James nodded at Sirius from under the cloak. He smiled. Plan 'Make Her Pay' was in motion. As usual, they would spend the day following around their target. It was procedure, and it would be useful to know her habits.

Peter was left behind because it was hard enough to fit two fifteen boys under the cloak, much less three. They waited impatiently outside the Slytherin common room. They were wondering if they had missed her and she had already left, when she emerged.

She was wearing a collared shirt and a grey skirt even though it was a Saturday, and her hair hung in her eyes. She clutched a notebook to her chest, and swept her eyes across the hallway before hurrying on her way. James and Sirius shot each other confused looks before jogging after her, which was quite a feat under the cloak.

Adell walked into the great hall unnoticed. As she took her seat at a secluded portion of the Slytherin table, no one gave her a passing glance. She helped herself to the food in front of her, but didn't touch it. Instead, she took out her notebook and began to draw it. Sirius made a disgusted face. She was even more messed up than he had originally thought. Drawing her food instead of eating it? She abandoned that drawing and moved on to another of the Ravenclaw table. It was admittedly good, but still kind of depressing.

The hall slowly emptied, but she remained, now drawing a water goblet. Finally looking around, she realized that everyone had gone. She looked up at her now cold breakfast and sighed. It was just one of those days. She picked up her notebook and left. Unknown to her, she was being closely tailed by two troublesome boys. Yes, Just another one of those days.

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Adell went through her day like any other Saturday. She spent most of her day drawing, and whimpering at her charms homework. She thought about Severus. (Did she like him? No. Well, yes. But no. Yes. How confusing. She saved him from a large dollop of humiliation. But did this mean she liked him? )

Something was different. She wasn't the same person she was before yesterday. It might have had something to do with being suddenly infatuated with a certain fifth year Slytherin, but probably not. She had tasted what it was like to be brave, to be the hero.

There were seven days left of school left. After which, she would spend her time alone with her parents. Seven more days and it would have been four years. Four years of not being noticed. Not really living her life. She was surrounded by beautiful flowers and treacherous weeds. She couldn't live as either. She lived just as a shadow. A shadow flower. All she did was transfer the world around her on to paper with drawings. Mimicking real life, but not living it. Like a shadow. Maybe she couldn't change all that in seven days. Merlin knows she didn't want to be in the spotlight. Once was good enough! But maybe if she stopped acting so pitifully, maybe, just maybe she could live. Become a real flower and not just a depiction of one. She would be different.

Starting tomorrow. She thought hazily as lay her head down on her pillow.

Tomorrow.

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Padfoot and Prongs sat miserably under the statue of Hagger The Horrible. It was appropriate, seeing as it had been a horrible day. If they had been ashamed before, it was now doubled. She was just so pitiful!

"Cheer up mate, at least we can begin torturing her tomorrow!" Said Sirius suddenly. James grinned. His best friend always knew how to cheer him up. James grinned.

"Yes, yes we can."

No one seemed to notice that the shadow flower had already begun to bloom.

A/N thank you Almost Harmless, I'm helpless with spelling. I might as well where a flashing sign on my forehead that says "Hello! I'm an idiot!" Ah, well. Not to mention I was way sleep deprived when I wrote this.