DISCLAIMER: I only wish I owned this! Anything you may recognize belongs to JK Rowling, and I ain't makin' a dime off of this. Wish I was though, and then maybe I could move out of this spacious cardboard box, lol!

A/N: I'm still struggling with writers block on this story. This is the last chapter I'm going to post this way. Until I can manage to get past writers block I don't know when I will update again. I don't want the quality to deteriorate because I have self-imposed deadlines. I hope ya'll understand.

Chapter 6: Transition

"I said run not walk," Eliz yelled out to the Phoenix trainees she was currently in charge of. Currently she had 30 of them running around the Quidditch pitch and they had been doing so for the past half of an hour. She wasn't giving them any room to slack off since it could effectively save their arses.

"My, you certainly are not one for slacking off," Albus commented as he walked up to her.

"Not when this training could save their life I'm not," she replied, "If I can train them to endure an hour long duel then they'll have that much more of a chance of surviving this war then the Death Eaters."

"I quite agree with you," Albus told her, "Where would Harry be right now? I was hoping to go over some things with him."

"Lady Nyx came and got him this morning for training. She said that he'll be back in a week at latest."

"Let's hope nothing happens before he returns," Albus intoned, to which Eliz could only nod her head as she followed the progress of the 30 trainees around the Quidditch pitch. "How do you think they are coming along?"

"For the most part they are coming along fine, but there are a few that are going to be in trouble," Eliz answered.

"What would you recommend they do, if as you say they should not partake in battle," Albus asked.

"I would recommend they either hung back as a last defense or train as healers. There aren't too many that I don't think will be able to handle the training, and as it is you don't have enough healers to be productive should there be a large scale battle," Eliz replied.

"Have you identified any Elementals?"

"Unfortunately no, all of the people I have been training are Wizard/Witch level of Wizarding magic only and have no abilities outside of those. Perhaps there are some among the students but we'll worry about that after this war is taken care of," she told him.

"I quite agree."

"I didn't tell you to stop running yet! Five more minutes before you can stop," Eliz yelled at the trainees as some of them started slowing down.

(Break)

Meanwhile, in the Underworld

Nyx and Harry were sitting in her living room as he filled her in on the current status of the defenders and his understanding of the enemy. They had been discussing tactics for the majority of the morning before she decided to broach the topic that he had been brought to the Underworld for.

"Now Harry, the spell I'm going to teach you is quite dangerous, and you must be very careful whom you hit with it because the anyone touched by the blade will have their soul destroyed," Nyx explained, "From what I've learned of this Voldemort it appears as if he's anchored his soul to the astral plane so this is the only way to get rid of him."

"Are you sure," Harry asked, not liking the sound of the spell.

"Yes, but I'll teach you another spell to use to deal with any undead that he may raise. It's quite the landscaping spell as well," she joked.

"Hardy har har," Harry replied dryly, "These spells aren't like typical Dark arts are they? I'm not going to get addicted to using them am I?"

"No, they are considered Black Magic not Dark Arts, there is a difference. These spells were used in the time before Atlantis was around by good people, so you needn't worry about falling into the cycle of the Dark Arts," she told him, "Unless you want to damn your soul down here so you can spend eternity with me."

"Real witty Nyx," Harry responded, "Now, how do I do the second spell, the one to use on Voldemort's undead armies."

"Alright, for this spell you're using your more tapping into your summoning powers than you are your own power since your borrowing my husbands power. Then you just repeat after me 'Darkness beyond twilight…"

(Break)

"Wormtail, bring in the prisoners," Voldemort hissed.

"Y-yes, m-m'lord," Wormtail stuttered before crawling out of the room to round up the prisoners to bring in. Five minutes later they were brought in along with 10 Death Eaters as they guards.

"Well filthy muggles, how does it feel to be at the mercy of those you sought to hunt down and burn at the stake so many years ago."

"W-what do you mean, monster," a brave elder man asked.

"I mean, how does it feel to be at the mercy of Wizards and Witches," Voldemort hissed gleefully before yelling, "Crucio!"

A/N: Wow, that was way too short a chapter. Apologies, but I really couldn't think of anything else to put in there. Next chapter, once the writers block is past, Harry'll be back and the war'll continue. Sorry people.

Review responses:

Shadowmonk: Thanks.

FluffyPinkSlippers: Love the name, lol. Glad you like the series so far.

Blackdragonofslytherin: Glad you like it, and there'll be a little more training in the next chapter. Hope you enjoyed this bit.

Bobboky: Thank you.

Jbfritz: Thanks.

Shadowed Rains: Don't worry about not being reliable, I'm not much of a reliable reviewer either. Thanks for the reviews you do leave though! I'm glad you're enjoying the story.

Kaaera: No worries, completely understandable. That's another reason that I don't update often enough. I have enough stories that I have to keep up with reading, lol. I gave a little hint as to what the spell could be in this chapter, see if you can tell what it is. : o )

Thestrals: Thank you for the critiques. I really appreciate it. Anything else you want to point out go for it. I'll try to improve on the dialogue in the next chapter, this chapter was really forced so I doubt it's anywhere near as good as any of the previous ones. As far as the 'no sex before marriage' that's something I wish I would've held myself to. I gave it up to my first fiancé. Anywho, glad you liked it.

Tanydwr: Lol, thank you!

Athenakitty: Ok, doubtful, nope, maybe, nope. (chapter 5)

Gaul1: Thank you.

Xyverz: If last chapter was a short interlude this chapter is a really short interlude, lol. Thanks for the pep talk though!

Ocanus: I'm glad that you like my stories, and I hope that you continue to do so. Hopefully this chapter doesn't turn you off to the story.

Night-Owl123: Sorry.

TuxedoMac: Thanks for understanding. This story is proving a lot more difficult than I previously thought it would. You really know how to ask difficult questions don't ya? As far as the time of year…I believe my original thoughts were he started working for Grunnings in June and he was there for four months so it would be September. Hope that helps.

Indigo Feline: I'm not sure if you've read it, but the story prior to this one 'Of Potions and Parents' Harry uses floo powder to get to Diagon Alley. As far as them not knowing what Harry knew, they didn't, but after they had lunch some things came out. Harry and Hermione are friends and it's up in the air if Ron is going to become a friend yet.

Whitefish: Thank you, I think Snape got what he deserved as well.

Fireflyer-flight11: I'm glad you liked the stories.

PlatoDan: I'm glad you like how I dealt with Snape. Voldemort did come back with the help of the Philosopher's stone, and shortly after his revival Wormtail left the Weasleys to serve him once more. Hope you're enjoying the story!

Skeeter17: Thank you. There is a reason I'm avoiding showing the remainder of the people. Most of the people are bowing down to him, well, at least attempting to, but he doesn't give them the chance. Glad you're enjoying it!