Picking out one of the tents JD pulls it over to where he thinks a nice area was to put it up at. Picking up stones and sticks from the spot, he makes sure nothing was on the ground, and piles it in a small pile. He might need those sticks and stones later on.

Hearing the professor say they were able to use magic, he looked at her dumbfounded. Well he certainly wasn't gonna use it, not unless he planned on setting his tent on fire. No way! He'd done this many times, and knew exactly how a tent went up, without "magic" or the use of his wand.

Staking the tent corners to the ground, so it wouldn't blow away, he climbs inside, moving around inside the tent trying to get it up on his own, failing helplessly.