I've already become a Hogwarts professor, and the system only just appeared.

Zhang Qiu closed her eyes, seemingly unwilling to recall what she had seen, but finally said, "It was a... basilisk!"

“Basilisk! Just as I thought! I never imagined Slytherin would actually leave such a monster at Hogwarts!” Dracula said with great interest.

"Are you sure that laptop can control the basilisk?" Dracula continued to ask.

“Confirmed! It can be controlled!” Zhang Qiu said.

Dracula stood up with satisfaction, took two things out of his pocket, and handed them to Zhang Qiu:

"Very good, you did very well. I have two tasks for you now. Take these two things. Keep the yellow one yourself and crush it when you open the secret room next time."

"This crystal ball is a magical decoration that can regulate the temperature in a room. I want you to give it to your Professor Su Yu."

“No…no!” Zhang Qiu said subconsciously, then she saw Dracula’s furrowed brows and quickly explained, “Professor Su doesn’t accept gifts from students. The Galleons my father gave him were returned to me after the start of the semester.”

Dracula, however, didn't want to hear any of this. He shoved the two items into Zhang Qiu's hands and said, "I don't want to say it a second time. Think about your mother if you want her to stay asleep forever."

Tears welled up in Zhang Qiu's eyes, and she could only say, "Okay... I will do as you say, but you can't hurt my mother."

Dracula chuckled: "Don't worry, my promises are always worth their weight in gold. Besides, a mortal like your mother is no match for me. As long as you complete the task as required, I guarantee she will return unharmed."

……

In the evening, there was another knock on Su Yu's door. When he opened it, he was surprised to see Zhang Qiu, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. He let her into the room and asked with a smile, "Is there something you need?"

Zhang Qiu said, "I wrote a letter to my father, telling him that you were willing to accept me into Raven's Feather, and also that you returned the gold gallons to me. My father scolded me for being ignorant."

Su Yu waved his hand: "I haven't agreed to let you join the company yet, there are requirements!"

Actually, quite a few people applied to join Raven's Feather this year. I wonder what conditions Percy used to convince the twins. One of them recommended Percy, and the other recommended Percy's girlfriend Penelope.

Gemma Farley recommended the new prefect of Slytherin's fifth year, a boy named Anfernee.

Cedric and Alice each recommended their new prefects for the fifth year; Alice was mentoring a younger student, while Cedric was expanding his network.

In short, the expansion of Raven's Feather was inevitable. Giving Zhang Qiu a chance to be tested was just a side benefit, and Su Yu didn't care too much about it.

But Zhang Qiu was very serious and said, "No, my father instructed me to express my gratitude to you. Since you don't want to accept the gold galleons, my father bought you a gift."

As he spoke, Zhang Qiu took out a crystal ornament from his pocket, which looked a bit like a crystal ball ornament in the Muggle world. As an alchemy master, Su Yu understood its purpose at a glance.

Inside the crystal ball was a corner of a park, with trees, streetlights, benches, and a couple who curiously peered out from inside the crystal ball, occasionally embracing and kissing.

The crystal ball also experiences the changing seasons. When the temperature in the room drops, the crystal ball transforms into summer and emits heat to warm the room.

If the room temperature is high, the crystal ball will turn into winter, with snowflakes falling and releasing cold air. It's a fairly practical alchemical gadget, belonging to the same series as the ring Gemma Farley gave her before.

However, this item should be less valuable than the ring Gemma Farley gave it, since maintaining the temperature on the surface of the human body requires a higher level of precision in alchemical items.

After thinking it over, Su Yu finally decided to accept it. He felt that if he didn't accept it, Zhang Peter might try to send him even more things.

As time went by, Su Yu continued his research and studies, and in his spare time he would also watch Quidditch matches between the various houses.

It has to be said that the Ravenclaw team is really bad. These academic geniuses are clearly far less talented in Quidditch. Even Hufflepuff could easily defeat them.

Su Yu had originally planned to follow Lucius Malfoy's example and donate some new brooms to the Ravenclaw team.

But after watching a few matches, Su Yu discovered that the Ravenclaw team's problem was not just in terms of technique and equipment, but also in their mentality. The top students did not take the competition seriously at all, and even when they lost, they were not disappointed and quickly put their energy into their studies.

In that case, Su Yu was too lazy to waste his time. It would be ridiculous to have the best equipment and still be at the bottom of the academy.

On Halloween night, Su Yu only ate a little at the banquet before returning to his office. He still had a lot of things to do when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was a message from Harry Potter:

"Professor Su, it's appeared again! That voice, the voice of that mysterious snake!"

Su Yu's spirits lifted: "Where are you?"

"Professor, I'm in room 17 in the basement. We just attended Luke's party, who almost lost his head, and were about to head back to the dorm when I heard that voice again!"

"What party are you talking about?" Su Yu asked curiously, as he seemed to recall this part of the story.

“Nick the almost headless one, his death anniversary party!” Harry repeated, but if Su Yu could see Harry at this moment, he would notice that Harry was blushing slightly.

Chapter 101 The Secret Chamber Reopens (Part 1) (Minor revisions to the previous chapter)

What Su Yu remembered was the Hogwarts spirit, Nick's death anniversary party, which was almost headless; this scene appeared in the original book.

If I remember correctly, this time Filch's cat, the one named Mrs. Lawrence, will be the first victim, petrified by the basilisk.

But that's not right. The plot has clearly changed. Ginny didn't get the notebook; someone else did. So why hasn't the time for opening the secret room changed?

However, Su Yu didn't have time to think too much at the moment. He opened the Marauder's Map on his phone again, found Harry's location immediately, and then began searching around Harry.

At this time, most students are still in the auditorium attending the Halloween party, but there are also a few couples on a date, such as the Weasley twins.

Why are they always the ones in this list? Su Yu couldn't help but complain. If he didn't know that these two guys weren't the murderers, he would have become suspicious. As he continued searching, he saw another name.

Her name is Mia. If I remember correctly, she should be a fourth-year Ravenclaw witch. Judging from her route, she should be heading towards the Ravenclaw dormitory.

Su Yu then opened the window, transformed into a raven, and flew out. The Ravenclaw lounge was on the top floor of the castle. When Su Yu arrived there, the girl named Mia had also arrived.

Her face looked a little pale, and she kept patting her forehead, as if trying hard to remember something. In the end, she chose to go back to her dormitory.

Su Yu observed from the dormitory window again. The girl went straight to sleep after returning to the dormitory and did not take out anything that looked like a notebook.

It shouldn't be her. Then who could it be? How could she have escaped the Marauder's Map's tracking? Su Yu spread her wings again and arrived at the girls' restroom on the second floor.

It was quiet here, and even the weeping Myrtle had disappeared. What happened?

As Su Yu was pondering, he suddenly heard a commotion not far away. He transformed into human form and immediately walked over in that direction.

As he walked, he checked his phone and discovered that Harry had sent him quite a few messages during that time:

"Professor Su, have you arrived? I heard it say it was going to kill someone, right now!"

"Professor, please hurry! It says it smells blood, and I think it might really be about to kill someone."

"Professor, it was Mrs. Lorris! It killed Mrs. Lorris in the second-floor corridor!"

……

When Su Yu arrived, a large number of students had already gathered there. The children were gathered together, pointing and talking about Harry in the distance.

A line of words was written in blood on the wall: "The secret chamber has been opened. Those who oppose the heir, beware!"

"Professor Su! You've finally arrived! You should know that I didn't do this!" Harry exclaimed excitedly when he saw Su Yu.

Just now, Harry told Su Yu about hearing the mysterious voice again, but Su Yu stopped replying after a while. Driven by curiosity, Harry took Ron and Hermione to track down the mysterious voice.

And so, in this very corridor, they saw Filch's skinny cat, Mrs. Lorris, hanging motionless on the torch stand, seemingly dead.

Not long after, Filch arrived, and then the commotion grew louder, attracting more young wizards to the scene. Harry became anxious because Filch was very agitated and convinced that he was the one who killed Mrs. Lorris.

Filch held the magic pistol Su Yu had sold him, pointing it tremblingly at Harry. Upon seeing Su Yu, he put it away, bowed respectfully, and said, "Professor Su!"

Su Yu waved his hand and said, "Filch, I sold you the magic pistol, not so you could scare the students. Don't do anything irrational before you have evidence."

“Yes, Professor!” Filch was very obedient.

Seeing his reaction, Su Yu continued to explain, "Harry Potter discovered something unusual, and he told me about it as soon as he found it. I was the one who sent him here."

Then Su Yu glanced at Mrs. Lorris again and said, "Moreover, Mrs. Lorris did not die, but was petrified. Such a petrification curse is not something a second-year student can cast."

"Thank you, Professor Su. Could you please help me wake Mrs. Lorris?" Filch was visibly relieved to learn that his cat was not dead, and asked with a hint of pleading. It was clear that he loved Mrs. Lorris very much.

"What's going on?" At this moment, Dumbledore parted the crowd and walked in. Seeing the situation, he looked at Su Yu first.

Su Yu thought to himself, "Why are you looking at me like that?" But he still told Dumbledore the whole story of what had happened that day.

Dumbledore took Mrs. Lorris off the torch and said, “I think we should go somewhere else, Filch, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger.”

“Headmaster Dumbledore, my office is the closest to here. If you need anything, you can…” Lockhart said with a smile, his expression somewhat obsequious.

“Thank you, Lockhart!” Dumbledore nodded and followed Lockhart.

The students dispersed, leaving only a few of the parties involved and the professors behind them. At this moment, Professor McGonagall and Snape arrived, and they followed at the very back with Su Yu.

"Su, do you know something that you haven't told me?" Snape asked, recalling the questions Su Yu had asked him about the Chamber of Secrets a few days ago.

Su Yu shrugged, then looked at Professor McGonagall: "I know some, but not much. Perhaps Professor McGonagall knows more?"

Professor McGonagall shook her head: "I've heard some things, but that's probably not true, since I wasn't a professor at the school back then."

"Around 1942, something similar happened at the school. The Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin was opened, and students were petrified one after another. In the end, one student was even killed."

"In the end, the Ministry of Magic determined that it was Rupert Hagrid who kept the eight-eyed giant spider at school without permission, and therefore Hagrid was expelled from school."

Snape was also hearing about this for the first time, and he said with some disdain, "Eight-eyed giant spider? That thing can't turn people to stone. Are the people in the Ministry of Magic out of their minds?"

Professor McGonagall continued, "At the time, that person, as you know, happened to be a student at the school, so if we look back now, it should be that person who opened the secret room."

Snape's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously touched his arm, saying, "You mean... Voldemort..."

“That’s right!” Professor McGonagall nodded, adding helplessly, “But even so, the Ministry of Magic has not yet dropped the charges against Hagrid, and he is still not allowed to use a wand.”

Snape nodded, then looked at Su Yu: "And what about you? What do you know?"

Su Yu glanced at the two men. He trusted them completely, at least in this matter. However, he didn't want to explain again and again, so he said, "Wait a moment, let's go to the principal's office, I'll explain everything at once."

Chapter 102 The Secret Chamber Opens Again

The group walked into Gilderoy Lockhart's office, which was practically a fashion show backstage, with all sorts of wizard robes displayed on haphazardly arranged clothes racks.

The walls are covered with portraits of himself, some of which show Lockhart getting his hair permed, others of him putting on makeup, making him look like a beauty blogger.

Su Yu really couldn't imagine how narcissistic a person would have to be to hang so many portraits of themselves in their room. When the portraits saw someone suddenly come in, they were so frightened that they all hid.

The real Lockhart quickly tidied up the desk, and Dumbledore placed Mrs. Lorris on the desk and pressed his entire face against it.

His hooked nose almost touched Mrs. Lorris's hair, and his eyes, through his glasses, scrutinized Mrs. Lorris's body inch by inch.

Lockhart stood to the side, showing off: "It must have been a curse that killed it—most likely a transfiguration torture spell. I've seen others use this spell many times. It's a real shame I wasn't there; I happen to know the antidote and could have saved her..."

Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Lockhart, I already said, she's not dead, she's just petrified. Don't scare Filch."

“Yes, that’s what I think too, she must have been petrified!” Lockhart immediately changed his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, Dumbledore straightened up and said, "Sue is right, Mrs. Lorris is alright, but we need to wait for the mandrake in Professor Sprout's greenhouse to mature before we can revive her!"

“…I remember something very similar happened in Vagadugu,” Lockhart continued, as if trying to save face:

"The series of attacks are detailed in my autobiography. At the time, I provided the people with all sorts of amulets, which solved the problem immediately. If needed, I can also provide them to students for free..."

As Lockhart spoke, the Lockharts in the portraits also came out, nodding in agreement with him.