I've thought the same thing: the Order was really not well-connected until the journals arrived. And then, wow! what a difference that magical device made in their ability to communicate. We are watching them begin to repair wounds of mistrust and misunderstanding that had driven them apart over the years.
I have the impression that they were more cell-like in organization with each cell reporting (dear heavens) to Albus (mostly). Some seem to have had a relationship with Minerva, but she doesn't seem to have really been coordinating the Order's efforts--presumably because it was all she could do to be Headmistress while also a Death Eater, and she preferred not to risk knowing too much (despite her ability to occlude). It is poignant when she talks about being unable to use politically correct language when speaking to the Order (because she might slip and use it to the wrong audience); clearly she was at the edge of her ability to juggle both roles/affiliations.
The safety and immediacy of communication by journal changed everything for them.
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Date: 2015-09-30 06:45 pm (UTC)I have the impression that they were more cell-like in organization with each cell reporting (dear heavens) to Albus (mostly). Some seem to have had a relationship with Minerva, but she doesn't seem to have really been coordinating the Order's efforts--presumably because it was all she could do to be Headmistress while also a Death Eater, and she preferred not to risk knowing too much (despite her ability to occlude). It is poignant when she talks about being unable to use politically correct language when speaking to the Order (because she might slip and use it to the wrong audience); clearly she was at the edge of her ability to juggle both roles/affiliations.
The safety and immediacy of communication by journal changed everything for them.