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Harry read the scroll once. Then he read it three more times, not believing what he was reading.

Yūgao had written about something called horcruxes. The word was ominous and the description was horrifying. Did she really believe Voldemort had split his soul?

She apparently did, because there was a list of objects that she believed were possible horcruxes.

Diary—destroyed by basilisk fang in wizarding year of 1992. Present at time. Multiple other fangs obtained at time for future use.

Gaunt Ring—destroyed by Albus Dumbledore with basilisk fang in the wizarding year of 1996

Locket of Salazar Slytherin—found in Number 12, Grimmauld place in house-elf's possession. Destroyed by self with basilisk fang in the wizarding year of 1995

Cup of Helga Hufflepuff—stolen from a vault of one Bellatrix Lestrange. Destroyed by self with basilisk fang in the wizarding year of 1995

Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw—found in Room of Requirement in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Destroyed by self with basilisk fang in the wizarding year of 1996.

Nagini—still alive. Snake companion to Tom Riddle, Jr.

Harry Potter—still alive and under careful watch. Currently in Konoha.

Harry shivered. He was a horcrux? Was that the reason he had lived when Voldemort had tried to kill him as an infant. He continued reading.

Other possible ways to destroy a horcrux include fiendfyre and what wizards call "The Killing Curse".

Battle between the two sides seems to be inevitable. Tom Riddle, Jr.'s side seems to be the most active while Albus Dumbledore's side waits for the reappearance of Harry Potter. Riddle's side has the advantage in numbers but if the location of the battle is chosen carefully and if Riddle is terminated early on, Dumbledore's side stands a chance of winning.

Konoha is to be contacted when date of battle is known. Due to the similarity between Riddle and Orochimaru, siding with Albus Dumbledore is highly recommended.

"What is it?" Draco asked when Harry was finished reading.

"A report," Harry guessed. "To whomever gave her the mission."

"Is it helpful?" Draco asked anxiously. If it wasn't, he would have no reason to stay here.

"Very," Harry said, rolling up the scroll. He was still shaken from finding out that he was part of the reason that Voldemort was still alive. Did Voldemort know that Harry was a horcrux? What would he do if he found out?

"What now?" Draco asked, looking around nervously.

"I'm going to give the order this information and copy it. I'll try to convince the Order to let you stay here, if you want me to." Harry gave the Slytherin a questioning look. Draco gave a reluctant nod. He couldn't think of anywhere safer to be, even though it was with people who didn't like him. Hogwarts wasn't safe right now.

It was difficult to convince the Order of the Phoenix to allow Draco to stay in Grimmauld Place. Harry had expected it to be difficult but he hadn't imagined how frustrating it would be to get some people to look past Draco's last name.

During the argument, Draco gained a surprising ally. Molly Weasley had sided with Harry and believed that Draco should be allowed to stay at Grimmauld Place. Her children and husband were stunned at her attitude but later Hermione told Harry that she suspected Molly's mothering instincts had kicked in. Having seen Draco when he first arrived at Grimmauld Place, looking desperate, lost, and terrified, Molly had subconsciously taken the boy under her wing.

Once it was clear that Molly Weasley wanted Draco Malfoy to stay, Draco slowly gained more support among the members of the Order of the Phoenix. Remus Lupin admitted that he was willing to give the blond a second chance and Arthur Weasley would support his wife.

Ron and Ginny were furious when the adults announced that Draco would be staying in Grimmauld Place over four hours later. Harry didn't doubt that Ron would see his support for Draco to stay as a betrayal of their friendship. The Boy-Who-Lived suspected that they probably wouldn't be able to fix their friendship after this but he found that he wasn't particularly sad about the thought. Sure, he and Ron had been friends but sometimes people moved on from their old friends and made new ones. Ron was a friend from Hogwarts but Harry was beginning to doubt that he would ever return to Hogwarts for school.

Harry watched as Draco settled into his room, The green-eyed wizard fingered Yūgao's scroll carefully. He would copy the contents tonight and deliver the information to the Order in the morning but for now, Harry wanted to hold on to the last physical reminder of the kunoichi who had guarded him since he was a child.

Of the many mysteries that surrounded Yūgao, there was only one that Harry wanted to know the answer. Who was the one that Yūgao was reporting to?

"Did she ever tell you?" Harry heard himself asking Draco.

"Did who ever tell me what, Potter?" Draco asked stiffly.

"Did Yūgao ever tell you who gave her the mission to protect you?" Harry suspected that the same person who paid the kunoichi to guard Draco was also the person who paid her to protect Harry.

Draco shook his head.

"Never," he said. "I asked many times but she always said that it wasn't important. I always hoped that it was my parents but I knew deep down that they wouldn't care that much about me. She never told you?"

Harry sighed sadly.

"No," he admitted. "I only asked once and when she didn't tell me, I never asked again."

Draco rolled his eyes. Typical Gryffindor. Harry sighed again.

"I'll let you settle in," he said. "Mrs. Weasley will probably drag us down to breakfast in a few hours and I'd like to get some sleep before then."

Draco glanced out the window. Was it really so early? Was it dawn already?

"No one's going to attack me while I sleep?" Draco asked, trying to sound his normal cocky and confident self. Harry gave him a small smile.

"It may not seem like it right now but you're safe here," he told Draco. Draco didn't believe him.

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