After seeing that Neville was not in his seat, William took Hermione and went to look for him.
After asking around among his classmates, William learned that Neville was pacing alone in the corridor after being severely mocked by Malfoy.
This made him hate Malfoy even more.
The difference from the original work is that Neville is running aimlessly alone, so it is naturally difficult to find him quickly.
Fortunately, William's Fool's Gold Coin gave him the ability to divine.
I saw William holding the gold coin in his left hand, standing his wand in the palm of his right hand, and silently saying in his heart:
"Find Neville Longbottom!"
"Find Neville Longbottom!"
"Find Neville Longbottom!"
After doing this three times, the wand suddenly fell down and pointed out a path to the left.
William's face lit up with joy, and he ran over with Hermione.
Finally, after several divination attempts, William finally found Neville, who was pacing in the corridor with his head lowered.
"Neville!" x2
The two men's screams woke up Neville who was feeling uncomfortable.
"William, Hermione, you... why are you here!"
Neville said anxiously and nervously.
William smiled and said:
"Today is Halloween, and everyone is in the auditorium. I saw that you didn't go there, so I was a little worried, so I came to see you."
Neville stuttered and said:
"Thank you... thank you!"
Hermione said indignantly:
"Neville, don't worry about Malfoy and the others. If they bully you again in the future, William and I will help you!"
Neville was immediately moved and said:
"Thank you! Why are you so nice to me?"
William said:
"We are friends! Besides, you helped us at the station, and we promised your grandma to take care of you!"
At the mention of Neville's grandmother, he suddenly shivered.
Seeing that Neville was so afraid of his grandma, William couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He shouldn't have mentioned his grandma on this occasion.
Hermione changed the subject and said:
"Let's go back quickly, the Halloween dinner is about to begin!"
With that said, the three of them walked towards the auditorium.
After a while, when passing by a bathroom, a stench suddenly hit me.
Hermione immediately covered her nose and exclaimed:
"What's going on? Why does it smell so bad?"
William immediately became vigilant because he sensed the danger coming from the front.
He whispered:
"Be careful, this is probably the smell of the troll."
Hermione exclaimed:
"How is it possible? How could a troll enter the castle?"
Neville's face turned pale when he heard this, and he stood there trembling and at a loss.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Heavy footsteps sounded, and it was obvious that the giant monster was about to come to them.
Hermione and William took out their wands and looked ahead warily.
An ugly giant creature with a foul smell appeared in front of them.
The disgusting saliva and the huge mace were indeed a giant monster as William said.
At this time, the troll also discovered the three little wizards in front of him, and immediately rushed towards the three of them with a mace, as if he had seen something delicious.
"Falling Technique!"
William waved his wand lightly, but he was using his extraordinary ability.
Sure enough, the giant monster was hit, and his feet slipped and he fell to the ground.
Hermione cooperated closely, looked at the target accurately, and shouted in a low voice:
"Wingardim Leviosa."
The mace in the troll's hand immediately came out of his hand, and was suspended in the air under Hermione's control.
Seeing this, the giant monster immediately wanted to get up and retrieve his weapon, struggling to stand up.
But how could William let him get his wish? He was frozen and given electric shocks, making him unable to stand up.
Hermione immediately cast a transformation spell, controlled the mace to turn into a sharp sword, and slashed it towards the monster's neck.
Finally, with the tacit cooperation of the two, the giant monster was killed in front of Neville.
The powerful performances of Hermione and William planted a seed in his heart.
"Ah...you...why are you here? Who did this?"
Professor McGonagall's surprised and angry voice sounded behind the three of them. At this moment, she did not feel proud that the three little wizards had defeated the troll, but instead felt deep fear and worry.
Seeing this, William hurriedly stepped forward to explain:
"Professor McGonagall, it's like this..."
William quickly said that Neville was bullied by Malfoy and others, and that he and Hermione came to look for him and happened to encounter a troll.
Professor McGonagall also learned that the three of them had no idea that the troll had broken into the castle, so no points were deducted from the three of them.
Soon, Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick and other high-level officials from the school came and looked at the giant monster killed by William and Hermione in shock.
Finally, Professor Dumbledore said:
"William and Hermione, who enthusiastically helped their classmates and bravely defeated the troll, will be awarded a total of 40 points!
Okay, let’s all go back and have a rest, and by the way, let me tell the students that the troll has been eliminated.”
After hearing this, everyone slowly dispersed, and Hermione was still immersed in the excitement of earning 40 points for the college.
Dumbledore looked at William deeply.
William also felt Dumbledore's gaze, but years of patience allowed him to control himself and pretended not to know anything.
Snape frowned and asked:
"What? Is there something wrong with him?"
Dumbledore shook his head and said:
"No, it's just that his talent reminds me of Tom."
Speaking of Tom, Snape's expression also changed...
The news spread quickly in Hogwarts. When William and William returned to the Ravenclaw lounge, they received the attention of all the Ravenclaws.
Hermione had never experienced such a scene before, and she immediately ran back to her room feeling shy.
William also returned to his bedroom with a calm expression.
After they left, there was a burst of discussion in the lounge. Obviously, the Ravenclaws didn't want to be as nerdy as they seemed.
William returned to the bedroom, where he was thinking about Neville.
When Neville was a child, he witnessed his parents being tortured by Death Eaters. Later, he was cast the Forgetting Curse many times in St. Mungo's Hospital, causing damage to his brain and even his soul.
In fact, Neville's talent is still extremely powerful, and he will even be recognized by Gryffindor in the future. He also has a strong talent in herbalism, which is very suitable for the cultivator path.
However, William's idea is to help Neville recover his soul first. As for the cultivator path, we will have to wait and see later.
There are two methods for what happened to Neville. One is easier to handle with a psychiatrist from the audience, and the other is to use the soul gold coins that you have absorbed before.
Relatively speaking, soul gold coins may be faster, because there is a remnant soul of Voldemort behind Professor Quirrell's head.
If things go well, you can try to repair Neville's damaged soul at the end of your first year.
Later, William began to pay attention to his "believers". Although they were suppressed by the Holy See, more and more people believed in the God of Wealth and Commerce.
In the past, faith was spiritual sustenance for believers, but now faith can also make oneself richer.
Sometimes the minds of believers are so "simple".
As the number of believers increased dramatically, William gained more faith.
Thinking of the mysterious power that the people of the Holy See had previously mastered, William decided to make his loyal followers stronger.
Although the people of the Holy See have mastered the mysterious power, they will also be eroded by the power of faith, and eventually lose themselves and become puppets who only know faith.