Dismclaiming is not one of my favourite things to do... though I have to so here we go...

Lily and James amoung other characters belong to J.K Rowling, along with the whole of Harry Potter... I am merely one muggle filling in the blanks with my own version of a story I think should be told.

Lily sat scribbling notes. Well, by notes she meant every single word that came out of the professor's mouth. History of Magic, a very boing class, in which there was so much useless information that she had no clue what she ever needed to write down. She felt something poke the back of her head and turned. Potter. The ruddy git tried to look all innocent, looking at the professor and prentending to take notes. Feeling her stare James looked up from the notes he was taking and glanced down at her. She gave him the usual death stare that declared she was about to hex him into oblivion. She huffed and turned begining to take notes again.
James was more than confused. That was until he heard sniggers behind him. 'Sirius' he though and turned and low and behold, his best friend gave him a broad grin. James gave him a look that put Evan's to shame. He turned back and put down the pencil he had been holding. Great, just great. Finnally after years of trying he and the fiery tempered red head in front of him were on speaking terms. And then some force in the form of his friend had to come and ruin it. He took a glance at the door. The doorway was open and as he gazed at it he focused on a large ball rolling in the direction of their classroom. That's when he heard Sirius laughing. "Duck" He yelled. Lily looked up confused and that's when he took matters into his own hands pulling her under the desk with him. Sirius the bloody jester had set one of their most elaborite pranks. It was somewhat of a large what muggles called "Gumball". Chewed this large ball could cover a whole classroom and render many targets unable to move. Lily groaned, which made him look at her and see the position he had set himself in with the girl he fancied. Seeming as he had grabbed her she was in his lap and his arms were still around her waist. He let go, but not fast enough. "Potter, what bloody hell do you think your doing. Letting a large gumball in the middle of the class so you could so nobly save me, well great look at the mess you made." He stopped her "Hey, I didn't come up with this plan, I had no clue. Would you rather be stuck to the wall?"
"I would much rather be on the wall, it would be more pleasant than this." She yelled. "Fine next time I won't save you." Her words had stung, but by that time Mr. Binns realized what was happening. "Mr. Potter and Miss Evans you will have a week's detention for this."
Even with him at her back James felt her mouth open. "But I didn't have anything to do with this. Why would I want to be here?" She protested.
"Miss Evans stop your complaining, some people, me included, are in worse positions than you."
Well that was true the professor was plastered to the board, and many others were on walls. The only people who were safe were them two, Sirius, Remus and Peter. The other three were hidden well in a closet leaving most to believe that only James and Lily had some foresight to the event. Professor Dumbledore chose this moment to make his grand appearance. He said a quick spell which removed most the gum in the room and set many of the students and Professor Binns free. That's when the headmaster directed himself to the two of them. "Miss Evans and Mr. Potter please come to my office."
Now free of his clutches, Lily stood as graceful as possible, which was quite flawed with gum on her shoe. She ended up slipping straight into as rising Potter and sending them both to the awaiting ground. Lily scrambled to get off the ground and James slowly made his way up waiting for another attack of the falling Lily. They followed their chuckling headmaster out of the room and all the way to his office in silence.
"Please have a seat. Would either of you like a lemon drop?" He asked as he indicated the bowl of lemon drops at the front of his large desk. "No thank you." Lily said from her chair. James took one and put it i his pocket for later.
Lily began her defense. "Professor I really don't know why I'm here. I had nothing to do with this; it was all Potter and his gang."
"I am sorry Miss Evans, but I didn't witness the event, and thus am left to the word of your Muggle Studies Professor. Who doesn't believe you to be innocent in the matter." Dumbledore explained his voic neutral. James decided to defend her, even if it meant taking the blame. "But professor she really had nothing..." He began cut off by his headmaster.
"Fine Mr. Potter, if you please, could you please tell me what." So, James explained from the very begining all the way to the headmasters entrance. When he had finished he looked at the headmaster expectantly.
"I'm very sorry Mr. Potter, my hands are tied. You both will help Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest for a week was it?"
Lily replied defeated. "Yes, Professor."
"You two have better go and get some food. The elves clear up after seven."
Only after the two students had departed, down the moving staircase did a tall woman make her way from the shadows. "Albus, I don't think that was the best decision. The boy told the truth. Potter will be in the infirmary, before the week is up. Those two are nothing alike, actually complete opposites."
"Now Minerva, you would be surprised at how easy opposites attract when left to themselves." He replied with a smile.