Re: Remus/Harry
I think you need the foundation for what could become a Ministry down the line. But, essentially, the same principle, if a more refined description.
It may be a waste of time, but since you yourself used the word bureaucracy, you should get used to entertaining those wastes of time that will prove useful in the long term, even if they seem like annoyances in the short term. But, yes, Malfoy is a good example of my point against trusting those who want it, instead of who will do it for others.
This is also why I suggested before that we should have discussed you taking over when the groups was smaller. As soon as people feel the choice is being taken from them, that's when they complain about the way it's done.