*AN: The last line was inspired by one of the most well- known lines in brillant William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'

~*~*~*~*~*~*VIRGINIA WEASLEY- Sweet Ginny*~*~*~*~*~*

Look down the row of kids in study hall

Some snickering, whispering, giggling, passing notes

Not Virginia.

She's quiet

Intently reading, with her tongue out, and a thoughtful expression

Dazed look in her pretty brown jewel eyes

Heartbeat slowly thumping

Recieving messages through her secret diary

From her best friend

Only friend!

Tom Marvolo Riddle

She smiles

'I've got a secret!'

She thinks to herself, writing back to dear Tom

No one's ever paid her special attention

Of course, living with six brothers can be hard

Ginny doesn't complain

Oh, no, never.

Ginny's good.

Sweet, sweet Ginny

Tom tells her "No

You don't have to be overlooked anymore.

I'll give you the key,

and you'll open the door."

Ginny is excited.

Her hearbeat palpitating

Thump, thump

Thump, thump

No thoughts of bad things come into her head

Tom's good

He's her friend

And besides, he says he's dead!

Ginny bites down

On bottom lip

Thump, thump, thump, thump

"Yes, I'd like that"

Is her response

"You see, no one ever thinks bad of me.

I'm good.

I'm simple.

Just sweet Ginny."

Then she starts thinking..

Just WHINY

PLAIN

STUPID

CHILDISH

IGNORED

LOVESICK

TORMENTED

DEMENTED

Soon to be POSSESSED

and INSANE

TIRED

BORING

NAIVE

LAME

Ginny...

Can she find an end to this lonely pain?

If this girl were not so sweet

Would Virginia still be her name?

~*~