Austin walked along, now not really caring about his torch. It wasn't really doing anything for him anyways in terms of warmth. He was colder now than he was in the classroom, which he didn't think was possible. Is this professor nuts?! How was he sure that this professor was going to make sure everyone stayed together? Austin almost dropped his torch, turned around and went back to the castle. But the castle was NO WHERE IN SITE. They were literally in the middle of nowhere, with snow everywhere. He would rather lie down in the cold snow than to walk the rest of the way to the lake.

As he continued walking, he tried to chant to keep his flame going, but he was having a hard time saying it clearly. His teeth continued to chatter, and after a few minutes, he decided to just stop altogether. At this point, it didn't matter if the torch went out or not. It didn't matter if he lost house points for his flame dwindling. All that mattered to Austin Moore was warmth, and how he was going to get it.