Hogwarts: Who hasn't collected a Horcrux?

Because they had agreed to duel with Malfoy at midnight, William and the other two left the dormitory at 11:30.

When they arrived at the Gryffindor common room, they ran into Hermione who had been waiting there for a long time.

""Hermione, it's so late, why are you here?"

William guessed that Hermione might come to stop him.

But Hermione said,"William, I want to go with you, and I'll be your assistant."

William looked at her in surprise.

"You're going with me? Aren't you afraid of violating the school rules?"

Hermione said playfully,"William, you said it yourself, as long as you don't get caught, it doesn't count as violating the school rules."

"Besides, I'll go with you guys. If you get caught, it won't matter if I'm there."

"If you guys hadn't been caught, then I wouldn't have been caught either, and I wouldn't have to worry about it."

Hearing Hermione say this, it seems that William's words still had some impact on her.

At least now she knows how to adapt and is no longer a nerd who memorizes books by heart.

""Okay, let's go."

After walking out of the portrait hole, they heard a wheezing sound.

""What's that sound? Is that Mrs. Norris?" Ron asked, holding his breath, squinting his eyes and looking into the dark.

"It's not Mrs. Norris, it's Neville. William saw him curled up on the floor, sleeping soundly.

But when they approached, Neville suddenly woke up.

"Thank God, you found me! I've been out here for hours, I forgot the new password, and I can't go back to sleep."

William patted his shoulder to calm him down.

"Keep your voice down, Neville, the password is 'pig nose', go back to bed."

Neville nodded and prepared to go back, but saw William and the others walking out, and asked hurriedly:"Where are you going?"

"This is none of your business, Neville, go back to sleep." Ron said impatiently.

William also urged:"Neville, you were frightened today, you should go back to the dormitory and have a rest."

""Okay, then I'll go back." Neville finally nodded in agreement and turned back.

William and the others walked briskly along the corridor, with moonlight pouring in from the tall windows, streaking across the ground.

Hogwarts Castle was silent at midnight, and only their footsteps could be heard in the corridor.

They were lucky enough not to encounter any obstacles along the way, and successfully arrived at the trophy display room on the fourth floor.

The crystal glass cabinets displaying the prizes sparkled in the moonlight.

In the darkness, trophies, shields, medals and statues flashed silver and gold.

The four of them took out their wands to prevent Malfoy's sudden attack.

Unfortunately, time passed by, and William and the others did not wait for Malfoy, but instead waited for Filch.

It seems that Malfoy was timid after all, or was plotting.

Maybe he thought that by informing Filch, he could catch William and the others in one fell swoop, and he would not have to worry about William's threats today.

Filch brought Mrs. Norris with him, and the sound was getting closer and closer.

"What should I do?"Hermione asked William silently, she looked very nervous

"Don't worry, just look at me." William raised his wand and stared at the door intently.

Filch's footsteps outside the door became clearer and stronger, and Hermione and the other two in the room looked paler and paler.

"Let's run from the back."Ron finally couldn't stand the pressure and said tremblingly.

Harry and Hermione were a little moved, but they finally chose to believe William.

William still stared at the door calmly.

Finally, Filch stepped into the trophy display room. At that moment, he didn't see anything clearly and was hit by William's magic.

""Confuse the audience!" William said in a barely perceptible voice.

This Confusion Charm had no color or sound at all, and it was released very quickly.

Not to mention Filch, the old Squib, even the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic would be affected in this situation.

Filch trembled after being hit, then he told Mrs. Norris to turn around and leave the trophy display room and walked towards his office.

The Confusion Charm can make the victim act according to the deployment of the caster, and even make the victim obey the caster.

Just now, William asked Filch to go back to the office directly and not wander around in the castle.

"Done!"

Hermione and the other two finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Filch leave. It was really exciting just now.

They stood there waiting for Filch to slowly approach. The sound of his footsteps getting closer and closer was like a death knell.

Fortunately, William was as reliable as ever.

""I was really scared just now. By the way, William, what kind of magic did you use to make Filch leave obediently?"

Hermione asked William while patting her chest and panting.

Her curiosity was still so strong.

Harry and Ron also looked at William eagerly, like curious babies.

"Confusion Charm, I used the Confusion Charm, which is generally used to confuse and disorient the opponent or interfere with objects."

William explained briefly to satisfy Hermione's curiosity.

Then he said,"Let's go back. That coward Malfoy won't come to the appointment. He is worthy of being a student of Slytherin College, and he knows how to play tricks."

Hearing what William said, Harry also said angrily,"It must be Malfoy who leaked the news to Filch, this despicable guy."

While complaining about Malfoy, the four of them headed towards Gryffindor Tower. When they met Peeves on the way, he was about to yell, but when he saw William raising his wand, he immediately stopped and slipped away obediently.

It seems that William left a deep impression on him last time, otherwise he would not be so afraid of William.

After returning to Gryffindor Tower safely, the four of them went back to rest.

Tonight was really a bit anticlimactic and not fun at all.

The next day, Malfoy couldn't believe his eyes. He saw William and the other two were still in Hogwarts.

And the way William and the others looked at Malfoy, that kind of contempt and ridicule, made Malfoy break down.

"Coward, coward."Ron ran to Malfoy and cursed him with disdain.

William found the Weasley twins and hired them to spread the news that Malfoy was a coward and didn't dare to duel.

The cost of hiring them was only three Galleons, which was very cheap.

The Weasley twins had a wide network of contacts and many ways to get around. In less than a day, the news that Malfoy was a coward spread throughout Hogwarts.

"Boss William, if you have any business in the future, you can come to us brothers, we promise to help you handle it properly."

After receiving the three Galleons of employment fee, the Weasley twins changed their name from William to Boss William.

After all, they need a lot of money to do experiments, but the Weasley family is indeed a bit poor, so they really like William, a generous boss.

"I have a business right now, do you guys take it?"

William thinks it's really worthwhile to get things done by spending money.

"Yes, of course I will!" Fred answered firmly.

"I want to get a Niffler. If you can get one for me, I can give you thirty gold galleons. How about that?"

"Thirty gold Galleons! No problem!"

The Weasley twins agreed without hesitation. After all, the Niffler is not a rare exotic animal.

"Okay, that's it. Here are five gold Galleons as a deposit for you. I hope you won't let me down."

William took out five gold Galleons and handed them to Fred.

"The boss is generous!"

"But I have to remind you that although the Sniff is gentle, it can cause damage to your property. If you want to keep it at home, you should be careful."

George kindly reminded William, not wanting such a generous boss to have a bad impression of them because of the Sniff.

William nodded:"Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention to it when the time comes."