The Original Order of the Phoenix and Arabella Figg

[RSFJenny19 at aol.com]

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A curious question about the original Order - did DD found it before or after 
the prophecy was made?  We know it's a secret society against LV, but back 
then everyone knew LV was a bad guy and they were all fighting him, so why the 
necessity of creating this Order?  This is what makes me think it was created 
after the prophecy, and maybe even after Lily and Neville gave birth, seeing as 
how Harry didn't note that they were pregnant in the picture Moody showed 
him.  I know it's also possible it was just taken before they were pg, therefore 
before the prophecy.  

Along with this, anyone else wonder why a Squib, Arabella Figg, was part of 
the "old crowd" DD talked about in GoF?  She may have been in the Order as 
well, but again, why? And what did she do? Was she planted in Harry's neighborhood 
only after he went to live there? And what further orders was she waiting for 
after Harry was attacked?? I don't have any answers here, though I do think 
McGonagall is in contact with her - remember how Harry saw her a 12 Gimmauld 
Place in a muggle dress?  Why wear muggle clothes unless she was in a muggle 
area, meeting Arabella, perhaps?

~RSFJenny