From then on, Moriarty would occasionally bring a few snakes into the Room of Requirement. After repeated experiments and continuous refinements to the Runic Runes, he solved the problem of short-range spatial teleportation.
As March began, Great Britain's weather turned strange. Some places were still in the depths of winter, while others had already welcomed blooming primroses.
Although Hogwarts was a magical school, it could not escape nature's influence. Marcus told Moriarty that the Magical Creatures in the Forbidden Forest had become more active.
Some of the bolder ones had honorably completed the task of reproducing, then strutted through the woods with their tails raised, becoming a sight in the Forbidden Forest.
Jericho told Moriarty that his revision was not going very smoothly—the June exams were drawing near.
Ever since the Quidditch match ended, this American cowboy, Jericho, seemed to have lost his passion for life as well. He had become lazy.
Lilith, meanwhile, told Moriarty that she had learned the Disillusionment Charm!
The trio agreed to go on another nighttime excursion, and Moriarty set the location at the Room of Requirement.
Moriarty brought Jericho and Marcus to the Seventh Floor, but Lilith was nowhere to be seen.
"Come out, Peverell!" Jericho called in a lowered voice. "Peverell?"
"Shut that duck-like voice of yours! I'm over here."
A clear, lovely voice came from the corridor. Lilith lifted the Disillusionment Charm and slowly revealed herself, speaking to Jericho, who was in the middle of his voice change.
Moriarty looked Lilith over with interest. "The Disillusionment Charm can make a disguised person or object like a chameleon, matching the color and texture of the environment behind and around it. I didn't expect you to be the first among us to learn it. You really are talented."
A flicker of joy passed through