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

Su Yu continued to feign interest: "So, you created it under the guise of Lord Salazar Slytherin?"

Inside the notebook, Tom Riddle's soul felt somewhat awkward. He wanted to read the writer's thoughts through contact, but some kind of magic prevented him from doing so.

He wanted to admit that he was created by Salazar Slytherin, but there were many loopholes in the story. If he asked more questions and did more research, the other party would be able to see through him.

Having no other choice, Tom continued, "No, I was not created by Lord Salazar, but I was created by the previous Slytherin heir and have the ability to open the Chamber of Secrets."

"The creation of the Slytherin heir means that the Chamber of Secrets has already been opened. In that case, are the treasures you mentioned still inside?" Su Yu seized on the loophole in the other party's words.

Tom Riddle's soul froze again. He thought that if he said the treasure was still there, the other party would definitely ask him how he knew, and then he would need to prove a lot of things.

So Tom Riddle could only vaguely reply, "Perhaps you can go open the secret room and see for yourself!"

"Oh, then how do I open the secret room?" Su Yu asked.

The notebook contained the words: "As long as you open your mind, I can imprint the method to open the secret room into your mind."

"Hey, what a scheme," Su Yu sneered, writing, "You think I'm some naive little wizard who would open my mind to a dark magic item and let you imprint something on my spiritual sea?"

Tom Riddle, in the notebook, knew that such words wouldn't appease a professor like Su Yu, but his goal wasn't to get Su Yu to agree. He sincerely said:

"To open the secret room, you must use Parseltongue. If you are a Parseltongue, or if you can find one, I can tell you the password. Otherwise, I will have to imprint the password in your mind."

At this point, Tom Riddle, or rather the notebook, was unaware that Harry Potter, after being influenced by him later, had become a Parseltongue speaker.

In Tom Riddle's mind, Parsleyan speakers were extremely rare in this world. Even if he gave Su Yu the password, as long as Su Yu coveted the treasure in the secret room, he would eventually fall into his trap.

However, Su Yu has many options. Not to mention Harry, who is a ready-made Parseltongue speaker, even the Parseltongue translator that Su Yu developed is about to succeed.

Su Yu said, "Then let's say the password first."

Tom Riddle didn't take it seriously, assuming the other party wanted to verify his words, so he readily replied, "You need to enter the girls' lavatory on the second floor of Hogwarts, face the pool in the middle, and say in Parsley: I, the great Salazar Slytherin heir, hereby command the Chamber of Secrets to open!"

Chapter 122 Christmas Part 1

Su Yu chatted with Tom Riddle for a few more minutes, then closed the wooden box again and left the Room of Requirement. Now that he knew the password to the secret room, he could finally have a go at the basilisk.

Su Yu wasn't in a hurry. Zhang Qiu's mother's matter was equally important. He returned to his office and contacted Tonks via Fetion: "Merry Christmas, what are your plans for tonight?"

Tonks quickly replied, "Come home, did you miss me?"

"Of course I miss you, so could you help me arrange a meeting with Captain Kingsley recently? I'd like to talk to him in person about something," Su Yu said.

After receiving the message, Tonks read it two or three times, trying to find the logical relationship between "Of course I miss you" and "Help me Jokingsley".

“I’ll give you a chance. Take it back and rephrase your words!” Tonks replied, adding a gritted-teeth emoji.

Su Yu readily agreed and retracted his previous message, resending it again: "Of course I miss you. I think that for the sake of your career, we should take advantage of the Christmas holiday to visit your direct superior, Captain Kingsley."

"...So, is it really necessary to have Captain Kingsley?" Tonks was somewhat speechless.

"Haha, there are indeed some things I need his help with," Su Yu said.

"Okay, I'll ask him out for you, but actually I also have something I want to talk to you about!" Tonks' tone suddenly became a little hesitant.

"What is it?" Su Yu asked.

After stammering for a while, Tonks finally said, "My parents said that if you finish things at school, you can come to my house for dinner tonight."

Oh no... why am I suddenly meeting my mother-in-law? And this mother-in-law is Sirius's cousin. I'm a little uncomfortable.

However, there's no way to avoid this kind of thing. After hesitating for a moment, Su Yu said, "Okay, no problem."

After finishing his conversation with Tonks, Su Yu thought of Chen Ying, who was far away in the United States. Normally, if a man has two girlfriends, if he spends time with one of them, he definitely can't spend time with the other.

But Su Yu was different. His two girlfriends were in London and New York respectively, with a five-hour time difference between them, which gave him some room to maneuver.

"Merry Christmas!" Su Yu also sent a message to Chen Ying.

"Hmph, you think you can just brush me off with a blessing?" Chen Ying was clearly dissatisfied.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Of course not, I've even prepared a Christmas present for you!"

"Really? What gift? When will you send it to me?" Chen Ying asked expectantly.

"I'm planning to upgrade your car tonight, so it'll only take you 3 hours to fly from New York to London!"

Chen Ying was clearly not satisfied with the gift: "Tch, it's an upgrade again, why didn't you give me a new one... Wait, you said tonight, so you're going back to New York tonight?"

"Haha, yes, do you like this gift?"

"like!"

……

Having finalized tonight's itinerary, Su Yu quickly crafted two pairs of thermal imaging glasses using a combination of alchemy and transfiguration before heading to Snape's underground laboratory.

"Snape, Merry Christmas! You're not going to be brewing potions for Christmas, are you?" Su Yu teased.

"Just say what you need to say!" Snape said bluntly.

"Hehe, I've prepared a special Christmas gift for you. I wonder if you're interested?" Su Yu said.

“Not interested.” Snape remained expressionless.

Seeing that this guy was unmoved by reason, Su Yu had no choice but to ask, "How much do you know about basilisks?"

Snape frowned. "Basilisk? Why are you asking that?"

"Just asking!"

Snape didn't believe Su Yu was just asking casually, but he still explained, "The Basilisk is a dark magic creature created by one of the most notorious dark wizards in history, the despicable Helbo."

"It is said that this monster is very powerful. Its hard scales can help it resist most magical and physical attacks. Moreover, it is very fast and its teeth are poisonous. A simple scratch can kill an adult wizard."

"The most terrifying thing is the basilisk's eyes. It is said that anyone who looks into the basilisk's eyes will be killed instantly, and even if you don't look directly into its eyes, just seeing its eyes in a mirror will turn you to stone..."

Su Yu couldn't help but applaud Snape: "It's hard to imagine that you actually graduated from Slytherin. I thought that only Ravenclaws were good at reciting long passages like this."

Snape raised his chin up slightly with a smug look and said, "As a Potions Master, my knowledge is far greater than you can imagine."

Su Yu nodded in agreement, and continued, "So, the materials from the basilisk can also be used to refine potions, right?"

"Of course, the basilisk's venom, blood, tears, bone marrow... are all top-grade potion ingredients, rarely seen on the market, and each gram could be worth several Galleons!" Snape affirmed without hesitation.

Su Yu smiled with satisfaction and asked, "Then would you like a snake monster? A living monster!"

Snape was initially surprised, then a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes as he asked, "Where?"

“It’s inside Hogwarts Castle!” Su Yu said.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Snape's expression changed drastically, and he directly denied Su Yu's statement. To prove himself, he added, "Dumbledore would never allow such a dangerous creature to live in the school."

Su Yu felt somewhat helpless. People in this world seemed to have an almost blind trust in Dumbledore, believing that he was omnipotent, but the truth was not so.

Su Yu said, "Dumbledore isn't a god, how could he know everything? Do you remember Mrs. Lorris?"

"You mean... Lady Lorice was petrified because of the Basilisk?" Snape pondered.

Su Yu nodded: "Do you remember what happened back then? Mrs. Lorris's tail was stuck in the torch holder, and her body was in a forward lunge position. There happened to be a puddle of water on the floor of the corridor."

“Even so, it doesn’t mean there’s a basilisk in the castle!” Snape thought Su Yu’s words made some sense, but he still didn’t believe it.

Su Yu was too lazy to explain and said, "Whether it's true or not, we'll know as long as we open the secret room and go in to take a look!"

“Of course I know to take a look…” Snape instinctively retorted, but then he suddenly realized something and asked, “Have you found a way to open the secret chamber?”

Su Yu immediately straightened up, reached out and flicked his hair back, and said smugly, "Obviously."

Snape's lips twitched. He realized that Su Yu's personality was getting worse and worse. However, he still really wanted such a rare material as the basilisk, so he said:

"If that's the case, then what are you waiting for? Do you really expect that basilisk to give you a baby?"

"Don't rush, these are two pairs of infrared glasses I prepared. Test them first, and then add some anti-petrochemical coating to the lenses."

"Then prepare some antidote for us. Today is Christmas Eve, so let's deal with the basilisk after Christmas." With that, Su Yu tossed a pair of glasses to Snape.

Chapter 123 Christmas Part 2

After leaving Hogwarts Castle, Su Yu first went to Diagon Alley and bought a lot of gifts, since it was his first visit and he couldn't be impolite.

Then Su Yu drove to the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic's holiday dates are December 25th and 26th, and Tonks is still on duty today.

Tonks was overjoyed to see Su Yu and ran over to give him a hug. Su Yu gently pecked her smooth forehead and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to invite me to dinner?"

"What, you don't want to go?" Tonks pouted, her hair turning fiery red.

"No, it's mainly because I'm afraid your parents won't accept me, since I'm ten years older than you, so I'm very nervous!" Su Yu said, looking frightened.

Tonks laughed immediately after hearing this and patted Su Yu on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I've got your back. My parents are really nice people and they spoil me a lot. They won't make things difficult for you."

Su Yu drove Tonks all the way to a small town in Wiltshire, south of London. Unlike the Weasleys’ Burrow, the Tonks’ house was in the town.

She didn't use any magic like the Muggle Exorcism Charm or the Shapeshifter Charm to hide herself. In fact, her parents and the townspeople all knew her, and when Tonks returned, some enthusiastic neighbors greeted her.

Tonks' parents were quite welcoming to Su Yu, especially Andromeda, who thanked him profusely.

Because Sirius Black really did find Andromeda and re-entered her name into the family tree.

Andromeda abandoned her family's honor to marry Tonks' father, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love her family. Now that she can return to the family tree, she is very happy.

The meal was enjoyed by both host and guests, and Su Yu did not leave until 8:30 p.m.

After celebrating Christmas in Britain, Su Yu stepped on the gas, and the car soared into the sky, heading towards New York City.

Su Yu's talk about upgrading and modifying Chen Ying's car wasn't just empty words; his own car had already been upgraded, reducing the travel time from London to New York to three hours.

When Su Yu arrived in New York, it was only 6:30 pm. He picked up Chen Ying, who was off work, once again.

"Why did you suddenly come here?" Chen Ying tried hard to suppress her laughter.

"Of course it's because I missed you!" Su Yu ruffled Chen Ying's hair roughly, turning her long, straight black hair into a messy pile of straw.

The Christmas atmosphere in the United States is slightly less intense than in the United Kingdom, but the colorful lights and Christmas trees on the streets create a different kind of charm.

Instead of going to Wizard Street, the two held hands and went into the Muggle shopping mall, where they shopped, ate, and played until they returned to Chen Ying's apartment in the early hours of the morning.

Chen Ying originally thought she would spend Christmas alone again this year, and her house wasn't decorated much, but magic can magically change things that were not originally possible.

After casting a transformation spell, Chen Ying's apartment was instantly transformed into a festive space, complete with Christmas trees, ribbons, candy, and even the sofa was transformed into a gift box.

Su Yu was forced to wear a Santa Claus outfit, but for some reason, the original long sleeves became a vest, and the long pants became shorts.

Then look at Chen Ying, who is wearing a tight-fitting reindeer outfit. Her brown clothes and trousers have long, curly fur that is fluffy and soft. Two reindeer antlers extend from the top of Chen Ying's head, adding a touch of exotic charm.