Harry FP and Leadership

[Ali]

I also apologise for not responding re my continued commitment to 
the Harry FP. I would still like to be involved in it, but I am 
reluctant to commit until I have finished my Quidditch FP. Last time 
I looked at it, I did decide that I actually wouldn't update it to 
include OoP (until next year), and but for a few alterations, I 
imagine it will soon be ready for a proof read. Again, I won't 
commit myself to a deadline on this, as I've already broken several, 
but I will get it done – and soon. I won't pretend that I've 
constructed a work of artistic merit, but I have pulled together a 
functional document on Quidditch.

Leadership

Speaking with my HR hat on, I'm not sure that a Leader is either 
necessary or would be successful on the FAQ list– this is regardless 
of whether we work in teams a la the House System or complete the 
FPs individually.

The Culture that we have on the FAQ list, is a lose network of 
individuals (a "galaxy structure") who are working to get to a 
common goal – the completion of FPs. It is not a "power" culture or 
a leadership culture. (From Charles Handy if anyone is interested). 
Given what I believe to be the nature of this group, I'm not sure 
how having a leader would work. It is my feeling that it could even 
be divisive and lead to conflict, something that I'm very anxious to 
avoid.

I personally want to complete the Quidditch FP because it's now 
getting on my nerves. I want to do the Harry FP because Harry 
remains my favourite character, and it feels a travesty – to me – 
that we haven't yet got him profiled. I also want to do the FPs 
because I don't want to let down the people of this group or indeed 
HPfGU as a whole.

 I will thus be working to fulfil *my* commitments and *my* sense of 
duty. It is certainly true that a leader could make me feel guilty 
for not doing more, but you've made me feel guilty anyway. If 
someone tried to push me into completing things, I'd be more likely 
to clam up. 

In terms of the Inter-house championship, labelling the FPs as 
Slytherin, Gryffindor etc would never motivate me, as I do not feel 
the need to compete with others to get our FP done. I grew up with 
inter-house competition and to have it here is a reminder of my 
school days, something I left behind years ago. I am fine to carry 
out the Harry FP under whatever banner people might wish, but 
perhaps true to the nature of the Hufflepuff's in the Potterverse I 
do not feel at all competitive about it.

Ali