What will happen to The Order of the Phoenix/LOTR spoilers

[M. Thitathan]

No: HPFGUIDX 142016

saraquel_omphale wrote:
"The Order is now leaderless and perhaps we could criticise DD for not ensuring that there was a clear second in command to take over.  
I really don't think that Harry will take over the lead of the Order.  He is young, inexperienced and has already refused to tell McGonegall what's going on.  DD has pretty well isolated him (apart from Ron and Hermione) intending him to go on alone. Harry knows this and IMO has already determined that he will fly separately from the Order but IMO, will probably call on the skills of various members of it – eg Bill the cursebreaker.  

Although we know that for JKR it is important in the genre, for the hero to go alone into the valley of death without the 600, but she has to find a reason for it in the story.  My assumption has been that DD suspects someone is telling porky pies about their allegiances and is spying for LV – but that's another thread altogether, so ignoring that for the moment, the questions are,

1 If there is to be a new leader who will emerge to do it?
2 Is there a possibility that the Order as we know it will fall apart?"


 
CH3ed:
 Nice analysis by Saraquel! I think I will give McGonnagal the benefit of a doubt that she is quite capable of leading the Order, though. She had been a good right-hand for DD because that was her role. I think she is decisive and strong enough, though perhaps not as intuitive and imaginative like DD.
 
 I think ---but I wouldn't bet on it because I remember reading from somewhere that JKR hasn't read Lord of the Ring (or has read but not finished it), and anyway she doesn't copy other books--- that Harry and the Order might go their separate ways performing different functions on the same side of the war like Frodo and the Fellowship did after the Fall of Rauros. I think Harry, Ron and Hermione (and perhaps Neville and Luna?) would be going after the horcruxes and then LV, while the Order under McGonnagal keep the DEs and LV busy on the side, serving as diversions. That would work well for Harry's mission as it is best if LV has to face Harry in the climax of book 7 not knowing that all of his horcruxes have been destroyed.... so he would be a bit prone to be over-confident (which should work in Harry's favor). So it might turn out to be a wise move that Harry didn't tell McGonnagal what DD told him. That lessens the possibilities of leaks that would tip LV off to check on his
 horcruxes.