So.

Hey Guys,
Well, a few things are contributing to this post.
1. As we all know, the Order hasn't been active of late, though I don't think that that's entirely my fault, I could have been doing more to rectify it, couldn't I?

2. I also think that admins have too many ranks of power, I'd like to see a member take over something important for once, and this is one such occasion where something like that can happen.

3. I also want to see Jess become a happier character, like he used to be, and being in the order is like working against doing exactly that.

4. Every now and then I get inactive, I'd rather someone who's saying that they need more to do, to take over, than me taking advantage of the position.

So, if you hadn't guessed as much, I'm relinquishing control of the Order, I would like to remain in it, and maybe be the vice-leader, or at least help with the transition period, and have some input to push you all in the plot direction.

Now is the time to say who you would like to be leader, or state if you want to be leader. Please only take this on if you think that you'll be on at least once every two days, at all times, bar the occasional going away, in which I can help and stand in, if need be.

So please, someone take over, and guide the Order the right way, there's a new DE leader, who's looking for something to do, so a breath of fresh life into the Order might be just what it needs.

Jess

Also, post where you would like to see the order move in the future, keeping in mind that we've got a villain cooking.

you know i will support you if this is really what you want to do, jess.

k.

I think the Order should maybe expand slightly more. Do we allow students? Cause maybe if we allowed a select few from PA into out meetings occasionally (The ones that work) it'd be awesome. If maybe we could find something besides a portkey, or not, that would allow them to quickly travel to the headquaters or a different area. Would that work?

I agree with Matt on letting students in maybe like seventh years for there about to graduate anyways. I respect you choice Jess and I think someone like Matt or one of Khaat's characters should be leader

Mmm, but I don't want it going to an admin, part of this is me wanting to give the members more control over the site, so when i give it up, it goes to a member, else I wont give it up.

And I suppose we could do that, to make it more of an enviable thing for students to come to our meetings, we could just allow one or two at a time, and rotating attendance, so that people look forward to making it to our meetings? Our reasoning could be that we don't want to make the fact that 15 students are leaving the school, really really obvious.

Instead of a portkey, we could do what happened in the last book and have a portal from the RoR into Grimmauld Place?

I was thinking that, wasn't that the vanishing cabinet? I though Neville fixed in or something but I haven't read the seventh in a while. One or two students, Jack should come to the majority though as she runs PA.

I have been hinting at this since Jack became leader! haha! Jack has no idea, IC, what she is supposed to be doing, so that would be great. And then people may try harder at the meetings to get a chance to go to the Order meetings. I think that would be a great inspiration to get kids pumped for supporting the light side.

I looked at the list and I mentally checked off who was active. Then I checked off all the characters whose personality fit the right bill... All that were left were admin charries, on all honesty. If people want their charries to lead the Order, they need to be more active and have their charries show more initiative. Just my opinion.

Mmm, that's the problem with it. Though there are a few ex-members, and a few non-order members, who I think what suit the role well, I've been in contact with them, hopefully they're interested.

The vanishing cabinet was fixed by Draco, and the other one was located in Borgin & Burkes. It would be a simple matter to say an Order member or Auror had either bought it or requisitioned & had it moved.

I think the portal you're talking about from the seventh book was the secret passage from the room of requirement into the Hog's Head. The way Neville described it, the portrait hole seemed to work as part of the "requirement" part of the room. The students needed a way to get into and out of the school without being detected, so the room provided it for them. Considering it didn't do that for Draco, I think it's fair to assume the room can only extend it's influence through the castle's architecture and into Hogsmeade, since we know there were other passageways that go into Hogsmeade.

Something like a vanishing cabinet might be more sensible if the students want to go all the way to grimmauld place. It would also mean the Order meetings would have to be scheduled so as the students aren't missed from their classes and aren't breaking curfews.