How much time had gone by since Jasmine and the Head Girl left the library? Cris studied his watch again. For Cris, it had been long enough. Getting up from the blanket he was sitting on, he wandered over to the window to gaze out. He could see his breath fogging up the glass in front of him and he wondered whether Jasmine was warm enough out there. More importantly, he also wondered whether she was safe.

He turned back to look desperately at Professor Thompson, before turning back to gaze out the window again. We should all be out there instead of in here, Cris wanted to tell the Professor. How is talking about how one should deal with a creature relevant while we're inside here, safe and cosy inside the library? We should be out there right now, Cris wanted to turn around and tell the Professor.

But, he remained silent and continued to stare helplessly out the window instead.