from the students, before Gus turned to smile at the group. “Alright, find yourself a partner or two.” Some immediately went to their friends while others seemed to flounder, but eventually they all seemed to find at least one other person. “We’ll be right here watching, but try to have fun with this.” Gus paused before he leaned forward and said, “you may begin.”

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