Jasmine desperately wanted answers to her questions, but she was terribly afraid of what the answers would be. Nevertheless, she was determined to ask them because that was the only way she would ever find peace. Closing her eyes, Jasmine concentrated on her first question. That wasn't very hard to do because it was something she had been consumed with for a long time.

Jasmine held the crystal up by the string and let it dangle. Keeping her focus, she whispered her question. "Did Cris leave Hogwarts of his own free will?" Watching the crystal like a hawk, Jasmine waited for it to do something. Finally, when she could barely stand it anymore, it began to move. The crystal started to swing back and forth in a straight line. Jasmine exhaled, not realizing that she had been holding her breath the whole time. "I knew it", she thought to herself. At least that was what she had hoped.

Since Professor Cassie had yet to call time on the activity, Jasmine decided to go for one more question. This one was even more important than the previous one. She steadied the crystal so that it was still again. Then Jasmine began to concentrate once more, thinking about her next question. This one really made her afraid because yes or no, there was really nothing that she could do about the situation. She asked anyway. "Does Cris still love me?" This time it took a little longer for the crystal to move as if it was really pondering her question. Once it started to move, there was no question what it was telling her. The crystal began to move in a circle and it kept going round and round for a while before it slowed down. Well that answer gave Jasmine some satisfaction, but it was bittersweet. This activity raised more questions than it answered, but at least Jasmine knew something. Maybe she needed to revisit the crystal ball.