Before setting off, Silan made thorough preparations.
He stuffed the Rock Cakes into his Mokeskin Pouch and put a few sheets of parchment in his robe pocket for easy access.
If Fluffy went berserk, Silan could turn the parchment into musical instruments to soothe him.
After leaving the Room of Requirement, Silan tapped his forehead with his wand and cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself.
"Phantomless Trace."
His wand emitted a shimmer of shifting colors that gently wrapped around him like gauze.
In the blink of an eye, Silan's body had almost blended into the wall behind him.
He was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.
Only when he moved quickly could anyone make out a slight, unnatural distortion in the patterns on the wall.
The Disillusionment Charm worked much like a chameleon's camouflage.
It allowed a person's body to blend into the surrounding environment, effectively rendering them invisible.
Of course, careful observation could still reveal a few telltale signs.
Although the Disillusionment Charm's camouflage was not as perfect as an Invisibility Cloak, it was more than sufficient at night.
Hogwarts Castle was especially quiet at night.
Silan carefully crept along the walls toward the fourth floor. When moonlight fell on him, he did not even cast a shadow.
After climbing the stairs and rounding a corridor, Silan arrived before a locked door.
He recited an unlocking spell, and the door opened at once.
Silan pulled it open a crack and slipped inside.
A monstrous dog lay in the room.
He was so enormous that he practically filled the entire space between floor and ceiling.
Even more frighteningly, he had three heads. All three mouths bared their teeth, and six eyes fixed on Silan, who had suddenly intruded.
"A little wizard! Another little wizard! Last time there were