Leader of Order of the Pheonix -Harry, Moody, Arthur, other

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 149036

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Patricia Hurley
<patriciah711 at ...> wrote:
>
> Mrcbolt wrote:
>    
> 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, ...
> 
> 
> Patricia:
> I can't see Harry wanting to lead it because there are so many 
> gifted older, more experienced Wizards. Part of what made 
> Dumbledore such an effective leader were his connections. ... 
> Also it should probably be someone who has experience from the
> past rise of LV. I think the best person is Arthur. He is 
> qualified. It will be interesting to see if anyone wants to take 
> that role, becuase it is very dangerous and demanding. 
> 
> Patricia
>


bboyminn:

Patricia makes a valid point. I don't think Harry is in a position to
be the official leader of the Order. I further agree it has to be
someone old, wise, experienced, and someone with connections. While it
could be Arthur, for the moment I am going to vote for Mad-Eye Moody.

Yes, he is a bit off, but there probably isn't a better Dark Wizard
fighter in the group. He has strategic skill, is magically powerful,
is well respected (despite being a bit barmy), and has a strong
command presences. By command presence, I mean that people will defer
to him, they will obey his orders without question, they will trust
his judgement.

So, Moody will be the assigned leader, but as the story progresses and
as the directionless Order becomes aware that their greatest direction
 toward success is to help Harry achieve his goals, even if they don't
know what his goals are, they will start to follow Harry. He is at the
center of everything, and it seems natural that people will gravitate
towards him, and seek to assist him.

So, Moody will have the title of 'leader', but in function Harry will
become the de facto leader and the center around which the New Order
is formed.

I'm not against the new leader being Arthur, I just think Moody is
more qualified. Either way, regardless of who the appointed leader is,
I think functionally, people will turn toward Harry for direction.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn