Ch. 9 Super Sleuthing

James didn't know why he was so bothered by it. Professor Patterson seemed like a cool guy, hell even Sirius liked him and with his family back ground he should be able to tell the badies from the goodies…right? But he still couldn't shake the feeling that he should know the guy from some where, no he knew he knew the strange new professor from some where he just couldn't put his finger on it. It was a little unnerving to tell the truth. "Tomorrow" he thought to him self "tomorrow I'll go through some yearbooks in the library, see if I can find him. Moony is probably right maybe I just saw him in the halls a lot when I was an under classmen or something" he then fell asleep in his heads dormitory hoping that at some point that Lily would sneak out of her room and join him.

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The next morning after having enjoyed a very colorful lecture from professor Patterson on why you shouldn't poke badgers with spoons and how he learned that the hard way the Marauders had a study hall so they all headed toward the library. James dove right in to a yearbook that would have been from their third year.

"Prongsie what are you doing?"

"I'm trying to find Professor Patterson in here"

"Oh…is it really bothering you that much?"

"I know I've seen the man some where before Paddy I just can place him"

"Didn't we settle this yesterday? Didn't we come to the conclusion that he used to be a student here?"

"No Moony just suggested that he used to be a student here we don't really know that. Plus I can't find the guy in this year book any where"

Sirius could tell James was a little frustrated "maybe we could ask McGonagall or something?"

"That's a good idea; we can ask her after transfiguration"

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After class James and Sirius approached McGonagall. "Professor? Can we talk to you for a moment?"

"I already told you Mr. Black, Pickling Mr. Malfoy's face and enchanting him to sing the 'I'm a cumber song' can not go unpunished. Your detention is with Hagrid tonight."

"It's not about that, James and I just wanted to ask you something…It was totally worth it by the way."

"Very well, what is the question?"

"Well we were wandering if Professor Patterson was ever a student here?"

Minerva McGonagall looked thoughtful for a moment "No I don't believe he was ever a student here, I would have remembered him, the man is a little odd after all."

"More then a little" James muttered under his breath

"What was that Mr. Potter?"

"Nothing, nothing just clearing my throat."

"Well any way when he first showed up for his job interview I ended up scolding the poor man because I thought he was you Mr. Potter trying to pull another one of your little stunts. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, well we know we've seen him some where before but we can't really figure out when."

"Well I hope you two figure it out at some point, now you better get moving or you'll be late for dinner"

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"Where have you two been?" Lily asked as they entered the great hall for Dinner.

"Just taking to McGonagall, that's all" James replied

"Ah, trying to get Sirius out of detention are you?"

"Nothing of the sort my dear Lily flower! I rather enjoy my detentions with Hagrid any way" Sirius said.

"So what where you talking about?" Remus asked.

"We just asked her if Professor Patterson was ever a student here"

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Was he ever a student here?"

"No he never went here. McGonagall even told us that when he showed up for his job interview over the summer that she scolded him because she thought he was Prongsie here trying to pull some kind of stunt"

"Well that's weird maybe we should just ask him about him self and get to know the guy" Remus suggested

"What's the fun in that! I say we spy." Sirius said with a look an him face that suggested that he thought he was particularly clever.

"Second" James said.

Remus sighed "Lily?"

"Yes Remus?"

"Why do we like those two idiots again?"