The Trio as Leaders (was Harry as Leader)

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> Betsy Wrote:
> But Harry's gang lasts longer than the Order memembers do, and 
> they put some serious hurt on a few of the Death Eaters before 
> they're taken down.  Not bad for a panicked teenager and his 
> group of Hogwarts weirdos. Hermione is definitely the planner; 
> she's also the ideas gal. But anytime she tries to get support
> for her cause, she fails rather miserably.  (SPEW, anyone?)  
> Harry comes up with a hairbrained scheme to storm the MoM, and
> he gets people *begging* to come along.  Now *that's* leadership.

<<<sherry wrote in response:
Now do you truly see Hermione as a brilliant planner and strategist? I have never thought of her in that way, and I would love to hear your thoughts on that.>>>


Lindsay:
Hermione is not a brilliant planner or strategist. She merely thinks with her head when many others such as Harry think with their hearts. There is nothing wrong with this by any means. That's part of what makes Harry so successful, following his heart. It has also proved to be a weakness. I think Harry is of all of the trio the most reluctant to lead and the one most readily thrown into that position. Ron has never really led nor has he had to but I don't doubt that he would (he is a Gryffindor after all). 

Harry's celebrity I don't think hurts his cause. I'd rather follow the Boy Who Lived, the one person who survived Voldemort directly than follow some unknown who good ideas. I think in that respect Hermione is more well known for being not the easiest to get along with know it all. So naturally people look at her causes much the way people in real life look at the causes of people like her. It's just another cause ala Save the Rainforest. It's a good cause, but it can be overkilled by the wrong personality. 

Harry isn't overly charming or charismatic, but he seems nice enough and he has a past that is rather flashy (though not by choice). So none of them are brilliant leaders as far as I can see. To me it's almost as if the trio creates its own single leader from attributes of all three. Hermione's the brain, Harry's the figure head and Ron is the follower/fighter. In that way, they as a unit are able to do great things. Now Harry is starting to shy away from his friends for fear of hurting him. Losing this unit will likely hurt the cause. It will be staying together that allows them all to succeed.

Lindsay