"Incendio."

Draco Malfoy burned the parchment he had received from Theodore Nott. It had been quite informative: the Burrow had been fully repaired so the Weasleys were leaving Grimmauld Place. Pansy and Theo, along with Theo's mum, were moving in with Andromeda and Ted Tonks.

On a new parchment, Draco scribbled a quick thanks for the update and wished everyone the best. He also asked when they would be moved out by. He rolled it up and tied the letter to Theo's owl's leg, sending the creature on its way.

It had only been a week since Dumbledore had fallen, leaving Draco in quite a bit of frustration. He had been careful to keep the Elder Wand in the secret compartment Hermione had made him a couple years back at all times. The invisibility cloak was always in the pocket of his main robe, Marvolo Gaunt's ring in another pocket.

He was fully aware he possessed all three Hallows, and that made him somewhat uneasy. Draco feared that Voldemort would discover him, especially since the Dark Lord had assured everyone that he was looking for a traitor. If Draco was found out, it would all be over.

His mind wandered to Hermione. He thought of the reassuring smile she would give him as she hid her own anxiousness. How much would she tell Potter and Weasley? Weasley was too volatile to have such confidential information and Potter was still susceptible to tricks from Voldemort. If only he hadn't lost the fake Sickle.

Draco rose from his desk. There wasn't a moment to lose. He needed to move Sirius and Ollivander to Grimmauld Place—it was the safest place for them at the moment.

"Fawkes," he called. The phoenix emerged from Draco's closet and floated above his head. Draco reached up and clapped Fawkes's tail. In an instant, he was shoved through a vortex and landed swiftly in Aberforth's office at the Hog's Head. Aberforth was not there so Draco wrapped the invisibility cloak around himself and left the office.

Out in the lobby, Draco noticed Aberforth flipping through an old record book. There wasn't a soul in sight. He approached the old wizard and carefully removed his cloak, clearing his throat.

Aberforth looked up and checked their surroundings.

"Mister Malfoy," he acknowledged. "To what pleasure do I owe this visit?"

"Sirius and Ollivander," Draco said. "They need to be moved. It's too dangerous to keep them here, so close to Hogwarts, where you know the Carrows will be planted."

"I agree. I shall let our friends know. Where will they be moved to?"

"Sirius's house, ex-Order headquarters."

Aberforth nodded his approval. "Is Fawkes in my office right now? By himself?"

Draco sighed. "He'll be fine." After losing Dumbledore, Fawkes had been a little off, but Draco and Duchess had worked over the past several days to ensure the phoenix was alright. "I apologize for the invasion of privacy, but my Floo is being monitored and I have come to distrust vaporizing."

"Not to worry," Aberforth said with eyes reminiscent of his brother. "You are always welcome to enter through my office. It is not easy, what you are doing."

Draco said nothing. He wondered if Aberforth blamed him for his brother's death. "I'll be on my way now." He nodded goodbye to the innkeeper before heading back to Fawkes.

Back at Malfoy Manor, Draco tossed Marvolo Gaunt's ring in his hand. He itched to use it, just so he could see his former headmaster one more time, clarify everything that happened on the Astronomy Tower. But after getting the curse last year, there was no telling what might happen, even though the Horcrux had been destroyed. Cadmus Peverell had fallen prey to the Resurrection Stone's magic and Draco wasn't about to let anything harm him.

There was a flutter of wings and a screech. Draco turned to see Theo's owl already back with a reply. He jumped off the bed and untied the note.

"Thank you, Theo," Draco muttered as he burned the paper. They would all be moved out by the following night. He sent Theo's owl back and wrote instructions to Aberforth, sending the parchment via Fawkes.

Two days later, Draco stood between Sirius and Ollivander, each man's few belongings packed up.

"I am grateful to you for this, Draco," Sirius told him. "You have done so much for us all."

Draco shook his head. "None of it will have meant a thing if I can't bring an end to the Dark Lord."

"Hey, at least you're involved," Sirius tried to joke. "I'd give anything to be fighting him."

"You've had enough to deal with," Draco said. "Part of it my fault, actually."

Ollivander interjected, "Mister Malfoy, I would not go so far as to accuse you of anything. That day Albus brought you into my shop, I knew you'd amount to great things. You've got Merlin's wand, have you not? There's greatness in you and I am confident that you will be able to take down He Who Must Not Be Named without our help."

Draco merely nodded, not wanting Ollivander to realize how much pressure he had put on the seventeen-year-old.

"On three," he commanded, "we'll grab onto Fawkes. This way we'll be able to directly enter the house." When the others nodded, he counted and they grasped the phoenix's tail.

In a flash, they were in the foyer of 12 Grimmauld Place. Suddenly, the dust rose from the ground and began to form a figure. To Draco's surprise, the figure was Dumbledore. It approached them and demanded to know if one of them was Severus Snape.

"We didn't kill you," Draco said. Although I might have helped, he added as an afterthought. "We're not Severus Snape." Dumbledust blew into little bits, sending the wizards into coughing fits.

"That must've been Alastor's doing," Sirius deduced.

"Mad-Eye Moody was here?" Draco said.

Sirius nodded as he walked down the hall. Draco and Ollivander followed him to the kitchen. Draco set down a couple bags of his own on the kitchen table. They contained enough food to keep the men satisfied for a couple weeks. Then, Draco would send Fawkes to Aberforth, who would send supplies to Grimmauld Place.

"If you two need anything," Draco spoke, "you'll have to risk Flooing to the Hog's Head. Because of that, I suggest you wait until Fawkes arrives and Aberforth will get whatever you need instantly. It's not a perfect system, but we want you to be completely safe."

"We understand," Ollivander informed him, offering a smile of gratitude. "May the wands be with you, Mister Malfoy."

Draco offered a smile back and shook hands with both the men. "Get situated, then. Actually, I'll ask Aberforth if he's willing to visit the week Fawkes won't be coming just to check up on you. That way, you'll have contact once a week. I'll go now and I'll come back to let you know."

Sirius thanked him and said, "Do not hesitate to do what must be done, Draco. Even if you think the world is counting on you, remember that there are some difficult choices that must be made and to make them you must be calm."

"I'll heed your advice," Draco told him before he and Fawkes took off. They arrived in Aberforth's office, exactly as planned. The old wizard was awaiting them.

"I trust they have been successfully transported?" Aberforth asked.

Draco gave him the affirmative. "I was wondering if you'd be up to visiting them every other week, all the weeks that Fawkes won't be going."

Aberforth said, "I would have no problem with that, but there is no way for me to get there."

The blond boy's face fell. "I forgot. I'll let them know. Thanks for all your trouble, though."

He returned to Grimmauld Place to inform the residents of the news before Aberforth could ask to be in custody of Fawkes, which would make such visits possible. But Draco wasn't willing to part with such a helpful and rare creature, even if Aberforth was probably the rightful owner now. As he looked to the future, he could already tell that he needed Fawkes to get him through some of the hardest responsibilities he would ever face.

A/N: I'm back! And so is Draco. I apologize for taking such a long time but this book is finally here! I hope you will enjoy the final installment in this series. It will be long, as was the original Deathly Hallows, but I hope you'll find it exciting and interesting. After this book is complete, I'll move onto the other HP fanfictions on my list of ideas. But for now, enjoy the ride!