Who Better as Headmaster? Was: Is Dumbledore still useful?

[dcgmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 119944


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> 
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> Alla: 
> > I don't know. Could you convince me that Dumbledore is still 
ccapable of being good general and good headmaster at the same time 
and if not who will be the better one, in your opinion?
> 
> SSSusan:
> Who better?  I've no idea!  
> 
> I've heard many people speculate that Snape would take over The 
Order if DD died, but I can't see that -- at least not without his 
full story coming out so's people could trust him.
> 
> Assuming Lupin's not ESE!, and even as much as I like him, he's 
still not forceful leadership material, imo.
> 
> McGonagall has been DD's trusted Deputy Headmistress for awhile 
now, and she seems quite capable in that role, but we're not even all 
in agreement that she's even *in* The Order, let alone in on all the 
secrets or competent to head it up.

Arthur?  Definite possibility.

Mundungus?  No way.

Moody?  Not sure.  Is he too skittish & almost overcautious?

Bill?  Not believable, imho.  Too young & inexperienced.

The others we just really don't know much about.  And while 
presumably there are many other Order members "off-screen," we sure 
don't see that many more -- Arabella Figg, Kingsley S., Tonks, and a 
handful of others.  How could we know their leadership capabilities?

Oh--hey, I know.  A recovered Alice & Frank Longbottom leading the 
way?  Maybe!

Siriusly Snapey Susan

dcgmck:
JKR likes to make little of big changes or surprises to come. That 
makes seemingly minor characters plausible future all-stars, so to 
speak.

Of your aforementioned list, I'd like to point out that Kingsley 
demonstrated great presence of mind, ingenuity, and willingness to do 
the necessary in DD's office when Fudge and Umbridge thought they had 
finally gotten DD where they wanted him. Kingsley is thus 
demonstrably physically impressive, has that cool, deep voice that 
commands attention, and has demonstrated creative initiative without 
the attendant paranoia that hampers Moody's candidacy for leadership. 
Most important, he seems to be young enough to be worth some 
significant mileage yet to come, in contrast to McGonagall, who seems 
to be passing her prime, as indicated by Madame Pomfrey's outraged 
comments about her age when MM was shot down, (also in OotP).