What will happen to The Order o t Phoenix

[lucianam73]

No: HPFGUIDX 142309

Magda Grantwich wrote:
> (snipped)

> Personally I think that the Order is now irrelevent.  It played an
> active role in OOTP largely because the MoM was being difficult 
about
> facing facts and because Dumbledore was sentimentally trying to 
give
> Harry another year to enjoy his boyhood before confronting his
> destiny.  Now that Fudge is gone, the MoM is pulling in the same
> direction, the WW has accepted Voldemort's return and that's one
> major obstacle removed.
> 
> And with Dumbledore's death, the Order has lost any ability it had 
to
> make Voldemort and the DE's nervous.  While some particular members
> of the Order will be able to bring back bits of important 
undercover
> info (Lupin and the werewolves, Hagrid and the giants), on the 
whole
> they might as well stay home and concentrate on persuading their
> neighbours about effective defences.  
> 

Hmm. Yes, but the members of the OotP are still the grown-ups Harry 
can trust. The idea of Harry coming of age can be overestimated. I 
think a seventeen year old is pretty much a child; he still needs 
the help of adults.

I understand JKR's general idea of Harry going alone in his quest, 
but I don't think it's practical and doubt she'll really carry it 
on. Why would Harry not ask for help? How could that be a bad thing? 
He wouldn't be walking away from his responsability, he would be 
acting wisely if he allowed the Order to help him.

He's the only one who can kill Voldemort, but there's so much else 
to be done. The Horcruxes (I'm not too thrilled about them, they're 
so boring!) have to be found and secured. A way to destroy them has 
to be studied. Possibly destroying a Horcrux is very dangerous so 
you'd need help from expert wizards (Dumbledore needed Snape's 
help). There's the Death Eaters to be fought, there's Dementors, 
werewolves, etc. 

I think Harry would be an arrogant fool if he didn't ask the Order 
to help him out. 

Lucianam