[HPforGrownups] OOtP: <Spoiler> Why Weren't the Weasleys in the Order?

[Liz Sager]

No: HPFGUIDX 66063

Beth wrote:
>When Lupin was reassuring Mrs. Weasley after her terrible ordeal
>with the boggart - he said that she hadn't been in the order last
>time, so she wouldn't have known that it was different: i.e., that
>order members where outnumbered 20 to 1 by death eaters.  This time
>it was different. . .  And they were not in the photo that Moody
>showed Harry.
>
>But why would the Weasleys not have been in the Order the last
>time?  They would have been old enough, they are obviously staunch
>supporters of Dumbledore, they are disliked by death eaters - surely
>they would have been members.  This seems like a huge contradiction
>to me.
>
>Any theories?  If it's been previously discussed, I'd really like a
>reminder of what was thrown out!

Interesting thought, Beth! I suspect that the Weasleys may have been 
involved, but not directly. Whether this is because of their family, or 
whether Arthur was involved but not Molly (with or without Molly knowing 
it... hm, that would make for an interesting theory, Arthur involved in the 
Order the first time around and Molly not knowing), we can't be sure.

Maybe Harry moved on before Moody got a chance to show him Arthur in the 
picture, or maybe Arthur simply wasn't present when the picture was taken.

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