Leader of Order of the Pheonix

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 148997

> Mrcbolt:    
> I was wondering if anyone has thought about who is going to lead
> the Order now that Dumbledore is dead(maybe)? I would think that it
> would be Harry, but is everyone going to give him the respect that 
> Dumbledore recieved, especially if he can't tell them about the 
> horcruxes.  I believe that the order will be led by Harry and it
> will have a lot more members with the addition on the old DA
> (Dumbledore's Army) group.
> If anyone has any thoughts on this please share them.

Jen: I think it will be Lupin, myself. Harry will be off on the 
horcrux journey with Hr/R and possibly other students. Lupin blew 
his cover with Fenrir the night of the tower plus the new romance 
with Tonks can't bloom if he's still in exile at the werewolf camp. 

Leading the Order will be a way for Lupin to accomplish several 
things: On a sentimental note he'll pay Dumbledore back for all the 
chances he gave him throughout his life, and this time I don't think 
Lupin will back down from the challenge of conflict just to be 
liked. He also proved in OOTP he's good at working with a variety of 
different personalities under stressful situations. He may not be as 
powerful as Dumbledore, but he understands people and how to 
motivate them.

Pippin said something interesting and now I can't find it, but it 
was about Dumbledore leaving behind not one person who could do his 
job and know everything he knew, but several people who could work 
together to carry on his mission (paraphrasing with my own 
thoughts). So McGonagall will focus on Hogwarts because I do think 
it will open; it's just not HP without Hogwarts! And Lupin could 
take over the Order *and* assist Harry. I don't see Harry keeping 
the horcrux secret forever, he'll need all the help he can get and I 
think a cadre of trusted students and adults will support him along 
the way. Lupin could go with Harry to Godric's Hollow possibly, as 
the most likely person left who knew personal information about his 
parents. 

I think it would be a nice touch for one person from the Marauder 
generation to put the past behind him and move on.

Jen R, thinking as she borrowed Pippin's comments that P. would 
likely have more nefarious plans in mind for Lupin than personal 
growth <g>.