Why Arthur & Molly were not in the Order the first time around

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No: HPFGUIDX 83553

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "theultimatesen" 
<senderellabrat at a...> wrote:
<snip>I figure it's pretty obvious why they weren't in the order. 
Their hands were tied up with the babies. First priority at that 
time.

Laura:

Sorry, not buying.  Having young children didn't stop the Potters or 
the Longbottoms from being active Order members-I know the Weasleys 
had a bunch more than either of those couples but still.  There were 
tasks to be done for the Order that didn't necessarily involve 
imminent danger.  That's what Arthur is doing a lot of now-gathering 
info from within the MOM.

Anyhow, not being in the Order didn't mean you were safe from LV-and 
we know that the Weasleys have a reputation for not taking their 
pureblood status too seriously.