Disclaimer: In case you haven't noticed, I AM NOT J.K ROWLING OR LOUISE RENNISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Author's Note: I'd like to give a special thanks to my reviewers, Rose Upland and Dreamerie. You guys motivate me to keep the story going! Sorry it took so long, but here's the fifth chapter of OWLS, Gem Stones, and Magical Moments....

Chapter 5: A Fiery Party

Saturday, October 25th

10:17 AM

I overslept! Pooh and double merde! I woke up and started dressing like mad, ending up with a sock on my arm as opposed to my foot.

Everyone was being nice to me and saying, "Happy Birthday," but my running past them in a hurry was a slightly less-than-satisfactory reply. I left the common room as quickly as I could and reached the entrance of the Ravenclaw common room (a statue of Archibald Alderton in the East Tower), which was where Aggie said she'd be. At 10'o clock. I was fifteen minutes late. Aggie said it didn't matter, but only because it's my birthday. Ah, the beauty of friendship.

12:05 PM

I am totally beautiful! Aggie did my make-up properly and added a special spell on my robes that apparently attracts people to my irresistible charm! Aggie also added a slickening potion to my hair to make it straight and shiny, and it is fabbity fab! Honestly, if it weren't for Aggie, I'd be......well, me. What a horrifying thought!!!!

7:12 PM

Lalalalala! I love life!

7:14 PM

The party was beyond fab and marvy and groovy and fabbity groovy!! Well, first of all, me and the Ace Gang walked linking arms to Hogsmaede. Even Ginny joined in. Now I don't want to sound disgustingly boastful but I do want to be entirely truthful: every eye was on me! Aggie's spell totally worked!

So, anyway, we got to Mel's sister's house (my irresistible charm was wearing off as I thought about Mel's sister's face when she saw all the guests that would arrive). But Mel marched right into that big white house (It's quite nice, really. Mental note to self: suck up to Mel's sister for the rest of my life), and started conjuring streamers and balloons.

Then, as the Ace Gang and Ginny started putting up decorations and clearing space, me and Mel went to break the news to her sister. We got to her and she was being so kind to me, she even told us she had hired a band to play some live music (the Wizard Crackheads. Don't even get me started). It was too hard. I couldn't break it to her. So Mel just kept waiting for me to say it and I became very interested in my shoes all of a sudden, and Mel's sister was looking puzzled. Then suddenly I blurted out, "Wellactuallytherearethirtytwopeoplecomingnotnineseeyoulater," and I ran off, leaving Mel to translate for her sister. Five minutes later, I heard a sort of muffled scream. Then an argument broke out. I tried to sort of make myself invisible by hiding behind a large armchair. The argument went on for a few centuries and then it completely died down due to a loud knock on the door. Mel's sister rushed into the beautifully prepared living room. She was furious. She didn't even look at me and simply stormed out the back door, saying, "If my house is crap when I get back I will kill you lot!!" Good grief.

Well, me and Mel went to greet the first guests (some lads in our year) and Di went off to the kitchen. Aggie was busy putting spells on streamers to make them flash into different colours. Beth was talking to Ginny in a corner, and Jenna was eating a few of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. She looked like she was going to be sick as she put a brown coloured bean into the bin. Erlack!! The lads started chatting amongst themselves.

Soon another knock sounded as the band (the Wizard Crackheads) arrived. They set up their equipment (by waving their wands around and managing to nearly knock Di unconscious as she came back from the kitchen carrying a tray of sweets and got hit in the head with an electric guitar). They then started playing a fast song.

More guests arrived, but there was no sign of the SG. A lad in the fourth year started chatting me up but I hardly paid attention to him and he tutted and went off after I replied, "I think you look fine." To his question, "So, to who does this house belong to?" Honestly, some people are so touchy.

An hour passed. Two. No sign of Harry, but some other 6th years arrived bringing Fire Whiskey with them. I was beginning to realize he wouldn't come and was chucking down glass after glass of it. It really made me feel like I was on fire.

So, when someone knocked for the thousandth time and I went to answer it, I was feeling dizzy. Very dizzy. So dizzy in fact that I opened the door and fell forward. Thankfully, someone strong caught me just in time. Who should this someone be? Why bother asking..... as Harry lifted me back up, he smiled and said, "Steady there...you should be more careful." Why do I always feel like I'm five when I'm around him? I said, "I can take care of myself perfectly fine, thank you," tripping in spite of myself. He caught me a second time and laughed.

Then he led me inside, where the Wizard Crackheads were playing a slow song. He put me down on a sofa in the corner while his friends went off to slow dance. He smiled again (yum yum gorgey yum yum) and said, "You look nice...drunk but nice." I couldn't help giggling a little. Then he handed me a small red parcel, and said, "Happy Birthday, Julia." I didn't even bother telling him to put it in the basket with all the other presents, I simply opened it then and there. It was a wand care kit. I was surprised. He grinned and explained, "To keep your wand...er, normal." God, life sucks. I just smiled, and the we started chatting about other things.

It was quite nice, and he is really easy to talk to. Almost like Di or Jenna, except not as hysterical and not a blabbermouth. I just nodded and tried not to stare at his yum yum gorgey green eyes and extremely soft kissable-looking lips! Eventually he went off to talk to his mates and I went off to talk to my mates. I danced a bit after that, trying not to fall or trip or spill butterbeer down a 7th year's shirt (yes, I did all of the above).

After another hour it was time to walk back to Hogwarts. Me, the Ace Gang, and Ginny tried to clean up everything using only our wands, but that didn't work, as my wand went crazy again and started tap dancing in a butterbeer family-sized bottle. Looks like Harry might have picked out the right present for me after all. But anyways, we tried to clean up, avoid getting splashed by my wand, and make the house normal again. We left soon before Mel's sister came back. Apparently, she doesn't like messes. As if I didn't know that.

Anyway, on the walk home I found out that Aggie got off with some Hufflepuff in our year, Jenna and her boyfriend Jack (a Ravenclaw 6th year – surprising, isn't it?) had gotten to second base (as the Americans call it. I simply say, she got to number 7 on the snogging scale), although that seems nearly impossible, as Jenna has, like, no bazombas whatsoever. It is scary. Also, Ginny and her boyfriend Dean Thomas (a 6th year Gryffindor) had broken up. Apparently, Dean is too boring for Ginny, and anyways they had stopped liking each other quite a while ago.

Ginny actually hung out the entire time with us. She totally ignored Miranda and Vicky, who in turn ignored her. It was just like old times. I believe she is the new member of the Ace Gang. She's quite fun, actually, when she loosens up a bit.

Well, now I am reapplying the slickening hair potion with Aggie's help in the girl's bathroom on the fourth floor. We are going down to the Great hall for dinner in a moment or two (or three or four or fifty-seven...). The Gang agreed to meet us there. Oh joy, I have just blotted my Magical Makeover concealer, because Jenna is dragging me and Aggie downstairs.