This is my version of how Lily Evans and James Potter fell in love, the first chapter. Hope you enjoy please review if you read, thanks ~Misty~

James + Lily Chapter one -By ~Misty~

James rushed down the hall to his Transfiguration class; he didn't want to see how Professor Gabis would react to this. He took a deep breath and opened the door; he hurriedly took a seat beside his best friend Sirius.

"Ahem, Potter, where have you been?" Professor Gabis asked his beady eyes squinted through his thick-lenses glasses.

"I was, at...ah... the Library sir, I was caught up in my studies and forgot what time it was" James lied quickly, in truth he had slept in.

"Well, next time bring a watch, two points from Gryffindor" Professor Gabis said and began talking about how to transfigure buttons into Ladybugs.

"Hey, James where have you been?" Sirius asked a grin on his face.

"I slept in, should've got up when you told me too" James answered sheepishly.

"I told you!" Sirius said, "Lily was very worried"

"Really?" James asked looking over to where Lily Evan's, a pretty red-haired-girl in Gryffindor sat, she and James were best friends. Lily sat with her best girl friend, Rachel Simons and they were both busy catching each other's Ladybugs

"Yeah, she thought you were sick or playing another prank," Sirius said while trying to make his button grow legs, it was already red and spotted.

"Well, I'm fine" James said watching as his button grew legs and scuttled over his textbook.

"I know, but better talk to her after class" Sirius said smiling funnily at James.

Lily smiled at James and he smiled back. She felt relived, Lily thought that James might have been sick, or in trouble but there he was sitting three desks away chatting with Sirius as though everything was normal, which it was Lily reminded herself. James wasn't usually late though. 'Oh well I'll have to ask him after class' Lily thought as her Ladybug-button ran across her desk.

"Lily, why do you think he's late?" Rachel asked leaning across the desk so that she and Lily could talk in private.

"I don't know" Lily whispered.

"Well, he doesn't look sick does he?" Rachel observed watching James prod his button, trying to make it move.

"No, we'll talk to him later, after class" Lily said.

James and Sirius were waiting outside the door for Lily and Rachel as usual. "James why were you late?" Lily asked.

"I was late because I slept in, don't worry I didn't blow up a toilet" James answered putting an arm around Lily, who glowed with pleasure, she liked James, only a little more than a friendly way.

"So Lil, you were worried about me huh?" James said.

"Well yes, you are my best friend" Lily said.

"Yup, well I'm ok, so lets go to potions," James said and the group was soon joined by Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin, two more of James' friends.

"Hey Lily, James, Rachel, Sirius" Remus said smiling at Rachel, who blushed. Rachel had a crush on Remus, she'd told Lily only two months ago when they first started their sixth year at Hogwarts together.

"Hi" Peter said.

"Hi, lets get going, we don't want Professor Samen to have a heart attack like she nearly did last time" Sirius said.

Potions was very hard because they had to make laughing potion and test it on a person in the class, that person had been Frank Longbottom. The slytherin's laughed as Frank rolled uncontrollably on the floor until Professor Samen gave him the antidote. The nit was time for lunch.

"Man I've never seen Samen act like that before, I mean, Frank's a good student, she usually loves him!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Yeah, it was weird" Rachel agreed.

"Yeah, it was weird, hey Lily how about a game of Quiddicth after lessons?" James asked hopefully, he really wanted to play Quiddicth, and he wanted to play with Lily because she could actually make him try his best, she was a good flier.

"Sure, your one James" Lily replied "but I'm warning you, I'm gonna whoop your butt!"

"Sure you are" James challenged, "we'll see about that"

"Yeah, we'll all watch, after lessons today" Rachel exclaimed.

"Great idea" Lily said looking excited.

That afternoon, Peter, Sirius, Remus, Rachel, Abrella, and Frank came to watch Lily and James play.

James found himself nervous, then he looked at Lily, She was wearing green robes that matched her eyes and she was really pretty. But why was he thinking about her, he was supposed to try and catch the tennis balls Remus was throwing into the air.

"What's the matter James, aren't you even going to put up a fight?" Lily taunted zooming by. As an answer James flew after her and caught hold of her broom's tail. No matter how she tried to get rid of him he was right behind her. Then James gave the broom a huge tug, just for fun, but Lily was slipping! She was falling James went into a dive but to late, Lily had fallen with a sickening crunch.

"Ow, my leg" Lily whispered.

'How could I be such an idiot?' James thought angrily to himself. With the help of Peter and Remus James carried Lily to the hospital wing. Lily had gone unconscious now 'Damn, what a dumb mistake' James thought 'I'm a real airhead'

"Scoot, this girl needs rest, a night in the hospital wing! Shoo!" Madam Roxanne said shooing James, Peter and Remus out of the Hospital wing.

"Oh, I feel terrible" James groaned.

"Well you did sort of mess up, but she'll forgive you James, she loves you, besides everyone messes up sometimes" Remus said.

"Loves me?" James asked puzzled.

"Well yeah, isn't it obvious?" Remus said, "that's why she was so worried this morning, maybe you should pay more attention, James"

'She loves me?" James thought 'maybe I like her, no a really like her, maybe even love her, I'll visit her tonight with my invisibility cloak' James walked off to the common room and went to sleep early.

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It was nearly midnight when James slipped out and crept to the hospital wing. He passed Madam Maxine who was snoozing in her armchair and went to the bed in which Lily lay.
"Lily, are you awake?" James whispered softly, Lily kept her eyes shut, and didn't move so James continued "I'm really sorry for today, I wish it could've been me instead, I never meant to hurt you, never, cause Lily, I love you and since your asleep I know you can't hear me, but I love you and maybe someday I'll get the courage to say it to you when your awake, but for right now I love you Lily Evans"

"James?" Lily whispered "I heard you."

He he if you want to read more look for James + Lily chapter two! Please tell me what you think! Thanks! ~Misty~

P.S.~ I'm very bad at grammar, so please don't judge me on that and excuse any minor errors, I am afraid I wasn't given the gift of good grammar like my friend Topaz, thanks! :)