[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore the General.

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 124336

northsouth17 at yahoo.com suggested:

>It might be very interesting to see who will come to lead the Order,
>if DD were to croak. Moody, possibly, though I would love to see
>Arthur or Lupin dealing with shouldering that sort of
>responisibility. Just so long as it isn't Harry or one of the kids
>(Unless, in some highly exceptional circumstances, it's Ron) because
>I think they need to stay at Hogwarts, and, well, honestly, how
>precocious can you get? (Alexander the great notwithstanding:-))

I especially hope that Dumbledore has let the Order know *who* he wants to 
lead them if he is dead.  Otherwise chaos will ensue.

My preference, of the available members, would be either Arthur or Moody.  
Each of them has qualities that would make them a good successor to 
Dumbledore as leader of the Order.  (I won't say "replacement," because no 
one could possibly *replace* Dumbledore.)   McGonagall might also be a good 
choice, but if Dumbledore were dead she would be desperately needed as the 
new Headmistress of Hogwarts, and although Dumbledore could handle both 
jobs, McGonagall might need to give most of her attention to being 
Headmistress.  Especially since the loss of Dumbledore would signify not 
only a grave setback in the War, but danger to Hogwarts as well.

Lupin hasn't got the leadership potential that Arthur does or the combat 
experience that Moody does, and from a credibility standpoint his being a 
werewolf would be a drawback. (It would also be inconvenient, since 
Voldemort is unlikely to be considerate enough to avoid attacking during a 
full moon.)

Snape is Right Out.  I admire many qualities about Snape (while despising 
others), but no way could he lead the Order.  Even if the others could deal 
with it (and I have my doubts about Lupin and Bill), Harry -- without which 
the whole endeavor is hopeless -- would probably go into a tailspin even 
worse than anything in OotP.  It would be like a combination of Potions 
class and Occlumency class with Voldemort thrown in.



Janet Anderson