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> > Potioncat:
> snip.
> 
> > And someone in a different post referred to Snape as a soldier.  
> > While the comparison is frequently made, nothing in canon 
supports 
> > the Order being run anything like an army. Dumbledore may be in 
> > charge of it, but there is no military discipline or order to it.
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Sorry, but to me  the fact that the primary reason for Order 
> existence is fighting the war with Voldie supports the contention 
> that Order is military organisation, 
nip

Potioncat:
Oops...I'm getting hit off and on list on this one! 
First off, I agree.  We're told this is a war and Dumbledore is in 
charge of an underground organization that is fighting the enemy.  
And almost all of us have used the comparison of DD being a General, 
the others being officers or soldiers.  Myself included.  But, along 
with DD's other faults, the Order is not being run like a military 
organization. 

Where's the chain of command?  Who's in charge?  What training do 
they have?  If you ask me, the Order functions like a group of 
friends who are pulling together for a common goal, but with very 
different ideas of how to accomplish and that goal, and not agreeing 
on who the other members should be.


Actually, my point of all this, has nothing to do with "someone's" 
point which was about Snape and Occlumency. And I think I agreed 
with it, as it were. (BTW, "someone" is better known as SSSusan) But 
for the purpose of this post, I'm just grumbling that the Order is 
not well run.

Pvt. Potioncat, signing off.