Silvia wondered how different this portal would be from using floo powder. She had only used floo powder a few times before, and she didn't like it. But a rune portal didn't sound as bad; at least there wouldn't be any ashes, unless the other end of the portal had been placed in Mr. Murdoch's fireplace, which she doubted.

The small Ravenclaw made her way up to the archway and pulled out her wand. When it was her turn, she pointed her wand at an empty spot on the arch and took a moment to focus on the spell. "Intaglio," she said, and carefully carved the Ehwaz rune. Once that was done, she returned the wand to its holster.

Silvia had never had any problems with needles or blood, so she had no problem using her own blood. Carefully she pricked her hand with a pin, then rubbed the drops of red on the rune she had just carved. Turning towards the archway opening, she closed her eyes and pictured Mr. Murdoch's hut. Concentrating as much as she could on this image, she began to repeat, "Ehwaz, ehwaz, ehwaz..." Then she opened her eyes, keeping the image of her destination clear in her mind, and stepped forward.