Anthony Delvay woke up to a very disturbing noise. His alarm clock. Really? Why couldn't he sleep in on his birthday? Rosie probably set it on six o'clock to set him off.
Ant shrugged it off and went to go take a shower. Rosie better not have replaced the shampoo with hair dye or he would prank her even worse. Anthony was prank King.
"ANTHONY!" He heard Ant Nat yell. "Breakfeast, dearie!"
He quickly did what he needed to do in the shower, got dressed, combed his hair, and went down for breakfeast.
"Anthony, I made a list--"
"List for what?" Anthony questioned Ant Natilia.
"For your party of course!" She handed him a list.
"Ant Nat, I love you, but half of these people I don't know! They're just Pre-Hogwarts like me!"
"ANTNY! IT MEANS MORE PRESENTS!" screamed Alice. "Oh, is the blue girl gonna be here!?"
Ant rolled his eyes. He didn't want presents. He just a few close friends coming over and hanging out. How hard was that?
"Antny! Is blue gonna be here!?"
"I don't know," Ant stated, scanning the list. Ramona Farris. "Yes, she is going to be here," If she even comes, thought Ant.
"They don't have to bring presents!" Ant Nat yelled.
"I don't want them to! Only a few people will end up coming because you went crazy and invited them to a birthday party! They don't even know me! Only Ramona and Payla!"
Ant Nat blew her bangs off to the side. "Anthony David Delvay! You will be thankful and grateful for this birthday party!"
"WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M NOT!?" Ant screamed, annoyed.
Alice whimpered and hid behind Anthony.
"TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!"
Take it like a man? Really? Yes, this was going to be an interesting day.

Jacklyn walked up the steps to a kid named Anthony's house. He apparently was having a birthday party and apparently she was invited. All she knew was: It was Anthony's birthday, she was invited, and he lived in a large house on a long street, and she had no present, and her parents made her go to a strangers birthday party.

She knocked on the door. knock knock!

She waited.

She heard screaming and shouting. "WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M NOT?" "TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!!!" Was what she heard. She knocked again. A charming young wizard opened the door. She never met this boy, mainly because she just moved here.

"Oh, Hi, I'm Jacklyn, I apparently got invited to this birthday party." She blushed, not really knowing how to talk to a complete stranger who's also a wizard and also has his birthday today, and also doesn't look very happy.

Yes, of course. A guest. "Oh, hi, I'm Jacklyn," She said, smiling. "I apparently got invited to this birthday party."
Ant nodded. "Yes, my crazy Ant invited people I did not even know," He huffed and opened the door wider. "Come in, if you want."
Ant Nat grinned. "Hello, deary! I'm Natilia!"
"MOMMY, I'M HUNGRY!" Rosie shouted.
"BUBBLES!" Alice screamed, giggling.
Ant face-palmed himself. "And how did you think we would be able to throw a party with them?" He asked, with displeasure in his feature. He pointed to Rosie, who put her hand to her forehead and falling back with a 'ahh' and she got up and bowed.
"Rosie, my dear, how about you go over to nice Jackson's house?" Ant Nat asked, never frowning. "Go, Rosie, now."
Ant looked at his guest. "Yeah, that's my family," He said, awkwardly.

Ramona was a little excited. She was going to her friend, Ant's, birthday party. Ramona had met him a while ago at a random park and now they were friends. But that suited Ramona just fine.

She was happy. It was Ant's birthday party and she was going to be as nice as she could, even for a future Slytherin. But she had to be, because she at least wanted to make a good impression. When Ramona reached Ant's house, she straightened up and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, she saw her friend open the door. "Hi, Ant!" Ramona said "Happy birthday!"

The girl named Rosie got up and stormed out of the house. "Yeah, that's my family," Anthony muttered. Jacklyn giggled "Happy birthday" She smiled.

Then, another guest showed up. A blue haired one. She said "Hi, Ant! Happy Birthday!"all cheery like. Anthony must of knew this one. "Hello, there" Jacklyn politely announced to the girl, "I'm Jacklyn, and you are?"

"Hello there" A girl, another one, who must've been a guest at Ant's party, said "I'm Jacklyn, and you are?". Ramona faced the girl "Hi, I'm Ramona. Nice to meet you, Jacklyn". She smiled at the girl and looked back at Ant "Happy Birthday, Ant. Do you know if Payla's coming? Well, even if she's not, it'll still be ok"

Sheldon had never been invited to a birthday party before. When the Owl showed up on his windowsill with a letter, he thought it was from Hogwarts. They were the only ones who sent a letter by Owl. He opened it and noticed it was for a little boy's birthday party. Sheldon ran into the Office where his father was working.

"Dad! Look what I got! An invitation to a birthday party. Can I go?"

He jumped up and down excitedly. "Cool your clams son. Do I know the parents?" Gregory looked at his son, inquiringly. He had far too much work to do to take his son shopping for a present for a little kid. He figured it was a little kid. "Is it for one of those weird Wizard kids?" He never once looked up from his paper work.

Sheldon looked down, face red. Was his father embarrassed of what he was? "I don't know if you know the parents. Yes, the kid's a Wizard. It's a boy. His name is Anthony Delvay. Perhaps you know them? You do have a lot of clients. At that moment the telephone rang.

"Go run along kid, ask your mother. I've got work to do!"

Running out of his father's office, he shut the door behind him. Leave it to his father to ruin his day! Instead, he sought out his mother who gave him the okay to go and even took him to the Galleria to do some shopping. What would Sheldon buy for a little boy he didn't know? He settled on a gift and even got a new party outfit. His mother insisted he get a haircut as well.

It was party time. He arrived at the house, dressed in his new jeans and button up shirt. His hair was parted to the side rather than falling in his face like it usually did. His shoes were tied for once and he wasn't covered in mud. He walked up to the door and rang the doorbell, gift in hand. He stood there, waiting for someone to answer.

The door made a loud knock noise. Someone else was here. Jacklyn could see that Anthony (or "Ant" As Ramona called him) was busy talking with Ramona, so she grasped the handle and pulled open the heavy door. Standing before her was a very charming young lad with a button up shirt and a present in his hand. Jacklyn looked down at her outfit, wishing she dressed more formal, but this was just a birthday party and she had no formal clothes-- She was from Tennessee.

"Hey, come on in... Anthony's over there." She pointed to Anthony and looked at the charming boy. "Might I ask your name?" She asked politely. "I'm Jacklyn"

Ramona looked over to the door as Jacklyn opened it to see a boy who looked utterly familiar. And then it hit her--he was the boy who puked in the bushes on Ramona and Amelia! It was that boy who couldn't take a flavor of Bertie Bott's Beans! The boy who puked over her favorite shirt! Well, it didn't matter now, cause Ramona had a new outfit on Well, Ramona decided to let that go, it was a while ago. Plus, this was Ant's birthday. Ramona had to be polite. "Hi, I'm Ramona! I don't know if you remember me, I met you at Crystal Fountain Park".

Ant smiled at his guests. "Hey, guys! Well, it's a bit weird that you actually came since my aunt is a crazy lunatic--"
"HEARD THAT!"
"MEANT TO!" Ant laughed and looked at Sheldon. "Hey, the name's Ant," He turned to Ramona and grinned. "Hi, Ramona. WHAT'S UP?"
"Antny? Where's the food?" Alice yelled. "I WANT FOOD! Oh, bubble!" She ran around and knocked a chair down. "Oopsy!" Ant Nat eyed Alice. "THE CHAIR FELL ON IT'S OWN!"
Ant Nat frowned. "Kids, there are snacks on the table! Lunch will we served around noon."
"Noon?" asked Ant. "Noon?"
"It's an all day party, Anthony. Some will even sleepover!"
Sleepover? His aunt was really desperate to get Anthony friends.

"Hi, Ramona! What's up?"

Ramona smiled at Anthony "Nothing, I'm fine. Just attending a birthday party!" She said. Ramona could hear Alice running around. And then she heard "It's an all day party, Anthony. Some will even be sleeping over!". Ramona's face scrunched "Sleep over? Oh, I didn't bring anything. Well, my dad will be expecting me, anyway, so I can't be staying that late, but I can definitely stay at/after noon" She said.

Ant sighed a sigh of relief. "Phew," He looked at Ant Nat with distaste in his eyes. "Ant Nat, how about you go find something else to do along with Alice?"
"But it's fun!"
"Natilia Miller!" Ant screamed. "I don't want you at my birthday party!" He turned back to Ramona after Ant Nat and Alice left. "Yeah, thanks to my lunatic aunt."

Ramona watched as Anthony yelled at his sister and his Ant. Ramona smirked lightly--she wished that she had the guts to say something like that to her family. "Yeah, thanks to my lunatic aunt.", Anthony had said. "Yeah, Anthony, I have one of them too. It's my father's sister. She's a freakshow" Ramona said. And she was right about Aunt Susan. She WAS a lunatic.

Ramona looked around Anthony's house. It was just like a regular wizard Manor. "Oh, Anthony, I forgot to ask. What house would you like to be in at Hogwarts? I was just wondering if we'd see each other again when we go" Ramona said. And she meant it. Even thought Ramona had just met Anthony, she felt like she would miss him if he got into a different house than she.

Anthony was glad he now had someone to talk to since Ramona said she had a crazy family member. "Deffinitely Slytherin," He told Ramona about her question of the wanted house. "The best Hogwarts house there is of course!" He smiled. "Slytherin is awesome."

Ramona's eyes widened. ANTHONY WANTED SLYTHERIN TOO? "Awesome! Me too! I'll see you there" Ramona said, giving Anthony a high-five. This was awesome! Now she would have at least one familiar face to call a friend at Hogwarts. She knew that she would make the best of Hogwarts, and would have another to do so with her. "Yeah, my whole family is a line of Slytherins. And I'm definitely not going to mess it up by getting into Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. Ravenclaw? Not so bad, but I've got to get into Slytherin" Ramona said.

"My family's a line of Slytherins too!" Ant said. "Except for Geri Delvay who was a Hufflepuff, but ANYWAYS, that's awesome!"
Ant was smiling now. He was happy he wouldn't have to go around, saying, 'Hi, I'm Anthony, I'm a Slytherin, I'm nice (sometimes) and I'm clever! But deffinitely not a Ravenclaw!' He was glad someone already knew all that. Knew about him, knew his family, knew his very interests. Maybe he wouldn't be an outcast this year. This year was going to be different.

Yes. That would be something that Ramona would love. To walk around the school in her Slytherin robes, even play a little quiddtich if she wanted, sit in the Slytherin common room with her friends, maybe even becoming a Slytherin prefect...yes, that'd be a wonderful Hogwarts experience.

She smiled at Anthony. They could be there together. She was glad that someone knew. And someone who wasn't freaked out that she was a Slytherin hopeful. That she'd chased away for wanting Slytherin (It had happened before, yes). So she would have a friend. A familiar face to call a friend. That would be something good.

Payla and her mum had been driving all over London looking for Ant’s house. Payla had been invited to his party and she thought it to be a lovely idea to go. After all it wasn’t very often that Payla got to see her non-muggle friends and she really missed them. Unfortunately her mum and she got lost somehow and there they were driving in circles for hours. Maybe not hours, but it sure felt like it to her. Finally they pulled up to the right address. “Mum, you’re the best driver in all of London!” She said to her, non-sarcastically too. Her mum smiled and gave her a kiss on her head.

“Alright, behave and give me a ring when you need a ride home.” She said to her daughter. Payla jumped out of the car with a little hand drawn card for the birthday boy in her hand. She didn’t know what to get him, so she gave him an all expense paid – as far as 2 gallons go, trip to Diagon Alley. Kinda like a gift card, except for not. She knocked on the door three times and waited for someone to answer. She felt incredibly rude for coming so late and hoped that she would be forgiven. So when the door finally opened, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! We were driving and the address was weird and I got lost and my mum got all confused and I was so worried I would miss your party and I’m sorry… here’s a card!” She said holding up the make-shift present! a

Ramona looked over Anthony's shoulder as someone opened the door. She saw a familiar face in the doorway. "Payla!" Ramona exclaimed "You made it!". She crossed to the doorway and led her in, smiling. She walked back to Anthony, hoping to start the conversation again.

Shawn walked up to the Delvay front door. He had got an invitation to a party, and he wasn't the most social in the world. So his brother bullied him to go to the party. So Shawn walked up to the door and knocked on it 3 times. When it was open, he said "Um, I'm here for Anthony's birthday. I'm Shawn"

Ramona looked in the doorway. There, standing awkwardly with a present under his arm was...Shawn?

Ramona walked away for a second and looked into the doorway as he stood there. "Shawn! Hi! How are you? I'm Ramona, remember? We met at the park" She said, smiling at him. Shawn was really nice and she hope that she was considered a friend to him.

Shawn looked over. In the doorway, standing there, was Ramona Farrow. Shawn gave a small smile and a wave "Hi, Ramona. Yeah, I totally remember you." And, turning back, said "Happy birthday, Anthony", and stepped in the doorway.

(OOC: Sorry this is a short post. My 'muse' is gone, and school just ended for the year, so I'm really tired).

"Thanks, Payla! Thanks, Shawn!" Ant smiled and took the card from Payla and opened it. "Thank you! It's awesome!" He smiled at Ramona. She did have other friends than him. No, he was kidding. Obviously, Ramona had friends!

Ramona smiled. She hoped Ant was having a good birthday. Ramona wasn't much of an entertainer, but she loved to joke around and play pranks. Ramona made a face and said "Oh, gosh, Ant, I completely forgot to give you the card I got you!" Ramona said "Mum even put a special charm on it! It looks really nice". Ramona dug around in her bag for a while when she felt something sharp-ish.

Ramona pulled out the enchanted card from her bag and presented it to him "Happy birthday, Anthony!".

Ant grinned. "Thank you, Mona! It's really awesome!" He looked down at the card. "It's really a nice card. Your mom didn't have to go through the trouble just for my birthday card!" He put the card on a table, so it would be displayed. "Thank you!"

Ramona smiled. "No, I wanted to. I told her it was for a friend". She nodded and looked back at everybody. Payla, Anthony, Shawn, Sheldon, and Jacklyn. This would be a good birthday party, and she felt like Ant deserved it. Ramona looked around the room. She looked back at her card, then Payla's, then Anthony.

Ant grinned wildly. "Is anyone hungry? I am!" Of course, Anthony was hungry. He always got hungry. Especially, at a party. Hopefully, Ant Nat made LOTS of food because Anthony would probably eat it all himself. The best thing? Ant never gained any weight from his obession of food. He wasn't a pig, though. Just hungry. You think he wouldn't have eaten his entire life!

Ramona smiled widely. She was sure that Ant liked food as much as she did. She had a big appetite, yet was still skinny. Ramona nodded. She LOVED food. Ramona smiled at Ant again. Yes, this was going to be good.

Ant Nat poked her head through the door. "Dearies, food is ready!"
Ant walked into the kitchen and grabbed a plate. He started piling things on top of it. Good thing Ant Nat served candy last or Ant would've been puking his guts out. He sat down and began to eat. "Mona! This is awesome! You need to try the meatballs!"

Ramona looked at Ant. He seemed to be enjoying the food. So why not try it? Ramona began to eat. "Wow, this IS awesome, Anthony! Your Ant Nat cooks really good" Ramona said, savoring the food. It was good, better than what Mona's mom cooked, at least.

"It's a gift," Ant Natilia blushed.
Ant smiled. "Watch out! It's getting very addictive!" He took a bite out of the chili. "HOT! BUT SO DELICIOUS!"
"Anthony, do you ever chew?"
"Yes!"

Ramona took another bite of the chili. Yes, it was hot, but delicious. Ramona smiled. She had barely ever experienced this bit of cooking. SO GOOD. Ramona remembered how her mother cooked. Yes, it was better when her father brought her back some cauldron cakes or sugar quills from Honeyduke's when he was out in Hogsmeade. But this was good. Really good.

Soon, Anthony's plate was clear. Now, was time for Anthony's favorite part. A.K.A dessert. Ant Nat had bought candy from Honeydukes and also a bunch of her own baking.
"Ant Nat should open a restaurant, right, Mona?"
"Anthony!"

Mona giggled "Yeah, she should". Ramona smiled and looked at her plate. Empty. "Yeah, she really should" Ramona repeated, smiling widely. She sat up straight again and looked around. This was a good birthday party. Friends, cards, good cooking.

"For once, I'm a bit full. I finished two whole plates with food piled high to the ceiling! Barking, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's kind of weird. I never feel like this" Ramona said. It was fine, anyway. The food was great, anyway. But she didn't need anymore. Ramona sat up straight.

"Hey! Mona, you wanna go pull a prank on my mean nextdoor neighbor?" He said it so only Ramona could hear. "She's an old hag. Her name's Mrs. Hollypop. Once I accidently threw a football in her yard and she took a spatula and popped it! If she wasn't so mean, she might actually have a husband! So, wanna?"

Mona grinned. She loved pranking. It was even considered a hobby of hers. "Sure. What do you want to do?" Ramona whispered to Ant. If they were gonna prank somebody, they'd have to make sure it was very clever. After all, Ramona was the prank queen.

"Err, I don't know. I already used my good ones one her. How about we leave a flaming bag of poop on her porch? We'd have to close all the windows in here and turn on the Central Air not to smell it." Yes! Good thing Ron fed Oliver (his dog) beans last night. This was gonna be one smelly prank.

Ramona giggled silently. "Yes! That's great! Where'd you think of that?" Ramona said, still laughing under her breath. That'd be a great prank! "It's perfect". Ramona straightened up and grinned at Ant.

Ant smiled. "Follow my lead," He whispered to Ramona. "Ant Nat?" He said louder. "Can Ramona and I go threw a football outside?"
"Yes. Sure. Be back in when it's dark, deary!"
Yes! Ant thought. "Let's go. Oliver has a collection of droppings in the back yard." He grinned to Ramona.

Ramona grinned mischievously. They were gonna do it. She stood up and followed Anthony outside. This was gonna be the best prank ever. She looked up and said to Ant "So, are we gonna tell them that we did it? Wouldn't everybody be suspicious when we shut the windows and everything?" Ramona asked. Sadly, there was always a flaw to a perfect plan.

"Already taken care of! Kendall Martion, the boy down the street, always get in to mischeif. If we shut our windows, we'll just say the smell was killing us." Perfect!

Ramona smiled "Awesome. Great cover up! So, do we blame him? Or just say that he caused a prank which smelled?" Ramona said. One thing she'd learned is to never rush ahead. Always figure it out first. "Either way, this prank will be a total success!" Ramona said.

"Blame him. He owes me. Big time."

Ramona grinned. "Awesome. Now, let's get down to business. Let's go find the droppings".

Anthony nodded. "Should we get smelly or big? Or both?" He smiled at Ramona. One could never go wrong with droppings. Aha! Anthony found the perfect dropping. It was probably about medium size and it stunk like Great Uncle Herbert going number two in the bathroom. It had a bunch of multi-colored flies swooping over it. He picked it up with his gloves on and went to Ramona. "This one?"

Ramona grinned. "It's just perfect!" and nodded "Yes, that one". She smiled "Now, let's light this thing on fire!"'she said excitedly. This prank was genius, and Mona had no idea that Anthony could come up with such a great plan. Not that he wasn't c,ever, or anything.

Anthony ran to the neigbors yard and hopped over the fence without tipping the droppings onto the ground. He let the droppings slide off his glove and took out his lighter he grabbed secretly when they were inside. Anthony lit the droppings and now it was officially a flaming bag of droppings. He hopped back over the fence and ran into his backyard. Ant quietly found a place where they could hide and see Mrs. Hollypop's expression. He waved at Ramona to come over. VICTORY!

Ramona stood in the backyard while Anthony jumped the fence to complete the prank. When Ant came back and waved her over, she squealed with joy and joined him in the bushes. She gazed at the flaming bag of poop on the porch. She had never seen something quite like this. It. Was. AMAZING!