Watching the tree slow down, Jesús was certain that it would pick up speed again and crush his shield (which would subsequently crush him as well.) And while he was fairly certain that he'd enunciated correctly and made the proper wand movement to cast the Freezing Charm, there was no guarantee that it would work for a tree that size. So, the sixth year was pleasantly surprised to see the tree instantaneously stop moving, as if frozen in place. And because the tree had stopped moving, Jesús also paused, just briefly, to look at the Whomping Willow. He was in disbelief, to say the least; a tree of that size (with an absurd amount of force and an odd proclivity to violently attack on sight) should not have been able to stop with a spell like that, and yet there it was.
Still, and Jesús berated himself (again) for getting distracted, there was no time to think or even celebrate his near-death experience (this was getting to be something similar to an tired, unfunny joke.) He still had to find the passageway. Within the next moment, he was on the move again and moving quickly (in case his fear was actualized and the tree did start moving quicker than he anticipated) towards the base of the tree. Once he'd reached the large roots, Jesús surveyed and moved around until he found the passageway.
He really, truly believed that Hogwarts was probably one of the most dangerous places to ever send children to be formally educated. The hole looked big enough for him to fit, and he peered into it in order to assess the distance from the entrance to the bottom. He reminded himself that he really didn't have the sort of time to just gawk and wax poetic about what he should or shouldn't do, and, after carefully tucking his wand away, he hopped through the hole and slid down. Feeling anxious, Jesús tried to calm himself by focusing on landing as gracefully as possible. Granted, he wished that he actually did know just how far and deep the passageway went, because he knew next to nothing about what was inside the tree (save for a few rumors that he highly doubted were true.) Not entirely optimistic, Jesús figured that the challenge wouldn't actually end with him finding the passageway. But, and this was entirely naive on his part, he really hoped it did. After all, wasn't risking his life enough entertainment for them?
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