A/N: Yay I updated! And at the end of this chapter I'm going to thank you all again cuz I've learned my lesson, lol.

Suspicious Minds

Draco was in a right state. He was finally sure his quill pal was Ginny. The question was, how had that happened? Another, more pressing matter, however, was how was he going to act around the littlest Weasley now? If he were to suddenly act nice she would wonder what he was up to. And then she would most likely confront him. No doubt she would laugh in his face if he told her he was her quill pal. No, the best course of action would be to treat her the same as always and pretend to still be clueless. Then they could reveal their identities through letters and work things out from there. Draco's thoughts were interrupted by another question. Did he want to work things out with her? Did he want a relationship with Ginny? Draco closed his eyes and tried to remember how he had felt about V when that's who she had been to him: V. He opened his eyes realizing what the answer was to that question. Although every Malfoy part of him protested against his decision, in the back of his mind he knew the answer was yes. True it would take a major dosage of humility to swallow his pride and actually admit to the Weasel that he had feelings for her but he was sure he could do it. First step was to stop calling her Weasel, if not aloud than at least in his thoughts. He would also have to be prepared to deal with her family. A smirk crossed Draco's lips at this thought. Big brother Weasel's going to have a conniption fit when he finds out.

Ginny sat sleeping, as usual, in her History of Magic class. She had stayed up late the night before trying to put to rest the suspicions that had arisen in her mind with D's latest letter.

D, Draco's name starts with D. Stop it Ginny! Your quill pal is not Malfoy! And what are you doing calling him Draco? Shaking her head Ginny sought to empty her head of these thoughts. There was no way Malfoy could be D. For one thing, her quill pal wasn't supposed to be from the same school. For another, Ginny doubted she would ever fall for Malfoy whether she knew it was him or not. It just isn't done!

Finally, the class ended and Ginny rose from her seat.

"Hey Gin," Chloe said coming up to her, "Hogsmeade trip this weekend. Amber and I were wondering if you wanted to skip and hang out here."

Ginny raised an eyebrow. "Why do you want to skip? I've never known you to pass by the chance to shop."

A blush rose up Chloe's cheeks. "Well, the novelty has worn off, you know . . ." her voice faded.

Ginny cast a sideways glance at Chloe. "This wouldn't have anything to do with Seamus not going to Hogsmeade would it?" Ginny smirked (Malfoy would have been so proud) as Chloe's blush deepened.

"H-how did you find out?" she asked not looking at Ginny.

"Oh please," Ginny laughed, "it's been so obvious. The longing glances, the depressed sighs . . .I wish you all the happiness in the world."

"Oh how very kind of you, Weasley," a snide voice came from behind.

"I wasn't talking to you, Malfoy," Ginny replied coolly without turning around.

"Weren't you?" Malfoy walked around them until he was blocking their path. He stopped and stared at Ginny. Feeling his gaze on her she looked up and into those steel-gray eyes defiantly. She was surprised at what she saw there. There was the expected menace, but something else mingled with it that softened the expression. Her gaze wavered and she looked at Chloe.

"See you around Weasel," Malfoy said before striding away.

Ginny took in a shaky breath before turning to Chloe. "So, how do you plan on catching your Irish boyo?" (A/N: Seamus is Irish, right?)

Draco smiled to himself as he walked to potions. He had, for the second time, managed to unnerve Ginny. And to think, all it took was a little eye contact. The triumph he felt was nowhere near to what it would have been a week ago, but it was still triumph. Strolling into potions, he took a seat and set about pulling out his potions ingredients.

Potions was the same as always. Snape mocked Potter and Draco laughed. Neville melted his cauldron and Draco laughed. Mudblood Granger tried to help the bumbling fool and got detention; Draco laughed. However, today the laughter had a hint of happiness mixed in with the malice.

"What are you so happy about, Malfoy?" Weasley asked halfway through the lesson.

"Many reasons," Draco replied, "one being that your potion is bubbling over." Weasley glanced at his cauldron and realized Draco was telling the truth. Hurriedly he tried to stop it before Professor Snape realized what was going on.

"That'll be twenty points from Gryffindor, Mr. Weasley, and you'll be joining Miss. Granger in detention," a cold voice said from behind.

Draco laughed.

Ginny ran a hand through her hair for the fiftieth time as she pondered what to write D. why is this so hard all of a sudden? Even if he is Draco, who he isn't, he'll still be my D. I mean, he'll still treat me the same as before. So I'm just going to pretend like those coincidences never happened. After all, that is all they are. Coincidences!

Putting her quill to the parchment she began to write.

Dear D,

Hello, how are you? I'm okay. My friend wants to skip the Hogsmeade trip this weekend so she can be around her crush. She wants me to stay with her, but I've kind of been looking forward to a break from school. Not to mention I am in desperate need of a butterbeer. They weren't kidding when they said the workload doubles fifth year. But I can hardly wait for O.W.L.s. Just for the sole purpose of getting them over with. What were they like for you? Or do you not take them where you come from?

I wish we knew each other in person too. But I have other reasons besides critiquing your nose. Which, by the way, I'm sure is just fine. She's probably just jealous, heh. As for my nose, well I'm not so sure. It turns up at the end and I have yet to decide whether that's attractive or not.

My detention was awful! I didn't get done until after midnight. The man not only had me clean the classroom, but I had to re-label every single solitary thing in his stores! I found parts of animals there that I'm sure are extinct. (The animal, not the parts.) And other things that look like they've rotted in his store rooms. It sure smelled like something had rotted in there.

Merlin! I don't believe this. My brother and his friend are at it again! I'd better go.

Love, V

Ginny folded the letter and turned in her seat to watch the scene unfolding before her eyes.

"All I'm saying, Ron, is that once she meets you she's going to send you right back to England. It's a waste of your summer spending money."

"Will you just bugger off, 'Mione?" Ron yelled back, "It's not your money, so why don't you just mind your own business?"

"Ron!" Hermione said exasperatedly, "Fleur doesn't know who you are! I'll bet if you write her a letter telling her your name and send her a picture she will tell you to forget coming!"

"Oh really?" Ron said, "What are the stakes then?"

Hermione began to sputter. "I wasn't serious Ron! I was just trying to explain to you that she won't be interested once she realizes who you are!"

Ginny noticed that Ron's face was getting redder by the minute. She couldn't help but be grateful there was only the three of them, plus Harry, in the common room. Otherwise Ron would have had more than one reason to be red.

"Are you saying no girl would ever find me desirable?" Ron practically yelled. Ginny cringed, yes it was definitely a good thing there wasn't anyone else in the room.

Hermione had obviously not been expecting this twist in the conversation. Her ears burned bright red and her voice lowered considerably. "Of course that's not what I meant Ron," she mumbled.

"Oh?! And what did you mean Hermione?"

Hermione looked up at him and then did something none of them had been expecting. She grabbed him by the neck and pulled his face down until it was level to hers. Without a single hesitation she pressed her lips to his. Ginny was surprised that her jaw didn't the floor. Looking across the room she saw Harry whose expression probably matched hers. Ginny glanced back at the couple in the center of the room. By this time Ron seemed to have realized what was going on and had wrapped his arms around Hermione. The two seemed to have forgotten that anyone else was in the room. (Thank goodness it's only Harry and me.) Ginny was amazed that neither had come up for air yet. Finally, she found her voice.

"Oh get a room," she said loudly. She laughed as Ron and Hermione jumped apart.

"G-ginny," Ron stuttered his face turning bright red, "what are you doing here?"

"I've been here the whole time, lover boy," Ginny laughed, "and in case you forgot in your moment of passion this is a common room. As in any Gryffindor is allowed in here. You'd better be glad Harry and I were the only others in here."

Ron looked over at Harry who looked to still be in shock. "Oh, hello Harry," Ron said dully. Ducking his head he quickly ran up to the boys dormitory.

"Did I do the wrong thing?" Hermione said aloud, but no one answered her. With a sigh she went to her own dormitory. Ginny quickly unfolded her letter.

P. S. I think I'm scarred for life! She actually kissed my prat of a brother! And I'm not talking one innocent, sweet kiss. They were practically on the verge of snogging right here in the common room! Thank goodness there was only me and my brother's best friend here to witness it.

Refolding the letter, Ginny hurried to the owlery to deliver it.

Draco read Ginny's latest letter and set it down thoughtfully. He had laughed at her postscript. He would have paid good money to have been there for Ron's first kiss. It was probably the one time he wished he had been placed in Gryffindor.

Ginny had practically admitted to attending Hogwarts by talking about Hogsmeade. But should he use it to his advantage or ignore the hint? Deciding that the longer he held off the inevitable the more he was going to suffer for it. Ginny's going to find out sooner or later. May as well be sooner. That way I can at least see her reaction to finding out I'm D, even if it isn't the reaction I want. With a sigh, Draco began his reply.

Dear V,

No kidding? Your brother got kissed? In the common room? That must have been interesting. Wish I could have seen it.

Don't worry about your nose. I find upturned ends very attractive. ("Especially on redheaded Weasleys," Draco muttered to himself.)

Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of things that have rotted in your potions professor's stores. Just as I'm sure it's the same case with my professor's.

Hogsmeade weekend? You should definitely go and I'll tell you why. I'm going to be in Hogsmeade this weekend and think we should meet. Don't ask how I happen to be going to the same place on the same day as you. Let's just say I feel it necessary that we meet. How about The Three Broomsticks at 1:00? I already know you have red hair so I'll look for you. Sit at the table in the far left corner.

Love, D

Draco read through the letter and grunted in self-derision. The entire letter was hurried until the very end, which sounded like he was planning something illegal. Draco glanced at the clock and realized how late it was. Oh well, he sighed, it'll have to do. I need to get this to her before Saturday.

Ginny stared at her food. She had lost her appetite soon after Ron and Hermione had sat down. Although they kept the PDA to a minimum they still kept glancing at each other and giggling. That's right, Ginny's older brother was giggling. It made her sick to the stomach. She found relief from the sight before her, however, by the arrival of the morning post. Grabbing the letter from D's owl she practically ripped it open and read it hungrily. Anything to distract her from Ron and Hermione. She had finished before the owl had even had time to leave. Grabbing a napkin she hurriedly scribbled okay and gave it to the owl. She wanted to make sure D got her reply before Saturday.

A/N: Aha! A cliffy!!!! Don't you love me? If it's any consolation I've already got the first part of the next chappy typed up. lol, anyway, on with the thanks:

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KTW: Gee, thanks for reviewing every chapter. You didn't have to do that! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Starry Night: Thanks for the review. Yeah, she's starting to suspect, but doesn't want to accept it.

Tania Nightqueen: Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear I'm doing a good job portraying Draco. Now that you mention it, I guess it is kind of like internet romances. Go figure.

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Bluegirl18: Er, I'm not sure there will be many more letters considering . . . shrugs ah well, we'll see.

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mz-duCkiee: Yes, it'll be very interesting, lol. Oh yeah, I'd have to agree with a frustrated Draco being a cute Draco. He's so dang sexy!

Yes, it'll be interesting, lol. Oh yeah, I'd have to agree with a frustrated Draco being a cute Draco. He's so dang sexy!

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lol, you must have never gotten a review reply before, teeheeYup, you figured out how to get long replies, lol. I actually don't know where I got the idea. I was just working on Getting to Know You one day when the idea came to me. I was like yay! Now I can write a D/G fic! How I made it awesome? Er, I kind of just sit at my computer and type, you know? I don't have an outline or anything. I don't know how it turned out so good. Thanks for reviewing!