I completely forgot to review!! I'm rectifying that RIGHT NOW.

There's something so fitting about Ginny keeping an extra typewriter lying around. 1) It fits the whole film noir feel of the story, and 2) I mean, OF COURSE Ginny would have a typewriter lying around! Maybe it was in the office prior to her taking residence there? Maybe Arthur gave it to her? Maybe she admired it in a thrift shop window and had to have it for herself? Part of me wants to know the origins of this typewriter!

//with a tone that implied Ginny was a few bludgers short of a Quidditch match//

Omg. What a great line! I love when people take these kinds of idioms and adapt them for the wizarding world.

I know I'm repeating myself, but I love how unexpected the Astoria/Narcissa twist is. There really, really, really needs to be fic about them. Not necessarily saying you should write it (but I would fully support you if you did ;D); it just needs to exist.

I love how Ginny takes advantage of the situation to get more money out of Astoria. I wonder if Ginny's rate for extortion truly is higher than for affairs or if she only said that for the higher fee. I mean, I think she kinda deserved it considering Astoria was planning to use Ginny to do her own dirty work and completely lied about the situation, but it felt like there was a bit of manipulation involved on Ginny's part as well. And of course she gets more money from Draco for solving his problem as well. For someone who finds investigating tedious and not exactly what she signed up for, she's really good at it!

Draco's comments on Ginny's notes are hilarious. I love that they are as witty with each other in text as they are in person. It's twooo wuuuv.

Part of me is surprised that Draco paid the consultancy fee?? He SAYS it's robbery, but he gives her the money anyway. It's nice that after all he put Ginny through he would give her the pay she asked for. Since he didn't hire her and he didn't sign a contract, it seems like he's not obligated to pay. But of course he wants to be in Ginny's good graces. ;)

And then to end a perfectly perfect story, you've got one of the best pre-kiss exchanges I've ever read. Seriously, the progression from payment to asking for dinner to asking for a kiss, and the money-related dialogue around it, is just perfect.

I seriously couldn't have asked for a better exchange fic. You took my prompt and made something truly interesting and exciting out of it, and you included all the best and most important things about Draco/Ginny: banter, antagonism, sexual tension, and then the satisfying resolution. *happy sigh*

I could always go for that sequel whenever you feel up to it! ;) Whether there is ever a sequel or not, I love this so much. Thank you for the wonderful story!!