A/N: Little fic I had the sudden urge to write one day when I was thinking about Ginny Weasley's place in the Harry Potter world. Ginny's views about her what her own place in the events during the series and Harry's affections should have been. Completely ignores any canon between her and Harry.

Beware, minor Ginny bashing, because I actually hate her unless she's making out with Malfoy. I portray her as jealous, however quiet about it, in this fic.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I am making no profit from this.

It Should Have Been Me

I probably should have told Harry about Tom Riddle and the chamber the first time I had the chance, but I was too cowardly. Besides, it lead to him coming to save me, my knight in shinning armor. Maybe that's partly why I didn't tell him, I wanted him to save me. It was the best and worst moment of my life when I woke up in the chamber and he was there.

I wanted him to notice me, although I didn't say much. That was my strategy, don't say anything, don't bother him like the other girls, pretended I'm over him, and he's bound to notice I'm here. He didn't. I completely didn't matter to him, aside from being his best friend's little sister.

I should've been the one he asked to the Yule Ball, not Cho Chang. What did she have that I didn't? She didn't go with him anyway, and he went with one of the Patil twins, and I went with Neville, just so I could be there and see him, dashing in his dress robes.

I almost wish it had been me that they'd taken to the bottom of the Black Lake, as unappealing as that sounds, because it would've meant he cared. Of course they took Ron, it was perfectly logical.

Hermione was my friend, a good friend, but secretly, I was angry with her. She was taking Ron's attention away from me, she was the important girl in Harry's life (not in that way, but she was far more important to him than me). Neville paid more attention to her too, so I resented that.

Then there was Luna, another friend I was mad at. After Harry met her, he started giving attention to her. Hermione said they were similar. I didn't see any similarities, so what was it she could possibly have seen?

I should've been older. If I'd been older, even by a year, I would've grown out of my awkward stage sooner, and surely he would have noticed me. I could've been with him his first year. Surely we would've been friends then.

I should've been braver. If I'd actually been the one to put Malfoy in his place, Harry would have admired me.

I should've been smarter. If I had, I could've been the one finding all the clues, making things easier. Maybe he would've taken me with them to find the Horcruxes.

I should've been funnier. If I had been able to make Harry laugh, he would have spent more time with me, because I would have made him feel good.

I should have been wiser. If I could have given him advice, maybe he wouldn't have run to anyone else with his troubles.

It should have been me.

The End

A/N: I warned you not to read this if you were a Ginny fan. I suppose I was just venting my anti-Ginny x Harry point of view.

Please do review if you did read.