Ginny’s smile teased the edges of her mouth, "Ronald not withstanding? To answer your question, I wanted to do something different than what’s normal for my family. I grew up listening to my mother always going on about Gryffindor this or Gryffindor that, and realized that there’s more to life than red and gold. I want to make a difference in my life and those around me. I can’t do that if I was sorted into your House where I’d always be seen as "the youngest Weasley’ or "the latest Weasley.’ I’d constantly be trying to fight my way out from under my brothers’ and family’s shadow."